Councillor Abbott Bryning says the recently-announced Local Government Finance Settlementis another blow to the Council’s finances There was grim news for Lancaster City Council just before Christmas, after the government […]
Christmas Trees collected
St John’s Hospice will once again be collecting and recycling Christmas trees on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th January 2013, for a minimum donation of £5 per tree. Trees will […]
Police crackdown on local drink drivers continues
Over 100 motorists in Lancashire have already been found to have been drink driving this Christmas – 21 in the area covered by the Northern division which is assigned with […]
Getting expensive presents for Christmas? Immobilise thieves!
People receiving expensive presents for Christmas are being advised to take a few simple crime prevention measures to avoid being targeted by thieves. At this time of year burglars are […]
The Duo get set for Golden Lion date
Need something different, perhaps a little more relaxing, between Christmas and New Year? Yes, I thought so. Well…. The Duo – from folk to Floyd will be playing at the […]
Appeal following Lancaster house fire
Police are appealing for information following a house fire in Lancaster which police believe may have been started deliberately. On the evening of the 24th November, a fire started behind […]
Lancashire ex-Forces mentors to start work in the New Year
The next phase of Lancashire County Council’s £3m project to recruit ex-service personnel as mentors in the county’s schools is under way. The mentors, who will take up their posts […]
Report of sexual assault in Lancaster
Detectives are appealing for information following a report of a sexual assault outside The Lounge bar on Penny Street, Lancaster – but the person attack left the scene during the […]
Penny Street assault prompts police witness appeal
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in an unprovoked attack in Lancaster last week. Around 9.45pm on Tuesday 11th December 2012, two men approached a 42-year-old […]
Car owners warned after catalytic converter thefts on the Vale and White Lund
Car owners are being asked to store vehicles away at night where possible following a series of catalytic converter thefts in Lancaster and Morecambe. A number of vehicles parked on […]