Lancaster City Council has backed the building of new nuclear power faciliities at Heysham – just as Heysham 1 power station has been granted a five-year life extension, meaning it […]
City council launches e-petition scheme
Lancaster City Council has launched a new e-petitions service which lets residents petition the council on issues of local concern, providing a simple way for people to engage with the […]
Have a Spooky Christmas: an introduction to Haunted Lancaster
Local ghosts expert and author Ian Dale-Bell has just released Walking Ghostly & Gruesome Lancaster on iPad and for eBook readers. Whether you live locally or plan to visit Lancaster […]
Warning Over Winter’s Effect On Local Wildlife
A blue tit. Image courtesy Lancashire Environment Record Network. With the return of another cold snap so soon after snow and ice covered our region, local wildlife may be struggling […]
Splash out on a quid-a-swim this Christmas
Lancaster City Council is inviting people to make a splash at their local pool this Christmas for just £1. Quid-a-swim sessions have been available each week at Salt Ayre Sports […]
“Real cuts to services” for Council as government cuts begin to bite
Lancaster City Council says it is carefully scrutinising the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement to determine its impact on the council’s budget and future service provision. On Monday, the Government […]
The Bear Around Your Neck: a chat with singer songwriter Nathanial Scott
Nathanial “Nat” Scott was 19 when he recorded At Lake Bury Me (released by local label Barnbox last year) with Barnbox’s Tom Diffenthal and Kriss Foster. Then dividing his performing […]
Liverpool man charged with Lancaster Post office robbery
30-year-old Eoghan McMullen of Pinehurst Avenue, Anfield has been charged with robbery in connection with a robbery at the post office on Cleveleys Avenue, Scale Hall back in October. Two […]
Alternative Christmas Party at the Storey
Celebrating the recent re-issue of the original ‘stalk and slash’ movie and because adults deserve a party at Christmas time, Enigma Promotions are presenting Black Christmas, an exclusive party to […]
Lancaster’s Christ Church nursery burglary target for second time
Christchurch School on Derwent Road (via Google Maps) Police are appealing for information after a children’s nursery in Lancaster was targeted by burglars for the second time this year. Sometime […]