Police are clamping down on underage drinking at a Heysham beauty spot that is being blighted by the youngsters’ anti-social behaviour – and are asking parents to help them. Residents […]
Bending Lancaster City Council to its will: The ASCO File
Report by Zoe Caldicott Additional research by the virtual-lancaster team Last updated to include comment from Council Leader Langhorn: 25 May 2010 How do private companies work behind the scenes […]
CancerCare Art Auction announced
Local charity CancerCare has announced it will be holding Charity Art Auction in July at Lancaster Town Hall, offering the opportunity to bid for work from artists such as world […]
Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee seeks topics for discussion
Lancaster City Council is inviting residents to submit their ideas on which local issues should be considered by its Overview and Scrutiny Committee this year. Whether it’s a problem with […]
Lancaster Banger heads for Barcelona in aid of NSPCC
Four intrepid local lads are on their way to Barcelona in a beaten up motor to raise money for The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Now […]
Count those swifts, urges wildlife group
Wildlife experts are asking the public to become bird watchers to check on the health of two of Lancashire’s most popular feathered attractions. The Lancashire Environment Record Network is concerned […]
Cumbrian-inspired poetry at the Storey, courtesy of LitFest
Lancaster Litfest is offering poetry lovers the chance to explore the natural landscapes of Cumbria and Scotland through verse next week, in readings by two poets inspired by their environment. […]
Williamson Park Pavilion Café re-opens, win free entry to the Butterfly House
Celebrations will be taking place at Lancaster’s Williamson Park this Saturday to mark the reopening of the pavilion café – and there’s a chance to win free entry to the […]
Mitchell's Brewery listing will spare it from demolition, say Council
As we reported earlier today, a High Court judge has ruled against a legal challenge by Save Britain’s Heritage against the government’s demolition legislation in relation to the Mitchell’s brewery […]
Langhorn back as City Council leader, new lead for Conservative Group
(Updated 19/5/10): Lancaster City Council’s executive decision making body will once again be made up on the basis of proportional representation, with LibDem Councillor Stuart Langhorn again elected as Leader […]