Four protesters, charged with Aggravated Trespass after they held a ‘sit-in’ at Centros’ London offices in December 2008 (see news story), were found Not Guilty last week at Westminster Magistrate’s […]
Heysham Nominated for Third Nuclear Station
Heysham is one of nine sites around the country under consideration for a new nuclear power station even though a geological fault line has in the past been cited as […]
Spotlight’s Final Gig at The YoHo
After 13 years, Lancaster’s Spotlight Club plays its final gig at The Yorkshire House this Friday, 17th April combining its usual mix of Open Mic, Performance and Music for one […]
Council Seeks Scrutiny
Since 2001, Lancaster City Council has had a system has been in place to consider issues of concern to local people, known as the Overview and Scrutiny process. Now, the […]
Don’t Dump Unwanted Pets, Pleads Local Shop Owner
A local shop owner has told virtual-lancaster she was heart broken to read recent news stories about pets being dumped into bottle banks. Last month, the Morecambe Visitor recently reported […]
Potential Housing Sites Report Published
Lancaster City Council has published its most comprehensive assessment of housing opportunities ever undertaken across the district, initially identifying over 500 potential sites but narrowing those to just over 100. […]
Music and Me
A music session for under fives and their parents/carers run in partnership by Lune Park Children’s Centre and More Music, a community music organisation based in Morecambe’s West End, has […]
Local Comics Creators Bid for Stardom!
Two Lancaster-based comic creators are pitching for a regular spot in a top selling British comic in a competition that will be decided by reader votes. Paul Harrison-Davies and virtual-lancaster […]
Citizens Advice Seeks New Volunteers
With the economic downturn biting, Lancaster Citizens Advice Bureau tells virtual-Lancaster seen a dramatic rise in the number of clients approaching them for advice. “We’ve increased our opening hours and […]
Council’s Street Pride Scheme Extended
A further 22 areas which will benefit from Lancaster City Council’s ‘Street Pride’ cleaning scheme have been named, including locations in Morecambe, Heysham and Carnforth. The Council is also launching […]