Update: Aimee Challenger was found on 16th January 2015 safe and well. This story is retained only for archive purposes. Police are appealing for information about Aimee Challenger, a 15-year-old […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for 14th to 22nd January 2015 by Peter Clarke
For up to date local cinema links and day-by-day listings of what’s showing on local screens every week visit the Virtual-Lancaster Cinema Page. Read on for the weekly round-up, and […]
Civic Society to profile Lancaster’s “Renaissance Man”, architect and reformer Edmund Sharpe
Edmund Sharpe Lancaster Civic Society is to host a talk by local historian Jim Price on architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer Edmund Sharpe, “Lancaster’s Renaissance Man” in […]
Local pressure mounts for Infrastructure Bill changes that will speed fracking and remove local input on major planning projects
A Mass Lobby of Parliament to protest at the Infrastructure Bill now making its way through the Commons will take place on 14th January – and many local campaigners will […]
Campaigners fight for full disclosure of Fracking Economic Report
Campaigners are calling on the government to release the its Shale Gas Rural Economy Impacts report published in July in full, before MPs are asked to vote on the contentious […]
Lancashire County Council Reveals Proposals to Save £216m
Lancashire County Council‘s cabinet has announced the start of a consultation on its budget proposals for local services, which will deliver £216 million in savings by April 2018. Following an informal […]
Find out more about Lancaster City Council’s 2015/16 budget
Members of the public are invited to attend a presentation of Lancaster City Council’s proposed priorities and budget for the coming year, which will form part of the next meeting of […]
Crooklands Bridge repairs: “Once more unto the breach”
Crooklands Bridge. Photo courtesy Frank Sanderson Crooklands Bridge, a bridge over Lancaster Canal near Kendal, has a closure order for eight days to accommodate major repairs. However, two men, one […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for 7th to 15th January 2015 by Peter Clarke
For up to date local cinema links and day-by-day listings of what’s showing on local screens every week visit the Virtual-Lancaster Cinema Page. Read on for the weekly round-up, and […]
City Council: Become your own boss in 2015
Morecambe’s Festival Market is giving budding entrepreneurs the opportunity to get a taste of what it’s like to run your own business with special introductory rates. For just £50 per […]