In July the City Council Cabinet resolved unanimously to ‘Cease funding the distribution of printed Visitor Guides for the district, using alternative ways to make up to date visitor information […]
Community Radio Project Seeks Volunteers
Now that Lancaster & Morecambe’s community radio project Beyond Radio (www.beyondradio.co.uk) has been awarded a 5 year broadcast licence (see previous report), the station is looking for volunteers for a very […]
Sounds of Summer 2-day Music Fest opens the new Square Stage
By now you will have noticed a new structure in Market Square. You may even have sat on it. Some would call it a ‘plinth’ (gah). But in fact, like […]
Campus invites community for 50th Anniversary day of free activities
Tune into a musical workshop for babies, brand your own smoothie, take a look round the labs, interact with a scarecrow robot or catch one of the mini public lectures. […]
Wildfowl welcome restored canal stretch
A swan family explores the restored and newly-watered canal section near Sellet Hall Bridge Over the last four years a great deal of work has been done on our canal […]
Creative anti-fracking campaigners take the protests to the next level
Cuadrilla’s planning applications for shale gas drilling (fracking) test sites at Preston New Road and Roseacre Wood have received over 14,000 objections (the deadline is 5 September). But despite the […]
We Are Improv to celebrate Enid Blyton at the Storey
I say! On Thursday 28 August local improvised theatre company, We Are Improv invite the public to the Storey to celebrate Enid Blyton’s 117th birthday in style with an evening […]
Naming Gaza’s Dead Vigil and Medical Aid Fundraiser
A fundraising night of live music will be held on 6 September at the Gregson to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians. You can also donate online at www.map-uk.org. Over the […]
Morecambe Bay health campaigners furious over NHS privatisation VAT dodge
Health campaigners in Morecambe Bay are furious over revelations about a tax loophole which stacks the cards against NHS pharmacy providers. The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust […]
Accident on M6 – overnight lane closure
On the M6 southbound between junctions J35 (Carnforth) and J34 (Lancaster North), there are currently delays of 1 hour caused by congestion due to carriageway resurfacing work closing the road […]