‘The Death of Butterbrain’ part of the ‘Oxyopia’ Exhibition by Benjamin Oliver Running until the 26th July, Lancaster based artist and filmmaker Benjamin Oliver brings you a collection of his latest […]
Chris Bonington takes on Bowland Tower Charity Abseil
As part of Lancaster University’s 50th anniversary celebrations its Chancellor, the pioneering mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington, will step off the top of landmark Bowland Tower on campus to raise money […]
Year of Link roundabout roadworks on Morecambe Road to begin Monday
Traffic changes planned from Monday for 2014 Costain, the company contracted to build the contoversial new Heysham-M6 Bypass, have posted the June issue of their newsletter ‘The Link’ today, explaining […]
Great North West Vegan Festival comes to Lancaster this Saturday
This Saturday Lancaster will host the huge annual North West Vegan Festival across two venues, Lancaster Town Hall (LA1 1PJ) and the Gregson Centre (LA1 3PY), with 115 stalls selling […]
Anti-fracking Gathering in July: ‘We won’t sell our children’s future for shale oil’.
Lancashire people who oppose fracking are invited to the third ‘Gathering on The Green’ on Saturday 19 July from 2-6pm by the windmill on Lytham-St-Annes’s central beach. Opposition to fracking (shale […]
Where have all the flowers gone? Memorial Poppies stripped from Park
Hundreds of poppies sown by members of the public to commemorate the fallen of WWI have all been removed overnight from Happy Mount Park in Morecambe. The poppies were part […]
Opinion: Caging the Morecambe ‘Bird Man’
The shock news that 65 year old Morecambe man John Wilkinson was given a six week prison sentence on 23 May for feeding birds in breach of an Anti-Social Behaviour […]
Luneside residents win embankment victory
Persimmon Homes have now submitted an amended planning application for Luneside East. Their revised plan for 149 dwellings off Lancaster’s St George’s Quay now retains the embankment, which the developer […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for 28th May to 5th June 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 […]
European Parliament Elections 2014 – North West Results
The Members of the European Parliament for the North West UK elected in May 2014 are: Conservative: Jacqueline Foster (re-elected), Sajjad Karim (re-elected), Labour Theresa Griffin, Afzal Khan, Julie Ward […]