Lancaster’s One Planet Festival returns next month with a series of events across the city from the 14th October to the 3rd November 2013, celebrating sustainable living and to raise […]
Brand makeover for Lancaster (& Lune) and Morecambe Bay
Lancaster and Morecambe are to be rebranded as visitor destinations, because research indicates that with a bit of tweaking they could, hopefully, sound a lot more attractive to visitors than […]
Hornby’s Gilbert & Sullivan press-gang seek crew for ‘HMS Pinafore’
Poster illustration from original 1878 production Ahoy there! The Hornby Occasionals (HOs) invite you to spend this coming Autumn and Winter with them on board Gilbert & Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore and […]
County Council offers help with the workers’ commute
Lancashire County Council Sustainable Travel Team offers FREE support to businesses in delivering sustainable travel initiatives ie. activities based around car share, walking, cycling and using public transport. They hope […]
First Fridays – Fun in this world, in Lancaster Arts City
Lancaster is the place to be on September 6 if you want to start your weekend with an eclectic mix of theatre, dance, art, music and storytelling. For these are […]
Family Fun Day to make a difference to animals
This Saturday 24th August come along to a Family Fun Day at St Paul’s Parish Hall (opposite the Church) on Scotforth Road, Lancaster, LA1 4SA. It will be hosted by […]
Local services count the cost of ATOS / DWP failings
Local charities and advisory services have told Virtual-Lancaster that they have been swamped with work resulting from the damage being repeatedly and routinely done to local sick and disabled people […]
Fylde Anti-Fracking Groups call public meetings
Cuadrilla drilling rig at Banks in Lancashire As hundreds of West Sussex residents today blockade roads preventing Cuadrilla trucks from entering their shale gas extraction (‘fracking’) site at Balcombe (see […]
City Council asks Government for Robin Hood Tax to ease cuts
On 17th July Lancaster City’s full council voted in favour of asking the coalition government to join with 11 European countries – including Germany, France, Italy and Spain – that […]
In Review: ‘Macbeth’ presented by Bingo Dragon at Lancaster Brewery
‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare Performed by Bingo Dragon Theatre Company www.bingodragon.co.uk/ Directed by Sammi Searle At Lancaster Brewery www.lancasterbrewery.co.uk/ Sunday 15 + Monday 16 July 2013 at 7.30pm. £6. Bingo […]