A new Chief Executive has been selected to run Lancaster City Council. Susan Parsonage was appointed by full council on Wednesday evening following a recommendation from the cross-party Chief Executive […]
Lancaster & Morecambe Floods: Advice for insurance claims
The Queen’s message to those living in areas affected by the recent flooding in the United Kingdom The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has published advice for those affected by the […]
Lancashire Flood Recovery Fund Appeal launched
Photo by Lancaster MP Cat Smith (via Twitter) A Lancashire Flood Recovery Fund Appeal has been launched by the Community Foundation for Lancashire. The Recovery Fund’s Appeal will raise funds to […]
Year of Light free public lecture series starts at the Storey
Today saw the start of The Year of Light series of free Science and Technology talks in Lancaster this winter, delivered by academics from across science and technology at Lancaster […]
Community Radio Station Seeks Support Through Crowdfunding
Beyond Radio, Lancaster & Morecambe’s Community Radio Station, is seeking crowdfunding support from local people ahead of its launch on FM radio early in 2016. The station, which is the […]
Police seek info on sexual assault by man on Langley Road
Detectives are appealing for information after a man committed a sexual assault on a woman in Lancaster. Around 3am on Sunday, November 8, a 28-year-old woman was walking home on […]
Government U-turns on promise to protect heritage wildlife reserves from fracking
Map of Cuadrilla’s Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence for the region of Lancashire (PEDL165) Philip Mitchell of North Lancs Green Party reports to Virtual Lancaster that, despite an earlier commitment […]
Preston New Road shale gas application refused
Anti-fracking campaigners converging on County Hall today Photo by Miles Newman People all over the UK – and most particularly Lancashire and the Fylde are celebrating today as members of […]
Roseacre Wood shale gas application refused
Members of Lancashire County Council’s Development Control Committee (DCC) have voted to refuse the application by oil and gas company Cuadrilla to explore for shale gas at Roseacre Wood by […]
Fracking decision deferred until Monday as Council hustled by corporate lawyers
Demonstrators outside County Hall today Photo by Miles Newman Members of Lancashire County Council’s Development Control Committee have voted to defer consideration of applications relating to a site at Preston […]