Last month we reported that Commercial Estates Projects (CEP) had resubmitted a modified application for a superstore in Scotforth for the Public Inquiry to consider in March. We noted that […]
Freeman’s Wood – Public Meeting to save an old friend
A public meeting will be held this Sunday 19 February at 6pm at the Marsh Community Centre about the Freeman’s Wood area which has been fenced off preparatory to re-development. […]
Fuel Bills Blues: Big Switch turns up the heat.
Many hands make lights work. Which? & 38 Degrees Big Switch Two new schemes are underway to help with keeping warm and paying fuel bills. Both are aimed at the increasing […]
Watchdog threatens closure of RLI A&E Department
Royal Lancaster Infirmary Health Watchdog The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued a formal warning to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, saying it must do more to improve standards […]
Black & Asian NHS Organ Donor Register Appeal
Shobna Gulati North West celebrities Shobna Gulati, of Coronation Street, Tony Morris, of ITV Granada Reports, and Ricky Whittle, of Hollyoaks, are backing NHS Blood and Transplant’s new campaign to […]
Snaps & Sugar, Snails & Spice: Children’s Film Festival
Lancaster Children’s Film Festival returns from Wednesday 15 – Saturday 18th February. Its aims are simple: bringing great films to the city to entertain, and hosting workshops and classes to engage […]
Lancaster Pride 2012?
Will there be any Lancaster Pride Celebrations this year? Lancaster University student Ellie Best is keen to find out if anyone is interested in getting together to plan a community […]
Pão Pão: New Coffee Shop for King Street corner
Cafe chain Pão Pão will be opening its new Lancaster coffee shop on Thursday in the ground floor units of the new Travelodge development on the corner of King Street and […]
Scotforth superstore: new plan for March Public Inquiry
New layout masterplan for the amended superstore proposal Commercial Estates Projects (CEP), who in 2011 were refused planning permission for a giant supermarket, petrol station and hotel / restaurant complex […]
Remembering the Holocaust
The theme of Holocaust Memorial Day 2012 is ‘Speak Up, Speak Out’. We are asked to consider what we see and hear around us, and to use our voices to […]