Lancaster City Council’s planning committee approved a new Booths supermarket development application on 3 May, to be built on Lawson’s Bridge field in Scotforth. It was considered alongside another bid […]
Taxi Drivers claim ‘Browbeating’ by Local Authority during holiday
All 109 Hackney cabs in the Lancaster Council area received a letter before Easter requiring them to report to the Council’s Vehicle Maintenance Unit in Morecambe for inspection on Thursday […]
The Procurement Zone
This Virtual-Lancaster reporter notes that Shoe Zone, the shoeshop in Marketgate, is selling very high heeled (2″+) fashion shoes in sizes for little girls aged 6 and upwards in their […]
Interview: Jo Gillot
Not long ago now Jo Gillot quietly self released her second EP of songs, The Lido. Named after the Ruislip waterhole which inspired it, the seven track EP takes the […]
Marathon Man to attempt World Ultra-Marathon Record at Ryelands, Tuesday
Andy McMenemy, a business man and the son of a former soldier, will be at Ryelands Park tomorrow (3rd May), starting at 9am, running his 49th marathon in as many […]
People’s Picnic Party Planned for Priory Green
A People’s Picnic Party is planned on the Priory Green (by the Headless Woman statue) for egalitarian fun and frolics this Friday afternoon. While the national media goes into a […]
Stone the Crows – It’s Wray Festival
Yet again the famous Wray Scarecrow Festival takes over the picturesque village with scarecrows of all sizes, scary, comical and satirical populating the streets, gardens and greens. And during the […]
Remembering Chernobyl: 25 years on
25 years ago this week I and thousands of others got caught out in the Chernobyl rain that fell on Lancaster and much of Northern Europe and came home with […]
Adult College July Craft Fair – Book stalls now!
A Craft Fair will be held at the Adult College on Saturday 2 July (10am – 3pm) and if local craftspeople would like a stall there they need to get […]
Enter your produce in the Incredible Edibles Awards 2011
The Incredible Edibles Awards aim to champion local food growing and local produce by showcasing the best food growing projects in Lancaster district. Keen on growing your own? Want to […]