A vindictive trade union bill gets Royal Assent after last night the House of Lords agreed to the final changes made by MPs last week – a bill seen as […]
Tory Cuts Continue with over 100 more local Civil Service staff jobs at risk
Analysis of a plan for cuts to the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, leaked earlier this month, has revealed that 77 per cent of staff in line for potential […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for the 4th to 12th May 2016
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 […]
Lancaster Comics Day Back in June
Poster art and design by Nick Miller Lancaster Comics Day is back next month, taking place in Lancaster Library on Sunday 5th June. Plenty of local comic creators will be […]
Green Ayre Rises Exhibition Celebrates Lancaster's Railway History
Today and tomorrow (1st-2nd May 2016), Lancaster Library will host “Green Ayre Rises”; an event to mark 50 years since the closure of Lancaster Green Ayre station and the Green […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for the 27th April to 5th May 2016
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 […]
Beyond The Castle Dig on Vicarage Fields Announced
Work investigating Quay Meadow in 2015 by the Beyond the Castle team unearthed some surprises. Photo: Beyond the Castle A fortnight long archaeological excavation on Lancaster’s Castle Hill will seek […]
Iron Press Printmaking Exhibition at The Dukes
Work by artists from Lancaster’s new Iron Press Printmaking Studio will be on exhibition in The Dukes gallery from next week. The exhibition, which runs until 5th June 2016, is […]
Heysham Man jailed for online grooming and indecent images
Philip Montford, 54, of Stanley Road, Heysham has been jailed for grooming children online and possessing indecent images. Montford was sentenced to nine years imprisonment on Thursday 22 April after […]
Green Party Councillor Exposes developer British Land’s Tax Haven Dealings
A Green Party councillor is challenging Lancaster City Council on its dealing with Canal Corridor developer British Land, after discovering its links with an offshore tax haven. Green Party Councillor Tim […]