Businesses in the Lancaster district are gearing up for the first ever Small Business Saturday UK, a nationwide event taking place on Saturday 7th December to champion local independent businesses. […]
City Council continues long-running battle to recover £6 million lost in Icelandic bank collapse
(Updated 14:00): At a time when Lancaster City Council faces swingeing cuts in its funding from the government, it’s good to learn that is is still expecting the return of […]
Government “complacent” over rising crime figures, claims Commisisoner
Clive Grunshaw: Government should not be “complacent” about crime statistics The era of falling crime could be at an end, according to leaked figures showing a “disturbing trend” of rising […]
Police launch ‘Bah Humbug’ Christmas campaign
‘Spoiling Christmas for criminals’ – that’s the aim of this year’s festive ‘Bah Humbug’ crime prevention campaign launched by Lancashire Police today. The initiative will support the operational policing activity […]
Pri-Market one step closer?
Allied Lancaster Ltd, owner of Marketgate Shopping Centre, are seeking permission redevelop and partly demolish Lancaster Market to create what would be the city’s biggest single retail unit, unless […]
Lancashire calls on MPs to rethink local NHS funding
Health chiefs from Lancashire visited MPs in London this week to encourage the government to reconsider how it plans to provide funding to local NHS organisations. NHS England is currently […]
Meet artist Chas Jacobs this weekend at Ashton Memorial
Lancaster artist Chas Jacobs has an exhibition at the Ashton Memorial this weekend (Saturday 30th November – 1st December) and will be on hand to talk about his work and […]
Lancaster’s MP challenges Prime Minister on pancreatic cancer care
Lancaster MP Eric Ollerenshaw challenged Prime Minister David Cameron on pancreatic cancer care in the House of Parliament, earlier this week, drawing attention to the slow speed of improving survival […]
Lancashire charter says no to bullying
All children and young people who live, go to school, work or socialise in Lancashire have the right to go about their daily lives without the fear of being bullied. […]
Care workers found guilty of neglect
Three local care workers have been found guilty of neglecting and ill-treating elderly residents at Hillcroft’s nursing home in Slyne-with-Hest. Carol Moore, 54, Katie Cairns, 27, and Gemma Pearson, 28, […]