Photo: Lancaster City Council The Lancaster International Youth Games – a week long festival of sport – came to a close on Friday with a glittering ceremony at Salt Ayre […]
Drink driving falls in Lancashire
Results from the police’s annual summer drink drive crackdown show that the number of people caught drink driving in Lancashire is down. A total of 11,398 tests were administered throughout […]
Fylde Anti-Fracking Groups call public meetings
Cuadrilla drilling rig at Banks in Lancashire As hundreds of West Sussex residents today blockade roads preventing Cuadrilla trucks from entering their shale gas extraction (‘fracking’) site at Balcombe (see […]
Go Whale Watching – in Heysham
Photo: Living Seas If you’re interested in whales or dolphins then you might want to pop along to Heysham Harbour on Saturday afternoon to find out more about them, for […]
City Council asks Government for Robin Hood Tax to ease cuts
On 17th July Lancaster City’s full council voted in favour of asking the coalition government to join with 11 European countries – including Germany, France, Italy and Spain – that […]
Another cyclist knocked down on Cable Street, driver fails to stop
Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist was hit by a car in Lancaster and the car failed to stop at the scene last week. The collision occurred at […]
Level 3 ‘Heatwave’ alert issued for North West
Following up on our earlier post from Lancashire County Council about the heatwave, the Met Office has just announced a Level 3 ‘Heatwave’ alert for the North West, warning we […]
Lancashire’s Police Commissioner urges residents to have their say on Stop and Search
Residents across Lancashire are being urged to have their say on the use of police stop and search powers. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has already conducted an investigation into […]
Council calls a halt to conversion work on former Duke of Lancaster pub
Lancaster City Council has called a halt to conversion work on the former Duke of Lancaster public house after the Lancaster-based company involved failed to secure planning permission before it […]
Lancaster City Council steps up action on empty homes
Coun Karen Leytham, cabinet member for housing, welcoming Andrew Dent, Lancaster City Council’s new Empty Homes Officer. Lancaster City Council is stepping up action on tackling empty homes and bringing […]