Dominick Garside Two brothers who carried out an armed raid on a Lancaster building society have both been jailed for six years. 22-year-old Dominick Garside walked in to Cumbrian Property […]
Cool Britannia show cancelled at the Platform
The Cool Britannia show scheduled for the Platform in Morecambe on Saturday 16 June has been cancelled. There are no plans to reschedule the show. Customers who have already purchased […]
Lancaster Game Designers win top award
Lancaster-based game designers Peter Cakebread and Ken Walton have won the award for Best Role-Playing Game at this year’s UK Games Expo in Birmingham, for their table-top steampunk role-playing game, […]
Morecambe Winter Gardens to host British Fashion Week
Morecambe’s word famous Winter Gardens will host British Fashion Week next year, to help support the restoration of the historical venue. The British Fashion Week committee are collaborating with The […]
Lancashire police cuts causing more crime, says acting chief constable
Lancashire Police’s acting chief constable Chris Weigh told a meeting of the Lancashire Police Authority that the loss of police officers following funding cuts has contributed to a rise in […]
Ryelands drugs gang sentenced
Anthony Diprose gang leader Members of an organised crime gang who ruled a Lancaster’s Ryelands Estate through fear and intimidation have today been given jail sentences totalling over 67 years. […]
Vehicles stopped in Lancashire as part of operation
Hundreds of vehicles have been stopped over the last several weeks in Lancashire as part of a road safety campaign by the constabulary. BikeWatch was launched in April by police […]
Book Review: The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin by Geoff Brandwood
Academic and expert on Victorian architecture Geoff Brandwood has followed his 1997 book on the work of Temple Moore with this history of the Sharpe, Paley and Austin firm, which […]
Discovering witches: Litfest book launch this month
Multi-talented poet, prose-writer and literary critic Blake Morrison launches a collection of poems new and old published by Lancaster’s Litfest this month. A Discoverie of Witches contains poems that give […]
Majestic McGuinness makes it TT win number 18
Morecambe’s John McGuinness made it TT win number 18 when he clinched victory in Saturday’s 6-lap Superbike race. The Honda TT Legends ace had to overcome an early challenge from […]