St John’s Hospice will once again be collecting and recycling Christmas trees on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th January 2013, for a minimum donation of £5 per tree. Trees will […]
Police crackdown on local drink drivers continues
Over 100 motorists in Lancashire have already been found to have been drink driving this Christmas – 21 in the area covered by the Northern division which is assigned with […]
Getting expensive presents for Christmas? Immobilise thieves!
People receiving expensive presents for Christmas are being advised to take a few simple crime prevention measures to avoid being targeted by thieves. At this time of year burglars are […]
The Duo get set for Golden Lion date
Need something different, perhaps a little more relaxing, between Christmas and New Year? Yes, I thought so. Well…. The Duo – from folk to Floyd will be playing at the […]
Appeal following Lancaster house fire
Police are appealing for information following a house fire in Lancaster which police believe may have been started deliberately. On the evening of the 24th November, a fire started behind […]
Royal Lancaster Infirmary closes to visitors during Noro outbreak
All visitors have been banned from the Royal Lancaster Infirmary because of an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug Norovirus. At least 140 patients and 20 staff have caught the […]
Lancashire ex-Forces mentors to start work in the New Year
The next phase of Lancashire County Council’s £3m project to recruit ex-service personnel as mentors in the county’s schools is under way. The mentors, who will take up their posts […]
Report of sexual assault in Lancaster
Detectives are appealing for information following a report of a sexual assault outside The Lounge bar on Penny Street, Lancaster – but the person attack left the scene during the […]
Penny Street assault prompts police witness appeal
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in an unprovoked attack in Lancaster last week. Around 9.45pm on Tuesday 11th December 2012, two men approached a 42-year-old […]
Car owners warned after catalytic converter thefts on the Vale and White Lund
Car owners are being asked to store vehicles away at night where possible following a series of catalytic converter thefts in Lancaster and Morecambe. A number of vehicles parked on […]