Jason Durney A Liverpool man has been jailed for five years following a robbery at a shop in Bolton-le-Sands where customers and staff were threatened with a Stihl saw. 23-year-old […]
Catastrophic damage to 'protected' Freeman's Wood – photos
Environmental damage at Freeman’s Wood As our pictures below, taken today, show, there have been multiple breaches of the legally binding Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) which should have protected the […]
Counting the cost of the Burger: Lancaster University data unveiled
The UK could considerably reduce its carbon footprint if more of us switched to a vegetarian diet, according to new research by Lancaster University. The report ‘Relative greenhouse gas impacts […]
Health & Social Care Bill
Yesterday the House of Lords voted for a Mental Health amendment to the Health & Social Care Bill, one of many amendments they are to debate. What with all the […]
Whither Heather? Senior City Council post scrapped in restructuring
The £77,300 p.a. post of Deputy Chief Executive at Lancaster City Council has been scrapped after two years, leaving its occupant, Ms Heather McManus, redundant. It’s not yet known if […]
Loyne School takes on Lowry
Artist L.S. Lowry has inspired students from a Lancaster school to pick up their paintbrushes and create an exhibition of local scenes for The Dukes gallery. Some 23 students aged […]
Traffic curb plans for Lancaster’s pedestrian zone being considered
Lancaster City Council is examining the future management of traffic inside Lancaster’s pedestrian zone as part of its plans to revitalise the city centre and in response to concerns about […]
Centros in secret development deal talks with City Council
An earlier visual for Centros first plan for Lancaster What has happened to developer Centros? In the current issue of Lancaster Chamber of Commerce’s Business Matters we read that Lancaster City […]
Community transport firm warned on record keeping
A Morecambe-based community transport firm has been issued with a warning after it failed to keep accurate records of the hours its drivers were working. Lune Valley Transport Enterprise Ltd […]
Salt Ayre Swimming Pool to close for refurbishment
Salt Ayre Swimming Pool will be closed for refurbishment from Monday 26th March to Friday 30th March inclusive. During this time, specialist work will be undertaken to the swimming pool […]