Dear Lancaster City Council Cabinet Members We have read the documents relating to the proposal to cut down the trees that you will be discussing next week (news story here) […]
Primary school applications are about to close
Online applications – the quick, easy and secure way to apply for primary school places for autumn 2016 – are about to close at Lancashire County Council‘s website. The online […]
Petition Protesting Proposed Tree Removals in Market Square Gathers Pace
(Updated 12th January): A petition launched to protest the proposal to chop down trees in Lancaster’s Market Square has already attracted over 500 signatures since it was launched at the […]
Marathon Manic Ivory Playing Promised at the Robert Gillow!
Left to right: Landlord Mark Cutter, and pianists Andy Whitfield, Jack Spencer, Bill Roberts and Bill Wilding. Photo by Barrie Marshall A twelve hour piano playing session will take place […]
City Council Pays Out over £66,000 to Storm Desmond victims so far
Photo: Cat Smith More than £60,000 has been paid to residents affected by Storm Desmond in December. Lancaster City Council has made payments totalling £66,500 to 133 people in the […]
City Council seeks views on skate park provision
Lancaster City Council has launched a major new survey to help identify whether there is adequate provision in the district for wheeled sports including skating and BMX riding. The city […]
Independent Lancaster Looks Ahead, putting Lancaster Floods Behind It
It’s been very nearly a full year since Independent Lancaster first launched its Loyalty Card and it’s now grown to over 60 businesses supporting the card and hundreds of local […]
Lancashire Libraries an “Easy Target” when it comes to Budget cuts, say campaigners
The campaign to fight library closures is growing across the UK – but like many other councils, it seems Lancashire County Council has joined others in seeing possible closures as […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for the 6th to 14th January 2016
For up to date local cinema links and day-by-day listings of what’s showing on local screens every week visit the Virtual-Lancaster Cinema Page. Read on for the weekly round-up, and […]
Have Your Say: Local Bus Service Subsidy Cuts
Original image via Stagecoach (Mash-Up via Internet) Lancashire County Council has launched its initial consultation on the withdrawal of service subsidies from local bus services, as cuts in funding from […]