Lancaster litfest director Andy Darby has issued a more detailed statement on its loss of Arts Council funding (see news story), which we publish in full below. “In October, Arts […]
Grey Striped Tabby Cat Twiggy Missing From Regent Street
Updated: 4/4/11. Readers will be pleased to know that Twiggy has been safely returned. Thanks for your help! ********************* Have you seen Twiggy? She is a small grey striped tabby […]
Idiot Johnson Interviewed by Tom Bramhall
Idiot Johnson is the stage name of Mr Jonathan Tansley, Lancaster based singer / songwriter and general music lover responsible for 2010’s debut CD Girl On A Train. In preparation […]
Historic Prison HMP Lancaster Castle closes this week.
After 56 years as a category C prison, accommodating between 200-300 prisoners, depending on the policies of the day, HMP Lancaster Castle is closing this week. Conservative Justice Secretary Ken […]
City Council backs cut local arts groups
Lancaster City Council has voiced its support for local arts organisations – including those whose funding has been cut by the Arts Council this week (see news story). “We recognise […]
Missing Morecambe man could be in Blackpool
Missing: Morecambe man Darren Shenton Police are appealing for the public to report any sightings of a missing Morecambe man who is believed to be staying in Blackpool. As we […]
litfest, Storey Gallery and folly lose Arts Council funding
Lancaster’s long-running litfest, the Storey Gallery, the digital arts organisation Folly and LUDUS Dance are among the high profile victims of cuts in funding by Arts Council England, which unveiled […]
‘Operation Belvedere’ action to target theft and driver crime
Police executed warrants, visited second hand shops and carried out checks on vehicles this week as part of an ongoing crack down on serious acquisitive crime. The activity was carried […]
Hammerton Hall Lane accident prompts Police clampdown
Police will be clamping down on motorists incorrectly using ‘access only’ roads following a collision involving a car and a motorcyclist. The rider needed surgery to a broken leg after […]
Appeal for missing Morecambe man
Missing: Morecambe man Darren Shenton Police in Morecambe are appealing for information about a man who has gone missing from his home in Morecambe. Darren Shenton, 41, was last seen […]