With one bike stolen every day in north Lancashire, cyclists purchasing new bikes in the area are being asked to register their details on a new database to help safeguard […]
Fire at Heysham 2 not dangerous, says director
Heysham power station has moved quickly to calm fears about a fire at the installation yesterday. Heysham 2 power station called Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to site at 10.00pm […]
Plea to look out for wildlife this winter
Robin on a bird feeder. Image courtesy Lancashire Environment Record Network Nature lovers are being asked to capture the wildlife in Lancashire’s gardens and open spaces to ensure our native […]
Sleeping Beauty is Platform Panto
Panto season arrives at the Platform from 21st December, with a traditional tale of romance, comedy and good versus evil. Sleeping Beauty will be presented by Fame Factory and the Robinson Read […]
Appeal after nightclub assault in Lancaster
Police in Lancaster are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in a nightclub in the city. At approximately 3.00am on the 28th November, the 20 year old man […]
Lancaster Anti-Cuts Protesters Pour Scorn on Lib Dems
They gathered yesterday, upward of a thousand of them, with their banners and placards and anti-cuts slogans, in a cold car park off a bottleneck in the Lancaster one-way system. […]
Lancaster Protest March Against Cuts On Saturday 4 December
72% of the cuts being brought in by the Con-Dem coalition will come from women’s pockets, claim a new Lancaster group ‘Women Against the Cuts’ who will be joining the […]
Police stalking festive poachers
Police are asking residents and visitors to help hunt down poachers who commit additional crime while filling up on festive bounty – and have made a number of arrests recently. […]
Appeal continues for information on Missing Senior Citizen
Updated, 11:19 – this missing man has now been traced in the Kendal area. Police continuing the search for missing man, Ronald Shearer from Larbert, believe he may be heading […]
Local bin collections hampered by bad weather
The recent bad weather conditions is causing difficulties for the refuse and recycling collecting from many areas of the district, but Lancaster City Council say they are doing their best […]

