Swords, machetes and commando knives are among the weapons which have been handed in after Lancashire Constabulary launched its knife amnesty. In the first week of the amnesty, a total […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for 27th August to 4th September by Peter Clarke
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 […]
Hacienda DJ heading to Morecambe as part of Vintage Festival
Mike Pickering A DJ from the legendary Hacienda nightclub in Manchester will be appearing at a special Q&A session in Morecambe, followed by a one-off party in the town’s Winter […]
Harry Potter artist to visit Lancaster Castle
Harry Potter fans of all ages will not want to miss a special free event in the atmospheric setting of Lancaster Castle’s Shire Hall – an appearance by writer and […]
Sounds of Summer 2-day Music Fest opens the new Square Stage
By now you will have noticed a new structure in Market Square. You may even have sat on it. Some would call it a ‘plinth’ (gah). But in fact, like […]
Campus invites community for 50th Anniversary day of free activities
Tune into a musical workshop for babies, brand your own smoothie, take a look round the labs, interact with a scarecrow robot or catch one of the mini public lectures. […]
Wildfowl welcome restored canal stretch
A swan family explores the restored and newly-watered canal section near Sellet Hall Bridge Over the last four years a great deal of work has been done on our canal […]
Creative anti-fracking campaigners take the protests to the next level
Cuadrilla’s planning applications for shale gas drilling (fracking) test sites at Preston New Road and Roseacre Wood have received over 14,000 objections (the deadline is 5 September). But despite the […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for 20th to 28th August by Peter Clarke
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 […]
We Are Improv to celebrate Enid Blyton at the Storey
I say! On Thursday 28 August local improvised theatre company, We Are Improv invite the public to the Storey to celebrate Enid Blyton’s 117th birthday in style with an evening […]