A fundraising night of live music will be held on 6 September at the Gregson to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians. You can also donate online at www.map-uk.org. Over the […]
Police appeal for help to trace missing 46 year old Morecambe man
Missing: Jonny Heap from Morecambe Updated, 15th August – Jonny has been found. Item retained for reporting reference. Morecambe Police are growing increasingly concerned about the welfare of a 46 […]
Lancaster University team probes how words like “woof” help children learn language
Photo: Cindy Cornett-Seigle (NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic) Words in the English language are structured to help children learn according to research led by Lancaster University. Words like “woof” accurately represent the sound […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for 13th to 21st 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 […]
Milnthorpe comic artist Sean Phillips gets new Kendal art exhibition
A new exhibition of art by Milnthorpe-based comic artist Sean Phillips has just opened in a Kendal café, to help raise local awareness of this year’s upcoming Lakes International Comic Art Festival (17th […]
Temporary closure of Lancaster car parks
A number of city council pay and display car parks in Lancaster are scheduled to be closed temporarily to allow for resurfacing works to take place. The Auction Mart Car […]
Police progress Lancaster rape investigation
Police are appealing for information after a teenager reported being raped by two men in Lancaster, but have cancelled their previous appeal after releasing CCTV of two men they wanted […]
Review of Polling Districts and Polling Places
Local voters are being asked to comment on future polling arrangements in the Lancaster City Council area. The city council is reviewing its arrangements for voters on election day by reviewing […]
CCTV appeal after teenager is raped in Lancaster
(Updated 11th August, images removed, see news story): Police are appealing for information after a teenager reported being raped by two men in Lancaster. At around 10.40pm on Monday 4th August […]
Lancaster residents call on Prime Minister to exempt NHS from trade deal
Proposals which could allow US healthcare companies bid for contracts to run NHS services at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary have been given the thumbs-down by local residents. Nearly three quarters […]