Despite supporting the introduction of a district-wide speed limit on residential roads early last year, little seems to have been done to implement it by local politicians. Last January, a […]
Lancaster in (Tourist) Demand
Lancaster City Council is preparing to launch its tourism brochures for 2008 and judging by requests made for them via its tourism website, they’re already in great demand. Featuring a […]
Lawson’s Field Update
The City Council’s cabinet will be voting on whether to go ahead with selling off fields at Lawson’s Bridge (view a PDF map; view an aerial photo) on Tuesday 22 […]
Heysham Nukes Still Out of Action, Repair Costs Escalate
Two of of Heysham’s four nuclear reactors are still out of action – and are likely to remain that way until the end of the year. In a press statement, […]
Post Office Plans Srutinised
The future of the district’s Post Offices will be discussed at the next meeting of Lancaster City Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee at 6.00pm in Morecambe Town Hall on 30 […]
Ever Wanted to Keep Bees?
Lancaster Beekeepers are running a one day course on bee keeping next month, so if you have ever thought of owning a colony of honey bees but have been deterred […]
Arts Council savaged on cuts
The Financial Times reported earlier this week that Nicholas Hytner, the director of the National Theatre, has launched a scathing attack on Arts Council England for its handling of this […]
Hamlet Takes Over the Castle
Lancaster’s ancient working castle is to make a perfect stand in for the palace of Elsinore as one of the country’s most exciting site-specific professional theatre companies prepares to present […]
Field of Dreams?
(Republished from the main VL site and this week’s newsletter): The Tender Brief for the sale of the land at Lawson’s Field in Scotforth was considered by the Council’s Overview […]
Food Guide seeks local input
A Climate Change project is seeking food producers and businesses in North Lancashire and South Cumbria to appear in a new free guide to local food. The guide will be […]

