A locally-based organisation helping children in Africa is urging people to try to protect them from abuse and cruelty by signing an international petition for action to stop a monstrous […]
Holocaust Remembered
Various events will take place in Lancaster to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, the annual commemoration of the Holocaust – the mass murder of Jews, gays, gypsies trade unionists and Communists […]
Tourism numbers increase
Lancaster continues to prove appealing to overseas visitors, with the Tourist Information Centre’s visitors book indicating that the historic city remains ever popular with visitors from all four corners of […]
Midge Ure returns to the Platform
One of the UK’s finest vocalists, Midge Ure, will make a welcome return to Morecambe next month. Midge will be playing at the Platform in Morecambe, on Thursday 7 February […]
Top of the class with new gift packs
School children and teachers in Lancaster can now buy visiting students the ideal gift pack to remember their time in the district. Lancaster Tourist Information Centre (TIC) has launched the […]
Basil of the Caribbean!
Everyone’s favourite fox, Basil Brush will be taking to the high seas when he returns to Lancaster City Council`s Morecambe Dome on Friday 22nd February. Basil and his friends will […]
Morecambe’s new antiques market
The old Alhambra building on Marine Road West Morecambe is to re open as an indoor antiques market on the 2nd of February. Morecambe Antiques is a new venture which […]
Dukes under pressure as funding cuts bite
Concerns are growing for the future of small arts organisations facing savage cut backs in funding as the government diverts funding to the 2012 Olympics. The Dukes is just one […]
Lancaster Library is a Lottery Winner!
As part of its desire to develop libraries as modern cultural hubs, Lancashire County Libraries has won a Big Lottery bid of £1.43 million – and £640,000 of this will […]
Secret Nuclear Talks Revealed
The Independent on Sunday reported this week that the British Government held at least nine secret meetings at Downing Street with the bosses of nuclear energy companies while it formulated […]