Updated at 18:00 Students are in occupation of the University House building at Lancaster University, displaying banners out of the windows, as part of protests at tuition fee rises for […]
Arts Society Exhibition at City Museum
The work of a group of talented local artists is currently on show at Lancaster City Museum. The exhibition, by members of the Lancaster and District Art Society, features around […]
Review: Yevgeny Sudbin at Live at LICA
Yevgeny Sudbin at Live at LICA Thursday, 27 November 2014 in the Great Hall, Lancaster University Reviewed by Sally Ryde If, Dear Reader, you are looking for a report of facts […]
Lancashire County Council’s Library Closure Denial, spends fortune on County Hall canteen
Photo: Alexandrr P. Kapp As government cuts to public services continue to bite, the Labour-led Lancashire County Council is considering all manner of service reductions – and the spectre of […]
National Tree Week begins
National Tree Week has begun and if you’re interested in supporting it, then the Woodland Trust has plenty of information on its web site – www.woodlandtrust.org.uk. National Tree Week is […]
Appeal for witnesses after man dies in Morecambe
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died following a night out in Morecambe. Terence Westbury, 52, collapsed at the junction of Lancaster Road and James Street at […]
County’s fracking decision deadlines postponed to 31 January
Farmers objecting to Cuadrilla’s fracking applications hold mass tractor rally through Preston in October Lancashire County Council has now agreed with Cuadrilla that decisions on two planning applications for shale […]
Lancaster Uni student rents rise by 2.5%
Lancaster University’s Finance and General Purposes Committee has approved a 2.5% increase in campus rent, and a five per cent increase in tuition fees for postgraduates and overseas students. Efforts by […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for 26th November to 4th December 2014 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 […]
The Mad Hatters return for another Tea Party
The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party – Lancaster’s user-led alternative to Mental Health Week – is back with a series of events which are actually worth going to. The week is […]