Morecambe and Lancaster Visitor Information Centres (VICs) have been nominated for a prestigious national tourism award in the Visit England Awards for Excellence 2015. Having been the highest performing VICs […]
Frontierland developer approved – gold rush stampede invited!
How Opus North see the new Frontierland development On Monday Lancaster City Council approved Opus North’s planning application for Frontierland, the 10 acre ‘Polo Tower’ site, formerly an amusement park, […]
Fracking poses risk to public health says County Council assessment
Toxic seepage: Cuadrilla’s original drilling site at Preece Hall Farm (photo taken before site was shut down) Last Thursday Lancashire County Council considered the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) on Lancashire’s […]
Woman, 22, missing from home in Lancaster
Updated at 6.14pm: Lancashire Police report that Ms Wilson has been found in Glasgow and they have cancelled their appeal. Police are appealing for information about a young woman who […]
Police appeal following fail to stop road collision in Lancaster
Police are appealing for information after a car was damaged following a fail to stop collision in Lancaster on Monday 3rd November. The collision happened at around 5.30pm on Aldcliffe […]
County Council Reveals Plans for £176 million in budget cuts
Lancashire County Council‘s cabinet was today presented with a series of options that could help deliver £176 million in savings by April 2018. Senior council officers presented a report detailing […]
Lancashire prepares for winter
Image: Lancashire County Council With temperatures expected to plummet tonight, Lancashire County Council is ready for the winter weather and is urging residents to prepare for the cold. Lancashire’s fleet […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for 5th to 13th November 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 […]
Comic Artist Oliver East talks “The Homesick Truant’s Cumbrian Yarn”
Oliver East: Photo: Yorick de Munnik Comic creator Oliver East will be at the Beach Hut Gallery at Kents Bank Station, Cumbria on Saturday 8th November 2014 from 11.30am onwards to talk about […]
Buy Nothing Day Returns
Buy Nothing Day is back later this month and it’s time to lock up your wallets and purses, cut up your credit cards and dump the love of your life […]