“Le Tour” licks off in Yorkshire next month. Image: Yorkshire County Council The “Grand Depart” for the 2014 Tour de France might be starting in Yorkshire, but Lancashire is getting […]
Anniversary abseil for Lancaster University Chancellor
Sir Chris Bonington. Photo courtesy Lancaster University From Everest to Lancaster University’s Bowland Tower, Sir Chris Bonington knows no bounds. As part of the University’s 50th anniversary celebrations, the Chancellor […]
And Now For Something Completely Different… at The Dukes
The new, live sell-out show at London’s O2 by comedy legends Monty Python is to be screened at Lancaster’s Dukes cinema next month. The sell-out show will be beamed live […]
Police Commissioners criticise government’s taxi reform plans
Plans to cut red tape for taxi and private hire drivers have been slammed by Police and Crime Commissioners across England and Wales. Clive Grunshaw, Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, […]
New Cuadrilla fracking applications: Lancashire now the front line in National Defense against fracking
Map showing locations, extent and approximate direction of horizontal wells for the proposed Preston New Road and Roseacre test sites http://frack-off.org.uk/ Fracking company Cuadrilla Resources have submitted new planning applications […]
Lancaster University tuition-outsourcing proposal deferred
Lancaster University’s Senate yesterday considered a proposal to allow external bodies to set up a ‘Pathway to Part II’ for 1st year students who failed to meet first year (Part I) […]
Local bereavement charity needs your vote
Tigerlily Trust, a local charity that provides support for grieving families is in the running for a windfall from the initiative Big Break for Charities and is asking for your […]
Lancaster University to outsource first year degree teaching?
See update: 19.06.2014: Lancaster University tuition-outsourcing proposal deferred Lancaster University’s Senate will be breaking very new ground today as it debates a proposal to privatise the teaching of a range […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for 18th to 26th June 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 […]
Government talks up future of the high street as new competition to find nation’s best is launched
Is retail on the up? The government says so Shoppers in the North West are being asked to celebrate their high streets after a new report revealed increasing optimism and […]