Orchestra image: Tim Cross (tmcross.com) Lancashire Sinfonietta, the county’s only professional chamber orchestra, has announced the closure of the company after seventeen successful years of performance for the people of Lancashire. The closure comes […]
Lancaster City Council joins fight against Campylobacter for Food Safety Week
A quarter of a million people in the UK could be struck down by Campylobacter this year, three times the capacity of the London 2012 Olympic stadium. The fight against […]
Eric Morecambe Statue honoured by TripAdvisor
One of the UK’s most photographed statues has been honoured with a prestigious award from the world’s largest travel website. The Eric Morecambe Statue in Morecambe has been awarded a […]
Horse Shoe finally returns to Horse Shoe Corner
The Horseshoe Corner Horse shoe is back where it should be. Photo courtesy Lancaster City Council. Lancaster’s famous Horse Shoe is back in its rightful place on “Horse Show Corner”, […]
Year of Link roundabout roadworks on Morecambe Road to begin Monday
Traffic changes planned from Monday for 2014 Costain, the company contracted to build the contoversial new Heysham-M6 Bypass, have posted the June issue of their newsletter ‘The Link’ today, explaining […]
Great North West Vegan Festival comes to Lancaster this Saturday
This Saturday Lancaster will host the huge annual North West Vegan Festival across two venues, Lancaster Town Hall (LA1 1PJ) and the Gregson Centre (LA1 3PY), with 115 stalls selling […]
Lancaster Guardian cartoonist exhibits in the Park
Yes, we know that headline could be misleading. Got you here though, didn’t it? Paintings of local landmarks by Lancaster artist and Lancaster Guardian Jack Knight will be on display […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for 4th to 12th 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 […]
Anti-fracking Gathering in July: ‘We won’t sell our children’s future for shale oil’.
Lancashire people who oppose fracking are invited to the third ‘Gathering on The Green’ on Saturday 19 July from 2-6pm by the windmill on Lytham-St-Annes’s central beach. Opposition to fracking (shale […]
Library opening hours under review
Library bosses at Lancashire County Coouncil are asking people of all ages for their views on opening hours at local branches, including Lancaster and Morecambe. The consultation is now under […]