Hundreds of poppies sown by members of the public to commemorate the fallen of WWI have all been removed overnight from Happy Mount Park in Morecambe. The poppies were part […]
Funding secured to bolster Morecambe’s Coastal Defences
Lancaster City Council has secured the long term future of key sections of Morecambe’s coastal defences following the award of capital funding of nearly £10m from the Environment Agency. This […]
Lancaster Town Hall to host food poverty conference
Lancaster Town Hall will be hosting a community conference this month to raise awareness of the food poverty which exists in the local area. Beyond Food Banks will take place […]
Top ten position for Lancaster in Guardian's university leagues tables for 2015
Lancaster has charged ahead of its Russell Group peers to be ranked tenth in the Guardian League table 2015, confirming its place among the world’s elite institutions. The table ranks […]
Embroidery exhibition at The Storey will have you in stitches
‘Tied by Stitch’ is an exhibition presented by the Embroiderers’ Guild and is taking place at The Storey, Lancaster. The North West Region of the Embroiderers’ Guild has brought “The […]
Adactus begins work on Long Marsh Lane housing, Victoria Hotel plans raise parking concerns
Adactus Group Chief Executive, Paul Lees marks the start of building work on Long Marsh Lane with a sod cutting on Tuesday 27th May 2014. Photo: Adactus The Adactus Housing Association has […]
Opinion: Caging the Morecambe ‘Bird Man’
The shock news that 65 year old Morecambe man John Wilkinson was given a six week prison sentence on 23 May for feeding birds in breach of an Anti-Social Behaviour […]
Luneside residents win embankment victory
Persimmon Homes have now submitted an amended planning application for Luneside East. Their revised plan for 149 dwellings off Lancaster’s St George’s Quay now retains the embankment, which the developer […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for 28th May to 5th 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 […]
Let Us Entertain You – Street Music for Bank Holiday Monday
Martha, Beatrice and Miriam from Brownedge St Mary’s High School, Bamber Bridge, entertain the crowds at Lancaster’s Horseshoe Corner on Bank Holiday Monday with a classical trio. Photos: Alan Phillips.