The nationally acclaimed local community music and education charity More Music and Live at LICA are bringing a mini festival to Lancaster University’s Nuffield Theatre later this month Frontierland – […]
Lancaster homeless plan to create prison theatre group
Lancaster University is helping homeless people fundraise for their own theatre group to tour prisons. The aim to give inmates the message that change is possible as some of the […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for 12th to 20th February 2014 by Peter Clarke
For up to date local cinema links and day-by-day listings every week visit the Virtual-Lancaster Cinema Page. Read on for the weekly round-up, and reviews. A host of new releases […]
Met Office issues severe warning for wind
Flashback: The Really Heavy Greatcoat, March 1994! Lancashire County Council is alerting people to a ‘red’ warning issued by the Met Office for severe wind affecting the county today. According […]
Lancaster University kick starts 50th Anniversary celebration with Royal visit
Pro Chancellor Lord Liddle of Carlisle, Vice-Chancellor Professor Mark E. Smith, HRH Princess Alexandra, Chancellor Sir Christian Bonington, Lady Liddle and Professor Andrew Atherton Deputy Vice-Chancellor. Photo courtesy Lancaster University […]
Morecambe’s West End’s Empty Shops – Good News and Bad News
The North West still has the most empty shop and leisure units in the country – and Morecambe’s West End is among the worst performers. The Business Desk reports that […]
Lancaster City Council to increase Council Tax by around 2%
Council’s finances “challenging”, says its leader, Eileen Blamire Lancaster City Council will increase its portion of Council Tax by around 2% for 2014/15, helping to protect services in the short […]
Lancaster University launches “Streets of Mourning” Great War project
Historians from Lancaster University are inviting local people to help flesh out the stories of more than a thousand men from the city who died in World War One. “Streets […]
Review: Quartetto di Cremona at Live at LICA
Quartetto di Cremona at Live at LICA Thursday, 6 February 2014 in the Great Hall, Lancaster University Reviewed by Sally Ryde Paganini, the first composer on the programme, wrote three […]
People Power Wins as train company backs down on cancelling local peak time commuter train
Hot on the heels of Lancashire County Council bowing to public pressure and reversing its plans to cut bus subsidies come more good news for local commuters – the train […]