Mike Winstanley (centre) with co-author Rob David (left) and Sam Riches (General Editor of the CNWRS Occasional Paper Series) at the launch of The West Indies and the Arctic in […]
Local Green Councillor elected President of International Communal Studies Association
Scotforth West Green county councillor Chris Coates has been elected president of the International Communal Studies Association at the associations recent conference held in Scotland. Formed in 1985 in Israel […]
Crafty Kids’ Summer Workshops at Morecambe’s Festival Market
Crafty traders at Morecambe’s Festival Market will be sharing their skills this summer with a series of craft workshops for children. From July 23, the workshops will take place every […]
Port in tax avoidance row as Link Road challenge goes to court
Otters at Halton on the proposed Link Road route Photo by Stan Parrott. More pictures: www.polypics.co.uk The Transport Solutions for Lancaster & Morecambe (TSLM) legal challenge to the Heysham-M6 Link is […]
UC graduate Jane delivers Outstanding Performance
Jane Marinovich The University of Cumbria has acknowledged the dedication of new graduate Jane Marinovich by presenting Jane with an Outstanding Performance Award. In addition she will enjoy a double […]
Vascular Services cuts at RLI go ahead, users will have to travel to Preston for care
Tim Farron and team: vascular services decision “ludicrous” Despite a major campaign to keep them, campaigners have lost the battle to keep vascular health services in Morecambe Bay. Health Secretary […]
West End Festival returns to Regent Park
The festival spirit will arrive in Morecambe’s Regent Park on Saturday 20th July for the West End Festival, featuring live music, entertainment plus fun and games for all ages. The […]
Lancashire County Council to tackle £300m budget challenge
County Council leader Jennifer Mein: “challenging” times ahead as more cuts demanded by government Lancashire County Council is to develop a four-year budget strategy to find savings worth around £300m, […]
Halton eco-housing development wins top building award
Pedestrian street at Forgebank A group of Lancashire residents are celebrating after their homes won a prestigious national building award last week. Lancaster Cohousing’s Forgebank development at Halton beat off […]
Morecambe Police hunt Chatsworth Road muggers
Police are appealing for information after a man was the victim of a robbery in Morecambe last month. On Friday 21st June at around 4.00pm, a 36-year-old man was standing […]