Detectives are appealing for information after a four year old girl reported being sexually assaulted at a children’s play centre in Lancaster. The girl told her parents the assault happened […]
Morecambe man jailed for more than 12 years for violent attack on partner
James O’Neill A man who repeatedly hit his partner around the head with a beer bottle has been jailed for 12 years and 8 months. 46-year-old James O’Neill, of West […]
In Review: ‘Pierrepoint – The Hangman’s Tale’ at the Dukes
Presented by The Dukes and Cafe Society in The Round at The Dukes, Lancaster 7.45pm, Saturday 16 February 2013 Reviewed by Hannah Dial Less than a week remains to witness Martin […]
Lancaster pensioners slam social care policies
North Lancashire’s foremost pensioners’ campaign group, The Lancaster District Pensioners’ Campaign Group (LDPCG) has described the government’s plan to reform social care funding as lacking in basic credibility. The LDPCG […]
Missing Sussex woman sighted in Lancaster?
Sandra Hall, who lives in Bognor Regis, went missing on Sunday 3rd February – and police think seh may be in Lancaster after sightings of a woman in Sainsbury’s supermarket […]
Lancaster’s hidden art gems uncovered by BBC ‘Your Paintings’ project
Lancaster with its old bridge by an unknown artist, held by Lancaster City Museum Working with the Public Catalogue Foundation, the BBC is creating “Your Paintings”: an amazing online archive […]
County Council acts on horse meat found in school cottage pies
Lancashire County Council has withdrawn a beef product from 47 school kitchens after it provisionally tested positive for traces of horse DNA. The provisional results of the tests on a […]
Local Voluntary organisations to benefit from Welfare Grants
18 local voluntary organisations have been allocated a share of £4,000 to improve the lives of older people in the district. Each year, Lancaster City Council allocates welfare grants to […]
Councils to enforce no parking in Lancaster precinct
Action is being taken to solve the growing problem of cars being parked in part of one of Lancaster’s historic precincts – but changes are potentially bad news for motorcyclists. […]
Police appeal after cyclist dies in Lancaster
Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist was killed in Lancaster on Wednesday. 59-year-old Morecambe man Mervyn Watson was riding home on Wednesday 13th February on East Road, close […]