The Really Heavy Greactcoat is a long-running cartoon strip which ace artist Nick Miller and I created years ago and published in alternative Lancaster magazine On The Beat and […]
Lancaster set to join ‘No Second Night Out’ project to tackle homelessness
Lancaster City Council looks set to join other Lancashire councils in a county-wide partnership to tackle homelessness, part of an ongoing roll out of the No Second Night Out campaign […]
Proposed charges for replacement bins look set to be thrown out
Lancaster City Council’s Cabinet will be recommended not to introduce new charges for the replacement of bins and boxes at their meeting next week – even though the cost of […]
Motorway Work news for Lancaster area
Works on the M6 motorways will travel plans for some time, the Highways Agency has warned. Locally, daytime investigation work is being carried out on the A683 Caton Road between […]
Could Morecambe be set for a cash windfall?
A new fund to help support much loved seaside towns like Morecambe create new jobs and prosperity was launched today by Government Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Chief Secretary Danny […]
“Ice Network” hits M6 traffic, drivers warned to slow down
Drivers using the M6 in Lancashire and Cumbria between junction 33 and 39 are being advised to stick to lane one as the Highways Agency works to clear the network […]
Lancaster Police issue motorway weather warning
Lancaster Police are warning motorists to slow down and drive to the conditions as freezing weather has caused a number of accidents on the M6 motorway. “We are experiencing difficulties […]
Icy pavements – just what is the Council’s strategy?
(Updated 13:30): Local pedestrians are furious about what’s perceived as a confused strategy from Lancaster City Council about the gritting of pavements, after overnight rain and freezing conditions turned some […]
Watchdog threatens closure of RLI A&E Department
Royal Lancaster Infirmary Health Watchdog The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued a formal warning to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, saying it must do more to improve standards […]
May Day mobilization planned as cuts protests continue
Lancaster and Morecambe TUC will be holding an open meeting on Thursday 1st March 2012 to plan a week of events for May Day. The TUC are keen to hear […]