Lancastrians have reacted angrily to the news that Freeman’s Wood – long open to the public and popular with walkers, bikers and bird watchers – is being fenced off
Remembering the Holocaust
The theme of Holocaust Memorial Day 2012 is ‘Speak Up, Speak Out’. We are asked to consider what we see and hear around us, and to use our voices to […]
‘The Owl who’s afraid of the Dark’ flies in at the Platform
Classic children’s story The Owl who’s afraid of the Dark will be flying in at the Platform on Wednesday 15th February. Join Plop, the baby barn owl as he journeys […]
Man sought after Swank bar assault
Lancaster police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a 31 year old man was assaulted in a town centre bar. The offence took place at Swank bar on […]
Drink driving continues to fall in Lancashire
The number of people caught drink driving in Lancashire has fallen again according to the results of the Constabulary’s Christmas drink drive campaign. Between 1st December and 1st January, 13,249 tests were […]
A New Broom for the Lune: sewer work plans announced
United Utilities engineers will be carrying out exploratory work in Lancaster city centre from next week, as part of a major scheme to clean up the River Lune. United Utilities […]
Not in my Frack Yard: Cuadrilla lambasted by protestors
(via SchNews): Executives of Caudrilla Resources, the company engaged in ‘fracking’ in Lancashire to extract resources, a tecnhnology causing plenty of controversy, were left quaking in their boots after angry fracking […]
Seriously ill man robbed in Carnforth home
Detectives are appealing for information after a seriously ill man was subjected to a terrifying armed robbery in his own home in Carnforth on Friday (13th January). The robbery took […]
Hannah Frank exhibition opens at Lancaster's Gallery 23
The work of the late Glasgow Jewish artist Hannah Frank is forms the first exhibition at Lancaster’s Gallery 23 for 2012, running until 25th March. There has been a huge […]
PACT Meeting changes for Morecambe West End residents
Changes to Morecambe’s West End PACT meetings will enable more residents to have their say on policing in their local area. PACT meetings are held on a monthly basis and […]