Police are warning residents to make sure they lock their doors and windows this Christmas after a young woman’s insecure home was targeted by thieves. The 20-year-old had her Hinde […]
New figures suggest ‘Bedroom Tax’ could cost poor families in Lancaster up to £1015 per year
Plans to penalise social tenants living in homes deemed too large for their needs could cost families in Lancaster up to £1015 per year, new figures reveal. The Government has […]
Police appeal following serious assault in Morecambe
Police are appealing for information following a serious assault in Morecambe. The incident happened at around 8:30pm on Monday 5th December at an address on Waterside Place. Two […]
Police appeal following assault in Morecambe pub
Police in Morecambe are appealing for information after a man was assaulted at the King’s Arms Pub on Marine Road. The incident happened between 2.00 and 2.30am on 19th November. […]
Christmas refuse and recycling collections
Don’t forget to check your collections calendar as there will be changes to refuse and recycling collections over the Christmas and New Year period. From Monday 26th December to Friday […]
Police appeal after man abused and assaulted
CCTV of a man and a woman police want to speak with in connection with an incident in which a man was racially abused and assaulted outside McDonalds, Lancaster, last […]
Local residents launch community-shared Fibre Optic Broadband Company
Photo courtesy B4RN Broadband for the Rural North, an exciting community initiative, initially across eight parishes of rural Lancashire, to deliver a world class hyperfast fibre optic broadband network is […]
Court Watch: man charged in connection with bus assaults
32-year-old Sherif Elsayed has been charged with six counts of sexual assault on a female following a police appeal last month. Elsayed, a student at Chester University, appeared at Preston […]
Lancaster Cold Call Burglar gets four years
James Stovold A burglar who targeted an elderly woman days after being released from prison for an earlier offence against her has been jailed for four years. James Stovold, of […]
Local Councillor welcomes Disability Living Allowance changes
Local Councillor for Harbour Ward Ian Pattison has hailed the decision to preserve the mobility element of Disability Living Allowance. The mobility element of DLA currently amounts to £51 per […]