Lancaster’s long-running litfest, the Storey Gallery, the digital arts organisation Folly and LUDUS Dance are among the high profile victims of cuts in funding by Arts Council England, which unveiled […]
‘Operation Belvedere’ action to target theft and driver crime
Police executed warrants, visited second hand shops and carried out checks on vehicles this week as part of an ongoing crack down on serious acquisitive crime. The activity was carried […]
Hammerton Hall Lane accident prompts Police clampdown
Police will be clamping down on motorists incorrectly using ‘access only’ roads following a collision involving a car and a motorcyclist. The rider needed surgery to a broken leg after […]
Appeal for missing Morecambe man
Missing: Morecambe man Darren Shenton Police in Morecambe are appealing for information about a man who has gone missing from his home in Morecambe. Darren Shenton, 41, was last seen […]
Lancastrians In London TUC Anti-Cuts March: Personal Report
They say it was half a million at the Great TUC Anti Cuts Protest March in London last Saturday. Half the march never even made it to Hyde Park. For […]
36 motorists fined during young driver safety clamp down
Local young motorists driving at excessive speed, without tax or while failing to wear a seatbelt have been given fines during a road safety crack down. Throughout March, police officers […]
More businesses leave Lancaster market as Council dithers over fate
(with thanks to various virtual-lancaster readers) As Lancaster City Council continues to ponder the fate of Lancaster Market – one year after councillors voted in droves to stop its closure […]
Local MP backs Tory bid to criminalize Squatters
(updated 27/3/11) After our recent coverage of how housing benefit changes will effectively impoverish some of Britain’s most vulnerable when changes come into force by the end of 2011, you […]
Local Labour activists launch Save Sure Start petition
Local Labour Party councillors and prospective council candidates have launched a petition against the possible closure of Sure Start Centres in Morecambe. The campaign comes as the Government and Lancashire […]
Government increases money for pothole repairs
Lancashire is to benefit from the doubling of funding available for repairing potholes – which should come as welcome news to local drivers. Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has written to […]