Lancaster City Council is taking advantage of the Easter bank holiday weekend to programme elements of its annual maintenance schedule at Salt Ayre Sports Centre. Salt Ayre is a facility […]
Liberal Democrats: Closing the Market not our idea
Above: Coun Stuart Langhorn accepts a petition protesting against Lancaster Market’s closure earlier this month Local Liberal Democrat leader Stuart Langhorn has hit back at suggestions that his party is […]
Moorside School takes stand against intruders
Parents from Lancaster’s Moorside Primary School have formed a campaign group to mobilise support for plans to protect school grounds from dog dirt and unwanted intrusions. The Moorside School Grounds […]
Local heroin dealer jailed for 30 months
Tina Ghorst, a drug dealer who sold heroin to undercover police officers has been jailed for 30 months. Ghorst appeared at Preston Crown Court charged with seven counts of supplying […]
Could Lancaster Market be run by its traders?
Roger Mace, leader of Lancaster City Council’s Conservative group, has joined others voicing concern that the end of March deadline for negotiating the future of Lancaster Market may hamper, not […]
Lancaster Market: Traders voice concerns
With the future of Lancaster Market still in the balance, virtual-lancaster understands the latest meeting between City Council and traders did not go well last night, again prompting renewed concerns […]
NWDA welcomes High Speed Rail link plan
The North West Development Agency has welcomed the news of plans for a High Speed Rail network in the UK, which the organisation says will benefit Lancaster and the rest […]
More bogus callers steal cash from elderly
After an elderly couple were robbed by a bogus official earlier this week (see news story) police are now appealing for information about more heartless thieves who stole from three […]
Student dies after road collision
Police have re-issued an appeal for witnesses to a serious road collision on Cable Street, Lancaster, last week, which has resulted in the death of the pedestrian involved. The victim, […]
Burglars steal cash from elderly Lancaster couple
Two men posing as builders stole over £800 from an elderly couple after tricking their way into their Lancaster home. The elderly home owner had noticed the males walking along […]