Police seized suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of £5,600 after finding it in a car bound for Carnforth. Officers from Morecambe’s targeting team stopped the car close to […]
Motorists get Parking warning
Motorists who leave their vehicles on Lancaster’s Ashton Road are being reminded they will be fined if they park illegally. Police have received a number of letters from drivers given […]
Fake Oscar-nominated films seized in Morecambe
Local Trading Standards and police officers seized over 800 counterfeit DVDs at a Morecambe market last month – including several Oscar nominated titles. Members of Morecambe’s Poulton neighbourhood police […]
LibDems Shadow Minister rejects Heysham Bypass Plans for Rail
Norman Baker, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, is no supporter of costly, ineffective and environmentally damaging new roads like the proposed Heysham M6 Link — and […]
CCTV appeal after shopper subjected to abuse
Police are appealing for information after a shopper was verbally abused in a supermarket. The victim was shopping with friends at Asda on Ovangle Road Lancaster at 10.30pm on 12th […]
In Review: Oh! What a Lovely War
Oh! What a Lovely War The Dukes Review by Jane Sunderland Steeped in irony, Joan Littlewood’s Oh! What a Lovely War, a musical dramatisation of the events and development of […]
Dukes funding restored at budget Council meeting
At the annual budget meeting of Lancaster City Council yesterday Labour Councillors Tina Clifford and Robert Redfern successfully proposed motions supporting The Dukes, childrens playgrounds and the service provided by […]
Local PubWatch scheme warning over ‘Bubble’
Members of Lancaster’s PubWatch scheme are warning drinkers about the consequences of bringing new drug ‘Bubble’ into the city’s bars, clubs and pubs. As we’ve previously reported, Bubble is street […]
Lancaster Market: City Council Statement
The City Council has issued the following statement on Lancaster Market: Lancaster City Council has deferred a decision on Lancaster Market pending the consideration of alternative options for the future […]
Lancaster Market debacle nets another casualty
Above: Lancaster City Council Leader Stuart Langhorn accepts the 13,000-strong petition against Market closure from Market Trader Peter Corker on the steps of Morecambe Town Hall. Photo: Jim Graham Lancaster […]