Lancaster Town Hall recently played host to some very clever nuclear smoke and mirrors from the Department of Energy and Climate Change in the form of a slick travelling exhibition […]
"Operation Nimrod" Success
The recent Operation Nimrod drugs raids across Lancashire have been hailed a success by officers, councillors and the communities in which they took place. In the past four weeks, over […]
Injunction Brought Against Mitchell's Demolition
(Updated 8/12/09 to include Council statement): In a dramatic turn of events this morning the heritage group SAVE went to the High Court and obtained an injunction against the immediate […]
Stepping Stones Director Revisits Witch Children
In 2008 a Bafta and Emmy Award-winning Dispatches told the story of how children in Africa’s Niger Delta were being denounced by Christian pastors as witches and wizards and then […]
Brigstocke returns to The Platform
One of Britain’s finest comedians and broadcasters, Marcus Brigstocke, returns to The Platform in Morecambe on Friday 11th December with his hotly anticipated new show God Collar. The award winning comedian is […]
Police Seek Would-Be Handbag Snatchers
Police are appealing for information after a group of males tried to snatch two women’s handbags. The ladies were walking along Bellevue Terrace, Lancaster, at around 7.50pm on Saturday 14th […]
Consultation on Heysham 3 begins
Local consultations on a third nuclear power station at Heysham will take place later this month, after the Government announced Heysham is considered to be potentially suitable for a new […]
Campaign against Link Road Continues
Lancashire County Council in Preston is pushing ahead to buy, under compulsory purchase, green belt land to the north of Lancaster, and to alter or stop up local roads and […]
Fortunes Smile at the Dome
An evening of nostalgic music from the 1960s and 70s comes to the Morecambe Dome on Saturday 5th December when The Fortunes will be performing their greatest hits show. Formed […]
Police Appeal after A6 Crash
Police are appealing for information after a 21-year-old male was hospitalised following a crash on the A6 at Forton. Joshua Drinkall had been driving his silver BMW Mini towards Lancaster […]

