Spotlight at the Storey – Lancaster’s ace monthly writing and music night – is back this evening (Friday 18th December) with another top line-up of performers, including North West TV’s […]
Justice at last for Carnforth road death victim?
Some five years after his death, a road maintenance company has been fined £65,000 after a motorist was killed on the M6 near Carnforth a victim of various safety failures. […]
Have your say on council spending
Lancaster City Council is inviting people to get involved and have their say on how it spends its money for the next few years. The council has already set its […]
Lancaster Vigil Message to World Leaders: Make a ‘Real Deal’ for the World on Climate Change
A group of over 30 people held a vigil on the steps of Lancaster’s old Town Hall on Saturday evening. Nearly 100 passers-by added their candles to send thoughts and […]
Astrophysicist and world-leading economist awarded Honorary Degrees
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, one of Britain’s most distinguished female scientists and a high-profile economist have been awarded honorary degrees by Lancaster University. Professor Burnell – an astrophysicist who […]
Greens Condemn New Nuke Plans for Heysham
It should come as no surprise to learn that Lancaster’s Greens have condemned plans for a third nuclear power station at Heysham – and indeed, any new nuclear build in […]
Flood Charity Pop Video Has a Local Bite!
University of Cumbria film maker Russell Cherrington has joined forces with eighties chart-toppers It Bites to try and help victims of the recent devastating floods in Cumbria. The band, who […]
The Really Heavy Greatcoat Review of the Year 2009
Yes – a new Really Heavy Greatcoat! Longtime virtual-lancaster readers will know the Greatcoat strip was the joint creation of VL contributor John Freeman and top local cartoonist Nick Miller […]
Changes to Christmas Refuse Collections
Lancaster City Council is suspending collections of green garden waste for the week of 21 – 26 December and will be collecting non-recyclable waste instead. The change is being made […]
Conservation Area Conservation Consultation delayed
Lancaster City Council has decided to delay the start of its planned boundary review consultation for local conservation areas following legal proceedings brought by SAVE Britain’s Heritage against Lancaster City […]