Above: What the revamped Sainsbury’s store would look like from the car park. Image courtesy Sainsbury’s. (Updated 23/1/09): Sainsbury’s has begun a public consultation event to ask for views on […]
Hornby High Plans Under Review
New proposals to close Hornby High School, which are being fought by locals, will be discussed by Lancaster City Council’s Overview and Scrutiny committee later this month. The renewed proposals […]
Uni Gets Student Thumbs Up
Lancaster University has climbed 10 places in the Times Higher Education’s annual rankings of student satisfaction. After more than 12,000 full time undergraduates across the UK rated their own university […]
In Review: Billy Liar
Andrew James Buckley as Billy Fisher by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall directed by Simran Babra performed by University of Cumbria Final-Year Drama Students review by Jane Sunderland Based on […]
Canal Corridor Plans Go To Public Enquiry
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Hazel Blears has decided that Lancaster City Council’s resolution to grant planning permission for the controversial Canal Corridor North planning application, […]
£20m funding package for Northwest tourism industry
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) today announced a £20.6 million funding package for the region’s tourism industry, which will ensure that the region’s five sub-regional tourist boards are in […]
Dukes Season Launch (Tuesday Jan. 13, 2009)
In an informal, upbeat early-evening launch, Dukes Director Joe Sumsion and new Producer Julie Brown tempted us all with snippets of what we could look forward to in Winter, Spring […]
Spring Season At The Nuffield
Following up on our Free Theatre Tickets Story, the Spring Season at the Lancaster University’s Nuffield Theatre features a number of Nuffield commissions and co-productions, including exciting new project from […]
Free Theatre Tickets For Young People
The Nuffield Theatre at Lancaster University and The Dukes in Lancaster have been awarded £30,000 to fund 6000 free theatre tickets for young people. The tickets for a range of […]
Platform hopes to pack ’em in!
The new Platform Spring and Summer 2009 brochure is now available and packed with details of the exciting and varied programme of concerts and events on offer at the popular […]

