Local County Councillor Gina Dowding at last week’s County Council Executive Scrutiny Committee There could be a big stink brewing over changes to waste collection in Lancashire, after the County […]
Could County Council Bus Service Cuts Be Illegal?
Original image via Stagecoach (Mash-Up via Internet) Bus Users UK has warned Lancashire County Council that they could be in breach of Section 63 of the 1985 Transport Act after […]
Lancaster City Council to support Syrian refugees
Lancaster City Council has confirmed it will participate in the Government’s Syrian refugee resettlement programme from 2017. In its bid to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees in the UK, the Government […]
Life sentence for Heysham woman who murdered her boyfriend
Terri-Marie Palmer A woman has been given a life sentence for murdering a man in Morecambe last year. 23-year-old Terri-Marie Palmer of Warton Avenue, Heysham was handed the sentence after […]
Food Waste Collection to End as part of County Council Savings Measures
Food waste in the Lancaster district will no longer be collected and taken away for recycling soon, following a decision made by Lancashire County Council to change the way that […]
"Clean for the Queen" project gets Council backing
Lancaster City Council is encouraging local residents and community groups to get together and clean up the district to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. Presumably this national initiative is the […]
New vice chancellor appointed for University of Cumbria
Professor Julie Mennell The University of Cumbria Board has approved the appointment of Professor Julie Mennell, currently Deputy Vice Chancellor (Development) at the University of Sunderland, as the next vice […]
Lancashire County Council budget cuts to hit local services
Budget cuts by Lancashire County Council will have a huge effect on services in the Lancaster district, city councillors heard last Tuesday. Although the county council and Lancaster City Councils […]
Are you ‘open for business’?
Photo: Cat Smith Lancaster businesses affected by the winter floods are being encourage to add themselves to a Government sponsored online visitor information map to show they are open for […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for the 17th to 25th February 2016
For up to date local cinema links and day-by-day listings of what’s showing on local screens every week visit the Virtual-Lancaster Cinema Page. Read on for the weekly round-up, and […]