Lancaster Market Square. Photo: John Freeman The campaign to save Lancaster Market Square’s lime trees (#savelancasterlimes) from the chop is gathering pace, with Charter Market traders joining the protest against […]
Local Theatre Company Seeks New Blood for Morecambe Shakespeare Show
Poster art by Arfon Jones Award-winning theatre company Attic Door Productions will be holding auditions for their production of The Tempest, which will be performed at The Winter Gardens Morecambe […]
Cannabis factory found at former Lancaster church
Cannabis with an estimated street value of £650,000 has been discovered at a former church in Lancaster. Officers found in around 1000 cannabis plants in the main hall of the […]
Lancaster MP Cat Smith demands PM apply for EU flood relief funds
Cat Smith Cat Smith, Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Fleetwood, has written to the Prime Minister demanding that he apply for flood relief funds from the European Union. “Across […]
Market Square Trees: An Open Letter to Lancaster City Council's Labour Cabinet
Dear Lancaster City Council Cabinet Members We have read the documents relating to the proposal to cut down the trees that you will be discussing next week (news story here) […]
Primary school applications are about to close
Online applications – the quick, easy and secure way to apply for primary school places for autumn 2016 – are about to close at Lancashire County Council‘s website. The online […]
Petition Protesting Proposed Tree Removals in Market Square Gathers Pace
(Updated 12th January): A petition launched to protest the proposal to chop down trees in Lancaster’s Market Square has already attracted over 500 signatures since it was launched at the […]
Marathon Manic Ivory Playing Promised at the Robert Gillow!
Left to right: Landlord Mark Cutter, and pianists Andy Whitfield, Jack Spencer, Bill Roberts and Bill Wilding. Photo by Barrie Marshall A twelve hour piano playing session will take place […]
City Council Pays Out over £66,000 to Storm Desmond victims so far
Photo: Cat Smith More than £60,000 has been paid to residents affected by Storm Desmond in December. Lancaster City Council has made payments totalling £66,500 to 133 people in the […]
City Council seeks views on skate park provision
Lancaster City Council has launched a major new survey to help identify whether there is adequate provision in the district for wheeled sports including skating and BMX riding. The city […]