Sonography student Emma Timperley The University of Cumbria in Lancaster has officially opened its new high-tech ultrasound simulator laboratory, one of the largest installation of its kind in the world. […]
County Council invites bids to run Museums and Libraries
Lancashire County Council has begun inviting bids to run Lancashire’s museums and libraries – even though they’ve yet to identify which libraries they plan to close. Community groups and volunteers […]
Heysham to M6 link road will be named The Bay Gateway
County Councillor Jennifer Mein with a Bay Gateway sign The official name for the new Heysham to M6 Link Road is The Bay Gateway, chosen by the public. More than […]
Lancaster and District Samaritans welcome initiative to offer armed forces and their families specialist support
Samaritans will be offering armed forces staff and their families tailor-made confidential support services round the clock, wherever they are in the world, Chancellor George Osborne announced in this week’s […]
Extra Time for Lancashire's Threatened Museums, will Culture Inquiry Save Them Yet?
The five Lancashire County Council museums threatened with closure will now stay open until the end of September, to allow more time for discussions to continue with organisations keen to […]
Local Cinema Round-up for the 9th to 17th March 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 […]
Morecambe MP David Morris Had Official "Credit Card" Suspended
14 MPs – including Morecambe and Lunesdale MP David Morris – have had their taxpayer-funded credit cards blocked after running up debts worth £27,000. The news breaks just one month […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for the 2nd to 10th March 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 […]
Police appeal for help to identify body found in Lancaster last year
Police are appealing for help to identify the body of a man that was found in Lancaster in August last year – and have issued a likeness of the man. […]
Mapping Resistance: Lancaster Groups Working to Confront Government Austerity
Community group Transition City Lancaster are working on a mapping project that tries to put all the various groups that make the Lancaster area supportive and more resilient against all […]