Lancaster’s annual Potato Day festival, organised by Transition City Lancaster, will be on Saturday 30th January from 11.00am to 3.00pm. To celebrate local food growing there will be 22 varieties of […]
Lancaster Castle to host Shakespeare anniversary celebration show, Measures for Mesure
Lancaster Castle is raising the curtain on a brand new production of William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure in February. The show is being performed from Thursday 25th February until Saturday 19th […]
Find out more about Lancaster City Council’s 2016/17 budget
Members of the public are invited to attend a presentation of Lancaster City Council’s budget and proposed priorities and for the coming year. The presentation will form part of the […]
Lancaster City Council Chief Executive Wanted, salary: £107.000
Lancaster Town Hall. Photo: John Freeman There are tough times ahead for Lancaster City Council, facing extraordinary cuts to its central government funding, with many local services under threat. So […]
Local Cinema Round-Up for the 20th to 28th January 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 […]
Salt Ayre plans pass the first stage
There’s a new look for Salt Ayre Sports Centre ahead. Image supplied for illustrative purposes only. Image © Createability Proposals for a multi-million pound redevelopment of Salt Ayre Sports Centre have […]
Swingeing Cuts to Council Services Ahead as Tory Cuts to Funding Bite
Councillor Richard Newman-Thompson says that in the face of more funding cuts, the City Council is “in an almost impossible position” Lancaster City Council‘s Cabinet has proposed plans to save […]
Market Square Limes Fate to Be Discussed by Full Council
Lancaster Market Square. Photo: John Freeman After a determined campaign by local people opposed to their removal, we’re pleased to report the proposal to chop down Lancaster Market Square’s lime […]
New scheme launched to help “flood proof” properties in Lancashire
Photo: Cat Smith The Government has announced details of a Flood Resilience Grant Scheme to help householders and businesses make their properties more resistant to future floods. Under the scheme, householders and […]
City Council Tries to Defend its plan to remove Market Square trees
Councillor Hanson: “I want to see trees in our urban areas and Market Square in particular” Battling to defend its proposal to cut down Market Square lime trees in the […]