Lancaster City Council’s Visitor Information Centres are inviting you to celebrate one of the country’s most renowned heroes on Tuesday 23rd April. The date marks St George’s Day, the patron […]
Dalton Square move for taxi rank reviewed
Representatives from Lancaster City Council, Lancashire County Council, Lancashire Constabulary and United Utilities recently met with representatives from the district’s taxi traders following the first week of United Utilities’ major […]
Government releases funds for home improvements for the vulnerable
Local councils will share in a £30.8m hand out from government announced today, to help them fund the adaptations disabled people need to live independently in their own home. Every […]
Affordable personal fitness sessions at Salt Ayre
Lancaster City Council has introduced great value personal fitness training for customers of Salt Ayre Sports Centre in Lancaster. From just £5 per session, the new service is available to […]
Local People Power energy switching project takes to the road
There’s less than two weeks left for people to sign up to a new scheme which could help them cut their energy bills and to help residents gather more information […]
Lancaster’s vintage market re-opens for business
The Assembly Rooms market in Lancaster has now re-opened following the completion of refurbishment works to the 18th Century building. The market is open from Tuesday to Saturday and home […]
New homes for birds at Williamson Park
park staff and Friends of Williamson Park prepare to install 50 new bird boxes in the Fenham Carr area of the park. Photo courtesy Lancaster City Council Birds at Williamson […]
City Council opposes ‘pernicious’ Bedroom Tax
People who have nursed a partner or a child through a long, painful and expensive terminal illness have also lost their homes shortly after the funeral thanks to the ‘bedroom […]
Lancaster City Council sets its 2013/14 budget, cuts spending
Lancaster City Council has set its budget for 2013/14, reducing spending by a further 3.3 per cent. The budget protects those services that local people most value and there have […]
Fly Tippers back in action
Sunny weather clearly spells opportunity for fly tippers: a virtual-lancaster reader sent us these pictures, snapped this morning on the bridleway/cycletrack, halfway between Freeman’s Wood and Aldcliffe Lane, this morning. […]