Under Government plans, Council Tax Benefit is due to be abolished in April 2013 and local councils have been told to develop new localised replacement schemes. The Government has also […]
City Council on The Storey Institute – Tourist Information set to return to Centre
Lancaster City Council has just issued this statement about the future of the Storey Institute, confirming its future as a creative industries centre, a decision which has been welcomed by […]
Welcome to Pri-Market?
Award-winning retail store Primark could be heading to Lancaster, tsking over the Lancaster Market building, virtual-lancaster understands. Sources report that Allied, owners of the Lancaster Market building, are in advanced […]
Storey stays Creative
Lancaster’s Storey will remain a creative hub, after councillors voted against redevelopment and sell off. The decision will be welcomed by current tenants, who argued it should continue to operate, […]
Saving the Storey: The Case for a Creative Hub
Lancaster City Council meets later this week to discuss the future of a number of key sites in the City, including the Storey Creative Industries Centre – and tennants are […]
Council to report on Lancaster Market building's future
Lancaster City Councillors will be presented with an update report on the latest position on Lancaster Indoor Market when Full Council meets next week. The indoor market is due to […]
Storey Centre tenants soldier on
Tenants in the troubled Storey Creative Industries Centre have joined forces to try and keep it going, after the company responsible for managing the creative industries hub were placed into […]
Bring Back the Castle Beacon, councillor urges
Councillor Ian Pattison has praised Beyond the Castle‘s consultation with the public over the weekend on the future of Lancaster Castle’s surrounding area. Beyond the Castle is a design team […]
Childhood dreams come true with opening of new Morecambe play area
An afternoon of fun and games will mark the official opening of a new family play and recreation area in Morecambe next week. Lancaster City Council has worked with the […]
Play Day brings a day of fun for local children
A day of fun activities brought hundreds of children to Williamson Park on Wednesday, as Lancaster City Council celebrated National Playday. The action packed day started at 10am and went […]