virtual-lancaster has learnt that local company Mitchells has given notice to Lancaster City Council that it intends to demolish the old brewery off Lancaster’s Moor Lane. The company does not […]
20 Is Plenty: Curb Speed Limits Now, Say Greens
Lancaster’s Green Party will be launching a campaign for 20mph speed limit on every residential road in the district at a public meeting on 21st October. While some local residents […]
Fill in a survey and win a Christmas hamper
Lancaster City Council is asking for just a few minutes of your time for a chance to win a luxury Christmas hamper worth £125. The council’s Cycling Town (CT) Team […]
Nuisance Jet Skis on the Lune: will Anyone Act?
(Updated 22/9/09): Local bird lovers have again raised concerns over jet ski use on the River Lune, concerned for the safety of nesting birds: but while the problem of ‘nuisance […]
Origami Bus Used to Launch Lancaster Census Rehearsal. No, really…
Above: Robert Redfern, Deputy Mayor of Lancaster with Jonathan Ayre, 2011 Census Lancaster Area Manager; Ian Cope, Deputy Director 2011 Census Operations; Glen Watson, 2011 Census Director and children from […]
Lancaster celebrates ‘Lino King’s’; generosity and Cycling Link
Lancaster City Council will be celebrating the centenaries of Lancaster Town Hall and the Ashton Memorial over the weekend of 26th- 27th September. In 1909, James Williamson II, Lord Ashton, […]
Morecambe Festival Success
Thousands of people converged on Morecambe at the weekend for We Do Like to be Beside the Sea, a two day feast of seaside fun. Morecambe Visitor Information Centre reported […]
Couple fined for flouting planning laws
The owners of a Galgate farm have been ordered to pay a fine and costs totalling £7,950 after pleading guilty to flouting planning laws. Charles Newhouse and Joan Telford, of […]
Call for 20mph Speed Limit on Lancaster Roads
Green councillors have asked that a general, system wide, enforced, 20mph speed limit be set for every residential road and roads through villages in the area covered by Lancaster City […]
Dome Ice Rink extends opening times
Morecambe’s Dome is extending the opening times of its summer indoor ice rink due to popular demand. The ice rink was originally due to close on Wednesday 26th August to […]