Lancaster City Council set its revenue budget for 2009/10 this week, with a Full Council Meeting reversing an earlier decision to close Morecambe Dome, keeping open all but two public […]
City Council Faced Bankruptcy, Says Barry
The government and the national media are crowing about the “good news” regarding low council tax rises — expected to average at around 3% across the UK as a whole. […]
Watch out for the Vegetable Nannies!
The Dukes and Lancaster University’s Nuffield Theatre are celebrating the launch of ‘A Night Less Ordinary’, a new national scheme that’s allowing the two theatre venues to team up and […]
Sabbat Run Extended at Dukes after Sell Out Success
Lancaster’s Dukes Theatre has added an extra week of performances to the run of its Lancashire Witch play, Sabbat. This unprecedented step has been taken due to more people booking […]
In Review: Sabbat
The Story of the Trials of the Pendle Witches The Dukes, Lancaster Writer: Richard Shannon Director: Amy Leach Designer: Miriam Nabarro With its root in historical fact, together with much […]
Standing Up To Hatred
This year’s local Holocaust Memorial Day Candle-lighting Commemoration will take place on Thursday 29th January 2009 at 6.30pm in the Peace Garden, Lancaster Town Hall. This year the theme of […]
In Review: Billy Liar
Andrew James Buckley as Billy Fisher by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall directed by Simran Babra performed by University of Cumbria Final-Year Drama Students review by Jane Sunderland Based on […]
Free Theatre Tickets For Young People
The Nuffield Theatre at Lancaster University and The Dukes in Lancaster have been awarded £30,000 to fund 6000 free theatre tickets for young people. The tickets for a range of […]
Sabbat at The Dukes
A new play based on the story of the Lancashire Witches is set to open at Lancaster’s The Dukes this month. Sabbat, which opens on Thursday 29 January, attempts to […]
Christmas Classic at The Dukes
If you’re still trying to find the spirit of Christmas, head down to The Dukes this week and have your heart warmed by the greatest festive film of all time, […]