Writer Daragh Carville named new The Dukes patron
2019-08-22
Daragh Carville, writer of ITV’s hit drama The Bay, is to become the newest Honorary Patron of The DukesRead More →
Morecambe Food Bank is Lancaster and District Chamber of Commerce’s Charity of the Year
2019-08-21
Each year, Lancaster and District Chamber of Commerce chooses a charity to support as their Charity Of The Year. This year the chosen charity is the Morecambe Bay FoodbankRead More →
The Platform launch new season of live events
2019-08-21
The Platform have announced their new season of events that will feature over 50 shows running from September until March 2020Read More →
Lancaster Past: Archive Snaps
2019-08-19
Here’s a rare, original postcard of Lancaster, “the North West trade centre”, issued before 1914 by the City’s Chamber of Commerce. The city is described as offering “sites for works and factories, by road, rail, river and canal.”Read More →
Cartoonists Club of Great Britain back at Lakes International Comic Art Festival
2019-08-17
The Cartoonists Club of Great Britain are back at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in Kendal this October, with their club stand in the Clock Tower as usual, festooned with Rich Skipworth’s amazing towers of power. Seeing the event as a great opportunity for showing and selling members’ merchandise, they’ll also be holding their club AGM over the festival weekendRead More →
FirstGroup wins franchise to run West Coast Intercity trains
2019-08-14
FirstGroup has won the franchise to run West Coast Main Line intercity trains, despite opposition from its own shareholders, fears over the financial viability of its other rail operations and legal action by rival bidders. It will take over on 8th December 2019 The government announced that First, the majority partner in a joint venture with the Italian state operator Trenitalia, will take over intercity services on the London-Glasgow line from December. The line, which links the capital with cities including Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool, has been run since privatisation by Virgin Rail. Trenitalia has also been named “shadow operator” for HS2. The company willRead More →
Beyond Radio Rebrand Planned
2019-08-14
Local volunteer led community radio station 103.5 Beyond Radio is planning an on-air rebrand following feedback and suggestions from local peopleRead More →
The Dukes “Play in the Park” back next year
2019-08-14
The Dukes’ beloved ‘Play in the Park’ will be back in summer 2020 with a brand-new production of Alice in WonderlandRead More →
Cross Bay Walk raises £12k for CancerCare
2019-08-14
Record ticket sales and donations at CancerCare’s annual Cross Bay Walk combined to raise more than £12,000 for the charityRead More →
Lancashire County Council releases 2017 floods investigation report
2019-08-13
Lancashire County Council have published a document investigating when an intense rain storm hit the county in November 2017, which affected 900 homes, and reveals the shortcomings that allowed it to happen. The storm, travelling from the Irish Sea coast at Blackpool north-easterly to Lancaster, caused extreme downpours. More than 900 homes and other premises were flooded, with 436 homes internally flooded and 70 households evacuated overnight in Galgate. The Council admits that while work has been done to try to prevent similar flooding, more needs to be done. County Councillor Stephen Clarke, lead member for flooding, said: “The council and its partners have beenRead More →