Archive February 2008

Lancaster City Council is challenging primary school pupils to come up with ideas to combat litter in the district.

01/02/08

'The Music of Mario Lanza and Howard Keel' is a celebration in song of the wonderful careers of these two superstars of a bygone era.

01/02/08

Knowing that you shouldn’t drop a cigarette butt on the street can, in the normal scheme of things, save you £75 – the cost of a fixed penalty notice. But for two lucky pub goers this fact earned them each much more – a top of the range iPod.

01/02/08

'Timber' was the cry from Lancaster City Council’s tree surgeons as they skilfully averted a disaster last week when they felled a tree in the city.

04/02/08

Could your street benefit from a spring clean? If so, Lancaster City Council wants to hear from you.

04/02/08

A performance of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will take place at Lancaster City Council's Morecambe Dome on Monday February 18 at 2pm.

04/02/08

Lancaster City Council is looking for volunteers to join a Citizenship Panel and play an active role in the mayoralty, the council and the community.

04/02/08

Founder of English folk rock group Fairport Convention, Ashley Hutchings brings his newest project, Rainbow Chasers to Lancaster City Council's venue, The Platform in Morecambe, on Friday February 22.

05/02/08

A man who once conquered the world by bike has been invited to The Dukes in Lancaster this month to take an audience through his A to Z of cycling around the world.

05/02/08

Barry Walker's Smackee return to Lancaster City Council's Morecambe Dome on Saturday February 23 with a brand new production 'Memories Are Made of Hits'.

05/02/08

The spring issue of Lancaster City Council's lively colour magazine will be dropping through the letterbox of each and every home in the district next week.

06/02/08

Round the world cyclist Alastair Humphreys returns to the district this month to challenge 7 more Sustrans Bike It schools to virtually cycle around the world.

08/02/08

Following the Planning Inquiry that took place last year, we have today (08 February) been advised that the Secretary of State has approved the Planning Application for the M6 link road.

08/02/08

Blues-rock guitar virtuoso, vocalist and songwriter, Joe Bonamassa, will perform at Lancaster City Council's Morecambe Dome on Friday February 29.

11/02/08

Lancaster City Council has vowed to replant a memorial tree that was damaged by vandals last week.

12/02/08

DO you have an hour or two to spare which could be used to help others?

12/02/08

Lancaster City Council’s continued improvement and achievements have been recognised by Local Government’s independent watchdog.

12/02/08

Lancaster City Council has unfortunately been informed that the memories are made of hits show on Saturday 23rd of February has been cancelled.

15/02/08

Over 100 local people voted for which organisations should receive funding to build a stronger community in Poulton last Saturday.

19/02/08

Hugh Cornwell will make a welcome return visit to the Platform on Saturday March 1 as part of his 'The Stranglers and Beyond' acoustic tour 2008.

19/02/08

Lancashire sextet, The Swing Commanders, will present an evening of Forties and Western Swing at the Platform in Morecambe on Friday March 7.

22/02/08

Sonic Boom!, which has established itself as the biggest under 18 rock club night in Manchester, will arrive at the Morecambe Dome on Friday March 7.

22/02/08

The Vienna Festival Ballet will present their traditional, enchanting production of Sleeping Beauty at Morecambe Dome on Friday March 14 starting at 7.30pm

25/02/08

Maggie Bell, one of the greatest soul and blues singers this country has produced, will be performing at The Platform in Morecambe with her band, known as The British Blues Quintet. The concert will take place on Saturday March 15.

25/02/08

A bunch of the hottest contemporary fiddle players from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland will be performing at the Platform.

25/02/08

Lancaster City Council is backing an annual celebration of Fairtrade produce.

25/02/08

Landlords are invited to attend open evenings which have been arranged to explain a fundamental change to the way Housing Benefit is calculated and paid for people living in privately rented property.

26/02/08

Staff at Lancaster Tourist Information Centre and Morecambe Visitor Information Centre will be inviting customers to enjoy a 'Taste of Lancashire Food' as part of this year’s British Tourism Week.

26/02/08

Business leaders and budding entrepreneurs will no doubt be pleased to see the return of the popular Business Advice Night.

27/02/08

New regulations are due to come in to force to protect workers from loud noise.

29/02/08