Archive January 2008

Santa has been and gone and the festivities are over for another year, but are you still surrounded by Christmas cards?

02/01/08

Vandals are believed to have used an air rifle to cause £5,000 of damage to brand new lighting columns in Heysham.

03/01/08

Made the annual New Year's resolution to keep fit this year? Still sat on that sofa? Well here's your chance to shed those Christmas pounds.

04/01/08

Lancaster City Council has published a revised version of its Statement of Licensing Policy.

08/01/08

Artists are being invited to apply for a public art commission at The Storey, Lancaster's creative industries centre.

08/01/08

The Spring/Summer 2008 Platform and Dome brochure is now available.

09/01/08

Do you expect high standards of behaviour from your local elected representatives? Can you make a positive contribution to enhancing standards of behaviour? Are you able to work with others to assess information presented in hearings in a fair manner?

09/01/08

Top stand up comedian Marcus Brigstocke will perform his new show 'Your Time is Up' at Lancaster City Council's venue, The Platform in Morecambe, on Friday January 25.

10/01/08

A stirring and detailed tribute to one of the 70's and 80's greatest bands, Thin Lizzy, will be presented by Limehouse Lizzy at Lancaster City Council's Morecambe Dome on Friday 18th January.

10/01/08

An evening of side splitting stand up comedy comes to Lancaster City Council's Morecambe Dome with the Liverpool Comedians Show on Friday 1st February.

10/01/08

A musical journey featuring the music of the Byrds and Crosby Stills Nash and Young comes to Lancaster City Council's Morecambe Dome on Saturday 26th January.

10/01/08

Lancaster City Council is pleased to announce that chart topping band The Kooks will be performing at The Dome in Morecambe later this month.

10/01/08

One of the UK's finest vocalists, Midge Ure, will make a welcome return to Morecambe next month.

16/01/08

School children and teachers in Lancaster can now buy visiting students the ideal gift pack to remember their time in the district.

16/01/08

Everyone's favourite fox, Basil Brush will be taking to the high seas when he returns to Lancaster City Council's Morecambe Dome on Friday 22nd February.

16/01/08

The visitors book held in a Lancaster City Council Tourist Information Centre (TIC) has shown evidence that the historic city of Lancaster remains ever popular with visitors from all four corners of the globe.

16/01/08

WRESTLERS are getting ready to rumble at Lancaster City Council's Morecambe Dome on Saturday, February 2 when the XWA returns to town.

18/01/08

The future of the district's Post Offices will be discussed at the next meeting of Lancaster City Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

18/01/08

Members of the manufacturing industry are invited to attend a free breakfast networking event later this month.

18/01/08

John Otway and his band will be performing at The Platform in Morecambe on Friday February 8.

21/01/08

Cycling to lessons has been made even easier for one local school thanks to the tidying up of a cycle path link to Grosvenor Park School, Morecambe.

21/01/08

Lancaster City Council is preparing to launch its tourism brochures for 2008 and judging by requests made for them via its tourism website they're already in great demand.

21/01/08

Lancaster City Council has successfully prosecuted one of the country's largest companies for failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice.

23/01/08

Cyclists new and old are being offered the chance to brush up on their cycling skills thanks to Pedal Power.

23/01/08

The council is currently experiencing network problems that may result in some phone calls being cut off. We are working on a solution to these problems and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

24/01/08

Lancaster City Council is urging dog owners who have lost their pets within the last week to get in touch.

25/01/08

Worried about fitting into last year's shorts, t-shirts and swimwear this summer but can't bear the thought of going to the gym?

28/01/08

An evening of Yorkshire words and European music comes to Lancaster City Council's venue, The Platform in Morecambe, on Wednesday February 13.

28/01/08

Heysham Community Pool will celebrate its 30th birthday by presenting an extra special gift to one of its most regular customers.

31/01/08

A sell-out concert by one of Britain’s biggest bands has been hailed a huge success.

31/01/08

Fresh from the success of the acclaimed BBC Soul Britannia series, This is Soul showcases the luminous talents of soul legends Eddie Floyd and Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band.

31/01/08