Archive September 2008

Visitors from across Lancashire flocked to Morecambe at the weekend to sample the culinary delights of the continent.

01/09/08

Lancaster City Council has developed and refreshed its long-standing, annual Heritage Gala, to create a major new weekend festival, 'We Do Like To Be Beside The Sea: Morecambe's Annual Celebration Of The Seaside'.

02/09/08

As the majority of children return to school this week, Lancaster City Council is offering its own lessons in how to ride a bike.

02/09/08

Lancaster’s shoppers will be among the first to view preliminary designs for the planned Storey public art installation.

02/09/08

Legendary rock 'n' roll star Alvin Stardust is on tour with his band for the first time since the 70s and will be visiting The Platform in Morecambe on Saturday September 20.

05/09/08

Enjoy history and a bit of cycling? Then grab your bikes and head to Lancaster on Saturday, 13 September.

05/09/08

Williamson Park is pleased to announce the return of internationally renowned guitarist John Mills to the Ashton Memorial, Lancaster, for his second recital of 2008.

08/09/08

Star of the recent critically acclaimed BBC4 documentary 'How the West Was Lost`, Edinburgh Fringe favourite and Perrier Award winner, Rich Hall, is back on tour this Autumn and will be performing at the Platform on Thursday September 25.

08/09/08

Splinters Theatre Group will present John Godber's 'September in the Rain' at Lancaster's Williamson Park on Friday September 26 at 7.30pm.

09/09/08

Lancaster City Council is taking to the road - quite literally - in a bid to encourage residents to register their right to vote.

09/09/08

Lancaster City Council is offering fans of the King of Rock 'n' Roll the chance to don their Blue Suede Shoes and learn how to move, sound and perform like Elvis.

10/09/08

A motorist who dropped a CD case out of his car window onto the street has been ordered to pay £110 by a court.

11/09/08

Lancaster City Council is backing a campaign which gives companies the opportunity to part-exchange broken, damaged or bent ladders for new ones.

11/09/08

Lancaster City Council is holding a series of consultation events to find out what people in the district would like to see included in a new arts strategy.

12/09/08

A fast growing Morecambe-based company has expanded thanks to funding from Lancaster City Council’s Business Development Scheme.

12/09/08

Lancaster City Council’s Cycling Demonstration Town (CDT) Team invites you to put your artwork in the limelight by designing an image for its new stock of high visibility cycling vests.

12/09/08

Lancaster City Council is preparing to survey more than 250 potential housing sites to see if they are able to accommodate some of the 6,000 new homes needed in the district over the next 15 years.

15/09/08

By law Lancaster City Council is required to protect the public funds it administers.

15/09/08

Jacqui McShee's Pentangle presents an all-new show at the Platform in Morecambe on Saturday September 27.

15/09/08

For one night only on Friday September 26, Kytsun Wolfe will present his stunning tribute to Cliff Richard at Lancaster City Council's Morecambe Dome.

15/09/08

A decision to introduce a weekly collection of food waste in the district has been called-in for scrutiny.

16/09/08

Thousands of people converged on Morecambe at the weekend for a two day feast of seaside fun.

16/09/08

Lancaster City Council is this year extending its traditional early Christmas present to residents and visitors of free parking on selected Sundays to all its car parks in Morecambe.

17/09/08

One of the best tribute bands to The Jam will be coming to Morecambe on their farewell tour.

22/09/08

Lancaster City Council's Morecambe Dome is to play host to one of the country's best Big Band orchestras.

22/09/08

Do you have an hour to spare and skills that can be used to help others? If so, why not share your time and talents with members of your own community by becoming a member of a Time Bank.

24/09/08

Williamson Park is pleased to announce the return of Andrew Stafford to the Williamson Gallery with his exhibition of new paintings.

24/09/08

Norman Prince and Paul Johnston will perform an evening of Lancashire songs and stories at the Platform in Morecambe on Saturday October 11.

26/09/08

Local schoolchildren have shown their support for a greener Lancaster district by recycling more than 6,550 old Yellow Pages directories.

26/09/08

Thousands of people across the Lancaster district are to have their say on what it is like to live in the area.

26/09/08

A Morecambe mum had to put first aid skills into action only an hour after passing a lifesaving course at Carnforth Community Pool.

30/09/08

Welcome the autumn breeze and add a couple of dates to your diary with some new additions to Lancaster City Council’s programme of guided cycle rides.

30/09/08