Archive February 2010

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

01/02/10

LANCASTER City Council is backing a campaign aimed at making students, their parents and landlords aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide.

02/02/10

COUNCILLOR James Blakely has resigned as a Lancaster City Councillor for the John O’Gaunt Ward following a recent house move out of the district.

03/02/10

DO you feel like you want to start a gentle exercise programme, get some fresh air and meet new people? Then join in Lancaster City Council’s new Health on Wheels exercise programme.

03/02/10

PRIVATE landlords and letting agents are being invited to attend a special event on Thursday February 11 at Lancaster Town Hall to find out more about the help and advice that is available to them.

03/02/10

NINE children from Abbeystead Primary School have completed a Young Leaders Award delivered by Lancaster City Council.

04/02/10

FIFTEEN children from Quernmore Primary School recently completed a Young Leaders Award delivered by Lancaster City Council.

04/02/10

CYCLISTS are already benefiting from recent improvement works to Penny Street, Lancaster town centre.

04/02/10

VOICES Across the Oceans, a collaborative project with female singers from Africa, Europe and the Caribbean, will be visiting The Platform in Morecambe on Wednesday February 24 as part of their Spring 2010 tour.

05/02/10

LANCASTER City Council will increase its portion of Council Tax by 3.75% for 2010/11.

05/02/10

TALENTED young band from Preston, Tipitina, will be performing top quality New Orleans Jazz at The Platform in Morecambe on Friday February 26.

08/02/10

TWO public meetings have been arranged for people to discuss the future of our coastline.

09/02/10

MEMBERS of Lancaster City Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee recently decided to ‘call-in’ a decision by Cabinet to hand back the three community pools in Heysham, Hornby and Carnforth to Lancashire County Council.

10/02/10

VOULEZ Vous, one of the UK's greatest and best loved Abba tribute bands will be playing at the Dome in Morecambe on Saturday February 13 starting at 7.30pm.

10/02/10

THE Bootleg Sixties concert which was due to take place at The Platform on Friday February 12 has been rescheduled.

10/02/10

THE Donnie Munro Band will perform at The Platform in Morecambe on Saturday February 27.

11/02/10

LANCASTER City Council is urging people to don their running shoes in support of a national charity. On Sunday March 21 the council’s Salt Ayre Sports Centre will be hosting a Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile.

12/02/10

AN afternoon of entertainment especially for all those who think the world has gone mad takes place at The Platform in Morecambe on Tuesday March 2.

12/02/10

LOCAL school children were treated to a VIP trip to the Butterfly House at Williamson Park as a prize for entering a competition to design a flag and name the zoo.

12/02/10

THE Spring edition of Lancaster City Council's lively colour magazine is currently dropping through the letterboxes of homes across the district.

15/02/10

A council inspection has found inadequate surfacing at a small number of its 70 plus play areas.

15/02/10

A celebratory opening event took place at the Butterfly House at Williamson Park last weekend.

16/02/10

THE Festival Market in Morecambe is planning an egg-citing and egg-stra special treat for young and old alike this Easter with no less than four free competitions.

18/02/10

LANCASHIRE'S favourite ambassadors, Bernard Wrigley and the Oldham Tinkers, make a welcome return to the Platform on Saturday 13 March.

18/02/10

SEAN HUGHES, the youngest comic ever to win the Perrier Award for his Edinburgh Fringe debut in1990, will perform his brand new show `What I Meant To Say Was…` at the Platform on Friday 12 March 2010.

18/02/10

AT its meeting on Tuesday February 16, Lancaster City Council’s Cabinet, agreed, in principle, that the city’s indoor market be let to a single retailer.

23/02/10

UNFORTUNATELY the tribute to Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons at the Morecambe Dome on Thursday February 25 has been cancelled.

25/02/10

LANCASTER City Council has launched a consultation into plans to help further protect the district’s unique character and history.

26/02/10

A Women on Wheels (WoW) cycle ride takes place next weekend and whether you are beginner or a seasoned pro, everyone is welcome – you can even hire a bike if you don’t have your own.

26/02/10

LANCASTER City Council is offering a variety of bike maintenance and cycle skill courses to help you make the most of our wonderful district by bike.

26/02/10

COUNCIL housing tenants followed in the footsteps of one of Lancaster’s most infamous former residents to learn more about the criminal justice system.

26/02/10