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- 24th February 2013
Budding gardeners descended on Ryelands Park this week to help Lancaster City Council add a splash of colour to the park with the planting of 1000 bulbs.
Morecambe Bay Partnership which includes Lancaster City Council has secured half a million pounds for Bay-wide tourism projects from the government’s Coastal Communities Fund.
- 24th February 2013
Spring into March with a First Friday bonanza of comedy, dance, video, music and literature.
- 18th February 2013
The BBC are currently casting for a new business series and have asked thebestof Lancaster for help.
- 28th January 2013
A chance to sample everything from Chinese calligraphy and contemporary dance to storytelling, live music and drama comes your way this February First Friday.
First Fridays were launched last autumn to promote Lancaster Arts City. Every First Friday of the month, Lancaster Arts Partners aim to offer a range of mainly free events encouraging residents and visitors alike to see the area afresh and try out something new on the arts scene.
- 24th January 2013
In the last four years, LMC has successfully hosted events in the Hexagon Theatre and surrounding campus, for example - cross-College open days, live music events in the Hexagon and the SU Festival - which have attracted over 300 people per event.
- 10th December 2012
Businesses in Lancaster have voted yes to making the city centre a Business Improvement District (BID).
Turnout in the ballot was 40% with 67% of businesses by number voting in favour and 61% in favour by size. The vote was independently managed by the Electoral Reforms Service.
- 10th December 2012
As the stage door closes on the filming of yet another prime time TV production right here on our doorstep, Lancaster can be proud that it played a crucial role in there being something special to watch on TV this Christmas!
- 10th December 2012
Lancaster's traditional Charter Market is hosting a festive Christmas Market in the courtyard of the magnificent Lancaster Castle on Thursday, December 20.
- 27th November 2012
Come and join the annual Christmas Carol celebrations at the Ashton Memorial at Williamson Park in Lancaster starting on Friday 14 December until Friday 21 December 2012 at 7.30pm - with the finest local choirs and orchestras