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Police have warned of the dangers of quicksand and mud after they stopped a group of schoolchildren from stepping onto a muddy riverbank in Lancaster.

A struggling animal rescue charity in Lancaster has launched a 'Big Build' fundraiser for its new state-of-the-art kennel and cattery.

Morecambe WILL throw its hat in the ring to become the first ever UK Town of Culture - it has been confirmed.

Heysham Port has come under fire over traffic congestion which has led to lengthy tailbacks and people unable to get out of their driveways.

Champions of Morecambe Bay tourism have spoken of their excitement over work due to start on the Eden Project and the Tour de France visiting the area.

A college football team can play at the national championships thanks to a donation from a charity set up as the legacy of a Lancaster school.

A new general manager has been appointed at Morecambe's famous art deco Midland Hotel.

A main contractor tasked with building the Eden Project Morecambe is expected to be in place by the end of this month, it has been announced.

Almost £1.2m of funding has been announced for a number of flood defence schemes and upgrades in the Lancaster district.

Patients with learning disabilities and needle phobia are benefiting from a painless new form of blood sampling pioneered by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.

A crowdfunder has been launched to help fill the city's streets and spaces with music and dance at the returning Lancaster Music Festival.

A popular high street computer games store in Lancaster city centre has shut its doors.

From playing Baldrick to taking on a werewolf in an award-winning horror film - Alex Candlin from Carnforth is having an exciting time in his fledgling acting career.

A leading councillor has spoken about potholes in the Lancaster and Morecambe area as more concerns emerged about the state of the roads in Carnforth.

Lancaster's Burger King outlet has shut its doors after three and a half years.

Morecambe’s lifeboat crew were called out over the weekend to find a dog who had become separated from its owner on the sands.

A new mini supermarket has opened on a main road between Morecambe and Lancaster.

Investigations continue after a derelict trailer was found abandoned in a layby in Lancaster.

A man has been charged after a pedestrian died after being by a car in Morecambe last year.

Our reporter GREG LAMBERT joined two road safety champions out and about in Morecambe and Heysham to highlight some of the biggest potholes in the area.

Stars of the thriving Lancaster and Morecambe area musical theatre scene celebrated a big night of awards wins.

Heysham 1 power station has been thanked for donating firefighting equipment to help a charity to save lives on rescue missions around the world.

A drop-in event will be held about plans for Morecambe to apply to become the first UK Town of Culture.

Friends of The Platform have celebrated the life of a legendary comic as well as an award to a leading supporter of the venue.

A support programme to help protect vulnerable women in Lancaster and Morecambe has been awarded funding from Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner.

A Lancaster Indian restaurant has kept its premises licence, even though thousands of pounds of penalties relating to the use of illegal workers remains unpaid.

Fire crews were called to rescue a person stuck on a cliff edge at Heysham.

Bosses at Heysham power station say there is likely to be increased noise and steam coming from the site in the coming days.

The team at a Lancaster community and arts centre are thrilled after a grant of £220,617 from the National Lottery.

A dad from Heysham has bounced back from a near-fatal cardiac arrest to help others including his stepdaughter who herself survived a horrific car crash.

Lancaster Pride will return to the city in 2026 and a fundraiser has been launched.

Beyond Radio will be joining in a community tidy up in Lancaster in the first of 10 events this year to celebrate our 10th birthday.

A man has been sent to prison for 14 years for a rape in Lancaster.

A crowdfunding appeal to help create a community farm in Lancaster has raised more than 80 per cent of its target.

Firefighters freed a person from a vehicle after a road traffic collision in Nether Kellet.

Firefighters have been called to a chemical spillage at a premises in an industrial area of Lancaster.

The Lancaster MP wants government talks on the importance of day centres amid continuing uncertainty over the future of a vital service for elderly people.

A stellar line-up has been revealed for the 2026 Morecambe Poetry Festival.

Abandoned properties that have blighted neighbourhoods across the Lancaster district have been transformed and returned to use.

A man has been left with a significant head injury following a collision between two vehicles in Lancaster.

A motorist has died after a road traffic collision at Melling.

A group helping residents with their energy use is celebrating major successes at a north west awards ceremony.

People from across the county gathered in Lancaster for the third Lancashire Climate Action Forum.

Young people are invited to join a new free project at Lancaster University to help develop future leaders in sustainability.

A Carnforth charity shop has given more than £201,000 to community groups across the Lancaster and Morecambe district - including Beyond Radio.

Police have asked residents to keep an eye out for a bike stolen from a property in Morecambe.

The Morecambe lifeboat crew were called into action to respond to a report of a person stuck in mud.

Fire crews dealt with a blaze on a lorry at Heysham harbour over the weekend.

Roads in the Lancaster and Morecambe District to either be resurfaced or repaired over the next year have been announced.

Part of the one-way system in Lancaster city centre has now reopened after it was closed following the collapse of a wall.

The Morecambe MP has been dancing with Strictly stars in Westminster - and has responded to criticism of the timing of the event given the crisis in the Middle East.

A 101-year-old D-Day war veteran from Lancaster has received the Honorary Freedom of the City of Lancaster in a ceremony.

Plans to replace the digital timetable screens at Lancaster Bus Station are in the works.

Roads in Lancaster city centre were closed after a wall collapsed onto a parked car during rush hour.

Friends of a much-missed Lancaster publican have shared memories of a man they described as "the beating heart" of their community.

A road safety champion has thrown down the gauntlet to highways bosses over the number of potholes in Morecambe.

Lancashire Police have made a number of arrests in Lancaster and Morecambe on suspicion of money laundering.

A drug dealer has been jailed after cocaine was found hidden in crisp packets during a raid at a property in Lancaster.

Fire crews spent three hours dealing with commercial property blaze in Carnforth on Wednesday morning.

Fire crews were sent to deal with a blaze at an address in Morecambe on Wednesday afternoon.

Morecambe Football Club has been placed under an embargo by the National League for reported ‘non-compliance with league financial regulations.’

The centenary of Eric Morecambe's birth is coming up and a series of 'Wacky' events will be held to celebrate.

A campaign is continuing for new mobility crossings across the Lancaster and Morecambe District to make life easier for disabled residents.

A triple celebration has been held to remember a driving force of Lancaster's hospice with help from a well-known ice cream firm.

A Morecambe cheerleading group have clinched a double gold medal at a prestigious international competition in Germany.

A charity in Lancaster which has helped thousands of animals find loving homes over almost 50 years is in urgent need of financial help.

A Lancaster Indian restaurant could lose its premises licence as thousands of pounds of penalties relating to the use of illegal workers remains unpaid.

A popular Morecambe pub will soon be under new ownership, it has been announced.

The group who will decide how £20 million of funding for the West End of Morecambe will be spent have held their inaugural meeting.

Two carved wooden owls who 'watched over Carnforth' for several years have been officially named in tribute to the famous movie filmed at the town’s train station.

Lancashire Police are urging residents and local businesses to remain vigilant following a spike in reports involving counterfeit currency being used across the county.

Bins in the Lancaster and Morecambe District will be collected on a cycle of every three weeks instead of two from Monday, March 30.

You can find out about two major issues - the climate and Local Government Reorganisation - at two public meetings in Lancaster this month.

A £72m programme to improve roads in Lancashire is set to be approved after the Reform UK county council set its first budget.

New electronic bus timetable display screens are being tested in Morecambe and Heysham.

Thousands of local young people are set to gain access to new climate action projects designed to grow the skills needed to care for Morecambe Bay.

Police say young people are putting themselves at risk by entering abandoned and derelict buildings in the Lancaster area.

Police have been called to a fight in Morecambe town centre involving a group of up to 50 youths.

Morecambe Football Club has received a potentially life-saving first aid kit as part of a countywide campaign stemming from the Manchester Arena terror attack.

Lancaster City Council says two tonnes of waste has already been stopped from entering landfill as rollout of a scheme to reintroduce food recycling continues.

Firefighters were called to a fire in Lancaster involving two wheelie bins.

The Conservative leader's speech was compared to the "ramblings of Donald Trump" as Lancaster City Council voted through its budget.

The leader of Lancaster City Council said an update on housing plans for the former Skerton High School site is "imminent".

The former MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale has joined other dignitaries in Ukraine as events were held to mark the fourth anniversary of the war.

Police have appealed for help after a spate of 13 thefts in two months in the rural areas of south Lancaster.

Lancaster University has collected the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education from their Majesties the King and Queen.

A Lancaster school has joined in a day of action across the county as part of a campaign for drivers to slow down on a dangerous road.

Lancaster City Museum has announced a temporary partial closure for work on its staircase.

A year of events is under way to celebrate 150 years of a Lancaster church.

A hiker from Morecambe who completed the famous John O'Groats to Land's End walk for a Lancaster hospice has received a special award.

The Trust that runs the Royal Lancaster Infirmary says it's taking additional steps to maintain safe services and cope with growing demands.

A friendly and welcoming front man at a popular Morecambe ice cream parlour has died, it has been announced.

Musician Dermot Kennedy has been announced for a special gig in Lancaster.

A fundraiser has been launched to help keep alive a popular Morecambe Promenade café that has served the town for the last 38 years.

A lorry and two cars were involved in a crash on the M6 near Lancaster.

Two people were arrested after a car was stopped on the M6 motorway near Lancaster.

Tributes have been paid following the death of a long-serving Heysham councillor and former mayor.

A former mayor of Lancaster and long-serving councillor who received the MBE for her many years of political service has died.

Three determined schoolboys have completed an inspiring challenge to help transform their school playground.

Fire crews were called to tackle a blaze at an address in Skerton.

Martin Thomas has returned to Morecambe Football Club as Head of Commercial.

This fallen traffic light is shown blocking a busy pavement in Lancaster city centre a week after a road crash.

A new Tesco Express and car park is almost ready to open on a former pub bowling green in Lancaster.

Fire crews have tackled a blaze at a caravan in Lancaster.

A popular high street retailer selling health, beauty and household goods is opening inside a Lancaster shopping centre.

Could Morecambe be the first ever UK Town of Culture?

The appointment of a Chief Operating Officer has been announced by Morecambe Football Club.

A volunteer for a cat rescue charity has spoken out after a vital donations trolley was removed from a Lancaster supermarket.

Local businesses interested in joining forces with the Eden Project while they build and open their new visitor attraction on the Prom have been invited to get on board.

A festival celebrating refugee stories on film is coming to the Lancaster and Morecambe area.

This year's International Youth Games - where Lancaster was again due to compete against its twin towns - have been cancelled.

New car parking spaces have opened in Lancaster.

Soap and reality TV stars will play in a football match at Morecambe FC to raise money for a local cancer charity set up by a much-loved schoolboy.

Plans to pause new referrals for autism and ADHD diagnoses for young people in Lancaster and Morecambe Bay have been put on hold, it has been confirmed.

Residents and businesses have been reassured that Morecambe Promenade will remain open to traffic as a multi-million pound electricity upgrade continues.

Changes to the design of Eden Project Morecambe have been given planning approval - a decision hailed by Eden as a "major milestone".

A Bolton-le-Sands pensioner in her 80s was targeted in a telephone courier fraud banking scam earlier today, said police.

Plans to build up to 200 homes in fields between Bolton-le-Sands and Slyne-with-Hest have been turned down.

Volunteers from the Royal Lancaster Infirmary have helped plant 120 native trees in the hospital grounds, marking the latest step in a major programme to improve biodiversity and create greener, healthier spaces.

Lancaster’s iconic Lune Millennium Bridge is turning 25 today.

A teenage driver and his passenger suffered serious injuries following a collision involving two cars and a lorry on the M6 near Lancaster last night.

New referrals for autism and ADHD diagnoses for young people in Lancaster and Morecambe Bay have been paused over "unprecedented high levels of demand".

Taxi operator Uber will be regulated by the local authority after it was granted a private hire operator licence by Lancaster City Council.

Around 15 memorial benches will be removed near the site of the planned Eden Project Morecambe and relatives have been asked to come forward.

The Lancaster branch of Lloyds bank is set to shut later this year.

A little boy has been reunited with his trike after it was stolen from a garden in Morecambe.

Lancaster rock star John Waite has delighted residents on a visit back home.

Pubs from Morecambe and Heysham were among the winners at a county-wide celebration of the best in tourism.

Land at a Morecambe primary school is being transformed into an eco-garden for pupils to learn about nature, wellbeing and the outdoors.

The Morecambe Football Club Director of Fan Engagement has resigned after four-and-a-half months in the role.

65 e-bikes and e-scooters have been seized by police over the last three months in the area of the county including the Lancaster district.

Police are appealing for information after the theft of a quantity of calculators from a Lancaster stationers.

A major new programme to future proof much loved heritage assets at Williamson Park is set to get underway.

A group of councillors have called for a public consultation into plans to close a ward at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

Communities from across the county will come together in Lancaster for the third Lancashire Climate Action Forum.

A third annual 10-day festival bringing world class film to Morecambe has earned rave reviews while rewarding local movie-makers.

Police have again warned owners of mobility scooters be on their guard after more thefts in Morecambe.

A public meeting in Lancaster this month will set out the path for North Lancashire to achieve a nationally recognised food sustainability award.

Students from Morecambe Bay Academy have raised money for two vital local charities.

Chinese New Year celebrations brought Lancaster to life with colour, rhythm and celebration.

King Charles has passed through Lancaster again while on a visit to other parts of Lancashire.

A planning application has gone in to convert an empty former photography studio in Lancaster into four holiday apartments.

A man who tried to scam thousands of pounds using stolen data while studying at Lancaster University has been sent to prison.

A registered sex offender is back behind bars after failing to comply with his notification requirements.

Police are appealing for the victim of an assault in a Lancaster pub to contact them.

A celebration of the Armed Forces in Morecambe will expand to three days when it returns this summer.

Morrisons have announced a new date for opening a new 'Daily' store on a main road between Lancaster and Morecambe.

The Lancaster Grand Prix Cycle Races will return to the city in the summer, it has been confirmed.

A West End stage show paying homage to Morecambe and Wise is coming to the Winter Gardens to mark 100 years since Eric Morecambe was born

Lancaster BID has been re-elected to work on behalf of city centre businesses for another five-year term.

This summer's walkabout theatre show in Williamson Park in Lancaster has been exclusively announced on Beyond Radio.

A 19th Century former Morecambe church is set to go under the hammer.

A Lancaster-based cancer charity has launched a new scheme putting supporters in control of how donations are spent.

Emergency services have been called to a road traffic collision involving one car in Lancaster.

Police have issued an appeal to find the owner of an abandoned mobility scooter believed to be stolen - amid a rise in similar thefts.

Design changes and flood defences at the Eden Project Morecambe have been backed by council planning officers.

A rogue roofer from Morecambe who scammed three elderly residents out of thousands of pounds has been jailed.

Campaigners say the fate of their local area rests on a crunch meeting to decide if a controversial housing development near the A6 gets the go-ahead.

Work is continuing ahead of the opening of a new McDonald's restaurant in Morecambe.

Crews have tackled a fire at a property in Lancaster.

A  Lancaster-based youth charity is marking its 10th anniversary by launching a challenge to the community.

A fundraising campaign has been launched to bring a new community farm in Lancaster to life.

A chiropodist from Carnforth has paid tribute to her late husband and helped raise money for charity at a special 'clinic-warming' event.

Lancaster City Council has voted through a 2.99 per cent increase in its share of Council tax.

Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has explained how a 5.4 per cent rise in Council tax share will be spent.

The operators of Guy’s Thatched Hamlet have announced they have ceased trading after 46 years.

A woman who admitted causing the death of her newborn baby son in Morecambe when she was 15-years-old has been spared jail.

Morecambe Town Council has voted through its budget including a 2.46 per cent rise in its share of Council tax.

A home builder working on a new housing development at the gateway to Lancaster is offering community groups the chance to bid for a share of £2000.

A Lancaster centre has celebrated the official opening of its new community kitchen with a visit from the mayor.

A Lancaster high street gaming store has announced it will shut as the company stands on the brink of administration.

Jim Bentley has been appointed as the new manager of Morecambe Football Club, returning for a second spell in charge at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium.

The reign of Ashvir Singh Johal as manager of Morecambe Football Club has come to an end after the Shrimps announced he had left the club with immediate effect.

A Lancaster writer's ghost story set in an imagined version of Morecambe - narrated by a much-loved actor - will be aired on national radio.

A craft ale bar overlooking Morecambe Bay will be getting a new name.

The opening date has been announced for a new bistro and tearooms in a former post office in Morecambe.

The improvements to services and leadership made by teams working at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary have been recognised in an inspection report, published by the Care Quality Commission.

A community gym set up in tribute to a teenage boxer from Morecambe is going from strength to strength.

Members of the team behind the Lancaster Chinese New Year celebrations have visited our studio to chat about this year's events.

Hurstwood Holdings, a Manchester-based property investment and development company, has bought Lancaster’s Vue Cinema.

A car park in Lancaster city centre will be closed from next week ahead of the first phase of development plans for the Canal Quarter.

Fire crews dealt with a blaze at a commercial building in Lancaster last night.

A heritage plaque is being planned at the first site of Lancaster University which was also a furniture factory for Waring & Gillow.

Two men from Heysham have appeared in court in connection with the death of a cyclist after a road traffic collision in Morecambe.

A fundraiser has been set up to help a family of six after their house in Heysham was destroyed by fire.

Two onshore wind farms, including one at Heysham, are under new ownership after being sold to an independent renewable energy producer.

A Lancaster toddler has been celebrated in a special way for her courage in battling a life-threatening rare heart condition.

Lancaster University has been awarded almost £11 million pounds for pioneering mental health research following a major investment by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.

Members of the public are being advised to stay away from Williamson Park today due to the weather.

Police are investigating the possible drug related deaths of three people in Morecambe and Carnforth, including one linked to taking contaminated heroin.

The life of a remarkable artist and pioneering inventor who lived and worked in Lancaster more than a century ago will be celebrated this year.

Carnforth residents will see a fall in their town council's share of Council tax on their next bill.

Organisers of a music festival raising funds for local schools said the event will not take place this year.

Morecambe Town Council has proposed a 2.46 per cent rise in its share of Council tax for 2026/27.

Lancaster City Council is proposing to increase its share of Council tax by 2.99 per cent.

The Shrimps Trust is urging the owners of Morecambe FC to significantly improve fan engagement, claiming an ongoing lack of communication with supporters was damaging the club.

Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after a man died in a collision in Forton.

An event to improve bike security takes place in Lancaster next month.

Drivers in Lancaster will be fined if they attempt unlawful manoeuvres, under new powers being rolled out for enforcing moving traffic offences at a dangerous junction.

An initiative in Morecambe to tackle crime has led to several arrests and the seizure of a quantity of drugs.