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The long-awaited sale of Morecambe FC will be completed on Monday - the Shrimps' owners have said.

A local businessman who has stopped sponsoring Morecambe Football Club until it is sold says he is devastated to have to make that decision.

Traffic lights in Morecambe which have been causing "dangerous and frustrating" issues for drivers have been fixed, said Lancashire County Council.

Green-fingered school children have proudly shown off their new allotment to their local MP.

Fire crews have rescued a person from the roof of a property in Lancaster

A pensioner from Morecambe has proven age is no barrier to life long learning.

Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has unveiled a new funding initiative aimed at supporting projects that address violence against women and girls across the county.

The Morecambe FC owner has released another statement in a tumultuous week for the club.

Local MP Lizzi Collinge has highlighted the ongoing issues over the future of Morecambe Football Club in parliament.

A time capsule has been buried by children at a Lancaster church to mark their 20th anniversary.

Tyson Fury is up for a third fight with Oleksandr Usyk and has even named a possible date and venue.

Lancashire Police have launched a new summer campaign this week aimed at tackling antisocial behaviour and boosting safety across town centres and high streets.

The Morecambe FC owner has sacked the club’s board of directors as the future of the Shrimps remains uncertain.

A language expert challenged our listeners to tell between voices created by AI and those of real people - ahead of a scam-busting summer school at Lancaster University.

A man in his 30s has died after a crash on the A6 near Garstang.

A stunning vase by a renowned designer inspired by one of Lancaster's most famous landmarks will go on public display in Williamson Park.

The MPs for both Lancaster and Morecambe both voted against government plans for cuts to benefits.

The Morecambe FC board will call in administrators on Wednesday morning unless the long awaited sale of the club is completed before then.

Morecambe has been shortlisted for a national award celebrating the UK's thriving towns.

Lancaster and Morecambe Crematorium has installed a special postbox so people can post 'Letters to Heaven'.

A Heysham sports centre has revealed plans for a new multi-use games area for football and basketball.

A new banking hub is set to open in the Arndale centre in Morecambe.

A pet owner has spoken out about her cat's ordeal after he was found caught in a trap on a Lancaster roadside.

Lancaster Brewery said they received "a wave of negative reviews, aggressive emails and online hostility" after cancelling a booking for a Reform UK event.

A woman in her 80s on a mobility scooter has been injured in a hit and run in Morecambe.

Lancaster City Council has won an award at the 'Oscars for local government' for its work on climate change.

A Morecambe hiker has achieved his ambition to walk from John O'Groats to Land's End in less than 40 days in memory of a close friend.

Pupils at a Silverdale school enjoyed getting physical during the visit of a Paralympic gold medallist.

There are plans to install a new state-of-the-art BT Street Hub - a 21st century replacement for the payphone - outside a Lancaster supermarket as part of an intended rollout across the city.

Rescue services were called after an unmanned 40ft yacht lost its mooring and got stuck in rocks near Heysham power stations.

Developers have bought the derelict brewery site in Lancaster city centre aiming to transform it as part of the long-awaited Canal Quarter.

The board at Morecambe Football Club say the deal to take over the ownership of the club is on the brink of collapsing.

A Lancaster holiday apartments firm has announced a new addition to its growing business.

A major name in cards and gifts will close its high street shop in Lancaster next month.

A £10m transformation of student flats in a historic former Lancaster mill has been given the green light.

Plans for 110 new homes near Williamson Park have been rejected by Lancaster City Council.

Beautiful stained glass windows in the Morecambe Winter Gardens theatre are set to be restored.

The owners of a well-known cafe in Morecambe have taken over a popular burger bar on the seafront.

The chair of a Friends group set up to help the Platform in Morecambe says the venue is "going from strength to strength".

The new team at a pub in the West End of Morecambe have big plans for its future.

A crackdown on parking too close to junctions and blocking pavements will begin in Lancaster and Morecambe.

Police have seized an illegal e-bike and e-scooters on the cycle track during a week of action across Lancaster and Morecambe.

Organisers of Armed Forces Day celebrations in Morecambe said an estimated 30,000 people attended the event - which was headlined by the Red Arrows.

An award-winning pizza restaurant in Morecambe town centre will be closing its doors next month.

Morecambe's bubble tea cafe overlooking the Bay will close at the end of the summer due to lack of trade.

United Utilities is investing £48 million to upgrade Lancaster Wastewater Treatment Works and improve water quality in Morecambe Bay.

A stellar line up has been announced for Morecambe's annual celebration of the spoken word in September.

Nigel Short MBE, Britain’s most famous chess Grandmaster took on 25 of the best players at once at a special event in Lancaster.

Eight people suspected of working illegally in the UK have been arrested after a number of illegal working visits to nail bars and restaurants in Lancaster and Morecambe.

A man from Morecambe who was found with an offensive weapon has been sent to prison and received a driving ban.

A leading light of Lancaster Pride has spoken out about why the event is more important than ever.

The Red Arrows flew over Morecambe Bay not once - but twice - on a memorable Armed Forces Day celebration in the town.

Commemorative plaques will be unveiled celebrating the history of Morecambe's former railway station building - now home to the Platform arts venue.

Cambodian healthcare professionals have spent time with hospital staff in Lancaster as part of an educational exchange visit.

The Labour MPs for both Lancaster and Morecambe have backed a bid to stop major reforms to the benefits system.

A leading Tory has branded the new Reform administration at Lancashire County Council "clowns" as they push for a referendum over a local government shake-up.

Beyond Radio is delighted to present our first ever Big Night Out!

A new report has revealed what the visitor experience could be like once the Eden Project Morecambe opens to the public.

A Lancaster youth charity is helping to relaunch a vital mental heath support service for young people in South Cumbria.

People are being urged to have their say on a new plan which aims to help Morecambe Bay’s most important habitats and species recover and thrive.

Two people were rescued after their dinghy became stranded in mud between Glasson Dock and Overton.

The Morecambe and Lancaster MPs have both backed a historic bill on assisted dying as it passed a vote in the House of Commons.

Foodbanks across the Lancaster and Morecambe District are seeing a "drastic drop" in food donations despite record numbers of people in need.

An annual car rally has continued a proud tradition which began during the era of the famous Morecambe Illuminations.

Owners of local businesses have rolled up their sleeves to get involved at a Morecambe charity for young people with disabilities.

The Lancaster Grand is looking for new trustees and a new chair to play vital roles in the running of the UK's third oldest working theatre.

A festival celebrating Morecambe's maritime heritage will return to the town later this summer.

A senior hospital consultant from Lancaster has been convicted of abusing his position to sexually assault female members of staff.

A teenager will embark on a 250-mile cycle ride from Lancaster to support his grandmother who has blood cancer.

A Lancaster pub has been crowned best in the UK in the annual Countryside Alliance Awards.

Firefighters were called to deal with a tractor that had caught fire in a village near Lancaster last night.

A champion of the LGBTQ+ community spoke out at Morecambe Town Hall about the "fear and panic" among trans and intersex people following a Supreme Court ruling on biological sex.

Two carved wooden owls who 'watched over Carnforth' for several years have had to be removed.

Two people have been arrested after police chased a stolen car through Morecambe.

British Transport Police said a person has been pronounced dead after emergency services were called to Carnforth railway station.

Bosses at Lancaster University say increased costs and falling overseas student numbers mean they will have to cut a number of jobs, in a bid to save up to £30m.

The MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale will visit Morecambe to speak at a public meeting held by local Liberal Democrats.

Police have appealed for information after a spate of burglaries at homes in Lancaster.

Police have renewed an appeal over the theft of two "distinctive and rare bikes" from a garage in Lancaster.

Beyond Radio was delighted once again to be part of the annual Barefest Festival in Morecambe.

Walkers helping to raise £60,000 and counting on the St John's Hospice Moonlight Walk spoke to Beyond Radio during a special live programme from the event.

A man from Morecambe has been jailed after sexually assaulting a girl.

A fly-past by the world famous Red Arrows has been announced for Armed Forces Day in Morecambe.

Tyson Fury has spoken after he caused controversy while managing England in the annual TV charity football match Soccer Aid.

Plans to build 39 new homes on a Lancaster city centre car park have been submitted.

A man in his 60s was taken to hospital with possible broken ribs after a road crash in Morecambe.

Britain’s most famous chess Grandmaster visits Lancaster this weekend, where he’ll play in a special contest.

Emergency services were scrambled to rescue people from the River Lune after their yacht overturned.

Twenty illegal e-bikes and e-scooters have been seized during a police crackdown across the Lancaster district.

A Lancaster University professor, who has championed compassionate and effective services for women whose children are at risk of entering the care system, has received an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours.

A long-established hotel in Morecambe could be demolished to make way for a seven-storey aparthotel.

A developer has launched an appeal as a row over plans to build 110 homes in Lancaster continues.

The Morecambe and Lancaster MPs have spoken out after a busy week in Parliament included a government U-turn on winter fuel payments to pensioners and a spending review.

Lancaster and Morecambe College will be closed today (Friday June 13) due to emergency work on a water main.

Special permission has been granted to allow a phone mast to be put up on the top of the famous Pennine Tower at Forton Services.

A D-Day hero from Morecambe who helped to liberate Europe during the Second World War is set to celebrate his 100th birthday.

Lancashire Constabulary is set to benefit from an additional 53 police officers, as well as 30 new police community support officers and 20 special constables, thanks to extra Home Office funding.

Firefighters have tackled a caravan fire in Lancaster.

Plans for a £10m revamp of student flats in a former mill in Lancaster look set to be given the green light.

Hundreds of people have registered to take part in this year's Moonlight Walk for St John's Hospice and there is still time to sign up.

The Eden Project has said goodbye to a driving force behind their new Morecambe attraction while also welcoming a new face.

An Eden Project chief has called for Morecambe residents to "keep the faith" over their long-awaited attraction on the Promenade after he was told many locals are suffering from "Eden fatigue".

WH Smith has applied for permission for new signs at its shop in Lancaster ahead of its change of name.

Lancaster has retained its crown as the top university in North West England in the Complete University Guide 2026.

A star from hit TV show Gladiators delighted children on a visit to local schools.

A spokesman for the prospective buyers of Morecambe FC has told Beyond Radio there are "exciting times ahead" for the club.

A Nether Kellet based company has been ordered by a court to pay more than £37,000 after failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice.

The 175th anniversary of the completion and opening of the Leeds to Morecambe railway line has been celebrated.

Excited onlookers spoke to Beyond Radio outside Lancaster Castle about what the King's visit meant to them.

An Eden Project boss has responded to critics of the new designs of a planned £100m visitor attraction in Morecambe.

Crews have tackled a derelict building fire in Lancaster.

King Charles has visited Lancaster Castle, his first engagement in Lancashire since he became monarch.

Road closures and diversions will be in place near Lancaster Castle for the visit of King Charles.

New designs of how the planned new Eden Project Morecambe might look have been unveiled.

Police have closed off a road through an industrial estate in Morecambe after a hole appeared.

The long-awaited sale of Morecambe Football Club has been cleared by the English Football League.

Events at Lancaster Priory this weekend have been affected by the King's visit but a service attended by the Archbishop of York will still go ahead.

Applications are being invited for one of Lancaster’s most historic traditions - becoming a Freeman or Freewoman of the city.

One of dance music's best known DJs will headline a 35th anniversary night in Morecambe after surviving a horrific car crash.

A former Morecambe head teacher is moving on from her role as CEO of a Lancaster charity for young people.

Fans of the Red Arrows are hoping to catch a glimpse of them in a scheduled flight over the Lancaster and Morecambe District.

A family have paid a loving tribute to a man with ‘a heart of a lion’ who died following a collision on the M6 near Lancaster.

A Lancaster-based charity is encouraging youngsters to do their bit for people in need while developing their green fingers.

Tributes have been pouring in following the death of a popular class instructor who worked at a leisure centre in Lancaster.

Families have helped to celebrate the opening of a newly-extended school nursery in Morecambe.

Digital warning signs have gone up near a busy roundabout in Morecambe advising motorists of a three-week road closure.

Morecambe Town Council have awarded a grant of £4,500 to support the annual Pride event in the resort.

A Lancashire youth charity has been awarded £300,000 of National Lottery funding in its tenth anniversary year.

A Lancaster museum has received almost £90,000 of lottery funding for a new restoration and community project.

A celebration of the city of Lancaster and its heritage will return for a second year and bigger than before.

A new club dedicated to the famous Japanese art of growing and shaping miniature trees has opened in Lancaster.

A new craft ale bar has opened inside an iconic former restaurant on the Prom to a hugely positive response from locals and visitors alike.

A new walking tour of Lancaster will explore the city's LGBTQ+ heritage.

A popular international street market will return to Morecambe Promenade this month.

A Morecambe private ambulance firm providing vital transport for patients has announced it will be closing after 13 years.

Scientists at Lancaster University’s Hazelrigg weather station have recorded the sunniest and warmest spring since measurements began at the site in the 1960s.

A podcast series, exploring the past, present and future of Morecambe Winter Gardens has been created.

A person received treatment for burns after crews attended a fire at an address in Heysham.

The waiting shelter at Silverdale station has been restored, improving the experience for customers travelling along the scenic Cumbrian coast.

The NHS Trust who operate the Royal Lancaster Infirmary have received a funding boost of more than £4 million.

A series of events including 'Music with the Mayor' has raised more than £37,500 for charities.

Boxing superstar Tyson Fury has announced the first day of filming on a new Netflix documentary about his life.

Top rock band Massive Wagons will play two shows at The Great Hall at Lancaster University - historically a hotbed venue for the biggest names in music.

A 94-year-old author and musician has announced his final public fundraising event for the hospice in Lancaster.

Firefighters have tackled a fire at an outbuilding in Lancaster.

Three youths have been arrested after a large fire at a barn in Lancaster.

A man has died in a collision on the M6 near Lancaster.

Police have appealed for information after a man indecently exposed himself to a woman in Lancaster.

An inter-station football match between the two Heysham Power Stations has raised thousands for charity.

A veteran of the D-Day landings from Lancaster is celebrating his 101st birthday.

The Post Office branch in Morecambe town centre is to remain open in its current location, bosses have confirmed.

Drought has been officially declared across the north west of England after the driest start to spring for 69 years.

Public bins in Morecambe have been targeted by arsonists and will cost a council £1,000 per unit to replace.

King Charles will make an official visit to Lancaster next month, Buckingham Palace has announced.

The Eden Project in Morecambe is ‘still a viable scheme’ and work is progressing on design details, Lancaster city councillors have been told in a new report.

The vicar of Lancaster Priory, Rev Leah Vasey-Saunders, is to become the next Bishop of Doncaster.

The construction of a new £23 million ‘extra care’ housing scheme in Lancaster is nearing completion.

Today marks a thousand days since Morecambe Football Club was officially put up for sale.

Two images captured by a Royal photographer from Lancaster have been celebrated at an international awards ceremony.

A new McDonalds is set to open in a closed-down former restaurant in Morecambe after plans were approved.

The fast-food chain McDonald’s have revealed plans to open a branch in Carnforth.

A Morecambe man has admitted causing the death of his teenage son by dangerous driving.

Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw has visited HMP Lancaster Farms to discuss how they are working to rehabilitate prisoners and prevent re-offending.

Plans to convert empty offices in Lancaster city centre into 30 student flats have been given the green light.

An interior designer from Bolton-le-Sands has made the final of a BBC1 show.

A North Lancashire windfarm is marking a decade since it began producing green energy.

A Lancaster pensioner has spoken of his anger after his disability vehicle was vandalised twice within a few weeks.

A lorry driver was injured after his heavy goods vehicle overturned on the Bay Gateway at Lancaster.

Lancaster's oldest community hub is celebrating a £36,000 facelift.

Morecambe superbike star John McGuinness MBE is preparing to compete at the Isle of Man TT Races.

The MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale has hit out at Reform UK's choice of a "100 per cent male" council cabinet.

A cinema chain said they have no plans to leave their Lancaster site after it was put up for sale.

The family of a teenage boy who died after getting into difficulty on the River Wyre in Garstang have paid a loving tribute to him.

Firefighters have been called to a fire at a business on the main road between Lancaster city centre and the M6.

Crews have tackled a fire at the back of a building near the centre of Morecambe.

A Lancaster hospice's project helping families to look after their loved ones at the end of their lives has been nominated for a national Charity Award.

Potential first time foster carers in the Lancaster and Morecambe Bay area are being encouraged to come forward

A Lancaster Forces veteran and construction firm boss is set to take on a 48-day double marathon challenge in full combat boots and pants.

Three popular events held in a Morecambe village have been given a funding boost.

A crime drama filmed in Morecambe and one of its stars have been nominated for National Television Awards to be chosen by the public.

A much-loved community centre in Morecambe has reopened after a major revamp.

Almost 1,000 people have signed an online petition against plans to introduce bin collections every three weeks in the Lancaster and Morecambe District.

An event where residents will hear about progress on the Eden Project Morecambe will be held at the town's football club.

Lancaster police said a knife was sold to an undercover child during a test purchasing operation in the city.

Two councillors from Lancaster and Morecambe have been appointed to the new Reform UK Lancashire County Council cabinet.

A Morecambe pub will reopen under its previous name which was a nod to the town's relationship with Bradford.

Lancaster Crown Court, which hasn’t been used since 2019, is set to close permanently, under government plans.

A man who suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Morecambe last year has been able to thank the emergency crews that came to his rescue.

A collection of personal letters belonging to Eric Morecambe and his family have gone on display at Morecambe Library.

New independent living flats in Lancaster have been hailed as "some of the UK's most energy-efficient homes".

Researchers at Lancaster University have created an innovative new home for bumblebees to be used by residents.

Police are investigating after a burglary at a popular ice cream parlour on Morecambe Prom.

A plan to move from fortnightly to every three weeks bin collections across the Lancaster and Morecambe District has been given the thumbs up.

A police inspector has appealed for people to keep doors and windows locked during warm weather after a spate of burglaries in Lancaster.

Plans for new apartments and terraced houses on the site of a 19th century hotel in the West End of Morecambe have been approved.

Plans to convert a prominent Lancaster city centre building into holiday apartments have been given the green light despite hundreds of objections.

An inspirational dad from Morecambe who had his leg amputated is taking on a month-long challenge for breast cancer research after his wife was diagnosed with the disease.

Fire crews have dealt with a blaze that broke out on a vehicle in Lancaster.

Fire crews were called to the M6 near Lancaster after a large vehicle caught fire.

A community centre in Lancaster has been awarded more than £300,000 of lottery funding.