Local News from Wednesday, May 13th, 2026

An earthquake hit the Silverdale area on Wednesday morning.

Lancaster Jazz Festival will take a break this year - it has been announced.

A mother and daughter who run a popular arts and crafts shop in Morecambe have announced it will soon be closing down after 30 years.

A new Hope Bench will be officially installed in Lancaster as part of a project to promote mental wellbeing and ensure people know that help is always close.

A group of local young people who co-created the first garden for the Eden Project Morecambe are heading to London to help exhibit it at the Chelsea Flower Show.

Lancashire County Council say the provision of adult social care services, including the future of an under threat day centre in Lancaster, will be reviewed in the autumn.

Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner is inviting applications for offender-funded grants of up to £5,000 open to support safer communities.

Thursday May 14 marks 100 years since the birth of comedy great Eric Morecambe who alongside Ernie Wise still makes millions laugh to this day.

A series of events is taking place this week to mark the centenary of the comedy legend Eric Morecambe.

Crews have tackled a garage fire in Lancaster.

A long-serving supermarket worker from Carnforth is bringing a heartfelt family story to life, with the launch of a new children’s book set to raise funds for Cure Leukaemia.

A new £50,000 fund has been launched to support festivals and events across the Lancaster district.

A man from Morecambe has been jailed after thousands of indecent images were found on his mobile phone.