Local News from Sunday, July 5th, 2026

Morecambe business owner lobbies Chancellor over rising costs on Downing Street visit

A champion of Morecambe town centre has directly lobbied the Chancellor of the Exchequer over the problems of rising costs being faced by local businesses.
Rallying call for volunteers as work starts on memorial garden for little George

Work has officially begun to create a memorial garden in memory of a toddler who died in a gas explosion at his home in Heysham.
M6 closure after van lands on its roof near Carnforth

A van landed on its roof in a road traffic collision on the M6 near Carnforth - said police.