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• Date and fundraiser announced for return of Lancaster Pride

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

• Beyond Radio 10 for 10: The Big Lancaster Spring Clean

  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.

• Rapist jailed for attacking vulnerable man in Lancaster

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

• LISTEN: £30K fundraiser for Lancaster community farm closing in on target

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

• Person rescued from vehicle after collision near Carnforth

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

• Firefighters called to chemical spillage on Lancaster industrial estate

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

• MP calls for government debate amid continuing uncertainty over Lancaster day centre

  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.

• Punk poets, national treasures and returning favourites at Morecambe Poetry Festival

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

• Lancaster district empty homes given new lease of life after years of neglect

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

• Appeal after driver suffers ‘significant’ head injury following Lancaster collision

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

• Man in his 70s dies after road traffic collision in Lune Valley

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

• Lancaster home energy advice group celebrates award success

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

• Third Lancashire Climate Forum held in Lancaster

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

• Free Lancaster University scheme to ready young people for green careers

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

• Carnforth charity shop celebrates donating more than £200K to community groups

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

• Police appeal after bike stolen in Morecambe

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

• Morecambe lifeboat crew responds to reports of person stuck in mud

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

• Crews deal with lorry fire at Heysham harbour

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

• Road resurfacing schemes revealed for Lancaster district

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

• Lancaster one-way system reopens after wall collapse causes traffic chaos

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