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• Lancaster man dies on Christmas Day after hit and run

  A man from Lancaster who was critically injured in a hit and run has died.

• Lancaster train services affected as major railway bridge works get under way

  Work on a major railway bridge replacement is set to begin - leading to travel disruption in the Lancaster area.

• Town's international film festival to celebrate Eric Morecambe's 100th birthday

  The centenary of Eric Morecambe will be celebrated at the grand opening of a film festival in the town.

• Dates announced as Eden Project Morecambe set for big year in 2026

  The team behind the Eden Project Morecambe will start the new year with a series of fun family events in what's expected to be a big year for the scheme.

• Quit smoking clinics now open across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay

  Free clinics are open across the Lancaster and Morecambe area to help people quit smoking in 2026.

• Lancaster hospice receives £14k from water company's cross bay walk

  St John’s Hospice in Lancaster received a welcome Christmas gift from water company employees who raised more than £14,000 from a cross bay walk.

• Morecambe Bay health trust appoints new chief exec

  The trust in charge of the Royal Lancaster Infirmary has appointed a new chief executive.

• Lancaster education leader awarded CBE in King's New Year's Honours List

  An education head from Lancaster has been made a CBE in the King's New Year's Honours List.

• Family-run cake shop in Morecambe crowned Best Bakery at UK awards

  A family-run cake shop in Torrisholme is celebrating after being crowned Best Bakery of the Year at the UK Small Business Awards.

• Lancaster and Morecambe pop-up food clubs and community meals announced

  A series of events will be held in Lancaster and Morecambe to help local people between Christmas and New Year.

• Emergency services called to road collision in Carnforth

  A person has been injured in a road traffic collision in Carnforth.

• Police report positive results of pre-Christmas visits to Lancaster and Morecambe venues

  Police have visited more than 100 off licences, pubs and clubs in Lancaster and Morecambe during a crackdown in the pre-Christmas period.

• Teenager arrested and motorbike seized after youths seen riding dangerously in Morecambe

  A teenager has been arrested and a motorbike seized after reports of youths riding dangerously around Morecambe town centre.

• Arrest after motorcyclist seriously injured in crash in Morecambe

  A man has been arrested after a crash in Morecambe left a motorbike rider with serious injuries.

• Body found in search for missing Lancaster University student

  Police searching for a missing teenager said that a body has been found.

• Lancashire residents asked for views on police funding

  A public survey has been launched to ask Lancashire residents for their views on the money they pay towards policing.

• New scheme to display names of residents on North West air ambulances

  Residents of the Lancaster and Morecambe Bay area can have their names displayed on a North West Air Ambulance helicopter this Christmas as part of a pioneering scheme.

• Investigation closed into prisoner's death at Lancaster hospital

  An independent investigation into the death of a prisoner at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary has concluded.

• LISTEN: How Lancaster life coach aims to spread Christmas cheer this year

  A Lancaster mental health campaigner has spoken to Beyond Radio about how he's trying to make this Christmas a little better for 11 children.

• Lancaster schoolgirl's design wins Mayor’s Christmas card competition

  The artistic talents of a Lancaster schoolgirl saw her beat off competition from hundreds of rivals and design a Christmas card to be sent to the King.