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• INTERVIEWS: "Anger, frustration, sadness" - Fans unite at Morecambe FC over club crisis

  It was a day of high emotion as fans of Morecambe FC gathered at the club they love, worried for its very existence.

• Morecambe FC crisis: Owner names head of prospective new buyers of club

  The current owner of Morecambe FC says ‘sales agreements will be completed today’, after naming the man he says is leading a consortium to take over the Shrimps.

• Police move to reassure public after armed officers spotted on Morecambe street

  Armed police were called to an incident on a street in Morecambe yesterday afternoon.

• INTERVEW: Morecambe's popular Army gear shop is moving home

  A popular store selling military clothing and memorabilia is set to move to a new bigger location on Morecambe Prom.

• Morecambe lifeboat crew called to report of children being swept out to sea

  The Morecambe lifeboat was launched after receiving a report of two children being swept out to sea off the Battery.

• Plans for new data centre in Lancaster hailed as "big step forward"

  A pioneering new data centre looks set to be built at a Lancaster sports and leisure facility.

• Morecambe FC crisis: Owner plays down speculation over identity of prospective buyer of club

  The Morecambe FC owner says "recent guesses" on the identity of a prospective new buyer of the club are "not accurate".

• Street market coming to Morecambe this summer

  A street market will be held in Morecambe town centre next month and local traders are invited to get involved.

• Vikings to take over Heysham village in return of popular festival

  The warriors are shaping their swords and Heysham village is ready for the return of the vikings!

• Scooters set to ride again on packed weekend in Morecambe

  A celebration of scooter culture will return to Morecambe with music, fundraising and plenty of bikes!

• Heysham sports centre's delight at gym donation by hotel group

  A hotel group has helped a Heysham sports and community centre get fit for the future with a special donation.

• Tribute to Frankie Taylor - the man Muhammad Ali said was robbed of Olympic gold

  An Olympic boxer from the Lancaster and Morecambe area who went on to become one of the UK's most respected sport journalists has died, aged 82.

• INTERVIEW: "I worry for the future of festivals" says Morecambe regeneration head

  A leading light in the regeneration of Morecambe has spoken about the importance of festivals to the town and says "we need to do everything we can to protect them".

• Thieves target Lancaster allotment used by cancer patients

  A Lancaster-based cancer and bereavement charity's allotment site has been targeted by thieves.

• Police crackdown on caravans parked illegally on Morecambe Promenade

  Police have cracked down on caravans parked obstructively on Morecambe Promenade.

• INTERVIEW: Beyond Radio's youngest presenter chats to new interim CEO of Lancaster youth charity

  Our youngest presenter Lucy C has been interviewing - or interrogating (!) - the new interim head of a Lancaster youth charity who helped her get started in radio!

• Morecambe FC crisis: Fans rally round to offer support to playing staff

  Morecambe FC fans have shown support for their team by clubbing together to raise money for a treat for the players.

• South Cumbria’s sickest patients could be treated permanently at Royal Lancaster Infirmary

  Furness General Hospital's sickest patients may have to travel to Lancaster on a permanent basis, it’s been announced.

• Full Monty star receives Doctorate from Lancaster University

  A novelist, dancer and movie actress, who starred in The Full Monty and Oliver Twist, was awarded her Doctorate this week by Lancaster University.

• Two people taken to hospital after road crash in Carnforth

  Two people were taken to hospital after being freed from a vehicle following a crash in the centre of Carnforth.