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• Lancaster festival headlined by Tinchy Stryder is cancelled

  A one-day music festival in Lancaster advertising a headline appearance by chart-topping rapper Tinchy Stryder has been cancelled.

• LISTEN: How Pride in Place team hope to make difference in West End of Morecambe

  A team have spoken about their work on a government-run scheme investing £20m into the future of the West End of Morecambe.

• Cat charity speaks out after nine kittens "in bad way" found by roadside in Morecambe

  A volunteer for a Lancaster and Morecambe cat rescue charity says everything possible is being done to help nine neglected kittens that were found at a roadside.

• Council condemns fly tippers after multiple incidents across Lancaster district

  Lancaster City Council has highlighted the need to dispose of items responsibly after numerous incidents of fly tipping in recent days.

• Carnforth man who broke neck in swimming pool accident flown home after £150K appeal

  A young Carnforth man who broke his neck in a holiday swimming pool accident has been flown home after an appeal raised almost £150,000.

• Lancaster Farms prison to gain 240 extra places as part of national expansion programme

  HMP Lancaster Farms capacity will increase by more than 40 per cent as part of what the government describe as the largest prison expansion programme since the Victorian era.

• Lancaster comic Jon Richardson returning home for theatre show

  Lancaster TV comedian and actor Jon Richardson is coming back to his home city to perform at the Grand Theatre.

• Three arrests after cars stolen from house and pharmacy break-in near Lancaster

  Three men have been arrested after two cars were stolen from a house in Bolton-le-Sands then a pharmacy was burgled in Slyne.

• Firefighters tackle vehicle fire on Bay Gateway

  Crews have tackled a vehicle fire on the Bay Gateway in Lancaster.

• Morecambe's lifeboat crew respond to report of person shouting for help

  Morecambe RNLI crew’s hovercraft was launched in response to reports of a person shouting for help over the weekend.

• "Massive explosions" amid fire on Morecambe industrial estate

  A major fire has broken out on the White Lund Industrial Estate in Morecambe with residents reporting being woken up by loud bangs.

• LISTEN: Friends' new social group is bringing women together in Morecambe

  Two friends who met at school have formed a new social group in Morecambe to help create connections, fun and a safe space for women.

• Lancaster schoolgirl, eight, takes campaign to save bees to Westminster

  An eight-year-old Lancaster schoolgirl has taken her campaign to save Britain's bees all the way to Parliament.

• Motorbike rider taken to hospital with serious injuries after crash at Carnforth

  A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with serious leg injuries after a crash on the A6 at Carnforth.

• LISTEN: Morecambe coffee shop owner thanks community for support after break-in

  A coffee shop boss in Morecambe has thanked the local community for rallying round to help after a burglary.

• Appeal after vandals spray graffiti on new Lancaster public bins

  Lancaster City Council has appealed for information after recently-installed public bins were spraypainted with graffiti.

• Lancaster footballer Scott McTominay has successful heart op

  Scott McTominay's heart surgery has been a "complete success" said his club Napoli.

• Two new jobs announced at Eden Project Morecambe

  Bosses at Eden Project Morecambe have announced the creation of ‘crucial senior roles' that will help shape the development of the attraction.  

• Building society in Morecambe’s West End to close

  The Yorkshire Building Society Morecambe Agency in the West End is to close in December, it has been announced.

• LISTEN: How Rajah the elephant came home

  The last remaining mechanical elephant made in Halton near Lancaster will go on display at a popular music and arts festival in the village - and we've been to meet him!