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• New Aldi supermarket in Lancaster gets green light

  Plans for a new Aldi supermarket in south Lancaster have been given the thumbs up.

• Lancaster music venue demolition and temporary car park approved

  Plans to demolish a Lancaster music venue and other historic buildings in the future, and create a two-year public car park have been approved.

• Full line-up announced for Lancaster Christmas Lights Switch On 2025 hosted by Beyond Radio

  The full line-up has been revealed for a day of live music and performance at the annual Lancaster Christmas Lights Switch On.

• Row over changes to late-night free Christmas car parking in Lancaster

  A row has broken out over changes to free car parking for late-night Christmas shopping in Lancaster.

• Morecambe Bay swimming group raises vital funds for school and hospice

  An open-water swimming group has raised funds for life-saving equipment for a local school and for a Lancaster hospice.

• VIDEO: Powerful poem and moving stories at knife crime awareness event in Morecambe

  The Morecambe community has united to take a stand against knife crime amid moving stories and powerful poetry about its devastating impact.

• Christmas lights to illuminate West End of Morecambe

  Christmas lights are set to be installed in the West End of Morecambe in a scheme to brighten up the festive season in the town.

• Work begins as Sports Direct due to open in Lancaster shopping centre

  Work is under way on converting empty shop units in a Lancaster shopping centre into a new Sports Direct store.

• PHOTOS: Annual Lancaster public ice rink and Big Wheel set to open for festive season

  Lancaster's annual open-air ice rink and Big Wheel will open for the Christmas and New Year period from tonight (Friday November 21).

• Lancaster and Morecambe residents benefit from targeted heathcare work

  Emergency admissions to hospital have been reduced thanks to an initiative that has seen healthcare workers take to the streets of Lancaster and Morecambe.

• Strikes off at Lancaster University after bosses withdraw compulsory redundancy threat

  Planned industrial action at Lancaster University has been suspended following talks.

• Emergency services called to crash on Morecambe prom

  Emergency services were called to a collision involving two vehicles on Marine Road in Morecambe.

• Whopper carrot grown near Lancaster after soil gets microbe supercharge

  A Forton woman grew a 35cm long carrot after ‘supercharging’ her soil with microbes.

• Eden Project Morecambe boss updates on latest developments

  The man tasked with seeing the Eden Project Morecambe through to completion says plenty of work has been done in recent months to move the build of the £100m attraction forward.

• Lancaster and Morecambe’s park tennis courts swing back into action

  Two local parks have unveiled brand new tennis courts after an improvement scheme costing almost £80,000.

• Police warning as fake £20 notes still being used in Lancaster

  Fake £20 bank notes are still in use in the Lancaster area - police have warned.

• Lancaster district pupils fly high with AI thanks to new scheme

  High school pupils from school in the Lancaster district have been trying out technologies of the future thanks to a pioneering scheme.

• MP takes fight to save Lancaster day centre from closure to Parliament

  The Lancaster MP has taken her fight to save a much loved day centre from closure to Parliament.

• Plans for new 24-hour walk-in taxi office in Morecambe

  A taxi firm has revealed plans to open a new 24 hour office in Morecambe town centre.

• Apartments plan for former pub in village near Lancaster

  Plans have been revealed to convert a 19th century former pub in Glasson Dock into six apartments.