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  A craft ale bar overlooking Morecambe Bay will be getting a new name.

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  The opening date has been announced for a new bistro and tearooms in a former post office in Morecambe.

• Health watchdog report shows improvements to services at Royal Lancaster Infirmary

  The improvements to services and leadership made by teams working at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary have been recognised in an inspection report, published by the Care Quality Commission.

• LISTEN: How Leo's Gym is making a difference in memory of young Morecambe boxer

  A community gym set up in tribute to a teenage boxer from Morecambe is going from strength to strength.

• LISTEN: Lancaster set to celebrate Chinese New Year

  Members of the team behind the Lancaster Chinese New Year celebrations have visited our studio to chat about this year's events.

• Lancaster’s Vue Cinema under new ownership

  Hurstwood Holdings, a Manchester-based property investment and development company, has bought Lancaster’s Vue Cinema.

• Lancaster city centre car park to close ahead of "catalyst for the development of the Canal Quarter"

  A car park in Lancaster city centre will be closed from next week ahead of the first phase of development plans for the Canal Quarter.

• Crews tackle commercial building fire in Lancaster

  Fire crews dealt with a blaze at a commercial building in Lancaster last night.

• Heritage plaque to mark first Lancaster University site and Gillow factory

  A heritage plaque is being planned at the first site of Lancaster University which was also a furniture factory for Waring & Gillow.

• Heysham men appear in court in connection with death of cyclist in Morecambe

  Two men from Heysham have appeared in court in connection with the death of a cyclist after a road traffic collision in Morecambe.

• Fundraiser launched for Heysham family who lost everything in house fire

  A fundraiser has been set up to help a family of six after their house in Heysham was destroyed by fire.

• Heysham onshore wind farm under new ownership

  Two onshore wind farms, including one at Heysham, are under new ownership after being sold to an independent renewable energy producer.

• Family's delight at bench for little Lancaster girl who had open heart surgery

  A Lancaster toddler has been celebrated in a special way for her courage in battling a life-threatening rare heart condition.

• Lancaster University to lead multi-million pound research initiative to transform mental health support

  Lancaster University has been awarded almost £11 million pounds for pioneering mental health research following a major investment by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.

• Public asked to stay away from Williamson Park due to Storm Chandra

  Members of the public are being advised to stay away from Williamson Park today due to the weather.

• Police issue drug warning after three deaths in Morecambe and Carnforth

  Police are investigating the possible drug related deaths of three people in Morecambe and Carnforth, including one linked to taking contaminated heroin.

• Lancaster to celebrate life of city's groundbreaking inventor

  The life of a remarkable artist and pioneering inventor who lived and worked in Lancaster more than a century ago will be celebrated this year.

• Carnforth residents set to pay less Council tax to town council

  Carnforth residents will see a fall in their town council's share of Council tax on their next bill.

• Lancaster and Morecambe School Aid music festival taking a break in 2026

  Organisers of a music festival raising funds for local schools said the event will not take place this year.

• Morecambe Town Council proposes 2.46 per cent rise in Council tax share

  Morecambe Town Council has proposed a 2.46 per cent rise in its share of Council tax for 2026/27.