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• Maternity services at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary officially exit national special measures

  Maternity services at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary have officially exited national special measures and support programmes following major improvements.

• Crews tackle kitchen fire in Lancaster

  Crews were called to the scene of a kitchen fire at an address in Lancaster.

• Opening date announced for animal rescue charity's new Morecambe home

  The opening date for a much-loved animal rescue charity's new Morecambe shop has been announced.

• Lancaster MP takes on Morecambe 10K in aid of new children's playground

  The Lancaster MP has completed a 10K run in Morecambe to help raise funds to help transform a children's playground on a housing estate.

• Tributes paid to twice-Lancaster mayor who served on council for 56 years

  A highly-respected servant of the District who was a councillor for 56 years and was twice the mayor of Lancaster has died, aged 94.

• Dancing Eric Morecambe Statue part of police campaign to warn about AI deepfakes

  Police have shared a fake video of the Eric Morecambe Statue dancing as part of a drive to warn people about being tricked by AI-generated clips.

• PHOTOS: Great Wall of China trek raises more than £300K for Lancaster hospice

  A team of intrepid trekkers have raised more than £300,000 for St John's Hospice from an epic walk along the Great Wall of China.

• Another earthquake hits Silverdale as tremors felt across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay

  Another minor earthquake has occurred in the Lancaster and Morecambe District.

• Fire crews tackle vehicle fire on M6 near Lancaster

  Crews were called to tackle a vehicle on fire on the M6 near Lancaster on Sunday afternoon.

• Poetry in motion as live workshop comes to Morecambe rail journey

  Passengers are invited to join in a live poetry experience on a train running to Morecambe.

• Lancaster pupils highlight school crossing patrol road safety campaign

  Pupils in Lancaster have taken part in a campaign highlighting the importance of vehicles stopping for school crossing patrol officers.

• UK wide lettings agency takes over Lancaster student housing firm

  A student lettings agency operating across 20 university cities in the UK has expanded into Lancaster.

• Morecambe live music bar gets change of name

  Owners of a former bank turned live music bar in Morecambe have announced a change of name for the venue.

• Firefighters put out large vehicle fire in Lancaster

  Crews have tackled a large vehicle fire in Lancaster.

• Latest national rankings place Lancaster University third in north west

  Lancaster University has been named third in the north west in the latest Times and Sunday Times tables.

• Work on new housing on Lancaster city centre car park continues

  Preparations to build affordable housing on a former Lancaster city centre car park continue.

• Lancaster District residents thanked for embracing food waste recycling

  Lancaster City Council says more than 2,200 tonnes of waste has already been stopped from entering landfill as rollout of a scheme to reintroduce food recycling continues.

• Police probe after spate of vehicle break-ins in Halton

  Police are appealing for information reports of a number of thefts from vehicles in the Halton area.

• LISTEN: Kindness has been overwhelming after Carnforth man's horrific swimming pool accident

  The girlfriend of a Carnforth man who suffered a broken neck in a swimming pool accident on holiday said she has been overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers.