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• PHOTOS: New Tesco Express supermarket set to open in Lancaster

  A new Tesco Express and car park is almost ready to open on a former pub bowling green in Lancaster.

• Crews tackle Lancaster caravan fire

  Fire crews have tackled a blaze at a caravan in Lancaster.

• High street chain Savers opens in Lancaster shopping centre

  A popular high street retailer selling health, beauty and household goods is opening inside a Lancaster shopping centre.

• Talks held on Morecambe UK Town of Culture tilt

  Could Morecambe be the first ever UK Town of Culture?

• Morecambe FC announce appointment of Chief Operating Officer

  The appointment of a Chief Operating Officer has been announced by Morecambe Football Club.

• Cat rescue champion hits out after Lancaster supermarket removes charity's collection point

  A volunteer for a cat rescue charity has spoken out after a vital donations trolley was removed from a Lancaster supermarket.

• Businesses wanting to team up with Eden Project Morecambe invited to drop-in event

  Local businesses interested in joining forces with the Eden Project while they build and open their new visitor attraction on the Prom have been invited to get on board.

• LISTEN: Film festival in Lancaster area to show powerful stories of refugees

  A festival celebrating refugee stories on film is coming to the Lancaster and Morecambe area.

• Disappointment for Lancaster as 2026 International Youth Games called off

  This year's International Youth Games - where Lancaster was again due to compete against its twin towns - have been cancelled.

• New car parking spaces open in Lancaster city centre

  New car parking spaces have opened in Lancaster.

• Stars to play in celebrity football match in Morecambe in memory of brave teenager

  Soap and reality TV stars will play in a football match at Morecambe FC to raise money for a local cancer charity set up by a much-loved schoolboy.

• U-turn confirmed on decision to pause Autism and ADHD referrals across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay

  Plans to pause new referrals for autism and ADHD diagnoses for young people in Lancaster and Morecambe Bay have been put on hold, it has been confirmed.

• Morecambe Promenade will NOT close during £2.6m electricity works

  Residents and businesses have been reassured that Morecambe Promenade will remain open to traffic as a multi-million pound electricity upgrade continues.

• Thumbs up for design changes marks start of "transformative year" for Eden Project Morecambe

  Changes to the design of Eden Project Morecambe have been given planning approval - a decision hailed by Eden as a "major milestone".

• Bolton-le-Sands pensioner, 81, targeted in telephone courier fraud banking scam

  A Bolton-le-Sands pensioner in her 80s was targeted in a telephone courier fraud banking scam earlier today, said police.

• LISTEN: Up to 200 homes between Slyne and Bolton-le-Sands refused

  Plans to build up to 200 homes in fields between Bolton-le-Sands and Slyne-with-Hest have been turned down.

• Volunteers plant 120 native trees at Royal Lancaster Infirmary as part of major nature recovery project

  Volunteers from the Royal Lancaster Infirmary have helped plant 120 native trees in the hospital grounds, marking the latest step in a major programme to improve biodiversity and create greener, healthier spaces.

• Celebrating 25 years since opening of Lancaster’s iconic Millennium Bridge

  Lancaster’s iconic Lune Millennium Bridge is turning 25 today.