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• Upgrade for rural wastewater treatment works near Carnforth underway  

  United Utilities is investing more than £3.5m to upgrade the rural wastewater treatment works in both Nether Kellet and Over Kellet, near Carnforth.

• Wife's new book celebrates artist husband and their life story from Czechoslovakia to Lancaster

  A Lancaster writer has published a new book about the works of her acclaimed artist husband - celebrating their life together which began when they met more than 50 years ago in Eastern Europe.

• Police aim to ensure crime levels – as well as temperatures - drop this winter

  Police in Lancashire are aiming to make sure it’s a bleak winter for criminals with the launch of a new crime crackdown for Christmas and beyond.

• Police begin spot checks in Lancaster for Christmas drink and drug driving campaign

  Spot checks have begun in Lancaster as part of police's Christmas campaign against drunk and drug driving.

• LISTEN: Lancaster man tells how he turned his life around ahead of sleep-out for homeless

  A Lancaster man who turned his life around after years of living on the streets will sleep out again this Christmas in memory of a fellow champion of homeless people.

• Tributes paid to former Morecambe FC director who was "a top gentleman and true Shrimp"

  Tributes have been paid after the death of a lifelong supporter and former director of Morecambe Football Club.

• Charity Morecambe Bay Calendar gets backing from The Bay TV star

  Two local charities are delighted that their new Morecambe Bay Calendar has travelled the world and gained celebrity fans.

• Flats plan revealed for former Morecambe town centre bank

  Further plans have been unveiled to convert part of a former bank overlooking Morecambe Bay into residential flats.

• Mr Motivator teams up with Lancaster University to help cancer patients prepare for treatment

  Celebrity Health and Wellbeing Coach Mr Motivator has filmed videos with Lancaster University to help cancer patients prepare for surgery through exercising at home.

• Longest running music festival in Morecambe cancelled in 2026

  Morecambe's longest-running music festival will not return in 2026, organisers have announced.

• Council appeal for help to catch fly tipping culprits

  The City Council’s environmental team are looking into two cases of fly tipping on country lanes in Lancaster last week.

• Crews attend domestic building fire in Halton

  Two fire crews were dispatched to deal with a blaze at a property in Lancaster in the early hours of this morning.

• Crews spend six hours tackling Morecambe building fire

  Crews spent six hours tackling a building fire in Morecambe on Sunday afternoon.

• ‘Our message is clear’ – Lancashire Police launch annual Christmas drink and drug drive campaign

  Lancashire Police are urging motorists not to drink or drug drive throughout the festive season.

• Lancaster paraplegic amputee adventurer receives MBE

  An inspirational wheelchair adventurer from Lancaster has received the MBE from Princess Anne in a special ceremony at Windsor Castle.

• 26 arrests made at pro-Palestine demonstration outside Lancaster Castle

  Twenty-six people have been arrested under the Terrorism Act at a pro-Palestine demonstration outside Lancaster Castle.

• Lancaster Music Festival to return in 2026

  The Lancaster Music Festival will make a return in 2026, organisers say.

• Lancaster toddler with life-threatening condition honoured as ‘Young Heart Hero’

  A young girl from Lancaster who was born with a life-threatening congenital heart condition has been honoured at the British Heart Foundation’s Heart Hero Awards.

• Lancaster University professor receives OBE at Windsor Castle ceremony

  A Lancaster University professor, who has championed compassionate and effective services for women whose children are at risk of entering the care system, has received the OBE at Windsor Castle.

• Heysham Power Stations’ tour for deaf visitors is first of its kind

  The Visitor Centre at the Heysham Power Stations has taken a step forward in accessibility and inclusion by hosting the company’s first-ever deaf awareness event.