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• Lancaster youth charity team to face epic cycling challenge inspired by teenager

  A team from a Lancaster-based youth charity will cycle the length of Britain this summer in memory of a special teenager.

• Lancashire Police launch summer crackdown on drink and drug driving

  Lancashire Police are urging motorists not to drink or drug drive throughout the summer, warning offenders they will face the full force of the law if they do, like any other time of year.

• Police investigate after four people injured in Lancaster crash involving ambulance

  Police have renewed an appeal for witnesses and footage after four people - including a patient - were injured in a crash involving an ambulance and a van in Lancaster.

• Revamped animal attractions reopen at Lancaster park

  Two popular attractions at a Lancaster park have reopened after several months of closure for repairs.

• New images revealed as public consultation opens on £100m Lancaster regeneration plans

  You can now have your say on a planned £100m regeneration scheme in Lancaster to include a food hall/music venue, hotel, student accommodation, multi-storey car park and more.

• Ambulance passenger seriously injured in road crash in Lancaster

  A passenger in a patient transport ambulance has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a road crash in Lancaster.

• Parents in Lancaster district invited to book free summer holiday activities for kids

  Lancaster City Council is inviting parents of children and young people receiving free school meals to sign up for its Summer Holiday Activities and Food Programme.

• Morecambe Bay hospital trust named in damning national review of maternity services

  The trust that runs the Royal Lancaster Infirmary has been named in a damning report into the care given by NHS maternity wards.

• Lancaster TV chef to receive Honorary Fellowship from University of Lancashire

  A TV chef from Lancaster will receive an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Lancashire next week.

• Two youths arrested on suspicion of assaults on cycle track between Lancaster and Morecambe

  Two youths have been arrested on suspicion of committing assaults on the cycle track between Lancaster and Morecambe.

• 'Kick in the teeth' as vandal attack sets back Lancaster music facility’s re-opening plans

  Volunteers pursuing their dream of re-opening a community music facility in Lancaster have described an attack by vandals as a ‘kick in the teeth’.

• Elite cycling road race set to return to Lancaster

  An elite cycling race is set to return to Lancaster's roads on a day of entertainment, sport and family-friendly activities.

• Lancaster District residents can now order extra red and yellow-lidded recycling bins

  Householders across the Lancaster and Morecambe District can now order additional red or yellow-lidded bins if they need more space to recycle - at no cost.

• Plans revealed to expand Heysham coffee shop and wine bar

  Owners of a popular Heysham coffee shop and wine bar have applied for permission for a new outdoor seating area with bar and events space.

• Holiday apartments plan for former Heysham pub

  A planning application has gone in to convert a former pub in Heysham into holiday apartments.

• Man armed with knife arrested in Morecambe

  Police arrested a man armed with a knife who was making threats at a property in Morecambe.

• Hottest June day record broken again after temperatures soared in Lancaster and Morecambe area

  A record for the hottest ever June temperature recorded at a local weather station has been broken for the second consecutive day.