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• Lancaster youth charity launches 10 Challenges campaign

  A  Lancaster-based youth charity is marking its 10th anniversary by launching a challenge to the community.

• £30k campaign launched for new Lancaster community farm

  A fundraising campaign has been launched to bring a new community farm in Lancaster to life.

• Carnforth chiropodist honours her late husband with clinic fundraiser

  A chiropodist from Carnforth has paid tribute to her late husband and helped raise money for charity at a special 'clinic-warming' event.

• Lancaster City Council agrees 2.99 per cent rise in Council tax share

  Lancaster City Council has voted through a 2.99 per cent increase in its share of Council tax.

• Lancashire Police’s share of Council tax to rise by 5.4 per cent

  Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner has explained how a 5.4 per cent rise in Council tax share will be spent.

• Guys Thatched Hamlet closes suddenly after 46 years

  The operators of Guy’s Thatched Hamlet have announced they have ceased trading after 46 years.

• Teenager spared jail for causing death of newborn child in Morecambe

  A woman who admitted causing the death of her newborn baby son in Morecambe when she was 15-years-old has been spared jail.

• Morecambe Town Council agrees budget and 2.46 per cent rise in Council tax share

  Morecambe Town Council has voted through its budget including a 2.46 per cent rise in its share of Council tax.

• Builders of new Lancaster housing development offer £2k cash pot to community groups

  A home builder working on a new housing development at the gateway to Lancaster is offering community groups the chance to bid for a share of £2000.

• Lancaster centre welcomes mayor for opening of new community kitchen

  A Lancaster centre has celebrated the official opening of its new community kitchen with a visit from the mayor.

• Lancaster shop to close as high street gaming chain faces administration

  A Lancaster high street gaming store has announced it will shut as the company stands on the brink of administration.

• Jim Bentley returns for second spell as Morecambe FC manager

  Jim Bentley has been appointed as the new manager of Morecambe Football Club, returning for a second spell in charge at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium.

• Ashvir Singh Johal’s reign as Morecambe manager comes to an end

  The reign of Ashvir Singh Johal as manager of Morecambe Football Club has come to an end after the Shrimps announced he had left the club with immediate effect.

• Lancaster writer's ghost story of Morecambe to be voiced by acting legend on Radio 4

  A Lancaster writer's ghost story set in an imagined version of Morecambe - narrated by a much-loved actor - will be aired on national radio.

• Change of name announced for popular Morecambe bar

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

• Opening announced for new Morecambe bistro inside former post office

  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.