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Cumbria’s road networks are continuing to experience challenging conditions following heavy snowfall yesterday and icy conditions today.

Fire crews are ‘likely to be on the scene for days’ following a major incident at a Lancaster industrial estate.

Ten fire engines have been on the scene of a major fire on the Lune Industrial Estate in Lancaster.

A major incident has been declared in Cumbria due to heavy snowfall, the county's police force has said.

Patients at a Lancaster hospice have enjoyed a special visit from two of their Morecambe Football Club heroes.

A family-run pub in Silverdale is celebrating being named in a Top 20 list of the UK's best by a national newspaper.

A singer and rock 'n' roll fan from Morecambe who has rubbed shoulders with the greats has released a new book on Elvis Presley.

Police from across the Lancaster district will be taking extra steps to keep people safe this Christmas.

A couple have announced the return of a popular fundraising Christmas lights show at their home - saying it will be on a smaller scale to previous years.

Police have issued safety advice following a spate of ‘sneak in’ burglaries in two areas of Lancaster.

The Morecambe MP has met with a government minister to discuss how Heysham Port could be upgraded.

A family-run jewellers in Lancaster will mark its 70th birthday with a special open day this Saturday.

A leading councillor said he hopes for "no shockers" in the next Lancaster City Council budget as plans are being drawn up to bridge a £1.7m gap.

Customers of a Lancaster takeaway had to do a double-take after believing they'd spotted pop superstar Ed Sheeran!

A foodbank in Lancaster needs your help to bring a little Christmas joy to people in need.

A multi million pound affordable housing development in Lancaster has been completed.

A multi-million-pound project to build a new Wastewater Treatment Works and upgrade the wastewater network near Lancaster is progressing well.

Community heroes from our local area have been honoured in the 2023 Lancastrian Awards.

The Tory leader on Lancaster City Council has accused Labour of "blatant politicisation" of the Platform after the council decided to keep on running the venue.

A proposed devolution deal offering ‘local decision making at local level’ has been signed during a ceremony at Lancaster Castle.

Crowds at the Lancaster Christmas Lights Switch On matched last year's record figures, it has been announced.

A leading councillor has explained the reasons for a U-turn on the future of the Platform arts venue during a live interview on Beyond Radio.

The first stage of work to restore a 'masterpiece of Victorian design' inside the Morecambe Winter Gardens has been completed.

The Beyond Radio team was backstage at the Lancaster Christmas Lights Switchon bringing you all the news, interviews and gossip from the city's big festive event!

Fire crews attended a domestic blaze in a kitchen at an address in Lancaster over the weekend.

A man from Ingleton has been jailed after paying a Filipino family to sexually abuse children.

A Lancaster mental health nurse whose husband was imprisoned by the Taliban has been honoured for her extraordinary efforts.   

We had an amazing day hosting the 2023 Lancaster Christmas Lights Switchon in the city centre!

A large amount of tools have been stolen during a break-in at Happy Mount Park in Morecambe.

Police have warned residents to be on their guard after an increase in burglaries in Morecambe.

Here is the full line-up of acts and performance times for the Lancaster Christmas Lights Switchon hosted by Beyond Radio!

Lancaster is gearing up for a bumper weekend as the city's Christmas lights are switched on and its popular outdoor ice rink and Big Wheel opens to the public.

A man was arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drink/drugs after a wagon hit a pedestrian in Lancaster city centre.

Hundreds of knives have been recovered across Lancashire Police’s West Division during a week of action.

Illegal and counterfeit tobacco, illegal vapes and counterfeit clothing with an estimated street value of £20,000 have been seized in Lancaster.

New proposals to redevelop the former Middleton Tower(s) holiday camp have been given the thumbs up by council officers.

A new membership scheme and 'Friends' group will be set up to generate cash to keep the Platform open, it has been revealed.

The Platform concert and entertainment venue in Morecambe has been saved from closure after a council u-turn.

Plans for 644 new houses near Lancaster University should be refused say council planners.

A popular antiques TV show is to air an episode filmed in Lancaster next week.

A musical 89-year-old gran has been 'holding back the years' with lessons from a celebrated drummer ahead of a live performance in Lancaster.

Plans to bulldoze a row of Morecambe businesses to make way for a new hotel, shop and restaurant have been recommended for approval.

A free public event will look at how to tackle unemployment, health, housing and transport issues in Morecambe.

The Morecambe branch of NatWest is to close at the end of February 2024, it has been revealed.

Heroin with a street value of £1m has been seized by police after a vehicle was stopped on the M6 at Lancaster.

Schoolchildren are helping to make a Lancaster park look festive for a new Christmas family festival.

A team of intrepid adventurers from Lancaster have successfully completed the Dare2Dip Challenge in aid of CancerCare.

An inspirational mum from Lancaster has told how she fled her war-torn country for a new life of freedom.

Cutting edge technology is residents with additional needs to live independently at a new centre in Lancaster.

Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner has published a review of the police to St Michaels on Wyre missing person Nicola Bulley.

The Conservatives have chosen school teacher Peter Cartridge to contest the Lancaster & Wyre seat in the next general election.

Police are investigating after burglars broke into a Morecambe social club twice within the space of a few hours.

The MP for Morecambe has stepped up his campaign to improve the Heysham ferry terminal on a visit to the Port.

Derek Adams has quit as Morecambe manager for a second time, to pursue an opportunity to rejoin Ross County in the Scottish Premiership.

Heysham village is celebrating a bumper win at the North West in Bloom awards.

A champion of businesses in the Lancaster and Morecambe area has stepped down from her role after 18 years.

The full line-up has been revealed for the 2023 Lancaster Christmas Lights Switch On hosted by Beyond Radio.

A caring and compassionate nurse from Morecambe Bay has been recognised by The King for her contribution to the NHS at a royal reception at Buckingham Palace this week.

A Morecambe gelato and coffee shop has taken up a full-time spot in the town's shopping centre.

The first ever outing for Morecambe’s new film festival has been universally judged as a resounding success.

A protest march calling for an end to hostilities in the Middle East will take place in Lancaster.

Housing developers have launched an appeal to the government after plans for 129 new homes near Torrisholme Barrow were refused.

Tyson Fury celebrated being voted 'World's Sexiest Sportsman' as the date of his historic undisputed world heavyweight title fight with Oleksandr Usyk was confirmed - with Sylvester Stallone watching on.

The work of the fishermen and women of Morecambe Bay is being celebrated in a new book and photo exhibition.

Sculptures will be revealed at a Lancaster church as part of a project re-examining the city's slave trade history.

A historic home in Carnforth has won another top award for looking after the environment.

A life coach from Lancaster has embarked on a mission to challenge the stigma surrounding men's mental health by launching a community support group.

A blueprint for the future of the Frontierland site has been published where a new leisure-led redevelopment is preferred and housing is not ruled out.

The Morecambe MP has stuck on his wellies and visited a local farm to find out about how cows are going green.

A Lancaster community centre has marked its 40th birthday by launching a campaign to raise £20,000 to ensure its future.

Residents and businesspeople say that plans to cut parking spaces in Lancaster could 'kill the city centre'.

Four community groups in Lancaster and Morecambe are celebrating receiving the King’s Award for Voluntary Service.

The man who brought some of the biggest names in rock music history to perform at Lancaster University is looking for memories to include in a new edition of his book.

Cancer patients and their families in North Lancashire will be able to access a brand-new benefits advice service thanks to a partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support and Citizen’s Advice.

A swimming pool in Hornby has received £17,000 in government funding to help with running costs.

A family who ran a popular bar overlooking Morecambe Bay have announced their departure from the pub.

Police in Morecambe are appealing for information after a business in the town was vandalised.

Operation Sceptre, a week of intense action to help raise awareness of the dangers of knife crime and the work being done to stop it, is underway.

This year's Remembrance Sunday was marked with a number of services in the Lancaster district.

A Lancaster boutique has been crowned Outstanding Business of the Year at a nationwide awards recognising top fashion retailers.

A man has suffered two broken cheek bones after he was attacked while getting into his car in Heysham.

A Lancaster animal shelter has thanked everybody who rallied round to help after a fire broke out at its rehoming centre.

Police have been watching over Morecambe War Memorial ahead of Remembrance Day services after a recent graffiti attack on the monument.

The MP for Lancaster has called for urgent action to clear a skip hire site after a 'major incident' was declared.

This year's Remembrance Sunday falls on November 12 and a number of services have been arranged in the Lancaster district.

A driving force behind the Morecambe Vintage by the Sea festival has been named the new chair at More Music.

Lancaster and Morecambe’s Neighbourhood Policing team recently attended a ‘Safe Street’ community event at Morecambe FC Mazuma Stadium.

A new indoor laser tag attraction is being planned to open on the site of former shops overlooking Morecambe Bay.

The winners have been announced at the Love Lancaster Business Awards night after more than 1500 nominations were received.

The future of the home of Lancaster legend Lord Ashton is uncertain after it was boarded up due to fears of vandalism.

A historic landmark near Carnforth had been removed from Historic England’s annual Heritage at Risk Register.

The Platform looks likely to remain open after all after a leading councillor pledged to fight to keep it running as a concert venue.

Residents and the Morecambe MP are campaigning against plans to convert a house in Bare into a children's care home.

A new shop called 'Miss Frog' has hopped into a Lancaster shopping centre!

A firm renowned for providing horse-drawn carriages for special occasions has announced the death of one of its most popular horses.

Owners of a Carnforth canalside pub say they are aiming to reopen under new management 'as soon as possible'.

Lancaster city centre will still have "the appropriate number" of car parking spaces in future - says the council - amid fears over the closure of car parks.

The Light Up Lancaster event saw a record-breaking surge in numbers in the city centre, say organisers.

Organisers of a new family Christmas event are looking for some little helpers for Santa.

A new gym has opened in a former dance studio on Morecambe Prom.

Plans to convert the last remaining part of Lancaster's most famous industrial empire into student flats have been approved.

Plans to reopen the Lancaster Musicians' Co-Op have taken a step forward after a new roof was given the thumbs up.

A controversial flats plan opposite a popular Lancaster music venue has been given approval.

One hundred years to the day since it opened, a celebratory event was held at Lancaster City Museum to mark the milestone over the weekend.

Fire crews tackled a blaze at a derelict building in Carnforth this morning.

Police are appealing for information after a vehicle crashed into a bridge in North Lancashire this morning.

A popular artist has inspired pupils with his story and his skills at his former school in Lancaster.

Government officials have visited the site of the planned Eden Project Morecambe.

A major new investment will help Lancaster University to further decarbonise its campus and help towards achieving a Net Zero future.

Lancaster City Council has stepped in to make a Grade II listed building secure and weathertight after legal notices demanding action were repeatedly ignored.

Morecambe’s lifeboat crew were called out after receiving a report of a ‘swimmer in trouble’.

A detective inspector has renewed an appeal for information as police continue to investigate the murder of a Lancaster man in July.

A talented schoolboy has won a competition to help design an annual calendar promoting the beauty of Morecambe.

Lancaster BID has announced its Christmas Toy Appeal will return, following the success of last year's campaign.

The Liberal Democrats have annnounced their candidate for the Morecambe and Lunesdale seat at the next general election.

A Lancaster pub has been reunited with a long-lost piece of its history thanks to the power of social media.

Rail passengers are being advised of urgent lift repairs at Lancaster station next week which will mean no step-free access to platforms 4 and 5.

A man has been bailed after he was arrested on suspicion of racially abusing a Barrow AFC staff member during the game with Morecambe earlier this week.

A newly-extended Light Up Lancaster festival is set to get under way.

Police are appealing for information after a JCB was stolen in Morecambe.

More than 220 cards from across the UK and as far afield as Italy have arrived at a Lancaster care home to mark a resident's 102nd birthday.

A detective inspector says a police search for a man who went missing from Lancaster remains "very much active" after claims that it had ended.

Residents in Morecambe have been displaying 'Halloween scarecrows' in their gardens for a new competition.

Plans have been announced for new student flats on the derelict site of a former garage in Lancaster.

A group of young dancers from the Lancaster area have performed in front of one of their biggest ever audiences at Disneyland.

A dad-of-three who battled cancer says a fundraising Halloween display in his garden is all the more poignant this year because his wife is now also fighting the disease.

The railway station ticket offices at Lancaster and Morecambe will remain open, following a government U-turn on plans to scrap them.

Sensationally spooky Halloween displays have been delighting young patients at a Lancaster hospital as part of the legacy of a very special boy.

Residents have begun a fight against plans to build 200 new houses near the Bay Gateway.

A controversial flats plan opposite a Lancaster music venue has been recommended for approval despite almost 1800 objections from the public.

Lancaster City Council is launching a new scheme to help residents to recycle used coffee pods.

The Arndale shopping centre in Morecambe has been sold prior to auction.

An online fundraiser has been launched to help find a man who went missing in Lancaster in December 2022.

A brand new coffee shop and wine bar has opened its doors in Heysham for the first time.

A new vinyl record store will open in Lancaster city centre next month.

Tyson Fury won a split decision points victory over Francis Ngannou but had to get off the floor to do so.

Police have seized two ‘dangerously out of control dogs’ after horses were attacked in a field in Lancaster.

A who's who of superstars from sport and showbiz - including footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and rapper Eminem - turned out for a gala event the night before Tyson Fury's big fight.

A Lancaster man has completed 'Japan's Ultimate Urban Challenge' to raise money for a Morecambe-based charity.

A man is behind bars after being aggressive and abusive to staff at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

Donations for the local foodbank will be accepted before this weekend’s Morecambe FC home match against AFC Wimbledon.

Lancaster city centre nightclubs will be given extra CCTV cameras thanks to a £288,000 cash boost.

A singer and songwriter from Heysham has released his life story with all proceeds going to St John's Hospice in Lancaster.

​A Carnforth GP has been awarded an MBE by King Charles III at Buckingham Place.

Plans to convert a historic Lancaster pump house into student flats have been recommended for approval.

The murder of a 94-year-old woman in Heysham has been re-visited on a Channel 5 TV documentary.

A hotel in Morecambe will no longer be used as accommodation for asylum seekers from the end of January 2024.

Excitement was in the air as the new Lancaster edition of the Monopoly board game was officially launched at the Ashton Memorial.

Bolton-le-Sands Horticultural Society's 74th Annual Autumn Show was held last weekend.

A double Olympian has opened an exhibition in Lancaster hoping to raise awareness of dementia in memory of his dad.

A Lancaster man whose dad was given hours to live after being hit by a truck while cycling on the Bay Gateway is appealing for one last push in his efforts for a cycle path to be installed.

A Lancaster hotel has recruited a trainee chef from Romania to join a fledgling group of students aspiring to forge careers in the hospitality and catering industry.

Grants of up to £4,000 are available to assist with drug and alcohol support projects in Lancaster and Morecambe.

A mum from Bolton-le-Sands has been crowned the strongest woman in Europe for the second year running.

Morecambe Bay Academy has been judged to be ‘good’ in all areas following its latest Ofsted inspection.

The new Lancaster edition of the Monopoly board game goes on sale today (October 24) and all the local landmarks and organisations on the board have been revealed.

A new bar and a barbershop are set to open in one of the most prominent locations on Morecambe Prom.

Lancaster Bus Station is now fully open once again after repairs to a manhole cover were completed.

Customers have rallied round to help a Lancaster charity shop after £1,000 in takings was stolen and its office was ransacked.

The fast food chain, McDonald’s, is asking for views on the possibility of opening a branch in Carnforth.

Police are appealing for information after a car ended up on its roof following a collision in Caton over the weekend.

A group of Morecambe fans had to spend the night stranded in a motorway service station after their minibus broke down on the way back from watching the Shrimps at the weekend.

A company has been prosecuted for illegal advertising in fields next to the M6 near Lancaster.

A team of United Utilities engineers found themselves in the right place at the right time to leap to the rescue after a vehicle collision on a busy Morecambe road.

A sportsman who rose from humble beginnings in Malaysia to become a highly-respected solicitor in Morecambe has released his autobiography.

Firefighters have tackled a house fire in central Morecambe.

Several stands at Lancaster Bus Station have been forced to shut due to roadworks - the second such closure this year.

Fifty people have been arrested, cash, weapons and mobile phones seized and drugs recovered as part of a major police crackdown.

Plans for the future of car parking in Lancaster city centre will be discussed at an event at the Grand Theatre.

Pupils from a Lancaster performing arts school are heading off to perform at Disneyland.

A Morecambe homeless man will spend Christmas behind bars after being sent back to prison having only been recently released.

Police are appealing for information after a delivery driver had his van stolen during a robbery in Lancaster this afternoon.

A group of Lancaster quayside businesses are teaming up as part of next month’s Light Up Lancaster.

A café and catering business in Carnforth is celebrating a successful year after negotiating the difficulties of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A special plaque will be unveiled to mark the fascinating history of a Lancaster book club on its 200th anniversary.

A police inspector has advised students to be on their guard after arrests were made for burglaries of Lancaster city centre flats.

Charity shops in Lancaster city centre have been burgled including one where £1,000 in takings was stolen.

The team at the Morecambe Winter Gardens are delighted after they reached a £45,000 fundraising target to restore the theatre foyer's mosaic floor.

Tributes have been paid to an "extremely popular and personable" Lancaster University manager and member of a local rowing club who died after a tragic incident in the River Lune.

A Morecambe player has triumphed in the wheelchair category at the World Disability Darts Association championships.

The Mayor of Lancaster is asking primary school age pupils from across the district to design him a Christmas card.

Lancaster’s Litfest has confirmed a new date for a lecture due to be given by an International Booker Prize winner.

A new discount store is set to open in a former bank in Lancaster city centre.

Hundreds of people have taken part in the 2023 Morecambe Colour Dash for St John's Hospice hosted by Beyond Radio.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a collision near Lancaster that left a woman with serious injuries.

Lancaster Music Festival was a huge success as a celebration of music and everything the city has to offer and Beyond Radio loved being part of it!

More than 100 customers of a Lancaster Italian restaurant have paid their respects to its long-time owner who has died aged 80.

Views are being sought on a potential resident’s parking scheme for Carnforth.

Morecambe families with young children are being urged to begin brushing their teeth with a fluoride toothpaste, twice a day, from as early as possible as part of a new campaign.

Four people have been arrested after drugs and weapons were found in a car on M6 at Lancaster.

A new book has been published promising the ‘definitive story’ of Morecambe and Wise, told by the people closest to the iconic comedy duo.

Acclaimed film actor Andy Serkis returned to his old stomping ground to take in some of the sights and sounds of the Lancaster Music Festival.

Residents are being asked to give their views to help improve licensed taxi services across the district.

A club DJ from Morecambe had a part to play in one of Coronation Street's biggest storylines inadvertently helping serial killer Stephen Reid plan his escape from justice!

Two much-loved green spaces in residential areas of Morecambe have been chosen as pilots for a potential new 'Patches for People' scheme.

School children were given a special tour from the artist behind a poignant exhibition at Judges' Lodgings Museum in Lancaster as part of Black History Month.

Police are appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage after a road traffic collision in Bolton-le-Sands.

Lancaster Music Festival gets under way today (Thursday October 12) with thousands expected to descend on the city for four days of live music.

Plans to transform a former cinema and nightclub in Morecambe have received a £3,300 boost from a most unlikely source - the customers of a New York hairdresser.

The latest ‘Mini Police’ initiative has launched in Lancaster.