Local News Archive

Widespread disruption to North Lancashire schools as teachers take part in national day of strike action

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 20:07

Lancaster church appeals for return of missing defibrillator

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 16:24

New lower fares for evening and weekend travel on most Lancashire bus services

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 10:15

Life-saving defibrillators being installed at Morecambe and Carnforth stations

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 10:12

Seven people now arrested after reports of gunshots fired in Lancaster

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 09:23

INTERVIEW: Author's delight at success of book uncovering stories of Lancaster and Morecambe

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 09:01

Morecambe political group reveals plan to save Platform and Visitor Information Centre

Monday, 30 January 2023 20:48

Morecambe Carnival: "It's probably the end"

Monday, 30 January 2023 16:47

Delight as £2.8m revamp of Lancaster theatre gets planning boost

Monday, 30 January 2023 15:17

Plans for new village health centre and 76 homes turned down

Monday, 30 January 2023 13:58

INTERVIEW: New food 'lifeline' and cafe opening in former Morecambe gift shop

Monday, 30 January 2023 08:08

Lancaster district organisations receive funding boost 

Sunday, 29 January 2023 15:40

Third place finish for Morecambe man in Britain's Strongest Man contest

Sunday, 29 January 2023 12:25

Two more arrests made following suspected firearms discharge in Lancaster

Sunday, 29 January 2023 11:50

Three arrested as police probe reports of gunshots in Lancaster

Friday, 27 January 2023 16:39

Morecambe's Graham Hicks goes for glory in Britain's Strongest Man

Friday, 27 January 2023 16:09

Top rock singer launches campaign to save Morecambe concert venue

Friday, 27 January 2023 13:44

Blindfolded fun run on Morecambe Promenade to help marathon quest

Friday, 27 January 2023 13:10

Man fined for fly-tipping in Bolton-le-Sands

Friday, 27 January 2023 12:56

New Lancaster District Directory launched

Friday, 27 January 2023 10:18

Carnforth residents vote in favour of using Neighbourhood Plan

Friday, 27 January 2023 10:06

Lancaster charity looking for people to share jukebox memories

Friday, 27 January 2023 09:57

Police find man missing for three years at Lancaster station 

Thursday, 26 January 2023 18:10

Appeal after suspected Lancaster firearms discharge in ‘targeted attack’

Thursday, 26 January 2023 13:35

Lancaster City FC to host free prostate cancer checks

Thursday, 26 January 2023 12:33

New mayor-elect of Lancaster is chosen

Thursday, 26 January 2023 12:04

Council meeting suspended after "disruption" during MP Eden Project question

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 22:28

Visitor Information Centres and The Platform under threat due to council budget cuts

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 20:03

Major changes planned for controversial south Lancaster housing and roads scheme

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 19:03

Three pubs team up for live music at Quayfest

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 16:27

TV show to look at 'The Regeneration of Morecambe'

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 13:54

Delays on M6 northbound near Carnforth after lorry fire

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 10:31

Operation Grip results in crime decreases in Lancaster and Morecambe

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 09:11

Morecambe Music Festival extends to four days with new 'original music' night

Wednesday, 25 January 2023 09:07

Schools and crime victims in Lancaster and Morecambe visited as part of Neighbourhood Policing Week

Tuesday, 24 January 2023 11:28

Pair sentenced after admitting safety breaches after Morecambe social club fire that killed two men

Monday, 23 January 2023 15:06

Lancaster and Morecambe students to receive workshop on risks of underage drinking

Monday, 23 January 2023 12:56

New ‘Inspector Ted’ book to be published

Monday, 23 January 2023 11:10

Have your say on Carnforth’s Neighbourhood Plan

Monday, 23 January 2023 09:29

Heritage Action Zone improvement works due to start

Monday, 23 January 2023 07:47

Views sought on future of Morecambe’s Frontierland site

Sunday, 22 January 2023 17:05

Transmission date for new series of The Bay announced

Saturday, 21 January 2023 12:58

Lancaster’s Litfest returns!

Saturday, 21 January 2023 11:55

Prime Minister given fixed penalty fine for riding without a seatbelt during Lancashire trip

Friday, 20 January 2023 18:33

Six-year-old Lancaster mountaineer halfway through 'Everest' 12-peak challenge

Friday, 20 January 2023 15:45

Morecambe's Eden Project gets official change of name

Friday, 20 January 2023 11:36

VIDEO: Nurses on picket line outside Royal Lancaster Infirmary

Friday, 20 January 2023 07:40

INTERVIEWS: Residents and businesses delighted at Eden Project North success

Thursday, 19 January 2023 16:56

Prime Minister hails ‘world-class’ Eden attraction on visit to Morecambe

Thursday, 19 January 2023 14:11

INTERVIEW: Eden CEO teases when work on landmark Morecambe attraction might start

Thursday, 19 January 2023 11:16

INTERVIEW: Council leader "feels like dancing in the streets" as Morecambe Eden Project gets green light

Thursday, 19 January 2023 06:24

INTERVIEW: "Morecambe is back on top again" after Eden Project gets go-ahead says MP

Thursday, 19 January 2023 06:18

Morecambe’s landmark Eden Project North will happen after £50m funding confirmed

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 19:12

Pair sentenced after man shot in face in Morecambe

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 16:21

Lancaster City Council vows to protect frontline services despite facing £2.4m budget black hole

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 13:54

Police close road for safety reasons after building collapses in Halton

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 12:40

Gritter crashes through hedge in Lancaster as motorists battle icy roads

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 10:59

Lancaster MP calls for more to be done to protect women from rogue police officers

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 09:18

Staff "devastated" as Heysham village shop to close due to rising costs

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 17:09

New bubble tea shop set to open in Lancaster city centre

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 16:45

Lancaster City Council urges people to consider cutting down on use of solid fuel appliances

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 16:10

Lancaster City to revive historic Easter Field Festival

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 14:34

Council advises residents that ID now required to vote in elections

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 12:03

Morecambe school rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for behaviour by Ofsted

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 11:31

Road blocked during rush hour after car crash in Middleton

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 09:23

Dates revealed for 2023 Lancaster Music Festival

Monday, 16 January 2023 18:32

INTERVIEW and PHOTOS: Take a look inside £2m luxury flats complex at former Morecambe pub and hotel

Monday, 16 January 2023 16:56

TV antiques expert to host free valuation day at Lancaster shop

Monday, 16 January 2023 13:59

Community meeting announced for lovers of Morecambe

Monday, 16 January 2023 13:31

Crews attend caravan fire in Silverdale

Monday, 16 January 2023 11:42

Mountain rescue help walker with suspected broken ankle near Scorton

Monday, 16 January 2023 11:35

Five-day cuts to Lancaster and Morecambe bus services announced

Monday, 16 January 2023 09:37

Famous Lancaster coffee roasters announce closure of Manchester shop

Saturday, 14 January 2023 09:26

Morecambe couple celebrate wedding day at their hotel workplace

Saturday, 14 January 2023 08:59

Lancaster MP calls for more generous energy support for Post Offices

Friday, 13 January 2023 09:57

Lancaster Uni study shows ‘sunsetting’ EU laws risks rights of more than 8.6 million UK workers

Thursday, 12 January 2023 18:02

Council to consider latest proposals aimed at improving SEND provision in Lancashire

Thursday, 12 January 2023 17:47

INTERVIEW: Mass performance event will reflect on Lancaster's slave trade past

Thursday, 12 January 2023 17:17

INTERVIEW: Morecambe mum campaigns for safer driving on our most dangerous roads

Thursday, 12 January 2023 13:40

Firefighters tackle fires in Heysham and Warton

Thursday, 12 January 2023 09:32

Heysham Viking Festival set for comeback after 'last-minute decision'

Thursday, 12 January 2023 08:13

INTERVIEW: We join Torrisholme's "massive karaoke session" Sing Me Sunshine

Wednesday, 11 January 2023 16:48

Lancaster MP accuses prime minister of being ‘out of touch’ about lack of NHS dentist provision

Wednesday, 11 January 2023 13:31

Police appeal after object hurled at blood biker in Lancaster city centre

Wednesday, 11 January 2023 09:44

Flood alert issued for Lancaster and surrounding areas

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 21:04

Land deal at former Lancaster high school set to be finalised

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 14:28

Caton Road temporary lights cause traffic chaos in Lancaster

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 13:22

‘An exciting month coming up’: Morecambe MP teases Eden future after meeting with attraction bosses

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 11:58

£13m Canal Quarter contract up for grabs to build new homes on Lancaster car park

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 11:48

Chinese New Year celebrations coming to Lancaster city centre

Monday, 9 January 2023 14:50

Plans for 27 bungalows in Hest Bank field given thumbs down by councillors

Monday, 9 January 2023 14:10

Thumbs up given for major water supply upgrade works near Lancaster

Monday, 9 January 2023 13:07

Music night to be held in memory of Morecambe actress and singer

Monday, 9 January 2023 12:31

Woman walking her dog rescued from tide after 'medical episode' on Morecambe beach

Monday, 9 January 2023 12:12

Co Wheels car club welcomes new vehicles and more locations 

Friday, 6 January 2023 18:09

Morecambe soap star returns to Coronation Street after long absence

Friday, 6 January 2023 13:36

New Morecambe festival of light will 'reinvent illuminations' in the town

Friday, 6 January 2023 12:08

Almost 350 people arrested over Christmas drink and drug-drive campaign in Lancashire

Thursday, 5 January 2023 14:37

Call goes out for venues to host 2023 Morecambe Music Festival

Thursday, 5 January 2023 13:26

Work resumes to install speed cameras on Lancaster and Morecambe's most dangerous roads

Thursday, 5 January 2023 12:06

New police Chief Inspector appointed for Lancaster and Morecambe

Thursday, 5 January 2023 11:56

Champions of music in Morecambe announce 30th birthday line-up including special kite festival

Thursday, 5 January 2023 11:34

Police investigate spate of burglaries in Morecambe

Thursday, 5 January 2023 10:00

Appeal after street robbery in Lancaster

Thursday, 5 January 2023 09:37

Morecambe FC responds to claims over football club takeover

Wednesday, 4 January 2023 15:34

Diary of Lancaster murderer Buck Ruxton one of 100 stories to mark museum centenary

Wednesday, 4 January 2023 14:34

Donate to the Morecambe Bay Foodbank at the Mazuma this Saturday

Wednesday, 4 January 2023 14:13

Heysham pub closed as owners look for new tenant

Wednesday, 4 January 2023 11:18

Lancaster Grand announce record panto numbers

Wednesday, 4 January 2023 11:07

Morecambe residents suffer water supply problems again due to 'technical fault'

Wednesday, 4 January 2023 10:57

Driver arrested after crashing at Lancaster services

Wednesday, 4 January 2023 10:38

Reports of cars 'keyed' during New Year trail hunt meet in Hornby

Wednesday, 4 January 2023 10:04

Crews tackle fire at Lancaster printing firm

Wednesday, 4 January 2023 08:06

Woman guilty of perverting course of justice after inventing story of sex abuse by grooming gang

Tuesday, 3 January 2023 17:20

Appeal following fatal road traffic collision near Carnforth

Tuesday, 3 January 2023 12:45

Morecambe lifeboat boss hails ‘amazing’ year

Tuesday, 3 January 2023 11:39

Prime Minister of Canada backs Lancaster-based campaign to help people in need

Tuesday, 3 January 2023 11:22

Lancaster University Professor awarded OBE in New Year’s Honours

Tuesday, 3 January 2023 11:20

Schoolgirl and teacher set for epic swimming challenge to help Carnforth pool upgrade

Tuesday, 3 January 2023 10:52

Cyclist in his 80s dies after incident near Garstang

Tuesday, 3 January 2023 10:05

Thousands of residents receive apologies and promises of compensation after water shut-off

Monday, 2 January 2023 17:37