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• Green numbers swell on Lancaster City Council after by-election win

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• 'Scandal' of dental crisis as hundreds diagnosed with tooth decay in Morecambe Bay hospitals

  More than 650 patients with tooth decay issues have been in hospitals in Morecambe Bay over the past three years as the dental crisis deepens.

• Work to start next month on Morecambe FC Memorial Garden

  Work on a Memorial Garden at the home of Morecambe Football Club is set to get underway next month.

• Plans approved for radar mast on Stone Jetty in Morecambe to monitor coastline

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• Plans to expand Lancaster industrial estate approved

  Plans to expand an industrial estate in Lancaster have been given the go ahead.

• Plans for solar farm near Lancaster University given green light

  Plans for a new solar energy farm in fields south of Lancaster have been approved despite objections from residents.

• Lancaster artistic director receives MBE at Windsor Castle

  A dance artist and director from Lancaster has received the MBE.

• Lancaster’s Middle Eastern restaurant announces closure

  A restaurant serving Middle Eastern cuisine in Lancaster city centre has announced it has closed down.

• Patrols of Lancaster city centre to be increased

  A new partnership deal will see extra patrols by the police and wardens from the Lancaster Business Improvement District (BID) due to an expected increase in visitor numbers across the city.

• Morecambe dog beach ban lifted

  Dog owners can now take their pets on Morecambe’s beaches.

• INTERVIEW: ‘We are now in delivery mode’ – Eden chief expresses confidence over Morecambe attraction as more funding confirmed

  The man tasked with delivering the £100m Eden Project attraction to Morecambe says a target to open in 2028 is a realistic aim, after a further wave of funding was confirmed.

• Man charged with murder after Heysham assault

  Detectives investigating the death of Keith Thompson have charged a man with his murder.

• Heysham power station staff conduct local beach cleans

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• By-election candidates confirmed for Scotforth city council by-election

  There’s a local council by-election for the Scotforth East ward next month.

• Lancaster shop’s bid to sell alcohol approved despite objections over illegal vapes and worker

  A Lancaster shop has obtained a licence to sell alcohol, despite concerns over illegal vape products being sold, and an illegal worker found to be working there.

• Popular local bespoke leather goods shop announces closure

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