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  A bid for £2m of government cash could breathe new life into one of Morecambe's vacant buildings - with the Queens Hotel one of the options being looked at.

• Woman dies after falling from motorway bridge near Lancaster

  A woman has died after falling from a bridge over the M6 near Lancaster.

• Incredible find 'reunites' Morecambe football hero with winner's medal 50 years after Wembley win

  A chance discovery 'reunited' a Morecambe FC legend with a winner's medal from a famous match at Wembley 50 years ago.

• Morecambe rock band to headline tribute concert for Hairy Bikers star

  Morecambe rockers, Massive Wagons, have been announced as the headline act at a concert in tribute to Barrow’s star of The Hairy Bikers, Dave Myers.

• Lancaster nurse whose husband was captured by Taliban hopes to inspire students

  A Lancaster nurse who gained a first class degree while her husband was a captive of the Taliban has been selected as part of a national campaign to inspire people to go to university.

• Wray Scarecrow Festival starts this weekend

  The hugely popular Wray Scarecrow Festival and Fair gets underway this weekend.

• Beacon lighting and wartime songs in Morecambe to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

  A beacon lighting will be held in Morecambe to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

• INTERVIEW: Eden Project Morecambe chief expects full funding package by summer and spade in ground by autumn/winter

  An Eden Project Morecambe chief has laid out the timescales as the countdown to work starting on the new £100m attraction enters its final months.

• Morecambe's longest-running music festival under threat in row over council grant

  The future of a popular music festival in Morecambe is in doubt amid a row with a council over a grant payment.

• British Empire Medal to be presented to Morecambe band stalwart in prestigious Lancaster Castle ceremony

  The British Empire Medal will be presented to a band leader from Morecambe next month.

• Lancaster and Morecambe events open young ears to music of the jukebox generation

  The journey into the jukebox generation has begun in Morecambe and Lancaster.

• Popular Morecambe fabric and gift shop returns as pop-up on Prom

  A popular Morecambe fabric and gift shop has returned as a pop-up more than two years after it closed.

• Event announced for residents to help create exhibits for new £100m Eden Project Morecambe

  Dates have been announced for an event where residents can help shape the experience inside the new Eden Project Morecambe.

• Police announce that body found on beach is missing man from Morecambe

  The body of a man who went missing from Morecambe has been found on the beach at Bolton-le-Sands.

• Burst pipe leaves Carnforth and Bolton-le-Sands residents without water and forces school to close

  A burst pipe has left Bolton-le-Sands and Carnforth residents without water for hours and forced a village school to close for the day.

• Thousands more flock to Morecambe’s Baylight Festival in 2024

  Morecambe’s popular Baylight festival brought even more visitors to the town in the February half term week in its second year.

• Lancaster surgeon dressed as 'poo emoji' among our London Marathon heroes

  A Lancaster surgeon dressed as a giant poo, a Morecambe Winter Gardens supporter and a Heysham mum in a rhino costume have all completed the London Marathon.

• VIDEO: Delight at rare otter sighting near Lancaster village marina

  An otter has taken up residence near Glasson Dock marina - delighting residents and visitors to the Lancaster village.

• PHOTOS: March and rally calling for Gaza ceasefire held in Lancaster city centre

  A march and rally calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East has been held in Lancaster city centre.

• Crews put out house fire in Heysham

  Firefighters have tackled a fire at a house in Heysham.