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Lancaster NCP car park at risk as major operator falls into administration
Car park operator National Car Parks (NCP) has gone into administration, placing more than 650 jobs at risk.
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Here is when first ever Heysham food and drink festival is coming to village
Heysham village is holding their first ever food and drink festival in May.
Lancaster MP calls on government to ‘rebuild’ family services
Lancaster & Wyre MP Cat Smith has called on the Labour government to ‘rebuild’ community services across her constituency.
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Popular Morecambe street markets back this year
Morecambe Community Markets are returning for 2026.
Paris Fury shares concerns about daughter as she asks what has happened to 'growing old gracefully'
"She’s 16 and I don’t want her in this age of girls as young as 14, getting lip fillers and things following suit"
£1.2m of funding for flood defence schemes in Lancaster district announced
Almost £1.2m of funding has been announced for a number of flood defence schemes and upgrades in the Lancaster district.
Morecambe Bay hospital trust unveils new painless blood test
Patients with learning disabilities and needle phobia are benefiting from a painless new form of blood sampling pioneered by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
Morecambe Bay hospitals trust pioneers painless new blood test which transforms lives of patients with learning disabilities and needle phobia
Patients with learning disabilities and needle phobia are benefiting from a painless new form of blood sampling pioneered by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
Garstang and Glasson Dock awarded over £1m for flood schemes
Tens of thousands of homes and businesses across England will be better protected from the devastating impact of flooding with investment to construct new flood schemes and upgrade existing flood defences, the Environment Agency announced today (Tuesday March 17).
Restoration work gets under way on landmark Morecambe hotel
Scaffolding has gone up around an historic former hotel in Morecambe as restoration work gets under way.
Listen to last night’s noise from Heysham power station as bosses explain what caused it
Residents were alarmed by a ‘deafening’ noise coming from Heysham’s nuclear power station last night (Monday).
Lancaster animal charity's plea over plans for state-of-the-art boarding kennels
A vital animal charity in Lancaster which is struggling with the cost of living crisis has launched a new fundraising campaign which they say will safeguard its future.
Celebrate 50 years of iconic beauty and skincare shop with special event in Lancaster
Everyone’s looking back to the 1970s – and for good reason.
Residents woken by 'deafening' midnight banging noise from Heysham nuclear power station
Residents were alarmed by a ‘deafening’ noise coming from Heysham’s nuclear power station last night.
Thousands raised to help boost return of Lancaster Music Festival
A crowdfunder has been launched to help fill the city's streets and spaces with music and dance at the returning Lancaster Music Festival.
Store in Lancaster shopping centre closes down
A high street computer games shop in Lancaster city centre has closed its doors.
Police appeal after bike stolen from Morecambe town centre
Police are appealing for information after a bike was stolen from Morecambe town centre.
All the places in rural Lancashire where high-speed fibre optic broadband is being rolled out
More than 30 villages and towns in rural parts of Lancashire are set to receive faster broadband as part of a government-backed upgrade.
Your chance to help plant some of Britain’s rarest trees in Lancaster
The Friends of Freeman’s Wood in Lancaster are appealing for help to plant new trees.
Northern offering thousands of cheap tickets to passengers travelling on scenic Lancaster train route
Passengers are expected to make more than 1m journeys along one of the most scenic railway lines in Europe this year.