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Morecambe teaching assistant dies in hospital after 'taking overdose of medication'
Catherine Lupton died on February 26
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Police issue appeal after transit van is stolen from Bentham street
Police have issued an appeal after the theft of a white transit van in High Bentham.
Talented Lancaster students reach finals of prestigious national competition
Students from Lancaster Girls’ Grammar School are among those to have reached the final of The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition 2026.
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Rural Lancaster road to have speed limit cut
A stretch of rural road just outside Lancaster is to have its speed limit reduced.
20 businesses in Lancaster and Morecambe get new food hygiene scores
These 20 businesses in Morecambe and Lancaster have been awarded newly updated hygiene ratings by the Food Standards Agency.
New traffic order will stop vehicles waiting along stretch of busy Lancaster road
A new order restricting vehicles waiting along a stretch of Caton Road is to be introduced.
26 charming old pictures capture days gone by in Morecambe and Lancaster
Take a trip down memory lane with these black and white pictures we’ve dug out from our archives.
Events at historic Lancaster church to highlight restoration and repair plans
A series of events is planned to raise awareness of plans to repair and restore Lancaster Priory.
26 years on: photographer snaps event at popular Lancaster nightclub in 2000
Nothing dates a decade or era more than fashion so it’s no surprise that it was featured in a photographic project to capture Lancaster in the year 2000.
Cafe couple love being back by Morecambe Bay as new sign goes up
A couple well-known for running cafes in Morecambe say they've definitely made the right move as they settle into their new premises close to the Eden Project site.
Carnforth firefighters called out to skip blaze
Firefighters were called to a skip fire in the Warton area.
New head takes the reins at Morecambe primary school
A new headteacher has been appointed at Poulton-le-Sands CE Primary School in Morecambe.
Potholes: councillor plans 'class action lawsuit' in compensation push over Lancashire's roads
The condition of the county’s roads could end up being the subject of a court case.
Morecambe primary school's pioneering eco-garden set to open
Green-fingered children will welcome the community to the opening of a new eco-garden at a Morecambe primary school.
These are some of the worst potholes we’ve seen: the latest from Morecambe’s Pothole Patrol sisters
Two Morecambe sisters who have gone on the warpath over potholes were shocked at the state of some roads they were asked to visit.
New vicar of Lancaster makes city his home after travelling the world
A man who has lived all over the world is to make his home in Lancaster as the new vicar of the city and the Priory Church.
20 pictures look back at the hugely popular annual Wray Scarecrow Festival from 1999-2000
The countdown is under way for one of the North West’s most popular annual events.
All are welcome at opening of Morecambe primary school’s pioneering new eco-garden
It’s the time of year when everything’s growing in the garden, especially in one very special shared school space.
Former cinema in Morecambe awarded listed building status
The former Odeon cinema in Morecambe is now a Grade II listed building.
Date announced for spades in ground at Eden Project Morecambe
A date for work to start on the long awaited Eden Project Morecambe has been revealed for the first time.