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15 worst performing secondary schools in Lancashire based on new final GCSE results
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Morecambe FC announce appointment of Chief Operating Officer
The appointment of a Chief Operating Officer has been announced by Morecambe Football Club.
Latest scores on the doors as 21 Lancashire pubs, restaurants and takeaways given new food hygiene ratings
A total of 21 businesses across Lancashire have received updated food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.
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Cat rescue champion hits out after Lancaster supermarket removes charity's collection point
A volunteer for a cat rescue charity has spoken out after a vital donations trolley was removed from a Lancaster supermarket.
Businesses wanting to team up with Eden Project Morecambe invited to drop-in event
Local businesses interested in joining forces with the Eden Project while they build and open their new visitor attraction on the Prom have been invited to get on board.
LISTEN: Film festival in Lancaster area to show powerful stories of refugees
A festival celebrating refugee stories on film is coming to the Lancaster and Morecambe area.
Disappointment for Lancaster as 2026 International Youth Games called off
This year's International Youth Games - where Lancaster was again due to compete against its twin towns - have been cancelled.
£1.4m fine for company boss who targeted Morecambe beauty spot during England-wide rubbish dumping spree
A prolific waste criminal has been ordered to hand over more than £1.4 million for illegally dumping in excess of 4275 tonnes of waste across England.
Waste crime boss who targeted Lancashire nature reserve and mill to pay £1.4m after dumping spree
Varun Datta diverted thousands of tonnes of waste away from a licenced tip to illegal sites
Morecambe man appears in court accused of firearm offence after alleged far-right material found
A suspected far-right extremist has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of having a pistol.
New car parking spaces open in Lancaster city centre
New car parking spaces have opened in Lancaster.
Lancaster pub bids to open later two nights a week
A Lancaster pub has applied to vary its premises licence to allow for later opening hours on two days of the week.
CCTV appeal after boy assaulted in market town near Lancaster
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Accusations over planning system ‘failings’ and burial pit fears as controversial homes plan is rejected
'Green belt or grey belt labels should not be changed by a few well-meaning people in the office, for us to rubber stamp'
Smaller Eden Project domes 'will be better-suited for other Morecambe landmarks'
The new scaled-back design has two main indoor domes, rather than four as originally planned in 2022
From roads to buses to bicycles: Lancashire set for 20 percent transport fund boost
Lancashire will get almost £29m more in transport funding from the government in two years' time than it does today.
'I feared I end up dead' - Lancaster thug jailed at Preston Crown Court for setting fire to girlfriend's face
A thug who set fire to his girlfriend’s face has begun a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence.
New Morecambe community group aims to support Armed Forces families
A new community organisation is launching in Morecambe with a powerful message: no one in the Armed Forces community should struggle alone.
National cut-price retailer to open new store in Lancaster
A national retailer has announced the opening of a new store in Lancaster’s Marketgate Shopping Centre this week.
Campaigners celebrate as 200-homes plan for village fields near Lancaster are refused
Campaigners are celebrating this week after controversial plans for up to 200 homes to be built on fields on the edge of Lancaster were rejected by city councillors.