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Lancaster University has been awarded almost £11 million pounds for pioneering mental health research following a major investment by the National Institute for Health and Care Research.

Members of the public are being advised to stay away from Williamson Park today due to the weather.

Police are investigating the possible drug related deaths of three people in Morecambe and Carnforth, including one linked to taking contaminated heroin.

The life of a remarkable artist and pioneering inventor who lived and worked in Lancaster more than a century ago will be celebrated this year.

Carnforth residents will see a fall in their town council's share of Council tax on their next bill.

Organisers of a music festival raising funds for local schools said the event will not take place this year.

Morecambe Town Council has proposed a 2.46 per cent rise in its share of Council tax for 2026/27.

Lancaster City Council is proposing to increase its share of Council tax by 2.99 per cent.

The Shrimps Trust is urging the owners of Morecambe FC to significantly improve fan engagement, claiming an ongoing lack of communication with supporters was damaging the club.

Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after a man died in a collision in Forton.

An event to improve bike security takes place in Lancaster next month.

Drivers in Lancaster will be fined if they attempt unlawful manoeuvres, under new powers being rolled out for enforcing moving traffic offences at a dangerous junction.

An initiative in Morecambe to tackle crime has led to several arrests and the seizure of a quantity of drugs.

The family of a Lancaster University student whose body was found in woodland on Christmas Day have paid tribute to an "incredibly intelligent and caring young man".

The chair of a board who will decide how a £20 million investment is to be spent in the West End of Morecambe had been announced.

A council crackdown has revealed no breaches of licencing rules across dozens of pubs and clubs across Lancaster and Morecambe.

The Lancaster MP has called for clarity over the future of a day centre that was earmarked for possible closure by Lancashire County Council.

A marathon fundraiser will be held to raise money for a charity after a popular Morecambe businessman was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

An annual service to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day will take place in Lancaster.

Alexei Sayle and Nigel Planer, stars of 80s comedy The Young Ones, will appear in conversation at The Morecambe TV and Film Festival later this year.

Plans have been submitted to turn an empty Morecambe hotel into up to nine apartments.

A new unit for expectant mothers and bereaved families is set to open at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

The Lancaster MP has joined dozens of other Labour MPs in calling for a ban on social media access for under 16s in the UK.

A new group has been set up offering support for the boating community who live on the Lancaster Canal.

A team of local food growers are inviting residents to join them for the annual FoodFriends Feast in Lancaster this month.

One of Lancaster's most historic pubs is open again and its new boss has spoken to Beyond Radio about the challenges he's faced in bringing it back to life.

Two student accommodation blocks in Lancaster city centre have transferred to a new operator.

Police have released images of two men wanted in connection with an investigation into an assault and robbery in Lancaster city centre.

£800,000 in new funding has been secured to help a Lancaster charity assist local people with their energy use.

A permanent memorial to an inspirational figure in the fight to get votes for women has been unveiled in Lancaster city centre.

BAFTA and Oscar nominees will join local talent for the third edition of an ever-growing film festival held in Morecambe.

A former bar and hotel overlooking Morecambe seafront has been unsold at an auction.

A family will hand over the reins of a historic Lancaster pub after what they described as "the best two and a half years we could ever have wished for".

The family of a Morecambe man who died in a road crash have paid tribute to him as "a man of deep faith, integrity and warmth".

A ten-year-old boy is among four people arrested as part of an investigation into the serious assault of a pensioner in Lancaster.

Police charged a man with two offences of robbery in Lancaster over the Christmas period.

A march in solidarity with women who are victims of violence - calling for safe spaces for everyone - is set to take place in Morecambe.

The world's greatest cycle race - the Tour de France - is set to pass through the Lancaster and Morecambe district.

The CEO of Morecambe Football Club has responded to fans on the future of under-fire manager Ashvir Singh Johal.

Lancaster and Morecambe College will host a special one night, pop-up event in collaboration with a popular Lancashire restaurant.

Tributes have been paid to a popular Lancaster businessman who has passed away suddenly at the age of 56.

The MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale has visited a gym in the town set up in memory of a young boxing champion.

Lancashire County Council is proposing its lowest Council tax rise for 12 years but opponents of Reform UK have accused them of going back on pre-election promises.

There’s an appeal for information after a dog was found abandoned near a canal in Lancaster.

Planned strike action by staff at Lancaster and Morecambe College has been called off.

Organisers of Lancaster’s Highest Point say it ‘isn’t the end’ after confirming the music and arts festival wouldn’t be taking place in 2026.

An investigation is under way after a six-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital following an incident on a climbing wall at a Lancaster leisure centre.

A Lancaster high street pub is set to reopen as a new Irish bar.

The latest tourism figures for the Lancaster district show the number of visitors has risen again year-on-year.

Beautiful flower beds near the Eric Morecambe Statue have helped the town win a major award.

Many shops and pubs in Lancaster city centre have reported strong trading figures during the Christmas period.

An outoor attraction billed as the first of its kind in Europe has been removed from a Lancaster sports centre due to a drop in popularity.

Thousands of visitors are expected to attend the Chinese New Year celebrations in Lancaster, welcoming the Year of the Horse.

Plans have been submitted to build up to 90 new houses in a development described as providing "a new edge to Torrisholme".

Plans to demolish the cafe and shop at Williamson Park in Lancaster have been approved.

Police have revealed what an inspector described as a "shocking" number of arrests during a crackdown on drink and drug driving over the Christmas period.

A Lancaster pensioner suffered broken bones after being beaten unconscious by a gang of youths.

A splendid steampunk gathering will be back in Morecambe this summer.

The Eden Project has asked for permission to build a new flood defence wall to help protect its new visitor attraction on Morecambe Promenade.

Firefighters have tackled fires at two properties in Lancaster and Morecambe.

The team behind a popular Lancaster cafe have opened a new sandwich shop in the city centre.

The owners of a Lancaster cocktail bar are to take over a popular city centre pub.

Local MPs have welcomed the government’s new Road Safety Strategy, which aims to cut deaths and serious injuries on Britain’s roads by 65% by 2035.

Landlords across the Lancaster district are being invited to attend a special forum to hear important updates on the forthcoming Renters’ Rights Act and new requirements around waste and recycling.

Heysham 2 has been named the UK's most productive nuclear power station.

An urgent meeting has been held after the health trust in charge of the Royal Lancaster Infirmary announced it has serious financial issues.

A discount department store chain with a shop in Lancaster looks set to go into administration.

Residents of the Lancaster and Morecambe area will receive new caddies as a weekly food waste collection service returns next month.

Firefighters were called out after an extractor fan caught fire at Arkholme Village Hall.

A leading light at the Eden Project has spoken about how their new community garden will start to take shape on Morecambe Promenade.

A Lancaster hotel, bar and wedding venue is set to reopen under new ownership and management.

Fire crews were called to rescue three horses who had fallen through ice on the Lancaster Canal.

A TV documentary has shown how a killer who murdered a man in Heysham was brought to justice.

A planning application has gone in for the car park and bowling green at a closed down Heysham pub to be used for a car dealership.

A record-breaking almost 20,000 people attended the Christmas pantomimes at Lancaster Grand Theatre in 2025.

Work is underway on a £2.6m project to enhance the electricity network in Bolton-le-Sands.

Gritting crews are continuing their work to keep Lancashire's roads safe and open as a Met Office yellow weather warning for snow and ice remains in place.

A pharmacy in Morecambe has closed its doors after many years of serving the community.

Police have made arrests and appealed for info after a rise in illegal and dangerous riding of bikes in the Lancaster area.

Police have ordered a large group of youths to leave the town centre after reports of anti-social behaviour in Morecambe.

A car park in Lancaster city centre is now closed ahead of the first phase of development plans for the Canal Quarter.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a knifepoint robbery in Lancaster.

A hidden gem in Lancaster has been revitalised thanks to fundraising led by a team of supporters.

A man has been banned from Lancaster city centre after he committed four assaults over the Christmas period.

A man from Lancaster who was critically injured in a hit and run has died.

Work on a major railway bridge replacement is set to begin - leading to travel disruption in the Lancaster area.

The centenary of Eric Morecambe will be celebrated at the grand opening of a film festival in the town.

The team behind the Eden Project Morecambe will start the new year with a series of fun family events in what's expected to be a big year for the scheme.

Free clinics are open across the Lancaster and Morecambe area to help people quit smoking in 2026.

St John’s Hospice in Lancaster received a welcome Christmas gift from water company employees who raised more than £14,000 from a cross bay walk.

The trust in charge of the Royal Lancaster Infirmary has appointed a new chief executive.

An education head from Lancaster has been made a CBE in the King's New Year's Honours List.

A family-run cake shop in Torrisholme is celebrating after being crowned Best Bakery of the Year at the UK Small Business Awards.

A series of events will be held in Lancaster and Morecambe to help local people between Christmas and New Year.

A person has been injured in a road traffic collision in Carnforth.

Police have visited more than 100 off licences, pubs and clubs in Lancaster and Morecambe during a crackdown in the pre-Christmas period.

A teenager has been arrested and a motorbike seized after reports of youths riding dangerously around Morecambe town centre.

A man has been arrested after a crash in Morecambe left a motorbike rider with serious injuries.

Police searching for a missing teenager said that a body has been found.

A public survey has been launched to ask Lancashire residents for their views on the money they pay towards policing.

Residents of the Lancaster and Morecambe Bay area can have their names displayed on a North West Air Ambulance helicopter this Christmas as part of a pioneering scheme.

An independent investigation into the death of a prisoner at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary has concluded.

A Lancaster mental health campaigner has spoken to Beyond Radio about how he's trying to make this Christmas a little better for 11 children.

The artistic talents of a Lancaster schoolgirl saw her beat off competition from hundreds of rivals and design a Christmas card to be sent to the King.

An apprentice at Heysham 2 power station has won a top award.

A long-closed former Morecambe seafront hotel and night-spot is set to go up for auction.

Organisers of events and festivals in Morecambe have been invited to apply for funding from an expected record total pot of money in 2026/27.

A popular physicist has paid a visit to the Lancashire Police Museum, situated inside Lancaster Castle.

Morecambe fans will be able to ask questions of the club’s ownership at a Fans’ Forum event next month.

Multiple people have received medical treatment after a carbon monoxide leak at a property in Morecambe.

Heysham Power Stations have announced the dates of their routine site alarm tests over Christmas.

The team at St John's Hospice in Lancaster are getting ready to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2026.

A second minor earthquake tremor in a matter of weeks has been felt around the Lancaster and Morecambe Bay area.

A volunteer from Samaritans in Lancaster has spoken about the importance of the service at Christmas.

A new music video has been released for a song about Morecambe written by local school pupils.

A dedicated security hub is coming to Lancaster city centre in a bid to tackle crime as part of a national crackdown aimed at making the streets safer.

Two people have been arrested after a man was critically injured in a fail-to-stop collision in Morecambe earlier this week.

A 101-year-old D-Day veteran from Lancaster is to be granted the Honorary Freedom of the City - one of the highest civic distinctions.

Beyond Radio was once again honoured to be asked to help deliver presents as part of the annual Lancaster BID Christmas Toy Appeal.

A special new compilation ‘mixtape’ has been launched to help raise funds to re-open a community music facility in Lancaster.

Police are investigating a series of graffiti incidents in Lancaster which are being treated as hate crime.

A Lancaster man has been sent back to prison after reoffending soon after his release from jail.

Visiting has been reinstated on a ward at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary that was closed for a week due to a norovirus outbreak.

The future of a day centre in Lancaster remains unclear after Lancashire County Council announced it was to take more time to consider the results of a public consultation.

A pedestrian was taken to hospital in a critical condition after a hit and run in Morecambe.

People are being asked to express an interest in being part of the team who will decide how £20 million of funding will be spent in Morecambe’s West End.

Lancashire Police have issued a seasonal shoplifting warning ahead of the busy festive retail period, saying there will be no let-up in their action to tackling theft.

Three pioneering midwifery apprentices have recently graduated from a new programme designed to improve healthcare across the North West of England.

The Lancaster MP has raised concerns about upcoming changes to farm inheritance tax with the Prime Minister.

A man who filmed himself having sex with teenage girls in Lancaster and then shared the images has been jailed.

Plans for a new knowledge and research innovation campus at Lancaster University have been passed unanimously.

A plan to build 80 new houses in Halton near Lancaster has been given the green light.

A driver has been arrested after being caught behind the wheel more than three times over the drink drive limit in Morecambe.

Archaeology and cutting-edge science have come together to unlock secrets and rewrite the stories of Lancaster district’s ancient past.

A motorist was arrested after driving the wrong way along the M6 near Lancaster.

Rail passengers have been advised not to travel as services in the Lancaster and Morecambe area have been cancelled due to severe rainfall.

Two men have been jailed for violently attacking a man on the street in Lancaster.

Key figures at Morecambe FC owners Panjab Warriors have answered criticism from the fans in an in-depth interview.

The Lancaster Canal has seen the most bridge strikes across the whole of the Canal and River Trust's 2,000 miles of waterways in England and Wales.

A Lancaster will writing company has donated thousands to help local organisations through its first ever Community Fund - to celebrate the vital work they do.

An Eden Project-inspired way of learning in local schools, colleges and universities has won a world class award.

A Lancaster movie maker's latest action film is gaining widespread acclaim as it's screened at cinemas across the UK this month.

The RSPCA is appealing for information about a dog that was found collapsed in Lancaster. (Please note, some may find the image in this story distressing.)

Two Lancaster based businesses have been named as finalists in the new Taste Lancashire Producer Awards.

The first students have moved in to a newly-opened apartment block at the gateway to Lancaster city centre.

A journalist with a lifelong interest in the sea and a former Heysham shipping boss have launched a podcast dedicated to the maritime industry.

More than 150 children from primary schools across Lancaster have been learning how to stay safe around reservoirs and rivers.

Firefighters were called to a house fire in Heysham.

Police are looking for a gang suspected of 20 thefts of vehicles - mainly mopeds and small motorbikes - over the last month.

A man has been jailed after a six year old girl from Lancaster was fatally struck by a flat-bed truck as she stepped off a bus in Bilsborrow.

Two Morecambe FC former co-chairmen have issued a statement after resigning from the board of directors.

Visiting has been suspended on a ward at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary due to a norovirus outbreak.

Morecambe FC stalwarts and the former co-chairmen have resigned from the board of directors.

A couple who run a coffee shop and wine bar in Heysham have announced they have also taken over a craft ale pub in Morecambe.

A popular seafront cafe in Morecambe has reopened under new management.

Council officers have backed plans for 80 new homes in Halton amid an ongoing major shortfall in new housing across the Lancaster & Morecambe District.

623 knives were recovered by Lancashire Police in the division that covers the Lancaster district as part of national knife crime awareness week.

Extra appointments are now available for people in the Lancaster district need urgent or unscheduled dental care.

A new wellness cafe has opened its doors in Lancaster.

The Lancaster branch of Poundland is on a list of stores to close across the UK.

A dad is set to take on the London Marathon in memory of his baby son who died from cot death 40 years ago.

The man who fronted Panjab Warriors' takeover of Morecambe Football Club has been sanctioned by the UK government over accusations of his involvement in terrorism in India.

A group championing Lancaster businesses has announced a five-year plan aiming to win support to continue its work in the city centre.

Firefighters have tackled a fire in a garden shed containing an electric bike.

A firefighter who was on the front line when Storm Desmond caused extensive flooding to Lancaster has been reflecting on that night on the weather event’s tenth anniversary.

Pupils from a Lancaster school have been crowned winners of the Great Lancashire Debate.

An earthquake has rattled Lancaster and Morecambe Bay amid reports of a "loud explosion" in the Carnforth area.

United Utilities is investing more than £3.5m to upgrade the rural wastewater treatment works in both Nether Kellet and Over Kellet, near Carnforth.

A Lancaster writer has published a new book about the works of her acclaimed artist husband - celebrating their life together which began when they met more than 50 years ago in Eastern Europe.

Police in Lancashire are aiming to make sure it’s a bleak winter for criminals with the launch of a new crime crackdown for Christmas and beyond.

Spot checks have begun in Lancaster as part of police's Christmas campaign against drunk and drug driving.

A Lancaster man who turned his life around after years of living on the streets will sleep out again this Christmas in memory of a fellow champion of homeless people.

Tributes have been paid after the death of a lifelong supporter and former director of Morecambe Football Club.

Two local charities are delighted that their new Morecambe Bay Calendar has travelled the world and gained celebrity fans.

Further plans have been unveiled to convert part of a former bank overlooking Morecambe Bay into residential flats.

Celebrity Health and Wellbeing Coach Mr Motivator has filmed videos with Lancaster University to help cancer patients prepare for surgery through exercising at home.

Morecambe's longest-running music festival will not return in 2026, organisers have announced.

The City Council’s environmental team are looking into two cases of fly tipping on country lanes in Lancaster last week.

Two fire crews were dispatched to deal with a blaze at a property in Lancaster in the early hours of this morning.

Crews spent six hours tackling a building fire in Morecambe on Sunday afternoon.

Lancashire Police are urging motorists not to drink or drug drive throughout the festive season.

An inspirational wheelchair adventurer from Lancaster has received the MBE from Princess Anne in a special ceremony at Windsor Castle.

Twenty-six people have been arrested under the Terrorism Act at a pro-Palestine demonstration outside Lancaster Castle.

The Lancaster Music Festival will make a return in 2026, organisers say.

A young girl from Lancaster who was born with a life-threatening congenital heart condition has been honoured at the British Heart Foundation’s Heart Hero Awards.

A Lancaster University professor, who has championed compassionate and effective services for women whose children are at risk of entering the care system, has received the OBE at Windsor Castle.

The Visitor Centre at the Heysham Power Stations has taken a step forward in accessibility and inclusion by hosting the company’s first-ever deaf awareness event.

Fifteen people – including nine from the Lancaster and Morecambe area - have been charged with drug offences after police carried out a series of raids this week.

Two mums have visited Beyond Radio to talk about their new group to support parents who may need a little extra help.

Two local councils have signed a landmark agreement to work together for the benefit of the community.

Young people from the Lancaster and Morecambe area joined forces with top designers to share ideas for a 'Bring Me Sunshine' garden at the new Eden Project.

A telecoms engineer has spent the month running 5km every day topless to raise funds in memory of a friend described as "one of life's good guys".

A Lancaster businesswoman has returned home after walking more than 2,500 miles over the past six months to raise funds for aid in the Middle East.

Lancaster City Council has thrown its support behind proposals to create a new unitary council with Preston and the Ribble Valley as part of a proposed shake up of local government in the county.

An MP has written to the Health Secretary after it was claimed a man who had a suspected broken leg was turned away from the A&E department at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced her Budget, and here’s how it will affect you and your money.

Police want to speak to a man in connection with an investigation into a high value Pokémon card that was fraudulently obtained in Lancaster.

Crews in Hornby were called out to two incidents on Tuesday evening – and ended up rescuing a dog.

A talented choir from Lancaster has won the popular Lancashire Choir of the Year 2025 singing competition.

A Lancaster woman who worked the receptions of various hospital departments is retiring after working for the NHS for nearly 60 years.