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  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.

• Police release video clip as search for missing Lancaster University student continues

  Police have released video footage of missing Lancaster University student Tom Dingle after his parents made an emotional appeal for him to come home.

• TV star Brian Cox pays a visit to Lancaster’s Police Museum

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

• Morecambe Football Club confirm details of Fans’ Forum

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

• Multiple people treated after carbon monoxide leak at Morecambe address

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

• Heysham Power Stations alarm tests planned for Christmas Day and New Year's Day

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

• LISTEN: St John's Hospice in Lancaster set for 40th anniversary year

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• Second earthquake in a month shakes Lancaster and Morecambe Bay

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

• LISTEN: Lancaster Samaritans are there for you at Christmas

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

• WATCH and LISTEN: Lancaster band's new music video for song written by Morecambe schoolchildren

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

• Safer Pod launched to make Lancaster safer during ‘Winter of Action’

  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.

• Police make two arrests after pedestrian critically injured in Morecambe hit and run

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

• D-Day war hero, 101, to receive Freedom of City of Lancaster

  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.

• LISTEN: Beyond Radio helps Santa deliver presents from annual Christmas Toy Appeal

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

• Modern day mixtape to help fund reopening of Lancaster music facility

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

• Police investigate Lancaster hate crime graffiti attacks

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

• Lancaster man jailed again days after being released from prison

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

• Royal Lancaster Infirmary ward reopens to visitors following norovirus outbreak

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

• Future of Lancaster day care facility left unclear after council announcement

  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.