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• Musician takes centre stage at Chelsea Flower Show with songs about Morecambe

  A musician from Morecambe who helped co-design the Eden Project’s Chelsea Flower Show display has performed an emotional song about her home town while standing in the garden she helped create.

• Lancaster bridge reopens after police incident

  A bridge in Lancaster was closed to traffic and pedestrians due to a concern for a person's welfare.

• Greens win city council by-election in Lancaster

  A Green has been elected as a new councillor in Lancaster following a by-election.

• Morecambe woman to star in dramatic new TV reality quiz show with Danny Dyer and Emily Atack

  A "self-confessed hater of pop culture" from Morecambe will battle for a £100K prize on a new reality TV game show with lying, scheming and a whole lot of quizzing!

• Excitement as The Bay returns to Morecambe for filming of new series

  The cast and crew of Morecambe based crime drama The Bay have returned to the town this week to begin filming the new series.

• Lancaster University lecturer pens episode of popular CBeebies TV programme

  A Lancaster University Senior Lecturer has written for the new CBeebies TV series, Zog.

• Young Morecambe change makers invited to Westminster

  Two change makers from Morecambe headed to Westminster to discuss some of the key issues affecting young people living in coastal communities.

• Heysham power station team leads large-scale community litter pick

  Staff from a Heysham power station have led a major clear up of a local nature reserve and beach.

• Body found in Lancaster park in search for missing local man

  Police searching for a missing man say a body has been found in a park in Lancaster.

• PHOTOS: Eden Project Morecambe garden wins award on star-studded day at Chelsea Flower Show

  The Eden Project Morecambe's 'Bring Me Sunshine' Garden has received top honours and been visited by a host of famous faces at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

• Over 50s ‘youth club’ in Morecambe reduces hours due to ‘lack of footfall’

  A centre for the over 50s in Morecambe is reducing its opening hours due to what they describe as a ‘lack of footfall’.

• Under threat Lancaster day centre will remain open

  After months of uncertainty, five day centres for the elderly, including one in Lancaster will remain open, Lancashire County Council has confirmed.

• 'Look for a Book' event returns to Lancaster and Morecambe

  Books are being hidden around the Lancaster and Morecambe area - and clues given out online - as part of drive to encourage reading for children.

• Operation Sceptre tackles knife crime across Lancaster district

  This week, police in Lancaster and Morecambe are supporting Operation Sceptre, a national campaign tackling knife crime.

• Eden Project Morecambe will become a ‘theatre of science like nowhere else on earth’

  The founder of the Eden Project has described Eden Project Morecambe as ‘a theatre of science like nowhere else on earth’ as the Bring Me Sunshine Garden was unveiled at the Chelsea Flower Show.

• ‘True local’ begins his year as mayor of Lancaster

  The new mayor of Lancaster has been sworn in to begin his year in office.

• Lancaster University research shows care home falls cut by a third with use of smart lights

  The use of AI smart lights in care homes reduces falls by around a third, say Lancaster University researchers.

• Angela Rippon and ‘Eric and Little Ern’ launch Bring Me Sunshine Garden at Chelsea Flower Show

  Legendary broadcaster Angela Rippon was joined by 'Eric & Little Ern' to launch the Eden Project Morecambe's 'Bring Me Sunshine' garden at the Chelsea Flower Show.

• Talk and trail celebrating life of city’s groundbreaking inventor will mark Lancaster Day

  The life of a remarkable artist and pioneering inventor who lived and worked in city more than a century ago is being celebrated with an event as part of Lancaster Day.

• ‘Knight Ride’ fundraiser underway for free summer outdoor Lancaster music festival

  A fundraising campaign is underway to support a free live music festival coming to Lancaster this summer.