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18 Lancashire businesses given new food hygiene ratings - here's what they scored
18 businesses in Lancashire have been awarded newly updated hygiene ratings by the Food Standards Agency.
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Storm Desmond 10 years on: Lancaster Greens look back at local climate change actions since the big flood of 2015
Ten years ago, on December 5 2015, the River Lune burst its banks after heavy rain from Storm Desmond.
Extra urgent dental appointments now available in Lancaster and Morecambe
Extra appointments are being offered to people in Lancaster and Morecambe who need urgent or unscheduled dental care.
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Care firm set to breathe new life into much-loved former Lancaster baby store
A care company has moved into a prominent building in Lancaster city centre.
Lancaster long distance charity walker returns home after six-month trek in aid of Palestine
Long distance charity walker Ruth Herbert has returned home to a rapturous welcome.
Lancaster Poundland set to close before Christmas
Poundland in Lancaster is set to close before Christmas in a new cost-cutting measure by the discount retailer.
Lancaster BID releases five-year plan to boost city centre ahead of new year vote
A Lancaster business champion has released a five-year plan in a bid to continue its work in the city centre.
41 pictures of Morecambe's iconic Midland Hotel through the years including its 2008 grand reopening
Morecambe’s iconic Midland Hotel attracts visitors from far and wide.
22 nostalgic pictures show pupils through the years at old Heysham school
Are you or is someone you know a former pupil of Balmoral Road County Secondary School in Heysham?
Over 600 knives taken off streets across area including Lancaster and Morecambe as part of national crackdown
623 knives were recovered by Lancashire Police from surrender bins as part of Sceptre, a national knife crime awareness week.
Nobel Prize winner to give free public talk at Lancaster University
A Nobel Prize winner who has made groundbreaking contributions to the field of economics will deliver a free public lecture in Lancaster.
Storm Desmond 10 years on: 'There was a person seen floating in the floods in Lancaster holding on to a wheelie bin'
The one-in-100 year flood which hit Lancaster 10 years ago left 55,000 homes without power and wreaked havoc in the city
Lancaster and Morecambe residents invited to give views on council’s budget
Members of Lancashire County Council cabinet heard last week that the council is facing significant financial pressures, including rising demand for services, increasing costs, and limited government funding.
Storm Desmond 10 years on: 29 pictures look back at the devastating impact on Lancaster and Morecambe
The one-in-100 year flood which hit Lancaster 10 years ago left 55,000 homes without power and wreaked havoc in the city.
Lancaster accountants celebrate winning national award for second year
A Lancaster accountancy firm is celebrating winning a major industry award for the second year in a row.
Electric bike destroyed in Lancaster garden shed blaze
Three fire crews were called to a blaze in a garden shed in Lancaster on Thursday evening.
National recognition for Lancaster grammar school as it makes north west top 10
Lancaster Royal Grammar School has once again been recognised in the prestigious Sunday Times schools guide.
Falling for Niagara Falls in the fall
Natural beauty lovers can't fail but fall for Niagara Falls in the fall
5 Lancashire schools in The Sunday Times Parent Power list & one is the best state secondary in the UK!
The UK’s highest-achieving primary and secondary schools have been revealed in The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026 and some of them are in Lancashire!
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Lancashire earthquake: Moment dogs are woken by loud bang as 3.3 magnitude earthquake hits Lancaster
A video shows the moment two dogs were woken by a loud bang in Lancashire last night when a 3.3 magnitude earthquake hit north-west England.