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Beloved wooden owls perched on Haws Hill in Carnforth have been removed due to being in a state of disrepair.

Sad news that beloved wooden owls are removed

A footpath in Williamson Park is closed until further notice.

Footpath in popular park closed until further notice

Lancaster and Morecambe College campus.

College closed for emergency work on water main

Lancaster City Museum will be partially closed on a number of dates due to stairlift replacement works.

City Museum to be partially closed due to stairlift replacement works

Eminem is suing Meta, the owners of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, over 243 cases of copyright infringement on their platforms.

Eminem to sue Meta for $109 million over copyright infringement

Market Place Europe is bringing an international market to Morecambe.

'Massive' four day international food and craft market coming to town

Taxi driver Anthony Wilson.

Retiring taxi driver offers free rides to customers to mark his final day

A beautiful new memorial forest at Half Moon Bay, Heysham officially opened and to mark the occasion the first three memorial trees were planted.

New memorial forest opened where first three special trees were planted

It comes as a campaign to end shadow banning on social media has been launched

Social media more likely to suppress women’s health content over men’s

Some of the letters in the exhibition.

New exhibition of Eric Morecambe letters opens at library

Marsh Community Centre. Photo: Google Street View

Estate community centre scoops £300k in National Lottery funding

AJ's Bar in Morecambe.

Bar to have revamp and reopen under new ownership

Hester's Haberdashery, pictured on Google in 2022.

City centre haberdashery to close

Runners will be joining forces this weekend to raise money for charity.

Fundraisers to run continuously through the night for charity

The Toll House Inn in Lancaster is closing for refurbishment.

Historic hotel, bar and restaurant closing for facelift

Youths started a fire on a cliff near Arnside putting fire crews at risk.

Youths start fire on cliff near village putting crews in danger

Hundreds of tyres dumped at allotments in Heysham have been removed.

Pictures of 'horrible pile of tyres' dumped at allotment site

Lizzi Collinge MP

Copyright and the limits of AI

Toploader are the official headline act at Morecambe Music Festival 2025.

Toploader announced as headline act at Music Festival

Morecambe BID have had reports of children climbing on the roof of toilets on the promenade.

Warning after reports of children climbing on rooftops in town

Rebecca McBride, chaperoning a dog.

Woman earns £300 a day chaperoning pets at weddings in 'best job ever'

A fundraiser has been launched for young boxer Leo Mountain who died after being hit by a HGV in Morecambe.

Fundraiser launched for young boxer who lost his life in HGV collision

Travellers have set up camp on Heysham village green.

Travellers set up camp on village green

Emergency services at the scene on Friday afternoon.

Car veers off road and crashes in ditch

The arrest of Jason Savage. Chilling footage shows a Muslim convert who dubbed himself 'Lone Wolf' carrying out reconnaissance trips as he plotted terror attacks in Birmingham.

Muslim extremist convert plotted terror attacks in chilling video

Marketgate Shopping Centre invites shoppers of all ages to join in the fun with egg-citing Easter events.

Free Easter event at shopping centre

Festival-goers enjoying themselves at a past Morecambe Music Festival. Photo: Mike Jackson.

Here are all the venues taking part in Music Festival

The Child Accident Prevention Trust has issued a warning poster about the dangers of choking on chocolate mini eggs for children under four.

GP practice issues warning about mini chocolate eggs in run up to Easter

This community event involved upcycled collages - keep an eye out for events in your area for Great Big Green Week

Join one million others during Great Big Green Week 2025, the UK’s biggest event...

The Globe at Overton. Photo: Google Street View

Village pub to reopen at Easter with weekend of fun

Free Fairy Community Cleans on offer

The Ben My Chree leaves Douglas on a murky morning.

Ferry features in new BBC drama starring Sean Bean

The row over deleted WhatsApp messages continues to dominate the headlines (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

WhatsApp to get major AI update and you can’t turn it off

Work has begun on the surface of the taxi rank at Lancaster bus station to improve safety and appearance.

Taxi rank at bus station being resurfaced to improve safety and appearance

Pups in the Park event in Williamson Park, Lancaster in 2024. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

Popular Pups in the Park dog show and fun day to make welcome return

Bar staff get showered in Carling as beer keg explodes in pub cellar

Watch: Bar staff get showered in Carling as beer keg explodes

Salt Ayre Household Waste Recycling Centre, Lancaster.

Here is why tip was shut along with others across the region

Squires has eight full-sized snooker tables, six American tables, 12 British pool tables, two dart boards and has recently installed two interactive dart boards.

Head to Squires for a friendly atmosphere

Footage released by Warwickshire Rural Crime Team shows the moment a lorry driver smashed into the 5ft-tall William Gladstone memorial cross in Lea Marston, Warwickshire, in August 2024.

Watch: Moment trucker smashes into 1905 memorial causing £40k damage

Bella Jackson's little Paddington Bear.

32 pictures of your cute kids as schools celebrate World Book Day

People have been asked to avoid a popular Heysham beach due to a suspected oil spill. Photo: Lancaster City Council.

People asked to avoid beach following suspected oil spill

The Mill at Conder Green has closed suddenly leaving couples without a wedding venue. Picture by Michelle Blade.

Hotel goes bust leaving couples without a wedding venue

Lancaster coffee shop Holm is looking to expand into a former bakery next door.

Coffee shop looking to expand into former bakery next door

GB Antiques in Lancaster holding final week sale before shutting for good.

Much-loved antiques centre holding final week sale before shutting for good

Matty Green and Harry Mills in front of the finished mural behind the Old Pier Bookshop in Morecambe.

New mural depicting 'Birdman' brightens up back street in town

Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard in Brief Encounter shot at Carnforth Railway Station. The town is holding a 1940s weekend to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the film.

Step back in time for first ever 1940s weekend in market town

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