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Heat pumps grant rises to £7.5k as UK Government warned it won’t meet 2050 net zero target

UK government increases heat pumps grant in effort to achieve net zero

Heysham 2 Power Station director Alan Oulton (right) and Andy Lockley of Heysham 2 with Westgate Wanderers under 13s team members and their tickets to see the final stages of Olympic football at Old Trafford in 2012. EDF Energy was an official partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and provided 70 tickets for Trumacar, St Peter's, Mossgate, St Patrick's and Westgate Primary Schools, and Westgate Wanderers.

47 nostalgic pictures of power station staff, fundraising events and visitors

Amazon will use AI to find fake reviews on the shopping site

Amazon to crack down on fake reviews with AI

Huge changes are coming to WhatsApp messenger app

WhatsApp now allows users to hide intimate chats - how it works

Rishi Sunak has declared his wife’s shares in a childcare agency set to benefit from budget amid investigation

Rishi Sunak declares wife’s shares in firm amid investigation

Suella Braverman listens on as prime minister Rishi Sunak announces the Illegal Migration Bill

Deportation flights to Rwanda could be started “by the summer”

Smoking is now at least 15% more expensive following Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023 - Credit: Adobe

Bad news for smokers: Cigarettes now cost more than ever

Heysham 1 power station. Picture by Geoff Harris

Power station to keep turbines turning for extra two years

Michael Caine in Zulu

Michael Caine defends ‘Zulu’ following right wing incitement claim

dangerous domestic abusers will be recorded on the violent and sex offender register under new government proposals (Photo: Adobe)

Domestic abusers could be added to violent and sex offender list

Lancaster Town Hall. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Morecambe theatre and Lancaster church among projects to get cash boost

The Midland was recently taken over by The Inn Collection Group.

Midland bosses welcome £50m funding for Eden Project Morecambe

Energy bills are on the rise still across the country

Energy boss gives warning that higher bills are here to stay

Foreign Office issues Peru travel warning amid political protests

There will be no mandatory Covid-19 testing for passengers travelling to the UK from China

UK will not reintroduce covid testing for passengers from China

Deadline set for scrapping 100ml liquid limit and other airport security rules.

When 100ml liquid limit & more airport security rules will be scrapped

People on benefits will get a one off Christmas bonus payment. (Photo Illustration by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

DWP Christmas bonus - benefit recipients to receive cash boost

Millions of low-income households in the UK are set to receive an extra cash boost of up to £300 on top of the £650 cost of living package in November.

Millions set to receive £300 boost on top of cost of living payment

Gary Lineker at the FA Cup semi-final in April 2022

Gary Lineker slams James Cleverly comments on LGBT fans in Qatar

How long a fridge freezer will last during blackout power cuts

National Grid Chief John Pettigrew has spoken out about the potential blackouts amid the energy crisis.

Will the UK see energy blackouts this winter?

Liz Truss today sacked chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng. Photo: Getty

Fracking site renamed ‘Liz Truss Career Memorial’ on Google Maps

Bittern in flight at RSPB Leighton Moss by Jarrod Sneyd.

Call for Lancastrians to stand up against “unprecedented attack on nature”

Asian hornet alert as insects spotted in UK

The protest will be held at Lancaster Town Hall.

Protest to be held after violent actions in Iran

JD Wetherspoon pubs have announced opening times for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral Photo: Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images.

Queen Elizabeth II Funeral: Wetherspoons announce opening hours

McDonald’s across the UK will be shut on 19 September

McDonald’s UK restaurants to close for Queen’s Elizabeth II’s funeral

The Eurofighter Tycoon

New £500m Eurofighter order secures hundreds of BAE jobs across Lancashire

The fracking wells at Preston New Road

Investor hands boost to Lancashire fracking firm

Lancaster residents are providing temporary homes to Ukrainian refugees.

Lancaster to welcome scores more Ukrainian refugees

Are onshore wind turbines the future? (photo: adobe)

Going Green - Alternative energy sources needed as gas prices increase

Martin McTague FSB National Chairman

Lancashire business group’s call to protect cash in Queen’s Speech

Lancaster residents will be providing temporary homes to Ukrainian refugees.

Lancaster to welcome almost two dozen Ukrainian refugees

Get recycling (photo: adobe)

Going Green: Importance of going green and how best you can start now!

Installing an eco-friendly heat pump (photo: adobe)

Going Green: Eco-friendly heat pumps to combat rising fuel prices

Pensioners will see the triple lock return from April 2023 (image: Adobe)

Pensioners could get £770 boost in 2023 as triple lock policy returns

Prime Minister Boris Johnson

PM warns Russia's plan for invading Ukraine 'in motion' as violence increases

Getting the Covid jab (photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

What a year! Just take a look back

Many firms look set to be hit further over the coming days after Boris Johnson hinted further restrictions could be introduced after Christmas (image: Getty Images)

New £6,000 Covid grants: All the businesses that qualify and how to claim suppor...

Is Lancaster better or worse off than last Christmas?

Covid in Lancaster: Are we in a better or worse situation than last Christmas?

Boris Johnson's former press secretary Allegra Stratton is shown joking about the alleged party in leaked Downing Street footage (image: Getty Images)

Downing Street officials caught joking about Christmas party in leaked footage

12 to 15-year-olds will start receiving their second doses of Covid vaccine in December (image: Getty Images)

Covid pass for young teens set to roll out in bid to make international travel e...

Around 500,000 workers who claim Universal Credit are estimated to be in line to benefit before Christmas (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what you need to know about today's Universal Credit changes

Rishi Sunak to end public sector pay freeze in Autumn Budget: what that means fo...

Lancaster University Management School.

Lancaster University event tackles artificial intelligence issues for Lancashire...

Holiday bookings are expected to soar after the Government announced a relaxation of international travel rules (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Holiday bookings set to soar after government announces relaxation of internatio...