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Plans have been unveiled to convert a former charity shop into a cocktail bar in Lancaster city centre.

A Lancaster business has announced a new partnership agreement at a reception in Westminster hosted by the Prime Minister of New Zealand.

A store where you can watch cooks produce traditional Ukrainian food has opened in a Lancaster shopping centre.

A traditional butchers in the heart of Morecambe town centre will close its doors for the final time.

A childminder from Bolton-le-Sands has launched a new website aimed at becoming a comprehensive guide for parents across the local area.

The new team at a Morecambe seafront bar are preparing to reopen its doors.

A popular high street takeaway in Carnforth has closed its doors after decades of serving the people of the town.

Peel Ports Group is investing £10m in Heysham Port to further increase capacity and efficiencies at the site.

An award-winning pet salon has launched a brand new free magazine for animal owners.

A familiar name from the Lancaster high street is set to disappear following the sale of WH Smith stores across the UK.

A businessman from Morecambe has announced his retirement and the closure of his electrical contractors office after more than a decade.

A popular baby goods shop in Lancaster has closed its doors for the final time after 20 years.

A Lancaster city centre hotel has entered its 400th anniversary year with big plans for the future.

Six new Non-Executive Directors have joined the board of Lancaster and Morecambe Chamber of Commerce.

Morecambe Bay businesses are celebrating after being named as finalists in awards recognising family-run firms.

A popular school uniform business is to close its Morecambe branch, to focus on its Lancaster store and online sales.

High street businesses are continuing to face challenging times as two more closed down in Morecambe town centre.

Customers of a popular baby goods shop in Lancaster have wished the team well after the owner announced it will be closing after 20 years.

A new sandwich shop in Lancaster has opened its doors and one of its first customers was the city's MP.

The closure of a famous Lancaster antiques centre is approaching and we have been invited to take a look around during its final days of trade.

A Lancaster recruitment firm are celebrating being a finalist in a Lancashire-wide business awards.

The shock closure of a popular Lancaster canalside hotel has left couples without a wedding venue at short notice.

A top chef and familiar face in local hospitality has found a new home behind the bar of a unique Morecambe pub.

A family-run cafe has opened its doors in Morecambe town centre.

Two Lancaster food producers have been crowned winners at the Lancashire Tourism Awards.

A couple who are leading lights on the local live music scene have taken charge at one of the area's most historic pubs.

Licensees say pubs on Morecambe Promenade need support in tough economic times as they launched their new music festival.

Tributes have been paid to the co-founder of a Lancaster jewellers who left "an incredible lasting impression" on everyone who knew her.

Customers of a popular cafe overlooking Morecambe Bay have posted messages of good wishes and support after its closure.

A Lancaster accountants is celebrating after winning a prestigious title at a national awards hosted by a top TV actor and comedian.

A popular DJ and pub boss from Morecambe has decided to step away from the licensed trade saying "people just can't afford to go out as much any more".

A new date for the closure of a much-loved Lancaster antiques centre has been announced.

A bra shop in Morecambe has had to close down after virtually all of its stock was stolen in a burglary.

A Lancaster boutique is set to host an evening of fashion and style tips to help you look and feel your best.

A popular gastropub in Bolton-le-Sands is set to reopen after a major refurbishment.

An independent record store in Lancaster is about to move to a bigger premises and will now be selling drinks as well as music.

Car parking fees in council-run car parks are likely to be frozen this year, it has been revealed at a meeting of local businesses.

A homecare provider with five branches across Lancashire and Cumbria held a special awards ceremony for the first time to recognise and thank members of its staff for all their hard work and passion.

A new bistro has opened in Morecambe overlooking the Bay and has enjoyed a busy opening on New Year's Day.

Businesses worried about the deepening effects of the cost of living crisis will gather for talks after a crucial time for the High Street.

Heysham Power Stations staff have been spreading some festive cheer in the community.

A new shop has opened but others have closed in Lancaster city centre in the run-up to Christmas.

A long-standing Heysham pub has closed and its owners said they "are reviewing all options" for its future.

A homecare provider held a special event full of festive cheer for its clients and for members of staff and the community.

Several Lancaster based businesses have been named as finalists in the new Taste Lancashire Producer Awards.

A new manager has taken charge at a 16th century pub in Heysham village.

A Lancaster University researcher is launching a digital recruitment platform that aims to eliminate gender bias from the hiring process.

A leading provider of optical lenses from Morecambe has won a major industry award.

A Morecambe pub famed for its iconic chieftain figure above the entrance has reopened after a six-figure upgrade.

A Lancaster agency has designed the new logo for a children's television programme on CBeebies.

A mum from Heysham who says that "getting up the stairs was a challenge" when she weighed 27 stone is now enjoying her new life as a personal fitness trainer.

A Morecambe firm of financial advisers is celebrating after being named in a list of the UK’s top 100.

The winners have been announced at the 2024 Love Lancaster Business Awards.

A new takeaway has opened on the site of a former pie shop in Lancaster which closed recently after more than 50 years.

Lancaster City Council is on the hunt for a development partner to help regenerate the Frontierland site in Morecambe.

DIY giants Homebase - who have a store in Morecambe - have collapsed into administration.

A couple who recently opened a burger takeaway in Heysham have brought the business to Morecambe town centre after taking over a dessert cafe.

A family-run Lancaster antiques centre will close in 2025 after 35 years in business.

An ex-professional boxer and former NHS worker have joined forces to run a new state-of-the-art gym in Lancaster.

A ladies fashion store in Lancaster city centre is celebrating three nominations at a prestigious awards ceremony in London.

A husband and wife team are celebrating the opening of their new "super health and travel clinic" in a historic Lancaster building.

Lancaster University has partnered with tech firm ICT Reverse to extract precious metals from printed circuit boards (PCB) recovered from waste electrical and electronic equipment.

A family-run takeaway in Morecambe will close down after more than 40 years.

A packaging solutions company has opened new state-of-the-art facility thanks to £500,000 investment at its base in Carnforth.

Bosses at a Lancaster firm of solicitors have surprised staff by revealing the company is now employee owned.

A popular Italian ice cream business is set to open a new shop in Lancaster city centre.

A new whisky distillery has opened in Lancaster and we've been for a look around.

Staff at a Lancaster garage firm are in the pink for a great cause this month.

A Lancaster and Morecambe College project to support local businesses and their employees is enjoying great success.

Morecambe Town Council has awarded a grant of £9,000 to Morecambe Business Improvement District (BID) for the winter cone lighting scheme on Morecambe Promenade.

A Morecambe town centre pub which went up for sale earlier this year will reopen with a new couple at the helm, its owners have confirmed.

A Morecambe entrepreneur has been named among the UK’s most ambitious business leaders for 2024.

A Morecambe firm are celebrating a double success in the British Wills and Probate Awards 2024.

A new ultra-fast broadband system helping councils, the NHS, police, schools and businesses to provide better services has been launched in the Lancaster District.

A telecoms engineer who is used to climbing poles can't wait to start pulling pints as the new manager of a Morecambe pub.

A planning application has gone in for a refurbishment of a historic Lancaster hotel and pub.

A new co-working hub is set to open inside the former Visitor Information Centre in Lancaster.

A Lancaster company has made a £10,000 donation to the Teenage Cancer Trust.

A family who have taken over a city centre pub say they are looking forward to welcoming customers for this weekend's Lancaster Music Festival.

A new Indian restaurant has opened in a familar place in Morecambe town centre.

A Lancaster organisation who offer business training and support to local women have unveiled their new premises.

A popular key cutting, engraving and watch repair firm is moving to a new location in Morecambe town centre.

A hair salon in Bolton-le-Sands has moved to bigger premises after almost two decades in business.

A restaurant serving Middle Eastern cuisine in Lancaster city centre has announced it has closed down.

A new home care business has launched in the Carnforth area.

A family-run auto repair centre in Morecambe has won another major industry award.

A family-run gin company is set to open a new distillery and shop in Morecambe.

A homecare provider is celebrating after four members of the team at one of its branches were shortlisted for the regional finals of the Great British Care Awards 2024.

The finalists in the annual Love Lancaster Business Awards have been announced.

A 16-year-old school leaver has landed her first job at a Lancaster hotel, thanks to an ‘earn-as-you-learn’ training programme to become a chef.

An Arnside based electric bike hire business has harnessed solar energy to charge their bike batteries, making them fully powered by the sun.

Two restaurants from the Lancaster and Morecambe area have been listed as nominees for the Italian Awards for England and Wales.

A series of workshops are being held to help Morecambe businesses and community groups to tackle anti-social behaviour in the town.

A popular art gallery in Morecambe is set to close due to the retirement of its owner.

A business specialising in CCTV, burglar alarms and electric gates has moved into a new showroom in Morecambe town centre.

We have been given a first look inside Lancaster city centre's new fish and chips restaurant.

A couple have opened their new clothing and accessories store on the site of a celebrated Lancaster glassworks.

Take a look inside an exciting and colourful new Latin American-themed cocktail bar and restaurant in Lancaster city centre ahead of its opening.

The nominations are open for the annual Love Lancaster Business Awards.

A Lancaster University graduate who co-founded a Hong Kong company wants to bring groundbreaking AI technology back to our local area to help save lives.

A couple who transformed a Morecambe pub with a little help from TV's 'The Hotel Inspector' have decided to move on.

A Hollywood composer who worked on the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise has paid a visit to a music shop in Morecambe.

A son of a Lancaster legend has thanked the people of the city as he reopened his dad's iconic burger van for the first time since he died.

Owners of a Morecambe family business who have moved into a new seafront office say the renaissance of the West End is under way.

One of Morecambe's best-kept secrets has had a makeover and a new name as part of calls to revitalise the West End.

A seafront bar in Morecambe is under new management.

An iconic burger van in Lancaster city centre will reopen as a son continues his parents' legacy.

A popular Morecambe restaurant known for its location overlooking the Bay is set to close.

Staff at Leighton Hall in Carnforth are celebrating two industry award nominations. 

A road safety champion from Morecambe has been recognised at a national industry awards ceremony.

The owner of Morecambe FC says four parties are interested in purchasing the Shrimps.

A 'Proper Lovely' shop is set to open its doors in Lancaster city centre - literally!

A Lancaster hotel venue has struck up a new business partnership with asocial enterprise which helps people who are homeless get back into employment.

A popular Lancaster’s fashion store has reopened following a makeover.

Two intrepid employees of a Lancaster based business are getting ready to pull on their lycra to raise money for charity.

A new cocktail bar and grill has opened for business in Lancaster city centre.

A Morecambe seafront pub will reopen this weekend under new management.

Ben Sadler has been named League Two CEO of the Year at the Football Business Awards.

A family-run tyres and autocare business is celebrating after winning two awards.

A popular Morecambe fabric and gift shop has returned as a pop-up more than two years after it closed.

A champion of Morecambe is stepping away from his role with the area's Chamber of Commerce.

A Lancaster community centre and its takeaway neighbours are toasting a new partnership.

Lancaster and Morecambe Chamber of Commerce has appointed a new head of operations.

A Lancaster based digital telecoms company is celebrating after winning a number of regional and national awards.

Heysham will be included in a £750m construction plan to improve ports across the UK and Ireland.

A Morecambe hearing aid company will celebrate the grand opening of its new premises with a visit from TV comedian Syd Little.

The Lancaster branch of Papa Johns is set to close its doors later this year.

Details of the face to face service available to customers of Barclays following the Lancaster branch closure next month have been revealed.

A seafood specialist has joined forces with a family of publicans on plans to reopen one of Morecambe's best-loved pubs as a craft beer bar.

A Heysham financial advisers, a holiday park firm and a Lancaster digital company were among the local winners at prestigious countywide business awards.

A popular pub in Morecambe town centre is going up for sale and its licensee has promised "a summer to remember".

A chicken restaurant in Morecambe town centre that closed its doors two years ago is reopening as a sports bar.

Two sisters are getting ready to open a luxury tanning, beauty and hair salon in a former Morecambe high street bank after a £370,000 refurbishment.

A Lancaster high street fabric shop loved by sewing enthusiasts will close its doors after 35 years.

A cake shop and bakery on a Lancaster high street has closed its doors.

A unique mashed potato takeaway run by a local chef and musician is set to expand into Lancaster.

A Lancaster solicitors is celebrating 75 years of providing legal services while still keeping a strong family connection to its founding father.

An award-winning Morecambe business has moved home after being told their former offices will be demolished to make way for a hotel.

A Lancaster-based will writing firm has announced a major expansion.

A Lancaster firm will celebrate its 100th birthday with the unveiling of a heritage plaque, a search for memories from a century in business and a facelift for its iconic clock.

The Midland Hotel and the organisers of Morecambe's popular light festival Baylight are among the finalists with a chance of winning a prestigious countywide business award.

The mayor has officially opened the new home of a company inside a former fitness gym in Morecambe town centre.

A Lancaster licensee has announced he will be moving on from his current quayside pub to take over behind a different bar in the city centre.

A specialist electric bike shop has opened in Lancaster city centre.

A Lancaster businesswoman took a 10,000 feet plunge over a stunning African desert for a charity which helped her through the loss of her husband.

A Morecambe social media firm is celebrating after being recognised for innovation in Lancashire.

Leading ferry and port operator, Stena Line has signed a significant deal with Peel Ports Group, a major UK port operator, to operate from Heysham Port for the next 77-years.

Your views are wanted on plans to transform a Lancaster church into "a place to do business, work from, meet and socialise".

A Morecambe barber will open his new bar overlooking the Bay this Friday (December 15).

A Morecambe-based IT recycling firm has supported a local youth charity by making a donation to its film club.

A Lancaster bar is appealing to the public to stop vandalising a giant blow up Santa outside their venue.

A world renowned food critic has described a Lancaster bar as a ‘complete gem’ in a glowing review of their menu and head chef.

A family-run pub in Silverdale is celebrating being named in a Top 20 list of the UK's best by a national newspaper.

A family-run jewellers in Lancaster will mark its 70th birthday with a special open day this Saturday.

A multi million pound affordable housing development in Lancaster has been completed.

A Morecambe gelato and coffee shop has taken up a full-time spot in the town's shopping centre.

A Lancaster boutique has been crowned Outstanding Business of the Year at a nationwide awards recognising top fashion retailers.

The winners have been announced at the Love Lancaster Business Awards night after more than 1500 nominations were received.

A new shop called 'Miss Frog' has hopped into a Lancaster shopping centre!

A new gym has opened in a former dance studio on Morecambe Prom.

A Lancaster hotel has recruited a trainee chef from Romania to join a fledgling group of students aspiring to forge careers in the hospitality and catering industry.

A Lancaster restaurant has been named among the best in the country at a national award ceremony.

Lancaster BID has appointed a new Marketing and Events Coordinator.

A café and catering business in Carnforth is celebrating a successful year after negotiating the difficulties of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Beyond Radio’s Greg Lambert has been nominated for a prestigious accolade in the 2023 Love Lancaster Business Awards.

A Lancaster city centre pub has reopened with a new licensee at the helm.