The Visitor

Boris Johnson tonight confirmed his status as the favourite to be the next prime minister with a commanding victory in the second round of voting in the Tory leadership race.

Author Lindsay Sutton tells Fiona Finch why he was determined to honour both Cedric Robinson, retiring ‘Queen’s Guide to the Kent Sands of Morecambe Bay’ and raise questions about the future of the Bay with his new book ‘Sands of Time’.

Breaking the law while behind the wheel can come with a hefty fine attached - and put points on your license too.

A Lancaster schoolgirl has beaten thousands of other youngsters to win a prestigious BBC story writing competition.

Rail passengers are being warned to expect disruption during the summer holidays as major engineering work gets under way on the West Coast Main Line.

The Eden Project is offering Morecambe “a vision of a seaside resort for the 21st century” in its first planning report submitted today.

Computer science courses in schools have “become like maths”, with fewer pupils wanting to study the subject, according to the head of a Lancashire college.

Saturday’s St John’s Hospice Moonlight Walk was an amazing success with nearly 600 walkers and runners covering the 14km route to raise vital funds for the work of the Slyne Road hospice.

Lancashire County Council underspent its budget by almost £20m in the last financial year.

The district will once again take part in Armed Forces Day this year, starting with the traditional flag raising at both Lancaster and Morecambe Town Halls simultaneously at 10.30am on Monday June 24.

Police are investigating reports of a string of mobile phone thefts from a Lancaster nightclub.

The family grieving the sudden loss of young Morecambe mum Ziggy Middleton has been dealt a new blow after heartless thieves stole t-shirts bought for her funeral.

Care homes in Lancashire are failing to keep up with an ageing population.

The number of prosecutions brought against people in Lancashire for viewing indecent images of children rose last year.

Derian House is a place where every moment matters. As Children’s Hospice Week begins Fiona Finch reports on Derian’s latest fund raising appeal and learns how one nurse copes with the demands of working in end -of-life care.

Dan Donohue, of Fitness Formation, writes about fad diets.

An odd job service and advice scheme designed to help keep people independent in their own homes will come to an end next year.

A section of Lancashire’s road network is set for an upgrade after a series of hot summers put it at risk of collapse.

Overnight ‘sleep-in’ carers in Lancashire are likely to face a wage cut after Lancashire County Council responded to a court ruling which found that they are entitled to a flat fee rather than an hourly rate.

Lead singer Tony Berry of much loved north west folk band Houghton Weavers has died aged 69.