Environment

A Morecambe care home that helps to reduce pressure on local hospitals has celebrated its first birthday with a ‘good’ Care Quality Commission rating.

Lancashire County Council will tell the government that it wants to keep control over any future fracking activity in the area.

Butterflying or butterfly watching is a hobby concerned with the observation and study of butterflies.

Drivers of electric and plug in vehicles will be able to go that extra mile soon thanks to Lancaster City Council’s successful bid for funding to install charging points for electric vehicles in Lancaster and Morecambe.

If you fancy an apple chances are you reach for a Braeburn, a Pink Lady, a Cox or a Gala. A Golden Delicious might even  get a look in.

It’s time to get your walking boots on. This Saturday a special walk up Lancashire’s Pendle Hill will mark the launch of a £2.5m Lottery-supported scheme to improve the hill’s landscape and heritage. Fiona Finch reports on the flagship project.

Youngsters on the Marsh estate in Lancaster have come together to make a lasting tribute to a friend who tragically died last year.

A second fracking site in Lancashire would require extra government funding to cover policing costs, according to a member of the county’s Police and Crime Panel (PCP).

A Heysham mum-of-two has endured over six years of hell caused by a derelict house next door being left to rot .

Bird watching is wildlife observation and can be done as a recreational activity or citizen science.

Three people are counting the cost of their actions after being ordered to pay a total of £2,065 in fines and costs for fly-tipping and waste-related offences.

A young Arnside woman who recently spent 12 weeks volunteering in Nepal is now using the skills she developed overseas to help out in the UK.

To coincide with the reopening of Greyhound Bridge, Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire has taken the opportunity to improve the bus network within Lancaster, Heysham and Morecambe.

Bollards installed next to playing fields have helped to stop anti-social gathering of cars at night, say residents.

Traffic is due to get back to normal in the centre of Lancaster when Greyhound Bridge reopens on Sunday September 23 following a major repair scheme.

Residents at a new housing development in Galgate say their dream homes have turned into a nightmare.

United Utilities has pledged to slash bills and tackle leaks as part of fresh business plans.