News Empty house given new lease of life A derelict house in Morecambe’s West End that was left empty for more than six years is to be given a new lease of life thanks to the tenacious efforts of Lancaster City Council. Help us plant a million trees Lancaster City Council is asking schools, businesses and communities to dig deep and help to fulfil its pledge to plant one million trees across north Lancashire as part of the Northern Forest project. Men fined for fly-tipping related offences Two people are counting the cost of their actions after being ordered to pay a total of £6,728.69 in fines and costs for fly-tipping and waste related offences. More news