It's taken 2 years of painstaking work but a historic Morecambe Bay fishing boat is about to return to the Bay.

The Morecambe Bay Prawner Trust acquired the 130 year old Spray after it faced an uncertain future.

Built in Arnside, the sturdy wooden craft was built to handle the dangerous waters, rushing tides and strong winds of Morecambe Bay.

I've been given a look around the boat by trustee and skipper Robin Ashcroft who shares his hopes for its' future.

Spray was built by Crossfields of Arnside and her history and restoration will be covered at this year’s Crossfield Conference, run by Arnside Sailing Club on Saturday 22nd November 2025.

Every picture tells a story and it’s certainly true when it comes to a photography project quietly gathering momentum in Morecambe.

It’s the idea of creative Johnny Bean.

He’s capturing pictures of people who make a difference in Morecambe.

From tap dancing pensioners to fishermen, hairdressers to the town's member of Parliament and everyone in between; characters who make the town what it is.

Johnny is recording images for posterity and to chart how the town is changing.

We met up - near arguably the town’s most famous son ! to talk more about Morecambe Faces.

https://johnny-bean.blogspot.com/

Bikers from across the UK descended on Barrow on the longest day to mark the second Dave Day to be held to mark the life and work of the Dave Myers who hailed from the town.

Hairy Biker Dave has a loyal following and his wife Lili is continuing to raise awareness as well as money for cancer care and other good causes.

Over 20,000 bikers came to Barrow today with people lining their routes from London to south Cumbria.

I've been meeting a few of the well wishers as well as some hairy (and not so hairy!) bikers.