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But, thanks to the ITV drama, The Bay, there s renewed interest in this corner of the North.
The series, which follows Detective Sergeant Lisa Armstrong (played by Morven Christie) as she investigates serious crimes in Morecambe Bay, has caused searches for homes to buy in the area to surge by 71per cent in the space of just a week, according to Rightmove.
The property website reported a bigger seven-day increase in searches for the town than anywhere else in Britain during the week the show returned for its second series in January. Searches for homes to rent in Morecambe were also up 22 per cent over the same period.
DESIGNED for life- Joe Palmer and Megan Leckie A VIRTUAL Kendal Castle and Barrow docks will form part of an online youth club to combat Covid isolation. Cancer Care chief executive Alison Stainthorpe said the activities launched online will allow more children suffering isolation, to engage in a local virtual word. She said: This is a hugely exciting for Cancer Care and will be a wonderful addition to the work our youth workers already do, by supporting the young people who like many of us, have been impacted by the isolation caused by the successive lockdowns. Cancer Care, has had help with the project from Block Builders, who describe themselves as experts in digital youth engagement.