The music charity, based in the town's West End, is to receive £90,000 new funding.

Only seven teams currently have a better defensive record in League Two than Colchester, who moved up to 13th spot in the table with the win over Morecambe – nearer to the play-off positions than the relegation places. They have a settled starting line-up boosted by a couple of January transfer window arrivals and are on an upward trajectory.

Morecambe are "not in immediate jeopardy" despite not having proof of funds for the rest of the season, says co-chairman Rod Taylor.

Over the past 11 years, Vintage by the Sea, a free to attend, not-for-profit festival, has grown into a flagship event for Morecambe and Lancashire, attracting over 40,000 local, regional, national and international visitors annually and generating more than £17 million in economic impact for the town since its inception.

MORECAMBE’S board slammed the club’s ownership group as they confirmed that they cannot make any further January transfers. The cash-strapped Lancashire side are 23rd in League Two

Ten-man Morecambe suffered yet another single goal defeat as they slipped back to the foot of League Two on another frustrating and controversial afternoon.

Lancaster City Council has estimated that over 800 homes in the Lancaster and Morecambe area are currently unoccupied

Mandela Egbo's second-half strike proved enough to secure Colchester victory at home to 10-man Morecambe. Egbo's 65th-minute deflected shot flew into the net to seal victory for the U's over the struggling Shrimps, after substitute Oscar Thorn had pulled the ball back to him in the area.

MORECAMBE boss Derek Adams was disappointed with the decision to dismiss striker Lee Angol in his side's 1-0 defeat at Colchester United. Shrimps striker Angol was sent off just before half-time for a challenge on U's defender Ellis Iandolo, leaving the visitors to play for more than half the game with only ten men.

A popular Lancashire beach faces disruption for up to three years while work gets under way to bring a wind farm cable ashore. The Morgan and Morecambe Offshore Wind Farms scheme is set to see the cable come ashore near Starr Gate beach in Blackpool, which is regularly used by dog walkers and residents.

Chelsea ended a five-game winless run in the Premier League by beating Wolverhampton 3-1 on Monday to move above Newcastle and Manchester City into fourth place. Tosin Adarabioyo put the home side ahead after 24 minutes when he scored from close range after Reece James’s shot was deflected into his path six meters from goal.

Victory over Wolves would catapult Chelsea above Manchester City and Newcastle into fourth, establishing a two-point cushion over both, but they may have to do it without some integral players after Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill, Romeo Lavia and Enzo Fernandez missed training on Friday morning with minor injuries.