Lifeline for our town centre CCTV as rescue bid launched

A bid is being launched to save the CCTV camera system in Morecambe town centre.

With last week’s burglary at the new Burger King fresh in people’s minds, campaigners believe CCTV is more important than ever.

The 41-camera system in Morecambe and Lancaster is under threat due to funding cuts.

But Brendan Hughes, a Lancaster city councillor and chairman of Morecambe Business Improvement District (BID), said he is “quietly confident” money can be found to keep the system operational.

The CCTV system may no longer be operated in Morecambe and Lancaster town and city centres.

Coun Hughes, who also runs Morecambe security firm ICU Security Services, said: “It’s not a given but we are working hard to come up with a solution.

“A group of stakeholders - Morecambe BID, Lancaster BID and myself on behalf of Lancaster City Council are looking to put in a bid to the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner to replace or upgrade the system, and we’re well on with it.”

Lancaster City Council has announced it will stop operating the system from March 2017 as a cost-cutting measure.