The town has made the headlines on many occasions for good – and sometimes bad – reasons.
Here we look at 13 things including some famous faces and major events that have made our town famous.
5. Blobbyland
Morecambe and the infamous Blobbyland saga made national headlines. It centred around a doomed theme park called Crinkley Bottom which opened in Happy Mount Park in summer 1994. At the time Mr Blobby was a popular TV character on Noel Edmonds’ hit BBC1 show, Noel’s House Party. There was great optimism for the economic boost the theme park could bring to the town but the attraction was a flop and closed after just 13 weeks. A bitter legal battle between Mr Edmonds and the council ensued. The council eventually had to pay £950,000 in damages to Mr Edmonds after claims of misrepresentation and negligence against his company Unique Group were thrown out. Our pictures shows Noel Edmonds giving his creation, Mr Blobby, a hug during the opening of Crinkley Bottom in Morecambe. Photo: Staff