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Whats showing where
AMBLESIDE Zeffirellis, 015394-33845 Troy (15) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (15) Laws of Attraction (12A) Van Helsing (12A) The Day After Tomorrow (12A) From Thur BARROW Apollo 4 Cinema, 01229-825354 Troy (15) Secret Window (12A
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Gig guide
FRIDAY 21: Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal: Danu; Mint, Kendal: Shaolin Monkey + Krysko + Dan Newby; The Kent, Kendal: Lavadelica; The Mariners, Bowness: Push; Dickie Doodles, Kendal: Riff Raff; Outgate Inn, Outgate: Jubilee Jazz Band. SATURDAY 22: Mint,
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Pick of the week
MISCELLANEOUS SEDBERGH'S Ruby Red gala takes place on Saturday and residents this year will be celebrating 40 years of the traditional May event. The procession will start at 12.30pm from Maryfell and will proceed through Main Street to Lupton Field
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Cricket takes centre stage
EX-ENGLAND Test bowler Devon Malcolm is set to line up for Suffolk when they play Cumberland at Netherfield Cricket Club's Parkside Road ground next week. The three-day Minor Counties Championship match is scheduled to run from Monday to Wednesday with
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TV series wants actively dating adults
A groundbreaking documentary series for BBC is interested in contacting adults who are actively dating. Dermot Oleary's company, Murfia Productions, is making the series. Dermot is the presenter of Big Brother's Little Brother' on Channel 4. The programme
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Helping Hands - Great Escape charity riders wanted
MOTORBIKE RS are being invited to take part in the third Great Escape charity ride next month. Organisers are hoping for more riders and pillion passengers for this year's event that will raise money for the Furness General Hospital Equipment Fund and
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Bay bridge is a viable option
BUILDING a power-generating bridge across Morecambe Bay is a viable' option. That's the view of Cumbria County Council - and now it is to lobby the Government to fund a feasibility study into the idea. Lawson Short, portfolio holder for environ-mental
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Post loses the plot
UNRELIABLE post has forced a scout group to think again about the organisation of one of its biggest annual fundraisers. A number of forms sent through the post for a plant sale took six weeks to arrive - and some never turned up at all - costing at
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Jury convicts armed robber
A MAN who held a postmaster at knife point during a raid at a Lancaster Post Office has been found guilty of robbery. Ronald Grimes denied robbing several hundred pounds from Gerrard McMenimin after the counter had been vaulted at Newton Post Office
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Arise Sir Daniel...
WHEN young Daniel Severn collapsed in immense pain on his way to play rugby, no-one predicted an x-ray would reveal a bone tumour in his knee. Months of hospital visits, operations and chemotherapy followed for the Year Eight Ripley St Thomas pupil whose
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Phone boxes face the chop
CALL boxes in Lancaster and Morecambe are to get the chop because of the boom in mobile phones. BT has provisionally earmarked 26 kiosks across the district for closure - but assured residents that it will continue to provide a comprehensive' service
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We can blossom better together
THE green-fingered force behind an award-winning village wants more people to get involved and boost its prize chances. Heysham's Britain in Bloom committee says there are cups and prizes up for grabs locally for people who get together with friends
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Jack plugs in to success
THE floodgates have opened for a young Lancaster engineer who has plugged into a top award with his unique gadget. Jack Tovey beat more than 1,000 other young designers with his flood plug' device to secure third place at an international science and
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Concern mounts for dying art
CONCERNS that a traditional art could be wiped out were sparked after a college announced it was ending a weaving course. The Adult College at White Cross is abandoning a handloom weaving course because the equipment takes up too much room. The college
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Sam clocks up £10K vet bill
A CANINE'S misadventures have landed him on the operating table more than eight times and his owners with a £10,000 vet bill. Sam, a six-year-old black Labrador from Lancaster, has this week been hailed Britain's Pluckiest Pooch' because of his ability
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There's no room for racism
THERE is no place for racism in the city of Lancaster'. That was the clear message from an evening of Diversity, Decency and Welcome to Lancaster' held in the town hall. Organised by local MP Hilton Dawson, it has been hailed as the best night ever'
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Flats plan for hotel site
PRESTIGE apartments could spring up from the rubble of Morecambe's former Grosvenor Hotel. The blueprint for 37 apartments - including two penthouses - on the Sandylands promenade site is to go before Lancaster City Council's planning committee on Monday
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Clothes charity bag may be a con - warning
Bogus doorstep collectors may be bagging clothes cash. Lancashire County Council's trading standards is warning people to be on their guard against a leaflet asking for donations of clothing, shoes and household items. It claims they will be distributed
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A cut above...
by NADIA JEFFERSON-BROWN STYLIST Lyndsey Stewart is rapidly proving she is a cut above the rest. The Lancaster hairdresser has won her way to the second stage of the international Wella Trend Vision Award 2004, beating off scores of others. She
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Helpline plan to boost Euro vote
HELP is at hand for local people who are confused about how to vote in the European Parliament elections. All votes have to be cast by post for the June 10 election, when nine MEP seats are up for grabs for the North West. Each elector in the region
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You've been framed
CRIMINALS tempted to target a corner of Lancaster should watch out as Big Brother' is watching. Thanks to a £7,500 Government grant, CCTV has been installed in the Skerton Triangle area. Lancaster police and local retailers worked together to secure
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Grant backs Uni research
A LEADING cancer charity has made one of its largest ever grants to fund a new researcher at Lancaster University. The £265,000 award from The North West Cancer Research Fund paves the way for Dr Sarah Allinson to join the Lancaster cancer research team
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Students top blood league
WHEN it comes to offering up blood, students at Lancaster University go all out to deliver the goods. Over the past year, the National Blood Service has challenged UK universities which run blood sessions to recruit as many new donors as possible. And
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Do away with these disastrous lights
I FEEL it is high time that the county council reassessed its woeful decision to install those cursed traffic lights at Scale Hall corner. These lights have had a disastrous effect on local traffic flow, especially for the 50,000 people who live in Morecambe
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Write now to halt bogus calls
I AM writing to urge readers to back the Help the Aged campaign against bogus callers, rogue traders and distraction burglars by asking their MP to sign a Parliamentary motion. Help the Aged is working with Gordon Marsden MP, who has recently presented
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Can you collect?
CAN anyone spare a few hours to help the British Heart Foundation with its Big Red Fightback' during Heart Week from June 5 to 13. BHF wants to carry out collections while selling its ribbon emblem in locations such as shopping centres and stores but
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Thanks for help
I WISH to thank all those who contributed to this year's Christian Aid Week collection. It is too early to know how much was raised but, as consent to collect only lasts for one week, it is too late for the person who put a red envelope through your
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No surprise here!
WELL, what a surprise, a rambling letter from Patricia England (Citizen, May 13). I wonder if there is any truth in the rumour that she intends standing for the Morecambe Bay Independents at county council elections next year. Ms England sees herself
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Bad tradition must end
I AM replying to comments on the Stanley Henig for honorary alderman' debate. As I have said, my concern was based on two debacles when Mr Henig was leader of the largest group and claiming to be leader of the council. Of the two, I am more concerned
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Appalled by treatment of former leader
I WAS appalled and disappointed to hear that Stanley Henig was forced to step aside from his nomination as an Alderman at last weeks annual meeting of the city council. It is a sad day when such a cross-party civic event is used as a political axe-grinding
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Musical students come out to play
MUSIC loving students from Lancaster are to kick off a free summer season of concerts in the city. The St Martin's College Community Concert Ensemble will showcase a range of music, covering genres from swing to pop and musicals in the first of this
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George steps into Spotlight
LANCASTER novelist George Green will step up to the microphone tomorrow (Friday) with a new short story on a theme close to many people's hearts. Always fun and entertaining, George (pictured left) has taught creative writing in Lancaster for 10 years
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Unplugged Ure a sure hit
ONE of the UK's finest vocalists will perform at the Platform in Morecambe next weekend. The extremely versatile Midge Ure has had hits over the last four decades and also scooped both Ivor Novello and Grammy awards in his career as a writer, singer,
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Coming soon...
THE Band that Time Forgot plays at the Gregson Centre, Lancaster, tomorrow (Friday) from 9pm. THE Czuplak Ukranian Folk Dance Company take to the stage at the Ashton Hall, Lancaster, on Saturday to help the North Lancashire group of International Aid
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Janet tells her story
A RIOTOUS one-woman show by and about journalist and broadcaster Janet Street-Porter is coming to Lancaster. The editor at large of the Independent on Sunday has written a show about her life and work entitled All The Rage. She is bringing it to the
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First win for Heysham
HEYSHAM finally broke their duck in the top flight of local cricket - with a fairly routine six wicket triumph over fellow strugglers Ibis. The Kendal-based side were offered first use of the wicket after Heysham won the toss and could scrape together
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Morecambe men win 'Origin' war
THREE tries in the final five minutes served up a thrilling ending to rugby league's new Morecambe Bay origin' match. A hard-fought game was turned on its head as Morecambe touched down three times in quick succession to win the game 24-15 after staring
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City line up Carlisle
FOOTBALL League basement boys Carlisle United will provide an early test for Lancaster City when the new football season comes around. Paul Simpson's Carlisle are facing up to life in the Nationwide Conference just as City are looking at the new challenge
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Cricket pair rewrite school records
TWO young cricketers have combined to rewrite the record books at Lancaster Royal Grammar School. Jack Turnton and Michael Wellings both hit maiden centuries for the school's Under 13 team in an unbroken 252-run partnership. Jack finished on 130 not
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Shrimps seal new deal
Morecambe Football Club has just signed the biggest shirt sponsorship deal in the club's history. Delighted ommercial manager Peter Howard this week announced a new deal for the club with local solicitors Wright and Lord, of Victoria Street, Morecambe
