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Wet walkers crowd trains
Walkers crossing Morecambe Bay are suffering overcrowded trains because there are not enough carriages to cope with their growing numbers. Hordes of damp walkers numbering up to 600 at a time have been cramming into carriages on the Furness Line between
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Lunesdale: Storm doesn't dampen spirits
Meteorologists blamed hurricane Alex, but whatever it was relentless rain conspired against the Lunesdale Show bringing the big date on the agricultural calendar to a muddy end. The storm, which spun off North Carolina and dropped by at Kirkby Lonsdale
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Lowther Show: Crowds break records
Green wellington boots, deck shoes, walking boots and white trainers packed into the huge showfield for this year's Lowther Horse Driving Trials and Country Fair. The superbly-organised event attracted a record-breaking crowd of more than 60,000 to the
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Whos playing where this week
FRIDAY 13: Bootleggers, Kendal: Doctor Rocks; Dickie Doodles, Kendal: Cool and the Cats; Outgate Inn, Outgate: New Riverside; Mint Caf Bar, Kendal: Exhibit DJ's. SATURDAY 14: Bootleggers, Kendal: DJ John Ray; Dickie Doodles, Kendal: Tim Pountney; Milnthorpe
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This week's sport
TRADITIONAL Lakeland sports can be enjoyed tomorrow when the annual track and fell races and Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling can be seen in the picturesque setting of Rusland Sports. The fell race starts at 12.30pm. Netherfield Cricket club, currently
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Walks this week
SATURDAY, join rangers from Lancashire County Council's Countryside Service on an action-packed Environment Day Mini-beast Safari. Meeting place and start times will be available upon booking - call 01995-640557. A CROSS-Bay walk, in aid of CancerCare
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This week's happenings
Whats on where in the area this week. MISCELLANEOUS MILNTHORPE'S Dallam Education and Training Centre is holding a number of summer school courses over the weekend. Check out workshops in jewellery design and manufacture on Friday or sewing, woodcarving
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Steer clear of the city
MOTORISTS are being warned to steer clear of Lancaster city centre next week when roads chaos is expected. Lancashire County Council is to carry out major road works in South Road and Thurnhan Street from Sunday. It could mean serious disruption
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Oil help
FREE seminars are being laid on across the North to help firms, schools, factories and hospitals comply with strict new oil storage rules which come into force next month including one in Lancaster. The Environment Agency is behind the workshops to
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Save your regiment
A MORECAMBE man is leading a campaign to save Lancaster's adopted regiment from the latest threatened Government defence cuts. Gordon Tyson, who is secretary of the local branch of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment Association, is organising a petition
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Action stations...
A BATTLE on the beach in Morecambe is now just four weeks away - but organisers need more help. World War II re-enactors are all ready to stage a D-Day style battle scenario in the resort on Saturday, September 11. The men from Kompanie 1, based in
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Foul smell firm not guilty
Council tax payers may have to cough up to pay the cost of an unsuccessful prosecution against an animal rendering company accused of causing foul smells while disposing of carcasses. Fats and Proteins (UK) Ltd was said to have let sickening, disgusting
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Club worker robbed at knifepoint
A CLUB worker was robbed of hundreds of pounds in cash at knife-point in Morecambe. The 51-year-old was leaving the Morecambe and District Ex-Servicemen's Club, on Morecambe Street, when he was approached by a hooded man demanding he hand over the cash
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Medics plan wins top level backing
DENTISTS and doctors could soon be home grown' in Lancaster. A health chief is backing a joint bid by Lancaster and Liverpool Universities to recruit 50 medical students. Professor Dr John Ashton, the North West's regional director of public health,
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Bay bridge boss salutes investment pledge
SUPPORTERS of a plan for an electricity-generating bridge over Morecambe Bay are over the moon after a Government pledge to invest £50 million in new wave and tidal technology. The Renewable Energy Foundation has praised the step as brilliant' news.
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Have these people no respect|?
MEMORIAL gardens in Lancaster have become a haven for the homeless - to the distress of residents. During the past few weeks people have been found sleeping rough in the gardens next to the Town Hall, prompting a city councillor to push for action to
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Police probe cockle clash
POLICE are still investigating after more than 140 cockle pickers became stranded on Morecambe Bay when two tractors crashed. Police and RAF helicopters were scrambled as a major search and rescue operation was launched when a fisherman raised the alarm
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Cockle war raises a sandstorm
A TURF war over cockle beds in Morecambe Bay could lead to another horrific tragedy. That's the worry after more than 140 Chinese and Scottish cocklers were stranded on the sands after their tractors crashed. The incident last Saturday morning is one
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Bank offers raid reward
A BANK has offered a reward of up to £15,000 for information that could track down armed men who raided its Carnforth branch. At least three men wearing balaclavas and wielding handguns made off with cash from Barclays Bank in Market Street last Tuesday
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Judge for yourself
ANIMAL rights organisations are circulating letters which deliberately aim to misinform the public about hunting. The simplest way to establish the truth is to go along on a hunt during National Newcomers Week from October 9 to 16. Hunting is fully
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Spare a thought for the troops
I'M pleased to hear that our hard-working MP Hilton Dawson is off for some peace and recuperation in lovely Wasdale. He works hard for his constituency and I think he deserves it. But while he's there, will he spare a thought for some of his constituency
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City needs more imagination
WHEN, oh when, will they repair the burst water main posing as a fountain in Market Square, Lancaster? There are other absurdities in the city centre, too, such as the two trees planted on Church Street during pedestrianisation. Wow, such extravagance
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There must be a mistake
I SET off from Lancaster to drive to Morecambe at about 2.30pm last Friday. By the time I passed Macdonald's, on Lancaster Road, the traffic to Lancaster had backed up just short of the White Lund roundabout. On the front page of the August edition
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Help us home last two students
I HAVE a desperate plea for help from any family in the Morecambe area who can host a foreign student for a full year the charity In-Step. Students are due to arrive in just two weeks time but we still need homes for two girls. They are 16 and 17 years
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Parking 'scam' is outrageous
I WRITE following the letter from P Shackleton of Morecambe published last week under the headline Say no to permit parking'. This amoral scam' has been operating in my area for several years now. In addition to the £25 annual fee to park in the street
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Historic castle opens up
LANCASTER Castle is preparing to open its doors to show off its architectural treasures to residents free of charge. Guided tours will take place every half hour from 10.30am to 1pm on Saturday and Sunday, September 11 and 12 as part of the annual Heritage
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Walk the plank to stage fun
BRITAIN'S only touring theatre ship is to berth in Morecambe for four days later this month. Walk the Plank Theatre will present 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' on board the Fitzcarraldo (pictured) at the Stone Jetty from August 20 to 23. With adventure
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Classic sounds at the Grand
CLASSIC sounds from the Big Band era are on their way to Lancaster in celebration of the centenary of Glenn Miller's birth. A special concert is being staged next month to mark the occasion - featuring a classic line-up of saxophones, trumpets, trombones
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I kid you not
LANCASTER-BASED Kid Serial is just one of the top acts lined up for a varied and must-but-seen gig in Morecambe. The four-piece rock band, pictured left, are joining a host of bands from Morecambe and Lancaster including heavy metal specialists Seraphim
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City 'til we die...
MORECAMBE Bay branch of the Manchester City supporters association is urging new members to step forward. As well as holding regular meetings, they organise tickets and coach travel to every home game and some away games. Anyone interested is asked to
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Alex reaches silver standard
A LANCASTER schoolboy has scooped a silver medal in the national triathlon champion-ships. Alex Hargreaves, pictured, was a member of the Chester Tri Club team which finished second in the junior men's category in national team relays at the National
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Grant bowls club over
A CRICKET club has been bowled over with a heap of cash to give it a facelift. Warton Cricket Club has been given £15,000 By Defra as part of its Rural Enterprise Scheme. The club sits next to the main West Coast railway line and every time the teams
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We're ready now...
MORECAMBE completed their pre-season warm-up programme on Tuesday - by sending a reserve side to play Unibond Division One Chorley. Such is the injury crisis at Christie Park that manager Jim Harvey was unwilling to put any more of his squad at risk
