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County backs link road plan
A NORTHERN by-pass for Lancaster is now definitely on the cards... Lancashire County Council's cabinet has today (Thursday) voted to back plans for a new road to link Morecambe and Heysham with the M6. It says that in the light of environmental and
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City shows plenty of compassion
I WRITE in response to letters accusing Cllr Sheila Denwood of a lack of compassion towards rough sleepers in Lancaster's Garden of Remembrance. I wonder would any of the authors like someone sleepiing on the graves of their loved ones. I think not
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Spread your wings to help charity
THE Winged Fellowship Trust, a national disability charity, wants to hear from people who can offer a week of their time to help people with physical disabilities have a holiday and give their carers a break. Winged Fellowship Trust has purpose-built
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Walk this way please
THE British Heart Foundation (BHF) wants readers to join its Three Piers sponsored walk taking place in Blackpool next Sunday, September 12. The four miles circular walk starts at noon on the resort's North Pier and goes to the South Pier, where those
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People who live in glass houses...
PEOPLE who live in glass houses should not throw stones, even wildly inaccurate ones. Tom Fell of the Countryside Alliance (Citizen Letters, last week), referred to a hunt monitor who was fined for harassing members of a hunt in the Midlands. Stretching
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Greens must chill out more
IT SOUNDS like Matthew Wootton (Letters last week) needs to chill out a bit..He seems overly perturbed by the fact that another party's prospective candidate has an interest in the environment. To my knowledge Labour's Anne Sacks has always supported
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Light and Water nightmare
WHAT a nightmare. Once again the Bank Holiday was wrecked for many people in Morecambe by the ear-splitting blast from the Festival of Light and Water in the resort. Pitched at the highest volume, the music was then followed by window-rattling fireworks
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Cycle conflict could be an attraction
I JUST can't understand what all the fuss is about regarding cyclists using Morecambe promenade after all they could provide the makings of Morecambe's next tourist attraction. Before entering the walkway that wants to be a speedway, we could all be
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Medieval music returns to church
THE Michelmas Singers are to make a welcome return to St Johns Church in Lancaster as part of its popular programme of lunchtime concerts. Based in Cleveland, they specialise in early sacred and secular choral music from Monteverdi's Vespers to music
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Wrestling returns to Dome
THE muscle bound stars of professional wrestling make their last visit to Morecambe of the summer this Saturday. The Frontier Wrestling Alliance (FWA) will return to the Dome for another taping of its Sky Digital television show from 7.30pm. American
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Artist Chris signs on
LOCAL artist Chris Stephens, will be on hand to meet and greet people at the Town House Gallery in Lancaster on Saturday. Chris has painted many well-loved local landscapes and is known to many who have bought his signed limited edition prints and to
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Raise your voices
LANCASTER people are being invited to raise their voices as the city's choral society gets ready for a new season. Rehearsals start at Skerton Methodist Church next Monday, September 6, at 7pm and anyone who loves' singing is invited to go along. The
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Smooth Sue swings for Macmillan
SMOOTH and sophisticated jazz music is planned to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief . A special charity concert featuring top local performers will take place on Wednesday, September 15, at the Elms Hotel in Bare. Headlining will be popular vocalist
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City closes housing office
COUNCIL house tenants in Morecambe will face a trip to Lancaster to sort out inquiries and talk to council staff from next month. For Lancaster City Council is to put all its housing services into one office - at a site in the city. The housing
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Here endeth the first lesson...
RED-FACED raiders found their opportunist haul contained nothing more than a bible and religious magazines. The bandits broke into a Ford Fiesta car parked on Morecambe's Marine Road East and thought it was their lucky day when they found a black handbag
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Kathryn's hot idea earns Euro prize
A TEENAGER from Heysham is jetting off to Germany next week for an inspirational design trip courtesy of the Audi Design Foundation. Eighteen-year-old former Ripley St. Thomas pupil Kathryn Arkwright won the Lancashire and Cumbria Audi Young Designer
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Railway lives are still at risk
UNION bosses believe railway maintenance workers are still risking their lives because lessons from the Tebay rail tragedy remain unlearned. Four men died close to the Cumbrian village in February when a runaway truck ploughed into them. Chris Waters
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Natives face a battle for survival
FUEDING fish face a fight to the death with the unlucky loser sinking into oblivion. A crustacean conquest threatens to wipe out the lobster-like English crayfish as it battles with its US-style big brother. The traditional and placid English white-clawed
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Have your say on booze rules
FOUR special meetings are planned to spell out the effects of new licensing laws in the Lancaster district. Local people are being urged to go along and have their say on new booze rules which will come into force next year. All licensed premises such
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Help us to take off
LANCASTER has been chosen as the perfect place to launch a new £500,000 appeal to people across the North West. North West Air Ambulance officials and supporters will gather at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary on Monday. Charity officials at the vital
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Think Pink for hospital
THE LANCASTER and Lakeland Nuffield Hospital is looking for willing volunteers to join a family fun run - or walk - in aid of the breast care unit at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. The five-kilometre Think Pink' run will start at 11.30am from the VVV
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Family flees home blaze
A LANCASTER family fled from their fire ravaged house in the same week that fire fighters issued fresh blaze danger warnings. A 42-year-old man, a 33-year-old woman and two teenage boys ran to safety when a candle in a bedroom set furniture alight
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Talk to use plead traders
WORRIED traders in Morecambe fear for their businesses - and want their say over plans for the resort. The shopkeepers believe new parking restrictions could hit their trade after many have spent years fighting to attract people to the town. They are
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Get out and stay out...
A MAN who struck terror into shop staff has been banned from Morecambe town centre for five years. Serial shoplifter Craig Daniel Ashcroft wreaked havoc throughout the town as he stole to feed his drug habit. Some store staff became too frightened
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What a relief
FRUSTRATED drivers are set to get relief from their daily transport hell but they will have to wait at least six more years. ity councillors have told their county colleagues they want a new link road to Heysham -five decades after plans were first
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Glyn goes for Brands glory
LOCAL motorcycle privateer Glyn Ormerod faces a huge weekend as the New Era Super-club Championship builds to a nerve-jangling climax. He is one of three riders in a tussle for the title as the racing circus moves on to Brands Hatch on Saturday. Ormerod
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Champs get a rude awakening
REIGNING champions Storeys got off to the worst possible start to the new British Energy North Lancashire Football League season a home defeat by Boys Club. Adam Rawlins opened the score for the visitors after just 10 minutes of a game they controlled
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Five try romp has Vale off to a flyer
VALE of Lune hit the new rugby season running with a six try haul against Doncaster-based Wheatley Hills in the qualifying round of the prestigious Powergen Cup. Skipper Ian Bird collected two tries while fellow centre Donovan Sanders scored a try on
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Walmsley strike earns vital point
MORECAMBE put their home troubles behind them to come away with a hard-earned point from Scarborough. And it could easily have been all three after the Shrimps saw off early pressure to take the lead through Keiran Walmsley. Scott Kerr fired high
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Black to the future for City
TWO first half goals from Ryan Zico Black gave buoyant Lancaster City a fine win over Ashton United on Monday and lifted them to the heady heights of sixth in the new Nationwide Conference North. It was three points City richly deserved after an excellent
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Joe hears England call
A TEENAGE swimmer and water polo player from Lancaster City swimming club has been called up by England. Joe Lawlor, pictured , was selected to play for his country in an Under 19s Home Nations water polo tournament held over the weekend. England
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Home at last for Morecambe
MORECAMBE finally got their first win of the season on Bank Holiday Monday but it was anything but convincing against Conference whipping boys Leigh RMI. After starting like men inspired, Jim Harvey's men lost their way big style. The lack of confidence
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'Felix The Tractor' proves popular farther afield
FELIX the fast tractor and friends are the subject of a new children's book written by a Cumbrian author which is already proving popular as far afield as Cape Town. Catherine Cannon, from Great Strickland, near Shap, has written several children's books
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Dry stone walling film coming soon!
DRY stone walling enthusiasts will be able to improve their knowledge thanks to a new video produced by the Cumbria Branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association. The film called The Wall Walks the Fell outlines the evolution of Cumbria's walls, describing
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Delivery help needed
THE Salvation Army in Kendal is asking local people to spare an hour to transform the life of someone affected by homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, loneliness or despair. The organisation is asking people to help to deliver and distribute envelopes
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This week's films
What's showing where this week. AMBLESIDE Zeffirellis, 015394-33845 The Terminal (12A) The Bourne Supremacy (12A) Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring (15) Shrek 2 (U) Hellboy (12A) The Village (12A) The Chronicles of Riddick
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Walks this week
TAKE a bracing stroll in the beautiful Lancashire countryside with a walk in Beacon Fell County Park, near Longridge, on Sunday. The walk will look at the history, management and wildlife of Beacon Fell. Meet outside the Bowland Visitor Centre at 2pm.
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This week's sport
KENDAL Rugby Union Club bring the curtain up on the new season in National League Division 3 North with a home match against Halifax, who narrowly missed out on promotion last year. The Black and Ambers kick-off at Mint Bridge on Saturday at 3pm. KENDAL
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Out and about this week
What's happening where in the area. MISCELLANEOUS YORKSHIRE Dales Workshops, one of the region's leading exponents of folk and traditional arts, brings a day of workshops and performance to the Otley Courthouse on Saturday. There will be workshops
