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Resort is having a bad spell...
BUS passengers can get out of the wind and rain in smart state of the art bus shelters as long as they know where they are going! New covered shelters have been sited along Lancaster Road in Morecambe. But that is not the name of the famous seaside
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Christmas charity is ready to go
OPERATION Christmas Child is ready to swing into action in the Lancaster district. The seasonal charity's new warehouse is at Evans Marquees in Wyresdale Road, Lancaster, close to Hornsea Pottery. It will be open from 9.15am to 4.45pm daily from
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Come up and see me sometime...
LANCASTER folk are being invited to go to the city's Cathedral next week to Meet the Organ'. The open evening will mark the launch of a search for sponsors to back the refurbishment of the ailing Victorian instrument at the heart of St Peter's. For
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Music workshop plans Christmas launch
MORE Music in Morecambe is preparing to light up the resort's West End - with its second annual lantern festival. Lantern processions have a long history in China, Japan and across Europe to celebrate religious festivals and mark significant milestones
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Mayor leads as city takes time to reflect
LANCASTER district is expected to fall silent on Friday at 11am - as local people take time out to remember the fallen. City Mayor Cllr Joyce Taylor will lead a reflection in the Garden of Remembrance at Lancaster Town Hall. She will be joined by
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Singa longa Lesley
SOPRANO Lesley Garrett is urging Lancaster and Morecambe people to burst into song... The celebrity singer (pictured) has teamed up with pioneering national charity Heart Research UK to encourage people to organise a sing-song to raise money to fund
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Felix takes charge
LANCASTER Environment Centre has appointed a director to its new Centre for Sustainable Agriculture. Professor Felix Wackers began work last month at the centre which aims to couple cutting-edge research with a practical focus on environmental challenges
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Sex pictures man gets two years
A HEYSHAM man who committed sex offences on two young girls has been jailed for two years. A court heard that Michael Harwood took pictures of his victims without any clothes and the images were laminated onto A4 size paper. A judge handing down the
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Skills cash up for grabs
EMPLOYERS in Lancashire have until the end of December to tap into £3 million available to help them train their staff. The money is offered through the Employer Training Pilot (ETP) funded by the Learning and Skills Council in Lancashire. It aims to
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What's On
WHERE and when to go in the Lancaster district this week. WEDNESDAY LIVE Blues, the Ye Olde John O'Gaunt, Market Street, Lancaster; Size Matters exhibition, the Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster (until November 25); Urban Chic, Toast nightclub, Lancaster
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Byron is back home
A PERFORMANCE poet who took his first steps on a stage in Lancaster is coming home to join the city's Litfest this weekend. Byron Vincent, pictured, whose subversive brand of barking doggerel has taken the UK slam poetry scene by storm, will perform
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You'll never walk alone
ONE of the biggest musical hits of all time is echoing from the historic Grand Theatre in Lancaster this week. But You'll Never Walk Alone' is not, for once, a football anthem. In this case the song is a key element in the unforgettable smash hit musical
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It's that man again
Martyn Joseph, one of acoustic music's finest singer songwriters, is coming to Lancaster University following the release of his new CD Deep Blue' this month. Martyn, who won the Best Male Solo Artist gong at the 2004 Welsh Music Awards, played a sellout
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Haffner hands lead to schoolboy
Lancaster's Haffner orchestra has a new leader of the French Horn section - and he is still at school. David Sparks (pictured) is only 17 and attends Lancaster Royal Grammar School. But he is described as an exceptional player who is also a member
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Cup joy for Bowerham
BOWERHAM won the Lancaster Independent Ladies Darts and Dominoes Challenge Cup Final after a thrilling success over the Rose Tavern. Bowerham won the toss and Sam Holl won the first singles game against Cheryl Taylor, while Sue Winterbottom and Anne
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Shark bites for Highgrove
HIGHGROVE bounced back to form as goals from Dan Sharkey and Scott Doherty eased them to a hard-earned 2-0 win over City Contract Services in the Premier Division of the North Lancashire Football League. It was a tough battle for the Highgrove against
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Motor club all revved up
GOOD news for everyone who has wanted to get involved in Motorsport but didn't know how. Kirkby Lonsdale Motor Club are putting on an Introduction to Motorsport evening at Heaves Hotel on Wednesday, November 16, from 8pm. All aspects of motorsport are
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It's Ged the red
THE darkest day of Morecambe's season was followed by one of the brightest when Christie Park chief Jim Harvey signed Ged Brannan. Harvey has chased the 33-year-old midfielder for some time and stepped up his hunt after Brannan (pictured) was released
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Melling moves in at City
PHIL Wilson is looking forward to a meeting with his old mates at Giant Axe on Saturday but he knows those old friends could make his life difficult. Wilson's Lancaster City side tackle Northwich Victoria - a club he played for and managed - in the
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Down and out...
MISFIRING Morecambe were dumped unceremoniously out of the FA Cup by a team from a lower league - and no-one could have any complaints. Northwich Victoria travelled to Christie Park with a point to prove after being expelled from the Nationwide Conference
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Community cricket coach gets funding
A DEDICATED cricket coach to help budding "Freddy" Flintoffs reach their full potential is to swing into action in Eden. Eden District Council agreed to put £2,500 towards meeting the cost of a full time coach to serve schools, clubs and community
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Police to set up amnesty for yellow cones
OFFICERS have sent out a call for the return of yellow cones on a "no questions asked" basis after a large number have gone missing. Every year dozens of no waiting' cones go missing whilst left out for events costing the police a large amount of money
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Neighbourhood Botch Scheme
When Council Tax was first proposed, I thought it was a Good Idea. Then someone popped my bubble by explaining that it was not a tax on councils, it was a tax to pay for them. This is a Bad Thing as it encourages them and makes them grow bigger and
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High anxiety
TEAMS of people around the country will attempt to climb the height of 14 mountains on indoor climbing walls to raise money for WaterAid - and you could take part in Kendal. On November 11, people will try to do the equivalent of scaling the world's
