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Dedicated student wins top award
An adult student has won a European award for her enthusiasm and commitment to learning.
Morecambe’s Wembley winners
Slyne-with Hest St Luke’s Primary School were winners at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
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Jobseekers given chance to discuss their options
Lancaster Jobcentre Plus hosted an event to offer jobs and training advice to more than 300 unemployed locals.
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New fire engine equipment is a real lifesaver
All 60 of the county’s fire engines have been fitted with a new piece of life-saving equipment.
City couple celebrate ‘lovely surprise’
A Lancaster couple are celebrating the birth of their first child.
Park runners defy the elements
The third annual Williamson Park Fun Run, organised every year by third year sport students from the University of Cumbria, raised almost £700 for charity.
Pupils to benefit from new minibus
Disabled youngsters at a Lancaster school will benefit from a new minibus donated by a national sporting charity.
Ex-student goes back to her roots
Celebrity horticulturalist, writer and broadcaster Christine Walkden met landscaping and horticulture students and staff as part of a recent visit to Myerscough College.
New boost for orphans project
A project to start a school in the bush in Uganda to teach and feed 75 orphaned children has expanded.
Kids in bus stop smash
A bus carrying 70 schoolchildren mounted a kerb and hit a sign in rush hour.
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University seeks links with city businesses
Bosses at Lancaster University want to work with the local community and businesses in a bid to bring about a stronger community spirit and keep skilled graduates in the city.
City web wonders win big council network contract
A Lancaster firm has won a £3.2m five year contract to design and build a high-speed broadband network.
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Ban wind turbines near homes plea
A Nether Kellet man has called on city councillors to ban wind turbines from being built close to people’s homes.
Residents’ views welcomed on £75m city scheme
Members of the public were this week invited to give their views on plans to regenerate Lancaster’s canal corridor north site with a £75m retail-led scheme.
Who’s the Daddy?: Future of rock ‘n roll discovered in a Hamburg nightclub
Ladies and gentlemen, I have seen the future of rock ‘n roll – in a tiny club the size of a badminton court where The Beatles first played in Hamburg.
TV experiment leaves drivers stumped
Drivers on a main route into Lancaster city centre may have thought they were seeing things this week – when they passed a row of trees.
Shop raises awareness of laboratory dog breeding
Staff at a cosmetics store are supporting a national campaign to close a beagle farm.
New Lancaster Mayor officially sworn in
THE new mayor of Lancaster officially donned her robes at a special ceremony which took place on Friday (May 10).
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Video: Seagull rescued from Winter Gardens roof video
Firefighters rescued a seagull trapped by wire on the roof of Morecambe’s Winter Gardens.
Pensioner struck by hit and run driver
A pensioner is described as being in a “serious condition” in hospital after he was knocked off a bike by a hit and run driver.
Your chance to get glimpse of secret gardens
Secret gardens in the centre of Lancaster will be open to the public for a three-hour window this weekend.
VIDEO: Former pub transformed into a vintage tea room video
A former pub has been transformed into a vintage tea room and craft centre.
Castle to open seven days a week
The gates of Lancaster Castle will be open seven days a week following a launch event over the bank holiday weekend.
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Elderly man in serious condition after being knocked off bike
An elderly man has suffered head injuries after being knocked off his bike in Lancaster city centre.
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Leading turbine campaigner dies, aged 75
A Lune Valley Lord and hereditary chief of a Scottish clan who campaigned against the construction of wind turbines in the Lancaster district has died, aged 75.
Top consultant speaks out for struggling staff
A senior consultant at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary has spoken out about the “divisive” effect that hospital cuts are having on staff.
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Rare plants stolen from allotments
Four rare plants were stolen from allotments in Lancaster.
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Carer jailed after stealing from elderly women
A carer has been jailed for 24 months for stealing more than £4,500 from two elderly ladies she cared for.
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Tributes paid to student killed in road accident
Tributes have been paid to a university student who died in a road accident.
Luneside could cost council dear
Lancaster City Council is awaiting a Court of Appeal decision on whether it must pay thousands of pounds in legal costs following the purchase of a mill building and surrounding land on St George’s Quay.
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New era for town and gown
As Lancaster University gears up to mark its 50th anniversary in 2014, it is drawing up a plan to take it through until 2020. Now, for the first time, it is asking the people of Lancaster how town and gown should move forward together. NICOLA ADAM speaks to the university’s newest recruit, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Andrew Atherton
Artist gives kiss of life to old furniture
A local artist has proved she can see the wood for the trees with her range of revamped home furnishings and mirrors.
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Right royal honour for Lancaster technology firm
A Lancaster communications specialist is to receive the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.
Five decades of challenges mark Ian’s fiftieth year
Never one for going through life in the slow lane, Halton man Ian Mercer is stepping up a gear to mark his 50th birthday year.
Schoolchildren in rush hour bus accident
A bus carrying 70 schoolchildren mounted a kerb and hit a sign in rush hour.
Parents taken to court over school absences
Scores of Lancashire parents have been prosecuted for not making sure their children attended school.
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Teen gives first aid to injured man
A schoolgirl had to put her first aid skills to the test to help an injured man.
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Paralympic silver medallist cyclist Rik Waddon to inspire Morecambe High School pupils
Pupils from Morecambe High School are to spend a day with Paralympic silver medallist cyclist Rik Waddon on Friday.
Residents fear more turbine torment
People living out in the countryside beyond Lancaster University are gearing up for a second battle over a wind turbine.
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Stage is set for festival
Final preparations are being made for the second annual Glastonbrewery charity music festival set to take place next weekend.
Scorton villagers use bikes, barrows and feet to back campaign
What a winner...the newly-named Sherriff 10K run saw 158 runners race past the finishing post, boosting funds for village organisations and the Bottle Stop campaign.
Triplets celebrate first birthday
The first set of triplets to be delivered at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary for 10 years celebrated their first birthdays at the weekend.
Solicitors up in arms over legal aid changes
Solicitors were united in their opposition to further legal aid cuts at a recent emergency meeting of Lancaster and Morecambe Law Society.
Pensioner’s dramatic canal rescue ordeal
An 86-year-old great-grandfather had a miraculous escape when he fell from his bicycle into the canal.
Double funeral for tragic mum and son
A hearse quietly drew up outside Morecambe Parish Church bearing a single coffin for a mum and son.
Escaped prisoner swooped on by police
Armed police looking for an escaped prisoner rammed a vehicle with suspects inside.
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Voyeur accused ‘had lost hair clips’
A man has been convicted of videoing a schoolgirl as she got undressed at a holiday park in Silverdale.
Runaway prisoner arrested near Lancaster
Armed police looking for a runaway prisoner swooped on a car near Lancaster.
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Re-opened pub is a real family affair
Business is booming at a village pub which has been re-opened by a mum and daughter.
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Weather for Lancaster
Thursday 23 May 2013
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