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Churches targeted by lead thieves

Lead thieves are targeting churches in the area.

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Claire Whalley.

Dedicated student wins top award

An adult student has won a European award for her enthusiasm and commitment to learning.

The triumphant Slyne-with-Hest St Luke's group that travelled to Wembley for the npower League 2 Kids Cup final.

Morecambe’s Wembley winners

Slyne-with Hest St Luke’s Primary School were winners at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

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Hannah Woods from Logical Personnel was one of the employers represented at the Job Centre Plus Event held in Mitre House in Lancaster on Tuesday. Also pictured are employer engagement manager, Jo Monk, Morecambe Job Centre manager, John Lowe and Lancaster and Morecambe Job Centre manager, Rebekah Warburton and one of the job centre customers who attended the event.

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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All 60 of the county's fire engines have been fitted with life saving defibrillators.

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.

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City couple celebrate ‘lovely surprise’

A Lancaster couple are celebrating the birth of their first child.

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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.

Youngsters at the Loyne School are handed the key to their new Lord's Taverners minibus.

Pupils to benefit from new minibus

Disabled youngsters at a Lancaster school will benefit from a new minibus donated by a national sporting charity.

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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.

Mike Willets demonstrates how to make fresh pineapple and banana muffins to the Ugandan women.

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.

The damage the bus sustained after hitting the bus stop.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Danny Rurlander and professor Barbara Maher with the temporary trees on South Road, which are part of an experiment conducted by Lancaster University and the BBC looking at how trees can impact on pollution levels.

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.

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Shop raises awareness of laboratory dog breeding

Staff at a cosmetics store are supporting a national campaign to close a beagle farm.

Coun June Ashworth

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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Firefighters rescued a seagull trapped by wire on the roof of Morecambe's Winter Gardens.

Video: Seagull rescued from Winter Gardens roof video

Firefighters rescued a seagull trapped by wire on the roof of Morecambe’s Winter Gardens.

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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.

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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.

Vicky Winstanley, Ellie Garnock-Jones, Vicky Agnew and Shelby O'Neil in the Sitting Pretty vintage tea room and craft shop, Galgate

VIDEO: Former pub transformed into a vintage tea room video

A former pub has been transformed into a vintage tea room and craft centre.

Lancaster Castle.

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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The scene on Cable Street where a cyclist was knocked off his bike on Thursday morning.

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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Lord Reay.

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.

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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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A blue sausage tree like the one that was stolen from the allotments.

Rare plants stolen from allotments

Four rare plants were stolen from allotments in Lancaster.

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Karen Higgins.

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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Ryan Joseph Rostron.

Tributes paid to student killed in road accident

Tributes have been paid to a university student who died in a road accident.

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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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Andrew Atherton, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Lancaster University.

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

Vikki Sherouse of The Kennels, Higher Lane, Scorton, with some of her creations

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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Rinicom technician Adam Weldrick with some of the company's products.

Right royal honour for Lancaster technology firm

A Lancaster communications specialist is to receive the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.

Ian Mercer who is doing five big challenges to mark his 50th birthday.

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.

Ian Mercer who is doing five big challenges to mark his 50th birthday.

Schoolchildren in rush hour bus accident

A bus carrying 70 schoolchildren mounted a kerb and hit a sign in rush hour.

Ian Mercer who is doing five big challenges to mark his 50th birthday.

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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Emily Barrett

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 is visiting pupils at Morecambe High School. Photo: Tony Hall

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.

The turbine towers above Betty Parkinson's property.

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.

The runners set off through Scorton in the Sherriff 10k

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.

The Green triplets Dylan, Lily and Jude with mum and dad Suzy and Dave and sister Rosie.

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.

The Green triplets Dylan, Lily and Jude with mum and dad Suzy and Dave and sister Rosie.

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.

Jack Earl with David Greenwood.

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.

Funeral of Lisa Clay and her son Joseph Chadwick at Morecambe Parish Church.

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.

Funeral of Lisa Clay and her son Joseph Chadwick at Morecambe Parish Church.

Escaped prisoner swooped on by police

Armed police looking for an escaped prisoner rammed a vehicle with suspects inside.

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Carlisle Crown Court.

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.

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Runaway prisoner arrested near Lancaster

Armed police looking for a runaway prisoner swooped on a car near Lancaster.

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Debbie Cann at The Dalton Arms.

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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