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Take a look around: Flawless converted Preston barn on the market for £565,000

People have shown an ingenious ability to convert plenty of things into homes. Trees, busses, and slightly more historically, caves. But the classics are classics for a reason, and barn conversions are famously classic.

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Garstang town crier Hilary McGrath with the other town criers.

Oyez, oyez, oyez...it's Garstang town crier contest time: pictures from the event

The Town Criers competition was a colourful start to the Garstang Arts and Music festival taking place in the market town until Monday.

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The Accident and Emergency Unit at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

1,303 patients left A & E before being treated

More than 1,000 patients “gave up” and left A&E without being assessed last year at the University Hospital Of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, figures show.

Health

Louisa Balderson (Involvement and Insight Coordinator for Macmillan Living With and Beyond Cancer in Morecambe Bay) and Jenny Lowe.

Macmillan video project helps people understand cancer

A retired nurse was inspired to get involved in the latest Macmillan video project after her own cancer diagnosis.

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Prison governor Alf Jennings has welcomed the proposals to house Category D prisoners at Kirkham Open Prison

Lancashire nostalgia in 1993: Prison lifers shock, My Little Pony and Jurassic fake

Here's a look at some of the stories that were making the headlines back in 1993:

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Memories of Morecambe’s sunny heydays

A new booklet by Peter Wade entitled Grand Days Out brings back memories of a time when Morecambe was the entertainment capital of North Lancashire. The Floral Hall and Central Pier regularly presented big name acts including The Who, Rolling Stones and Beatles, or there were traditional end of the pier shows such as Starlights and Gaytime, summer spectaculars at the Winter Gardens, weekly repertory theatre at the Royalty, laughter at the Alhambra with the likes of Max Wall and Hylda Baker, as well as the round of cinemas, concerts, bathing beauties, festivals, parades and view the famous Illuminations.

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How Tom helped to raise the Mary Rose

The Mary Rose, flagship of Henry VIII’s fleet, was raised from its tomb in the Solent in 1982 by a group of scientists, archaeologists and Royal Engineer divers. Reporter Michelle Blade spoke to one of the divers involved in the project, Tom Bridges, who was born in Lancaster, brought up in Heysham and is publishing his fascinating story as a book

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Children got their skates on as they rolled up for some wheely great fun near Chorley. The youngsters were looking to use up all their spare energy from the summer holidays in a rollerskating session at Coppull Community Leisure Centre, near Chorley

This is how Lancashire looked in 1993

A selection of your photographs from days gone by.

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Coun Jason Wood, Coun Mandy Bannon, Emily Heath, Bruce Miller, Wendy Rogerson, Martin Hulland with Emily and Isabel, and Jon Barry.

Future of Lancaster’s Freeman’s Wood hangs in balance as campaigners prepare to fight at Public Inquiry

The future of a popular Lancaster green space hangs in the balance as campaigners prepare to fight to protect it from housing developers.

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Hurst Green festival in September

The people of Hurst Green have been working hard over the past few months to raise money to refurbish their war memorial hall and now they are set to provide some festival fun to generate more cash.

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Artist Bryan Talbot, from Preston, who has written a new Batman two-part story

Lancashire nostalgia in 1992: Batman the tramp, crazy ants and the Beer Monster

Here's a look at some of the stories that were making the headlines back in 1992:

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Morecambe Food and Drink Trail launched

Morecambe Business Improvement District (BID) has launched its first food and drink trail to highlight the variety of foods and beverages that Morecambe has to offer visitors and residents.

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