Your favourite Lancaster Guardian stories of 2019 revealed

A story about a Lancaster takeaway being fined £15,000 after a metal screw was found in an onion bhaji was our most read online article in 2019.

‘Lancaster takeaway fined £15k after 3cm long metal screw is found inside onion bhaji’, published on December 3, topped the charts on the Lancaster Guardian website last year.

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The onion bhaji with a 3cm screw inside.

Facebook was by far the most popular place to access our stories, followed by the Google search engine.

Here’s a list of our Top 20 stories for 2019.

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Stephen Gott proposes to Leah Palmer. Photo: Darren Robinson Photography.

20. These are the 10 best places in Lancaster to get breakfast according to Tripadvisor reviews - October 3

19. Lancaster businessman’s romantic ice rink wedding proposal - November 25

18. These are the 14 places in Lancaster with the highest reports of crime - how does your area compare? - August 13

17. Travellers refuse to leave Lancaster car park - October 28

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16. Police investigate allegation of sexual assault on Lancaster tow path - November 14

15. Work begins on redevelopment of Lancaster’s former BHS store - October 25

14. All you need to know as Lancaster’s newest Lidl store opens its doors - May 21

13. Latest court lists for Lancaster and Morecambe - November 28

12. Family pay tribute to ‘handsome hero’ who died after falling from roof in Lancaster - June 20

11. Popular Morecambe funfair moves on after just two weeks - August 7

10. Hungry children in Morecambe ‘stealing apple cores from bins’ headteacher tells BBC Breakfast - January 10

9. Funeral takes place for well known member of Morecambe and Lancaster traveller community - June 21

8. Iconic, derelict Lancaster pub to be given new lease of life - April 8

7. £8.5bn Morecambe Bay ‘tidal power gateway’ and road link plans to go on show - May 9

6. These 14 Lancaster areas have the highest rate of people with no qualifications - August 28

5. These are the 8 best restaurants in Lancaster - according to Google user reviews - August 29

4. These are the lowest rated places to eat in Lancaster - July 15

3. Lancaster pub couple put businesses up for sale and reveal “cashless” row back decision - September 27

2. Photos show dramatic scenes yesterday of wanted man on roof of house in Lancaster - August 13

1. Lancaster takeaway fined £15k after 3cm long metal screw is found inside onion bhaji - December 3

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