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• 'Absolute star' who helps Lancaster and Morecambe schools and families nominated for award

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• Ged Brannan quits as Morecambe FC manager to rejoin former club

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• Cast announced for this year's Lancaster 'Play in the Park' Alice in Wonderland

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• Family hopes to raise £120,000 for 'miracle' treatment after Morecambe dad diagnosed with rare eye cancer

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• Three people rescued from house fire in Heysham

  Firefighters rescued three people from a fire at a house in Heysham.

• Morecambe FC confirm late wages have been paid in full

  Morecambe Football Club has confirmed that all staff wages for April have now been paid in full.

• Residents say they find plans for children's care home in Heysham 'deeply distressing'

  Heysham residents have objected to plans for a house to become a residential care home for vulnerable children.

• Man charged after walking on West Coast Main line at Lancaster

  A man was arrested over the weekend after causing disruption to the rail network by walking on the line.

• New refurb plans for £400K holiday apartments at former solicitors' office in Morecambe

  New plans have gone in for a £400,000 holiday apartments development at a former solicitors' office in Morecambe.

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• Warning after youth anti-social behaviour at Lancaster children’s centre

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• PHOTOS: Popular Morecambe pub reopens after £400,000 revamp into craft ale bar

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• Morecambe FC confirm late payment of wages

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• Lancaster MP welcomes government funding for Supa Skips clean up

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• Fundraiser launched to save Morecambe's longest-running music festival as grant row rumbles on

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