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Month: August 2011

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Another local man charged with “encouraging disorder” on Facebook

Two more men from Lancashire – one from Heysham – have been charged after posting messages encouraging disorder on Facebook, bringing the total number of people arrested for this offence […]

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Lancaster couple charged with baby murder

A Lancaster couple have been charged with the murder of a four month old baby boy. Christopher Roberts, 18, of Great Dockray, Penrith and Karen Irvine, 18, of Lark Field, […]

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Lancashire Police warn against “unhelpful rumour mongering” amid riot concerns

Lancashire police say they will prosecute residents inciting disorder on social networking sites – and have asked people to avoid “unhelpful rumour mongering” alleging riots and other social unrest. The […]

10 August, 2011
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Council’s “Just Bin It” campaign against litter continues

A weekend’s worth of litter collected from our district’s streets Lancaster City Council continues to encourage us all to have pride in where we live this month by cleaning up […]

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Rally for fair fares as tickets prices set to rise

On Tuesday we’ll find out just how much fares will rise in January – the start of the whopping 28 per cent increases planned over the next four years if […]

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Lancashire police head south to aid riot-pressed Met

Lancashire police have been drafted in to help bolster police numbers in London dealing with riots in the capital. “Lancashire Constabulary can confirm that it is providing mutual aid to […]

9 August, 2011
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Dukes says goodbye to ‘sparkling’ Merlin

Alsas! Alack! There’s just a few days to go before Merlin the wizard casts his final spell over Williamson Park in Lancaster. The Dukes very successful 25th anniversary season of […]

8 August, 2011
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High Five for Morecambe Sandcastle Festival

Despite the weather, thousands of people ventured down to the golden sands of Morecambe beach at the weekend to visit the resort’s fifth Sandcastle Festival. The event, which was organised […]

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Woman, 75, dies following Singleton collision

A local woman has sadly passed away following a collision on Fleetwood Road in Singleton last month. At around 2.20pm on Thursday 21st July, there was a collision between a […]

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Lancaster Tennis Club announced Singles Tennis Tournament for Juniors

Lancaster Tennis Club is building on the success of its junior coaching programme and its Saturday Play Tennis sessions, by organizing a singles tennis tournament for juniors on 27th and […]

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