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• LISTEN: Stars of Morecambe and Wise stage show can't wait for Eric's 100th birthday

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• LISTEN: Thousands enjoy Wray Fair finale to annual scarecrow festival

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• Row over Morecambe FC debt as ex-directors' firm issues winding-up petition against club

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• Morecambe Pride handed £3,500 grant boost

  This month’s Morecambe Pride has been handed a boost thanks to the awarding of £3,500 in grant funding.

• North West awards delight for talented stars of Lancaster musicals

  Talented performers in Lancaster musicals have scooped awards at a ceremony crowning the best in the North West.

• Music festival set for Lancaster over Bank Holiday postponed due to ‘ongoing planning’

  A music festival due to take place in Lancaster over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend has been postponed until September.

• Lancashire Police Museum in Lancaster celebrates fourth anniversary

  The Lancashire Police Museum in Lancaster is celebrating its fourth anniversary and 100,000th visitor.

• Police investigate alleged sexual exploitation at Lancaster flat

  Police are investigating reports that a flat in Lancaster is being used for criminal activity linked to sexual exploitation.

• Beyond the Beat: Two arrests after assault in Lancaster city centre

  A police inspector said two arrests were made after an assault in Lancaster amid concerns over ongoing anti-social behaviour in the city centre and on a housing estate.

• Morecambe MP "appalled" as Lancashire set to quit refugee resettlement scheme

  The Morecambe MP said she is appalled at Lancashire County Council's plans to withdraw from a refugee resettlement scheme.

• Replica RAF helicopter to go on display in Lancaster at three-day show

  A replica RAF Chinook helicopter will be on display in the heart of Lancaster as part of a three-day roadshow giving people a rare chance to step inside military aircraft.

• Life-size knitted mannequin pops up ahead of Eric Morecambe's 100th birthday

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• Stars play in celebrity football match in Morecambe in memory of brave teenager

  Famous faces played in a football match at Morecambe FC to raise money for a local cancer charity set up by a much-loved schoolboy.

• Roses are red! Lancaster University students celebrate fifth straight victory

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  Around 70 homes were evacuated in Carnforth after what was believed to be an unexploded device was found.