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• Morecambe Football Club condemns racist video shared online 'in strongest possible terms'

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• Two men who stole more than £200,000 of high value farm GPS units jailed

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• Lancaster businesswoman nears end of 4000 mile trek for Palestine

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• Lancaster group championing volunteers receives £400K lottery award

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• Shrimps Trust recognised for role played during Morecambe FC ownership crisis

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• New remembrance display for Morecambe train station unveiled

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• Storm-damaged Lancaster park cafe to be demolished as talks on replacement continue

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• Council leader defends plans for "smaller" Eden Project Morecambe

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• Views sought on proposed Lancaster day centre closure

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