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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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• PHOTOS and VIDEO: Incredible sand art on Morecambe beach honours Sir David Attenborough

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

  A company set up by two former directors of Morecambe FC has issued a winding up petition against the club over a £56,000 land debt.

• Morecambe Pride handed £3,500 grant boost

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• 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’

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• Lancashire Police Museum in Lancaster celebrates fourth anniversary

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• Police investigate alleged sexual exploitation at Lancaster flat

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

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

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

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