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• Warnings over fake bank notes being used in Morecambe

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• LISTEN: Around 100 people strike famous Eric Morecambe pose in joyful celebration

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• VIDEO: Gardeners hailed as heroes after fire rescue in village near Heysham

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• Retiring nuclear industry leader returns to Heysham 2 where 40-year career began

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• Morecambe FC "disappointed" after football regulator issues warning notice

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• PHOTOS: Prehistoric fun as Dino Fest returns to Lancaster

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• LISTEN: Lancaster to merge with Preston and Ribble Valley in biggest local government shake-up for 52 years

  A local government shake-up will see a new council formed to oversee the Lancaster and Morecambe District.

• Couple who fell in love at Lancaster University return to celebrate daughter's graduation

  A graduate has followed in the footsteps of her parents who met at Lancaster University and received their own degrees 35 years ago.

• Morecambe FC becomes first club to face action from Independent Football Regulator

  Morecambe FC has become the first football club to receive a warning notice from the Independent Football Regulator (IFR).

• Latest Freemen and Freewomen of Lancaster are announced

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• Casualty treated at scene of fire near Heysham

  One person was treated by firefighters and ambulance crews after a fire in Middleton on Tuesday lunchtime.

• Crews tackle farm machinery fire in Wray

  Fire crews had to act quickly to stop a fire in farming machinery spreading to a field in Wray.

• New parking system to go-live at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary

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• Police warn to keep doors locked in hot weather after burglaries in Lancaster

  Police have issued advice to residents after a spate of burglaries in a residential area of Lancaster during the warm temperatures.

• Arrests as police crack down on assaults by e-bikers who film attacks

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