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• Police issue drug warning after three deaths in Morecambe and Carnforth

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• Carnforth residents set to pay less Council tax to town council

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• Morecambe Town Council proposes 2.46 per cent rise in Council tax share

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• Lancaster City Council proposes 2.99 per cent rise in Council tax share

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• Shrimps Trust call for ownership communication in open letter to Morecambe FC chairman

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  Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after a man died in a collision in Forton.

• Free bike marking event to take place in Lancaster

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• Lancaster drivers to be fined under new powers if they attempt dangerous manoeuvres

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• Arrests made and drugs seized in Morecambe police operation

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• Family pays heartbreaking tribute to Lancaster University student found dead on Christmas Day

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