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• Autism and ADHD referrals paused across Lancaster and Morecambe Bay over high demand

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• Uber granted operators licence for Lancaster district

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• Appeal to find relatives as memorial benches to be removed near Eden Project Morecambe site

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• Child's trike stolen from garden in Morecambe is found after police appeal

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• Morecambe and Heysham pubs win big at Lancashire Tourism Awards

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