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  A Lancaster singer has revealed how music literally saved her life when she was in a coma as a child.

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• Firefighters called to outbuilding fire in Morecambe

  Crews have tackled an outbuilding fire on the front in Morecambe.

• Appeal after death of badly injured puppy found in cage at Lancaster riverside

  The RSPCA has launched an appeal after the death of a puppy who was found on a footpath in Lancaster. (Please note, some may find the images in this story distressing.)

• LISTEN: Beyond Bear locked up as 'Jail and Bail' raises thousands for Lancaster hospice

  Naughty Beyond Bear was locked up for the second year running to help raise funds for the St John's Hospice 'Jail and Bail'.

• Residents invited to attend Remembrance Sunday services across Lancaster district

  This year's Remembrance Sunday falls on November 9 and a number of services have been arranged across the Lancaster district.

• Payphone on Lancaster street stages photo exhibition as its last hurrah

  A photographer's exhibition of life on a Lancaster shopping street has gone on display inside a public phone box before it is removed for good.

• Residents to help create new remembrance display for Morecambe train station

  More than 500 metal poppies will be painted for a special remembrance-themed display at Morecambe train station - and residents have been invited to get involved.

• Plans go in for 'phase 2' of housing development at village near Carnforth

  Plans have been submitted for 37 new homes as the second phase of a housing development in Over Kellet.

• Illegal cigarettes and vapes valued at £3,000 seized from Lancaster shop

  Police have seized thousands of pounds worth of illicit cigarettes and vapes from a shop in Lancaster as part of proactive operations to target businesses flouting the law across Lancashire.

• New all-weather sports pitches at Heysham get green light

  Plans for new multi-use sports pitches in Heysham have been given the go-ahead.

• Lancaster hospital bosses take extra measures to cope with pressures on services

  The Trust that runs the Royal Lancaster Infirmary says it's taking additional steps to maintain safe services and cope with growing demands.

• New houses and care home at Slyne are approved again

  A new housing and care home scheme at Slyne has again been given planning permission.

• Fire crews rescue foal stuck in mud near Bay Gateway

  Fire crews were called out to rescue an animal trapped in mud on land near to the Bay Gateway.

• New housing on Lancaster city centre car park gets thumbs up

  Plans to build houses on a Lancaster car park have been approved despite claims that "it isn't the right site or the right time".

• Skerton High School and Mainway housing plans move forward

  A new approach to delivering much-needed affordable homes in Skerton has been approved by Lancaster City Council.

• Our guide to local public bonfire events and fireworks displays

  Here is a list of some of the local bonfire night events and fireworks displays announced for this November.

• Chance to meet your neighbourhood policing team across Lancaster district

  A mobile police station will be set up at various location across the Lancaster district this week.

• ‘Close call’ as man rescued from quicksand in Morecambe Bay

  A man had to be rescued from quicksand in Morecambe Bay over the weekend, in what emergency teams described as a ‘close call’.