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• Appeal to help bring Carnforth man home after tragic holiday swimming pool accident

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• Nominate the county's most deserving in the Pride in Lancashire Awards

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• Champions of Morecambe hail "momentum" as town centre footfall rises

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• PHOTOS: Tattoo artist shaves beard of 13 years as Lancaster festival raises £6300 for mental health

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• Community groups invited to bid from £260K cash pot to boost West End of Morecambe

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• Lancashire County Council to step back from co-ordinating refugee resettlement schemes

  Lancashire County Council will withdraw from its role as the coordinating authority for refugee resettlement schemes across the county.

• Group fights on with veterans hub plan despite green light for Morecambe bus shelter demolition

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• Online applications open for Lancaster school places

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• Views sought over homelessness strategy in Lancaster district

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