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Whittington firm to renovate derelict YMCA site in Lancaster

11:00am Monday 20th February 2012

WHITTINGTON-based Fred Hall & Son has won the contract to oversee the renovation of the derelict YMCA site in Lancaster’s China Street, which dates back to the 1700s.

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Diamond year for hotel and leisure business

3:50pm Sunday 19th February 2012

A HOTEL and leisure business is set to celebrate its diamond anniversary this year.

Carnforth marina plan divides town

8:30am Friday 10th February 2012

AMBITIOUS plans to bring a multi-million pound hotel and marina to Carnforth have divided the north Lancashire town.

Tim Farron calls for David Cameron to listen to local voices over Morecambe Bay hospitals

4:22pm Thursday 19th January 2012

PATIENTS and medical staff should be given a chance to put their concerns about Morecambe Bay’s three hospitals directly to David Cameron, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has said.

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Celebrations for two conservation charities

1:50pm Thursday 19th January 2012

TWO conservation charities are celebrating landmark birthdays this year with a series of events.

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6,000 homes plan for South Lakes: The winners and losers

8:48am Thursday 12th January 2012

THERE was joy and despair yesterday after a long-awaited housing and employment blueprint for South Lakeland was published.

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Life is beautiful for the booming salons

2:50pm Thursday 12th January 2012

SPA owners and beauty therapists in South Lake-land have reported a boom in trade as more people seek luxury pampering during the global economic down-turn.

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Silverdale woman faces up to ski 'monster'

3:40pm Wednesday 11th January 2012

A BRAVE Multiple Sclerosis sufferer will ski down the equivalent of the height of Mount Everest three times in as many days in a gruelling challenge in March.

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Bollywood-style charity evening at Carnforth

4:40pm Saturday 7th January 2012

Ladies wil dress in Indian sarees to attend a ‘Bollywood’-style ladies evening this month to raise funds for local charity A Breath for Life.

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Lancaster University to be national hub for Chinese studies

3:10pm Wednesday 4th January 2012

by KATE PROCTOR A NEW centre for Chinese learning aims to provide local students and firms with opportunities to study the country’s language and culture.

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New Year hunt cut short due to wet weather

3:07pm Monday 2nd January 2012

CROWDS of people turned out to witness the traditional New Year hunt in Hornby today (Monday).

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Lancaster University student's father discovered son's death on Facebook

3:48pm Friday 30th December 2011

A POLICE chief apologised today after it emerged that the father of a student blasted to death on Boxing Day found out about his son's murder on Facebook.