Council rejects 'fag packet' joint authority planpublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 9 April 2021
The new council, known as The Bay, would see Lancaster join Barrow and South Lakeland in Cumbria.
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Council rejects 'fag packet' joint authority planpublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 9 April 2021
Philip's passion for education never diminishedpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 9 April 2021
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12:32 BST 9 April 2021Prince Philip became the first person to ride a horse and carriage over Morecambe Bay in 130 years.
Read MorePolice officer arrested over workplace sex assaultpublished at 08:44 British Summer Time 9 April 2021
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Read MoreBlood clot victim's sister urges people to get jabpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 8 April 2021
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Read MoreForce review finds 1,600 more unrecorded crimespublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 8 April 2021
14:48 BST 8 April 2021Greater Manchester Police's review of more than 150,000 incidents has now found 6,155 unrecorded crimes.
Read MoreTwo-week-old orphaned fox cub rescuedpublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 8 April 2021
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Read MoreRelive the opening day of the 2021 County Championship seasonpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 8 April 2021
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Read MoreFood voucher problems 'should not have happened'published at 16:34 British Summer Time 7 April 2021
16:34 BST 7 April 2021An issue with unredeemable Covid support vouchers will be fixed "as quickly as possible", a council says.
Read MoreFestival pulled over 'lack of government support'published at 15:52 British Summer Time 7 April 2021
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Read MoreDogs killed mother after row with daughterpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 7 April 2021
15:32 BST 7 April 2021Elayne Stanley was mauled by two American bulldogs following an argument at her home, an inquest hears.
Read MoreCounty-by-county commentators guidepublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 7 April 2021
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Read MoreWhat to look out for in the County Championshippublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 7 April 2021
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Read MoreMum jailed for killing eight-month-old daughterpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 7 April 2021
11:34 BST 7 April 2021Caitlin Jones searched online about suffocating babies before she killed her daughter, police say.
Read MoreMan convicted of shooting murderpublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 6 April 2021
18:11 BST 6 April 2021Miguel Reynolds, from Manchester, was found with gunshot injuries in a Sefton street in June 2018.
Read MoreAnger as child grooming gang member seen in townpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 6 April 2021
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Read MorePowell to take over at Warrington in 2022published at 16:17 British Summer Time 6 April 2021
16:17 BST 6 April 2021Castleford Tigers head coach Daryl Powell is to succeed Steve Price at Warrington Wolves at the end of the 2021 season.
Read MoreFamilies' anger at 'faulty' food voucher codespublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 6 April 2021
15:22 BST 6 April 2021Lancashire County Council say they are "urgently investigating" issues affecting a small number of families.
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