Lancashire legend Charnley dies
BBC News (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
A former striker with Morecambe, Blackpool and Preston football clubs, Ray Charnley dies at the age of 74.
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Campaign against Link Road Continues
Virtual Lancaster News Blog (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Lancashire County Council in Preston is pushing ahead to buy, under compulsory purchase, green belt land to the north of Lancaster, and to alter or stop up local roads and rights of way, in its rush to build the controversial Heysham M6 Link road. But local transport campaign group Transport Solutions for Lancaster and Morecambe (TSLM) is adamant that the plans can be stopped, and priority can be given...
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Youtube Video slideshow of The Midland Hotel, Morecambe, Lancashire.
Paul Adams Photographer (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Hello again, I have just been experimenting with adding a video slideshow to youtube and embedding it in this blog. The slideshow is of the Midland Hotel, Morecambe.
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Bright Sparx team to make a safer Bonfire night
Virtual Lancaster News Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The dangers associated with bonfires and fireworks are being highlighted as part of a joint campaign in north Lancashire. Police have joined forces with firefighters and council bosses for a major crackdown in the run up to Bonfire night as part of Lancashire Fire and Rescue’s annual Bright Sparx campaign. Officers will be using a host of tough measures to reduce crime and disorder from cracking...
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Police Launch Crime Action Week acrss Wyre
Virtual Lancaster News Blog (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
A dedicated week of action starts today (2nd November) to demonstrate the work being carried out by partners to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in our communities. Not in My Neighbourhood Week runs until 6th November and will see neighbourhood policing teams, resident organisations, local authorities, Neighbourhood Watch, Lancashire Fire and Rescue, drug and alcohol action teams and other agencies...
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Architectural photography of the Midland Hotel, Morecambe, Lancashire- Website Update
Paul Adams Photographer (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
I have updated my website with the completed portfolio of architectural images of the Midland Hotel, Morecambe, Lancashire. If you click here it will take you to my website. If you click on the image below you can view the images on my Flickr page. I would love some comments please.
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Letters: Wirral laughing
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Lola Adesioye ( Britain's quiet race debate , October 30) should not think that the 25% of British people who consider voting BNP are racist. As Baroness Warsi said when she appeared on Question Time alongside Nick Griffin, many people who vote BNP are not racist – they are simply registering their opposition to excessive immigration by voting for the only party that shares their concern. She...
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Lancashire Hotspot
Unmitigated England (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Early last August a friend and I found ourselves in the Forest of Bowland , by the simple expedient of following a little road out of the back of Lancaster, under the M6 and up over Appletree Fell. After passing a little observation tower erected for Queen Victoria's Jubilee, from where it was possible to see just about everything westwards from Blackpool Tower to the far side of Morecambe Bay, we...
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Flowers Direct Deliver New Website as Business Blooms
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
MORECAMBE, UNITED KINGDOM -- 10/22/09 -- Flowers Direct, the Lancashire based online floral gifting retailer, are celebrating the successful launch of their new website and back office system. Representing a substantial six figure investment by the..
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Flowers Direct: Flowers Direct Deliver New Website as Business Blooms
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
MORECAMBE, UNITED KINGDOM (MARKET WIRE) Flowers Direct, the Lancashire based online floral gifting retailer, are celebrating the successful launch of their new website and back office system. Representing a substantial six figure investment by the company's owners, Zeus Equity Partners of Manchester, the new e-commerce shop and supporting IT infrastructure is designed to future proof the business and...
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Lancashire Songs and Stories at The Platform
Virtual Lancaster News Blog (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Norman Prince and Paul Johnston will perform another evening of Lancashire songs and stories at Morecambe's The Platform venue on Friday 30th October. Norman Prince was the front man and leader of the country’s top comedy folk group, The Houghton Weavers, for over 24 years and his humour and tales were a major part of the Weavers’ success. Their TV series Sit Thi Deawn is still the definitive...
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Wildlife WATCH Is Coming To Morecambe Bay
Virtual Lancaster News Blog (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
A new Wildlife WATCH group, the junior section of the Wildlife Trusts, is being set up in Morecambe Bay. Wildlife WATCH groups are aimed at children between the ages of 8 and 13 years and children’s activities will be held at the Heysham Nature Reserve, close to the harbour and ferry port on Moneyclose Lane towards the Ocean Edge Morecambe Bay Leisure Park. The first meeting will be at the nature...
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Update- Photography of the Midland Hotel, Morecambe, Lancashire
Paul Adams Photographer (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
Hiya everyone Here are three more images from my Midland Hotel project that I have been working on. There will be more to follow on my website in early November. Hope you like them, feel free to comment
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Hideously diverse Britain: mythbusting in Lancashire
Lancaster Unity (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
How a job that will help link communities became a victim of prejudice The municipalists of Lancashire could have done themselves a favour by describing the official they sought to employ as a community relations officer, or something featuring the term "cohesion". But every specialty has its buzzwords and so they advertised last month for someone to lead a "mythbusting project"...
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Play Park Plans to go on Show
Virtual Lancaster News Blog (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Concept designs for a new "natural" play area in Morecambe's Happy Mount Park are due to be revealed. Based on the underused mini-golf area at the rear of the park, the play area has been designed on the principles of "natural play". This approach encourages more creativity in the design of play environments using natural elements such as trees, rocks, mini-hills and other natural...
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