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Former Kendal landlord pleads guilty to possessing shotgun

2:03pm Monday 12th April 2010

THE former licensee of a Kendal pub told police he was given a sawn-off double-barreled shotgun to help retrieve £80,000 he had lost in a scam, a court heard.

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Diver's body recovered from Lake District water

2:42pm Monday 12th October 2009

THE body of a diver has been recovered from a Cumbrian lake following a 12 hour search.

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Lancashire boy's robot chef shows recipe for future

11:12am Thursday 8th October 2009

He may have a tin head, cardboard legs and light bulbs for eyes - but Billy the Cook could be the gadget of the future, according to one child inventor.

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Bus pickpockets snared by Lancashire Telegraph readers

9:33am Tuesday 10th February 2009

TWO pickpockets have been sentenced to 40 months each in jail after one of the pair’s elderly victims recognised their picture in the Lancashire Telegraph.

Cleveleys couple launch special appeal for Blackpool hospital

8:00am Sunday 21st December 2008

A Cleveleys couple, who had a stillborn child last year, have launched an appeal in support of the delivery suite’s family bereavement room at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.

Lancashire's Woolworths stores will shut

2:30pm Wednesday 17th December 2008

WORKERS at Lancashire's branches of Woolworths are set to be made redundant after it was announced all its stores will shut.

Cleveleys toyshop backs Tins and Toys appeal.

10:00am Friday 12th December 2008

A Cleveleys toyshop has thrown its support behind The Citizen Tins and Toys appeal.

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Big queues across Lancashire for Woolworths' closing down sale

3:40pm Thursday 11th December 2008

UPDATE Lancashire’s branches of Woolworths were beseiged by shoppers today as the troubled retailer launched a ‘closing down’ sale.

Waiting list for dentists cut

2:30pm Friday 28th November 2008

Waiting lists for NHS dentists in Wyre and Fylde have reduced by 95 per cent in the last year.

VIDEO: Happy Lancashire Day! Red rose pride for county's big day

4:20pm Thursday 27th November 2008

THE rain failed to dampen Red Rose spirits as folk across the historic county of Lancashire celebrated Lancashire Day today.

Lancashire retail jobs fears as Woolworths call in administrators

10:42pm Wednesday 26th November 2008

Hundreds of Lancashire jobs could be lost after the retail arm of Woolworths went into administration tonight.

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Free parking for Wyre lights switch-on

2:56pm Wednesday 26th November 2008

Wyre Borough Council is offering free parking to coincide with the various Christmas lights switch-ons due to take place around the borough.

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Three quizzed after man found dead in Fleetwood

12:19pm Tuesday 18th November 2008

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found in a house in Fleetwood in the early hours of this morning.

Pensioner, 88, dies following Thornton taxi collision

9:21am Wednesday 12th November 2008

An 88-year-old Thornton man who was hit by a taxi over a week ago has died.

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Banned Blackpool motorist jailed following taxi driver death

4:39pm Friday 7th November 2008

A banned Blackpool driver who killed a taxi driver while two and a half times over the limit has been jailed for four years and eight months.

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Dangerous dog destroyed after running wild in Cleveleys

10:03am Friday 7th November 2008

A dangerous rottweiler which ran amok in Cleveleys has been put down after a joint effort from the council and police.

Thornton pupils win design competition

2:40pm Wednesday 5th November 2008

Children from a Thornton special school have won a design competition after devising a machine to take the effort out of stacking chairs.

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Double win for Thornton construction company

8:20pm Saturday 1st November 2008

A construction firm from Thornton is celebrating a double win in the prestigious Master Builder of the Year awards.

Dog disappears after walk in Thornton park

3:20pm Thursday 30th October 2008

A Thornton couple are appealing for people to help them in the search for their missing dog Freya.

Thornton teenager fined over cider bottle littering

2:39pm Thursday 23rd October 2008

A Thornton man has been fined £350 plus £90 in additional costs for littering.

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Final bits of Riverdance ferry to be cleared off Cleveleys beach

4:38pm Wednesday 22nd October 2008

The last piece of the Riverdance ferry is set to be removed from the Fylde coastline in the next two to three weeks.

Thornton car blaze spreads to house

10:26am Saturday 18th October 2008

A car on a driveway went up in flames in Thornton this morning with the fire spreading to parts of the house as well.

'Green' union boosts sales at Thornton Cleveleys steel firm

4:20pm Saturday 18th October 2008

A Fylde steel company is seeing sales soar, due to its involvement with the prospering green technology sector.

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Youth offenders to clean cars in Thornton Cleveleys

10:00am Saturday 18th October 2008

Motorists can come clean and help victims of crime at the same time on Marsh Mill Village, Thornton Cleveleys, next Thursday.

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£125million Thornton waste plant nearing completion

2:23pm Tuesday 14th October 2008

Work to construct a £125million waste processing facility in Thornton is well on its way to completion and the site is on schedule to open its doors in February 2010.