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Man faces jail for Blackpool OAP sex assault

3:09pm Friday 9th September 2011

A Lancashire TV aerial fitter who sexually assaulted an 85-year-old woman in her own home after doping her with designer drugs has been told he faces a "lengthy custodial sentence".

Oyez! Happy Lancashire Day

9:50am Saturday 27th November 2010

TODAY is Lancashire Day and town criers in 16 places across the historic county, from Ulverston down to Warrington, will mark the day with a special proclamation.

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Firm fined £1 over Lancashire worker's death

9:20am Tuesday 26th October 2010

A COMPANY has been fined just £1 over the death of a worker who fell 20ft when faulty scaffolding collapsed.

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Kendal sea angler saves drowning boy, 4

9:13am Thursday 14th October 2010

A WINDOW cleaner risked his life to save a toddler from drowning in the sea.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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.