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New food and drink trail for Morecambe Bay launched

6:50pm Tuesday 14th August 2012

A TASTY trail designed to showcase the best of More-cambe Bay’s food and drink has been launched at a north Lancashire beauty spot.

Tell us your Diamond Jubilee plans

1:30pm Friday 27th April 2012

Are you planning an event to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee? If so, The Westmorland Gazette would like to hear from you.

Were you affected by the Falklands Islands invasion?

11:00am Thursday 22nd March 2012

April 2 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina, which sparked a two-month conflict.

How will you be celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee?

9:01am Tuesday 13th March 2012

Are you planning a special event to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June?

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).

Win dream wedding at Hornby Institute with story of how you met

Win dream wedding at Hornby Institute with story of how you met

6:29pm Monday 10th October 2011

COUPLES-TO-BE are being urged to embrace the community spirit to help them save cash during the recession.

Christian group opens new school in north Lancashire

FREE SCHOOL BID: Head teacher Chris Ainsworth and deputy head Victoria Morley at the new Hornby Park School on Monday

12:40pm Wednesday 14th September 2011

A NEW school opened by a Christian organisation in Hornby is set to be the first 'free school' in the region.

New life planned for former Hornby school

NEW ROLE: Hornby High School is set to open again

5:18pm Friday 11th March 2011

A NEW life awaits the former Hornby High School after 18 months of standing empty.

Three North Lancashire pools saved from closure

STAYING open: Carnforth pool

10:27am Tuesday 25th January 2011

COMMUNITY pools in Carnforth and Hornby are to stay open after Lancaster City Council agreed to continue running them with Lancashire County Council.

Ingleton family hit by second road accident tragedy

6:07pm Wednesday 12th January 2011

AN INGLETON family has been left ‘devastated’ after their 23-year-old son died following a road traffic collision - the second son to be lost in a fatal car crash.

Man dies after car collides with van near Hornby

12:09pm Tuesday 11th January 2011

A MAN has died after his car collided with a van this morning.

Restoration begins at historic north Lancashire hotel

NEGLECT: But now the historic Castle Hotel at Hornby could be restored to its place of prominence in the Lancashire village

5:00pm Wednesday 25th August 2010

WORK has started on redeveloping an historic building in the centre of a north Lancashire village as housing and a restaurant.

Hornby ramblers take five mile walk around Scorton

4:58pm Wednesday 30th June 2010

HORNBY Ramblers were led by Tony and Valerie Dory on a five-mile walk in the Scorton area.

Hope for threatened community pools

10:09am Saturday 3rd April 2010

A SPARK of hope has been ignited for three North Lancashire swimming pools threatened by closure.

Hornby hold Mothers' Union meeting

5:26pm Wednesday 31st March 2010

SPEAKER at the Mothers’ Union meeting was the Rev Linda Maduskie, from Bolton-le-Sands, who talked about the seasons of Lent and Easter.

Hornby host WI meeting

5:24pm Wednesday 31st March 2010

GUEST speaker at the WI was Mr Magee, who gave an interesting talk about his career as an airline pilot and telling of the special train excursion he has organised from Lancaster to York in aid of Help the Aged.

North Lancashire swimmers' fears over pools

‘STAY AFLOAT’: Coun AFLOAT’: Coun Peter Williamson (right), with Francoise Nott and worried swimmers

4:20pm Friday 26th February 2010

SWIMMERS in north Lancashire face the loss of three community pools after a cost-cutting council decision.

Hornby goes out on a high

1:26pm Friday 28th August 2009

A LANCASHIRE school has gone out on a high, as students celebrate some of its best ever GSCE results.

Injured motorcyclist getting better

Geoffrey Sacksville-Wiggins

2:50pm Tuesday 21st July 2009

A MOTORCYCLIST critically injured after he was involved in a collision in Carnforth is making good progress in hospital.


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