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• Man detained under Mental Health Act after police called to incident near Lancaster

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• Award-winning Italian ice cream firm to open new shop in Lancaster

  A popular Italian ice cream business is set to open a new shop in Lancaster city centre.

• VIDEO: Workmen trapped on Lancaster supermarket roof for hours get unusual pizza delivery

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  The targeted number of future parking spaces in council-run car parks has been increased after a backlash from local businesses.

• PHOTOS: Inside Lancaster's new whisky distillery

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• Our guide to local public fireworks displays this November

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  A TV legal expert from Lancaster was among those to become an Honorary Fellow of Lancaster University.

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• Petition for new cycle lane from Lancaster Uni to railway station reaches 1,000 signatures

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