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Until 2014 the paper was published from offices in Victoria Street, Morecambe by Lancaster & Morecambe Newspapers Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnston Press plc. From February 2014 the editorial base for the paper, along with sister newspaper Lancaster Guardian, was moved to new offices on the White Lund Industrial Estate, Morecambe. [2]
Morecambe Visitor and Heysham Chronicle: Obituaries 1914-198 War Morecambe and Heysham War Memorial - photo and map 54°04′21″N 2°52′21″W / 54.07261°N 2.87244°W / 54.07261; -2
Hird was born on 28 May 1911 in the Lancashire seaside town of Morecambe to James Henry Hird and Jane Mary (née Mayor). [6] [7] Her family background was largely theatrical: her mother had been an actress, while her father managed a number of entertainment venues in Morecambe, including the Royalty Theatre, where Hird made her first appearance, and the West End Pier.
The following is a list of notable deaths in November 2009.. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
Morecambe and Heysham was a municipal borough in Lancashire, England. It was formed in 1928 by the merging of Morecambe Municipal Borough and Heysham Urban District, and abolished in 1974 when it was absorbed into the City of Lancaster local government district. [1] [2] [3] In 1961 it had a population of 40,228. [4]
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Morecambe suffered a decades-long decline after a series of incidents that damaged tourism and the local economy. [8] Two piers were lost: West End Pier was partly washed away in a storm in November 1977, and the remnants were demolished in 1978; Central Pier , damaged by fire in 1933, was removed in 1992.
Filmmaker Melvin Frank saw Jackson's comedy skills in the Morecambe and Wise Show and offered her the lead female role in his romantic comedy A Touch of Class (1973), co-starring George Segal, which was a UK box-office No. 1 in June 1973. [27] In February 1974, Jackson's role in the film won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.