A NEW High Sheriff for Lancashire has been sworn in at a traditional ceremony in County Hall.

Mr Timothy Roy Henry Kimber, 59, of Newton Hall, Whittington near Carnforth will take over an office with its origins stretching back more than 1,000 years.

Mr Kimber is director of Border Asset Management and Cumberland Building Society and deputy treasurer of Lancaster University.

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