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Supermarket shortlisted for wine honours

10:11am Tuesday 26th August 2008

Booths has been shortlisted for two wine awards in an international competition being announced next week.

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Cuilinary Olympians head for Lakes

10:18am Tuesday 26th August 2008

A team of culinary Olympians will be setting up a training camp in the Lake District in a few weeks' time.

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Something fishy going on ...

11:20am Monday 25th August 2008

Wild Oceans events for National Seafood Week, September 5-21 Friday, September 5, Wild Oceans Taster, 7.15pm-10pm.

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Foraging for success

11:10am Sunday 24th August 2008

IT’S just short of a year since I last chatted with Foragers’ co-founder Chris Harker – and there is much to celebrate it seems.

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Three cheers for beer festivals

11:10am Saturday 23rd August 2008

THERE will be more than 50 real ales on offer – and lots of live music – at Rheged’s first beer festival being staged from Friday, August 29, to Sunday, August 31. There will be food too including the Penrith visitor centre’s own-make burgers, and lots of goodies in the ‘Taste’ foodhall. For details call Rheged on 01768-868000 or check out the website at www.rheged.com.

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22nd August Gig guide

10:00am Friday 22nd August 2008

TO HAVE your gigs included FREE of charge in the Gig Guide, telephone Ellie Hargreaves on 01539-710155, or send a fax on 01539-720990, or drop a line to the Gig Guide, The Westmorland Gazette, 1 Wainwright’s Yard, LA9 4DP, at least TWO WEEKS before the event, or you can e-mail your details to ellie.hargreaves@kendal.newsquest.co.uk.

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Chili fest draws serious hot-heads

11:51am Wednesday 20th August 2008

BILLED as the Lake District’s hottest event of the summer, it wasn’t just Saturday’s rare rays of sunshine which acted as a magnet for thousands of weather-weary people.

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Rare coins go under the hammer

1:26pm Friday 15th August 2008

A RARE collection of seventeenth century silver coins discovered on the outskirts of York is being sold at auction next month.

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Horseshoe sculptures raise thousands at auction

12:58pm Friday 15th August 2008

A UNIQUE set of horse sculptures carefully crafted using hundreds of discarded horseshoes raised more than £8,000 when they went under the hammer in Penrith.

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Have your cake and eat it

9:20am Friday 15th August 2008

A newly designated restaurant with rooms in Windermere has adopted a new marketing strategy having discovered the type of cake a person chooses often reveals their inner personality.

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