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QKS performers don't disappoint
HOW long does it take for something to become tradition? It is only a few years since the Queen Katherine School Christmas Concert moved to Kendal Parish Church, and yet it must seem for many of those who have connections with the school as if this is
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Arts Diary
WINDERMERE and Bowness Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society weaves a little bit of magic in Sleeping Beauty, a traditional pantomime mixed with contemporary music running from Wednesday, January 17, until Saturday, January 20, at The Lakes School, Troutbeck
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Bill Thomson returns
ONE of the region's best-known musicians returns to the South Lakeland stage on Saturday 13th at 8pm. Former Windermere St Anne's director of music Bill Thomson is back in the country for a brief sojourn from his job as the Associated Board of the Royal
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QKS performers don't disappoint
HOW long does it take for something to become tradition? It is only a few years since the Queen Katherine School Christmas Concert moved to Kendal Parish Church, and yet it must seem for many of those who have connections with the school as if this is
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A Grand weekend
AS THE last cry of 'behind you' falls away like a shooting star and the dames hang up their comedy breasts for another year, the panto season is finally over and the real fun can begin. The Blackpool Grand Theatre is kicking things off with a jam-packed
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John Martyn in Preston
THE unique sound of John Martyn is heading north west early next month, and if you want to catch him, now is the time to bag your ticket. Famed for his ability to bend stylistic rules, and for sailing out of the seventies credibility intact, he is a rare
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Milk man shows a lot of bottle
A MILKMAN fought off a masked attacker who smashed him over the head with a pickaxe handle. Alan Hodkinson was on his Ingleton milkround when a darkly-dressed figure wearing a black balaclava launched a vicious attack at 6.30am on Monday, January 8. PC
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The Brown Horse? It was very tasty...
IT HAD obviously been a good meal. All that remained of four main courses was the forlornly naked bone of an especially tasty lamb joint. Not exactly fair of the three meat-eaters among us to have a discussion about which joint my partner had just devoured
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Helicopter salvaged
THE Jet Ranger 206, which lay at the bottom of Windermere for more than four days, was resurrected from its watery bed this week during a complicated operation, lasting seven hours. The so-called "Rolls Royce of the Skies" slowly emerged from the lake
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Dotcom firm makes six redundant
INTERNET firm eDirectory has made six workers redundant, but bosses insist the business is not in trouble like many other dot-com companies nationally. Managing director Dominic Allonby said the job losses had been prompted by a decision to refocus the
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Time goes by in Burneside
IT'S business as usual for members of Burneside Amateur Theatrical Society as the princes of panto call time on their next production. Down at the Bryce Institute it's organised chaos as the clock ticks closer to the opening night of Old Father Time.
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Bill Thomson returns
ONE of the region's best-known musicians returns to the South Lakeland stage on Saturday 13th at 8pm. Former Windermere St Anne's director of music Bill Thomson is back in the country for a brief sojourn from his job as the Associated Board of the Royal
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New seats for bums at Storth
THE lads and lasses of Storth Entertainers have good reason to smile. As well as raising a few laughs in Dick Whittington in the village hall next week, the cast will be celebrating a £5,540 Lottery windfall. Chairman and producer Mike Cooper is one of
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New seats for bums at Storth
THE lads and lasses of Storth Entertainers have good reason to smile. As well as raising a few laughs in Dick Whittington in the village hall next week, the cast will be celebrating a £5,540 Lottery windfall. Chairman and producer Mike Cooper is one of
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Gig Guide
TO HAVE your gigs included FREE of charge in the Gig Guide, telephone Beth Broomby on 01539-720555, or send a fax on 01539-720990, or drop a line to the Gig Guide, The Westmorland Gazette, 22 Stricklandgate, Kendal, LA9 4NE, at least TWO WEEKS before
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FOOTBALL: Hayton highlight for Town
KENDAL Town manager Bryan Griffiths had a good look at new-signing Lee Catlow and reserve-team forward Nick Rogan as potential attacking options for Saturday's important Unibond League match against relegation-threatened Guiseley at Parkside (3pm kick-off
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Beating the bulge online
NEW Year is traditionally the busiest time for gyms as faithful members renew their commitment, and new members hope to change their lifestyles. But if weight loss is one of your pledges for 2001, there's no need to spend out on the gym... just look to
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Feast of film
FANS of arthouse and foreign language films are in for a treat as two of the area's cinemas launch new ventures this month. The Brewery cinema, in Kendal, starts showing a series of non-mainstream movies later this month, while a new Sunday film club
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Film Review - The Family Man
THIRTEEN years ago, when Jack Campbell left for London to pursue a promising career, he promised his law school-bound sweetheart Kate that they would only be apart for a year. Now it's Christmas Eve, and Jack is a highly paid, high-powered and high living
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Fiona's flying start for 2001
FOR those who've not viewed the Fiona Clucas exhibition at the Brewery yet, there's just over a week to go, so get down there, smartish. The majority of the works now sport the time-honoured and celebrated red 'sold' sticker, but there's still much to
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Feast of film
FANS of arthouse and foreign language films are in for a treat as two of the area's cinemas launch new ventures this month. The Brewery cinema, in Kendal, starts showing a series of non-mainstream movies later this month, while a new Sunday film club
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Merseybeats play Theatre by Lake
CAST your minds back to 1963 - the year the final prisoners left Alcatraz, the Soviet Union put the first woman in space, John F. Kennedy was shot and Martin Luther King said: "I have a dream." It was also the year the Merseybeats scored their first big
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Living like Zeppelin
"TONIGHT Matthew, we're going to be..." If you squinted a bit you would swear they were the real thing. Stairway to Zeppelin strutted on to the smoke-filled stage with an air of self-assurance, and quite rightly so. Although it took a song or two for
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Beef consumption on the up
HOUSEHOLD consumption of fresh beef is greater than predicted levels according to the latest National Food Survey. Although consumption fell following the announcement of a possible link between BSE and CJD in March 1996, it quickly recovered in 1997,
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Rushbearing queen 'uncool'
AN ancient annual ceremony is under threat because teenagers fear becoming the rushbearing queen will harm their "street cred". Last year only one girl was put forward to be Urswick rushbearing queen and this year it is feared there might not be any.
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BAE jobs should not be lost in Barrow
BAE SYSTEMS has warned of job losses in 2001 but they are unlikely to be made in Barrow. The defence giant, which employs 4,000 people in Barrow shipyards, said it is experiencing "financial challenges" mainly in its military aircraft programmes. Charlie
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SQUASH: Selby best for Kendal
SQUASH: The Cumbria League restarted after the break and Kendal C, heavily depleted through injury, travelled to Barrow, who played well on their home courts for a 5-0 win. Ben Selby gave a good account of himself for Kendal, taking the experienced Frank
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Bill Thomson returns
ONE of the region's best-known musicians returns to the South Lakeland stage on Saturday 13th at 8pm. Former Windermere St Anne's director of music Bill Thomson is back in the country for a brief sojourn from his job as the Associated Board of the Royal
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Arts Diary
WINDERMERE and Bowness Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society weaves a little bit of magic in Sleeping Beauty, a traditional pantomime mixed with contemporary music running from Wednesday, January 17, until Saturday, January 20, at The Lakes School, Troutbeck
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Feast of film
FANS of arthouse and foreign language films are in for a treat as two of the area's cinemas launch new ventures this month. The Brewery cinema, in Kendal, starts showing a series of non-mainstream movies later this month, while a new Sunday film club
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Merseybeats play Theatre by Lake
CAST your minds back to 1963 - the year the final prisoners left Alcatraz, the Soviet Union put the first woman in space, John F. Kennedy was shot and Martin Luther King said: "I have a dream." It was also the year the Merseybeats scored their first big
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Some Zen-like understanding from Cast Away
ACADEMY Award-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis and two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks reunite to explore the blessings and cruelties of fate and the survival of the human spirit in the new film Cast Away. Hanks stars as Chuck Noland, a FedEx systems engineer
