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Beekeepers
AMBITIOUS plans are taking shape to encourage more people into taking up the age old craft of beekeeping. The Furness Beekeepers have received a £4,200 Millennium Fund Awards For All grant, which they are using to buy equipment and to set up a new apiary
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Art fund-raisers
FURNESS artists have won a top award in a national charity competition. Finsthwaite Art Group was named by Fight for Sight as its top fund-raiser, after the painters raised £750 in a series of raffles, auctions and coffee mornings. The competition, part
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Laura Ashley returns to Kendal
FASHION and home furnishings store Laura Ashley is making a return to Kendal - two years after its factory shop closed at K Village. The High Street name, which has suffered mixed fortunes in recent years, has secured a prime position in the Elephant
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Older people air views
CHARITY Age Concern South Lakeland has organised an all-party debate to let pensioners decide where their best interests lie at the next General Election. The charity's director Mary Christian said: "Although the General Election campaign proper has not
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Crook Morris dancers set to celebrate
TWENTY years after Crook Morris dancers put bells on their knees and started to step out, an anniversary bonanza is being planned. During the weekend of July 20 to 22, more than 250 visiting dancers are being invited to help Crook Morris celebrate its
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Green slate plan at Coniston
TWO hundred tonnes of slate will be extracted from a Coniston quarry each year if plans to deepen the existing hole are given the green light. The Lake District National Park Authority's development control committee is considering an application to extend
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Training for tourism jobs begins
A NEW course dubbed 'The Tourist Experience' is hoping to equip local people with the skills and desire to fill tourism job vacancies in the area. The free course, being run in Barrow in February, is a joint initiative of the Greengate Communty Development
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Shap road gets patch repairs
REPAIRS to the A6 through Shap are only going to be done in patches. Despite many residents feeling that only resurfacing the whole length of the main street would solve the problems, Cumbria County Council is seeking to limit works to "discrete repairs
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Crime fighters to meet
MORE than 200 neighbourhood watch representatives from groups around the county are to come together in a bid to improve crime-fighting in Cumbria. They will meet at the Rheged Visitors' Centre, Penrith, for a public meeting to formally launch the Cumbria
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New land directory published
DEVELOPMENT sites for industrial units at Kendal, Ulverston and Sedbergh feature in the latest quarterly edition of the employment land and premises register compiled by South Lakeland District Council. Details of business units, warehousing, offices,
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Market improvements
INDOOR and outdoor markets across South Lakeland could be in line for a host of improvements over the next five years. Enhancements being considered by South Lakeland District Council range from security improvements at Ulverston indoor market to the
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RUGBY: Record day for Kendal
THE RECORD books were rewritten in the wake of Kendal's amazing 92-0 rout of bottom of the table West Hartlepool at Mint Bridge on Saturday. The spectacular 14-try demolition of the ex-Premiership outfit was their biggest ever win in league rugby. Mike
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Volunteers needed
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help Cumbria Wildlife Trust staff coppice a length of railway line at Smardale, near Kirkby Stephen. The work, due to take place on Saturday January 27, aims to help encourage diverse woodland ground flora to flourish. To take
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How the MPs voted on hunting
LEGISLATION which could outlaw hunting with dogs last week took a major step forward when MPs voted overwhelmingly for a ban. With the bill now due to be considered in the House of Lords, the Gazette found out how MPs representing South Lakeland, north
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Alzheimers pilot project
THE South Lakeland branch of the Alzheimer's Society has been chosen as one of six sites across the country to pilot a home-based support service. The aim of the Mental Health Foundation's project, which will cover the whole of the UK, is to provide people
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Charity cheese and wine
SKELWITH Community Centre and the Rotary Club of Ambleside are joining forces to hold a charity cheese and wine evening next month. The event, which will feature refreshments as well as fund-raising stalls, is from 7.30pm, February 2, at Skelwith Bridge
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Free holiday for deserving visually impaired person
IF YOU know somebody who is blind or partially-sighted, young or old, who deserves a holiday, then South Lakeland Voluntary Society for the Blind would like to hear from you. Kendal Lions have donated a holiday at Seacroft Holiday Centre, Norfolk, to
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Festivals line-up - sometning for everyone
LIVE music and firework displays will feature in an exciting line-up of 16 events and festivals taking place in Lancaster and Morecambe this year. Lancaster City Council approved the 2001 programme of events, which include the return of festivals such
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Lake District Valentines challenge
A CHARITY is challenging walkers to undertake a seven-day, 90-mile circular route in the Lake District to help raise much-needed cash. The Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust is seeking to raise £7million to maintain its register of bone marrow donors. The
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Home-Start launches new scheme
Home-Start, the national organisation for supporting families with young children, has launched a new scheme covering South Lakeland. Funding has been secured from a number of sources including the Lottery and Scott Trusts for an initial period of three
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Police funding slipstream
SLIPSTREAM, a group of young people aged 14-18 from South Lakeland, has received additional funding from Cumbria Police to address community safety issues. The group is putting on a series of performances in schools addressing the problems of bullying
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Marathon man runs for charity
It all started with a conversation down the pub. Friends decided that what Kendal Sales Consultant Robin Bartlett really needed on the cusp of his fortieth year was a fresh challenge. The London Marathon seemed to fit the bill perfectly. Since this pact
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Tourism booklet tragets Bay travellers
A BROCHURE designed to attract visitors to Lancaster, Morecambe and the Lune Valley has been launched. Copies of the 68-page booklet, published by Lancaster City Council tourism services, have been sent out as far afield as Glasgow, Leeds, Bradford and
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Greece by Ken Bennet
I AM normally a happy, fear-free flyer but my teeth rattled as we zoomed towards Skiathos and the pilot announced cheerily: "This will be as close to landing on an aircraft carrier as you can get." However, don't let this deter you from taking a break
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JUDO: GB call-up for judo man
A KENDAL judo player has won selection to the British team. Intense, dedicated training paid off for Philip Rogan when he captured a bronze medal at the Grosenbeck International Invitation Open Tournament in Nijmegan, Holland. It led to Rogan earning
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Table Tennis - No breaks at the top
THE three top teams in the First Division of Kendal and District Table Tennis League all recorded 10-0 victories in the latest round of matches. Storey's destroyed lacklustre Burton, Ibis A were also impressive in their whitewash of Natland A and Queen
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JUDO: GB call-up for judo man
A KENDAL judo player has won selection to the British team. Intense, dedicated training paid off for Philip Rogan when he captured a bronze medal at the Grosenbeck International Invitation Open Tournament in Nijmegan, Holland. It led to Rogan earning
