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Unicyclist made it!
BLISTERING heat and thunderstorms failed to put the brakes on a Kendal unicyclist joining 356 walkers past the finishing line in the 40-mile Keswick to Barrow race. Neil Pacey, 31, of Back Lane, Kendal, has taken part in the race many times on foot but
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Veterans push back clock
BARROW Central Wheelers' Barry Fittes finished a worthy third in the Sunday's National Veterans 50 miles time trial championship on the A66 Bassenthwaite course, north of Keswick. Now in his 60s, Barry rode a 2-01-03 which gave him an age-related plus
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Strydom century lifts Netherfield
IT WAS all change at the top of the Bay Northern Premier League after Netherfield avoided the worst of the weather to beat Darwen by 63 runs and go back to the top of the table as the other results went in their favour, writes Richard Daniels. Professional
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Kendal bailed out
AS DISMISSALS go there was a strange one to ponder during Kendal's match with Morecambe in the Bay Northern Premier League on Saturday. Kendal were replying to the visitors' score of 238 all out when Terry Hunte made a failed pull shot, spun round and
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Town's new boss signs eight
KENDAL Town's new boss Mick Hoyle took the wraps off EIGHT new signings at Parkside this week and then revealed that the new-look squad for the forthcoming Unibond League season has yet to kick a ball in three get-togethers. "We need to be at the highest
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Wacky festival hits the streets
JUGGLERS, body acrobats, clowns and trampoline artists will all take to the streets of Lancaster and Morecambe as part of one of the district's wackiest summer festivals. Also performing at the street theatre festival, on the weekend of July 21-22, will
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Park at your Peril - campaign begins
Law-breaking motorists parking indiscriminately along Kendal's main street without fear of prosecution are believed by many to be the root cause of the town's traffic ills, reports Mike Addison. Those complaining point out that the problem is not being
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NEWS:Quiet market towns erupt
POLICE have vowed to crack down on disorder in the streets after serious disturbances in two South Lakeland market towns. At Kendal, a gang of drunken youths pelted police officers with rocks on the Sandylands estate in the early hours of Sunday morning
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Shipyard shock layoffs
SHIPYARD SHOCK: Barrow shipyard this week announced that 150 jobs were to be axed - the same day the company revealed it had secured a lucrative £4.3 billion deal to build the latest fleet of ships for the Royal Navy. The Ministry of Defence announced
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HIgh speed train for north west
PASSENGERS glimpsed the high-speed future of travel on the West Coast Main Line this week when Virgin unveiled its 140mph tilting train, the Pendolino, writes Rachel Kitchin. The modern, streamlined train is to be put to the test on the curvaceous route
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Rural relief welcomed
CAMPAIGNERS pressing for extra Government help for businesses hit by the foot-and-mouth crisis have welcomed major changes to the business rate relief scheme, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate. Council bosses say the changes will not only provide a much-needed
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SPORTS: Town's new boss signs eight
KENDAL Town's new boss Mick Hoyle took the wraps off EIGHT new signings at Parkside this week and then revealed that the new-look squad for the forthcoming Unibond League season has yet to kick a ball in three get-togethers. "We need to be at the highest
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Run boosts Hill confidence
COLIN Hill of Westmorland Triathletes won the Prince Bishop Triathlon by over three minutes on Sunday. Seventy triathletes competed and Colin came out of the water in fifth position, about a minute down on the leaders. But the fact he achieved the fastest
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Rub of green goes against Milnthorpe
THE ROAD towards a Lord's final ended for Milnthorpe with a six-wicket defeat on their trip to Streethouse near Pontefract to play in the last 32 of the Wadworth 6X National Village Cricket Championship on Sunday. Awaiting the visitors was a very green
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English bronze clinched
TWINS Claire and Katie Huck both represented Cumbria at this year's English Schools Championships at Exeter. The two girls who attend Kirkbie Kendal School and compete for Kendal AAC did the same event - the junior girls high jump. Out of a field of 25
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Chase beat rain
DARWEN A bowler D. Bonner claimed three wickets in four balls in a Netherfield collapse which saw the last seven wickets fall for 13 runs in Saturday's Division 2 match. Netherfield were dismissed for 85 in 28.2 overs and the visitors squeezed in a successful
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Shipyard layoffs
SHIPYARD SHOCK: Barrow shipyard this week announced that 150 jobs were to be axed - the same day the company revealed it had secured a lucrative £4.3 billion deal to build the latest fleet of ships for the Royal Navy. The Ministry of Defence announced
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Stench protests heat up
MP TIM Collins this week called on the boss of United Utilities to give frustrated residents relief from the stench of sewage, reports Rachel Kitchen. Neighbours of Kendal's Wattsfield Road sewage works say the disgusting stink is still blighting their
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Rescuers search for woman who goes it alone
TWENTY-SIX mountain rescuers mounted a search for a woman who stormed off from her family in the Kentmere valley - following a row about footpath restrictions. Police called Kendal Mountain Rescue team to the valley on Sunday evening to search for the
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Parking Campaign begins
Law-breaking motorists parking indiscriminately along Kendal's main street without fear of prosecution are believed by many to be the root cause of the town's traffic ills, reports Mike Addison. Those complaining point out that the problem is not being
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Violence breaks out in peaceful market towns
POLICE have vowed to crack down on disorder in the streets after serious disturbances in two South Lakeland market towns. At Kendal, a gang of drunken youths pelted police officers with rocks on the Sandylands estate in the early hours of Sunday morning
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Lakes classic grand prix
MORE than 300 classic cars and motorbikes will drive through the gates of Leighton Hall when it hosts a classic car rally on Sunday. The event begins at 11am and the display will include immaculate Morris Minors, vintage Jaguars, classic buses and one-time
