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RUGBY : Battle of Waterloo lost
RELEGATED Waterloo showed plenty of fight to deny a depleted Kendal side without six regular first-teamers. Kendal began well by taking an 8-0 lead after 16 minutes thanks to a 40-metre Jason Balmer try and a Mike Scott penalty, but Waterloo took advantage
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SLDC recycling program well under way
As blue boxes start to appear in areas targeted for recycling, some people may wonder why go that route. Each year Cumbria County Council disposes around 270,000 tonnes of waste. Nationally, domestic waste is expected to increase at around 3 per cent
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Queen Mum remembrances continue
It was a moment to inspire awe. Thousands of faces stood agog at the spectacle and time seemed to be briefly frozen. The pomp and ceremony was for that one instant eclipsed by the sense of loss and sorrow as the coffin of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth,
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Locally trained horse places fourth
LOCALLY-trained racehorse Kingsmark made a name for himself as one for the future after finishing just shy of third place in the Martell Grand National at Aintree. The nine-year-old gelding finished fourth behind Bindaree, What's Up Boys and Blowing Wind
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FOOTBALL: Dale test for Town
MID-table Rossendale visit Parkside on Wednesday evening as Kendal Town continue to battle against the drop in Unibond League Division 1. An 85th-minute goal from North Ferriby's Rob Dewhurst from a free kick put paid to Town's hopes on Saturday after
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Police appeal for witnesses of M6 fatality
A man has died after a serious accident on the M6 motorway in Cumbria on Tuesday which involved an articulated lorry. The driver, in his 30s and from Scotland, was fatally injured after his Rover 45 car was in collision with a HGV around a mile north
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Story tellers need at QES
Kirkby Lonsdale's Queen Elizabeth School is hoping to recruit citizens with memories of the age of ration books and utility to tell their stories to students. As part of local history week, the secondary school is recalling life in Kirkby Lonsdale during
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Call in the clowns
FUN lovers in the Ulverston area who like to clown around are being asked to volunteer to join a circus in the town. Bezerkaz Circus was set up last year by former Ulverston man Shaun Forde. It is a circus group that holds regular training sessions for
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Police appeal for fatality witnesses
A man has died after a serious accident on the M6 motorway in Cumbria on Tuesday which involved an articulated lorry. The driver, in his 30s and from Scotland, was fatally injured after his Rover 45 car was in collision with a HGV around a mile north
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Ulverston mourns Queen Mother
THE community of Ulverston came to a standstill on Tuesday morning to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. More than 50 people gathered around the Market Cross in Market Street for a short service led by rural dean and St Mary's Hospice
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Focus on football
THE BBC's Football Focus team was in Ambleside this week filming a feature for a programme which will be shown on the last day of the Premiership season. The show, presented by Ray Stubbs, will include an interview with leading football photographer Stuart
