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CheckOut - our weekend grocery guide
What's in the shops with the emphasis, where possible, on locally-produced, seasonal and speciality foods. Kendal Foodhall: Organic pumpkin puree use in pies, as a side vegetable with savoury dishes, or in soups...................£2.75 per 500g jar. Hutchinsons
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PrizeTime: Win a CD to relax to
As the pace of modern life increases more and more people are looking to alternative remedies as a way to relax. Tai Chi, yoga, meditation, aromatherapy and a plethora of other such practices have become everyday activities for a vast number of people
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Lakes scientist advises in China
A LAKE District scientist has again been sharing his expertise on water quality during his fifth visit to China. Professor Gwyn Jones travelled to the industrial city of Shijiazhuang to teach students the basics of fresh water physics, chemistry and biology
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New scheme to aid adoption
CHILDREN who spend some of their formative years waiting to be adopted could be paired up with new families more quickly thanks to a new scheme. In Cumbria and Lancashire many youngsters wait for nearly three years to be placed with a suitable family
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Anti -drug rape campaign proves successful
DRUG-assisted rape in Furness and South Lakeland has fallen from 70 reports a year to two after a high-profile campaign to raise awareness of the crime. And the number of victims coming forward to report rapes to the South Cumbria Rape and Abuse Service
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Table tennis twin town challenge
THE twinning between Kendal and Rinteln continues to thrive with a party from the German town preparing to visit. Players from Rinteln Table Tennis Club will be among the 33 visitors due to arrive in Kendal tomorrow (Thursday). A tour of the Lakes taking
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Olympic medallists kick off Games trials
Olympic medallistsSteve Cram and Katharine Merry got together to launch ticket sales for the Aqua-Pura Commonwealth Trials - the first major event to be held in the new City of Manchester Stadium. The pair have urged the North West public to back the
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One in three are crime victims
ONE in three people in Kendal have been a victim of crime during the last five years with car crime and vandalism being the leading experiences, according to a new survey. The findings were revealed in a poll by Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Collins
