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Cut in bus services leads to social services
Bingo sessions, coffee and a spot of line dancing at a fast food restaurant in Kendal are helping to pass the time for a senior citizen whose weekly trip to Kendal has been thwarted by a cut in bus services. Etty Thwaites is forced to shop in Kendal because
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School meal changes
Teachers, unions and education leaders are preparing for a shake-up in the school meals service. As previously reported, Cumbria County Council is looking for ways to improve the council-subsidised service, which provides thousands of children across
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60 coaches took marchers to London
HUNDREDS of countryside supporters from across South Lakeland took part in Sunday's history-making rally in London to lobby the Government over its handling of rural issues, reports Ellis Butcher. With a decision about the future of fox hunting imminent
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Prizetime: Win Cool Shades
A RECENT survey, coinciding with Nation Drivers Safety Week, found that 16% of drivers have vision below the required standard. Drivers need good eyesight to read road signs, to change lane and must be able to read a standard number plate from 20 metres
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Get walking
Marie Curie fundraisers are calling for people of all ages to lace up their boots and get walking. On October 6, the Bowland Visitor Centre, Beacon Fell, will see volunteers tramping round a six-mile circuit in aid of the cancer nursing charity. Starting
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Witnesses to fatality wanted
AN ELDERLY Kendal man who was injured in a road accident on Monday morning has died in hospital. Pedestrian William Johnston, aged 81, of Fowl Ing Lane, was taken to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary following the accident which happened at Castle Street,
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Local businesses face many challenges
A poor quality transport network and limited access to the latest technology are among the challenges facing the local business community, according to the area's MP. Speaking at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors North West conference, Westmorland
