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Theatre by the Lake sees a bright future
THEATRE by the Lake opened its doors in August 1999. Since, it has presented almost 2,000 performances and played to more than a third of a million people. Executive director Patric Gilchrist tells me what's next for the Keswick theatre: "I still find
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Don't blame motorists alone for traffic chaos
I read with interest the letter from Cllr Emily Heath regarding the new car park on County College field at Lancaster University. I wish to reply to a few of the points raised. First, as one of the motorists who travels through Scotforth on my way to
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Two men charged under anti-terrorism laws
TWO men were due to appear before a special sitting of magistrates in Kendal today (Thursday) charged with alleged offences contrary to anti-terrorism laws. Soner Koyuncu, 30, and Gultekin Onur, 38, both from London, were arrested in Barrow by police
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Two men charged under anti-terrorism laws
TWO men were due to appear before a special sitting of magistrates in Kendal today (Thursday) charged with alleged offences contrary to anti-terrorism laws. Soner Koyuncu, 30, and Gultekin Onur, 38, both from London, were arrested in Barrow by police
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Eden Project - Another World
At first glance, the dull, shimmering setting in the steep-sided, disused clay pit look almost like giant sheets of discarded bubble wrap. But driving closer, the true nature of these huge, transparent domes is revealed: they are the living, breathing
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Gig Guide
Friday 3: Milnthorpe Institute, Flame. Dickie Doodles, Kendal: Stealer. Mariners Cox'ns Cabin: Live Music. Duke of Edinburgh, Barrow, R &B Club: Big Blue House. Saturday 4: Dickie Doodles, Kendal: Catdog. Mariners Cox'ns Cabin: Live music. Duke of
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Nine Below Zero heat up High Cross Inn
BABY its cold outside but its going to be Nine below Zero in Furness next week. Saturday, January 11, will see a welcome return visit for the British Rhythm and Blues band at the High Cross Inn, Broughton-In-Furness after their sell-out gig last winter
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Season of hope with Brockhole head gardener Sue Tasker
ANOTHER New Year in the garden! This will be my 17th year at Brockhole, and it never seems to matter what problems, bad weather or hold-ups we have had in the previous 12 months, the new year is always full of promise and fresh possibilities. This year
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Tough tradesmen from Duddon
BYGONE Folk and Industries of the Duddon Valley A Brief History, by Geoff Stebbens. Uniprint of Lancaster University, £8. Bygone Folk and Industries of the Duddon Valley is a timely reminder of how working life used to be, compared to these days of compensation
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What's Cooking?
Fourth year catering students at Lancaster & Morecambe College gave members of the North Lancashire and South Cumbria Coeliac Group a real treat - a special gluten-free dinner in the Coulson Restaurant. Imagine the difficulty of eating out when you
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Festive concert
There was a good audience to hear Eversley Choral Union's lively and attractive Christmas concert at Milnthorpe's St Thomas's Church. Vivaldi's Magnificat, a short work, is not performed nearly as often as the longer, more popular Gloria, but it is an
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New Year Crackers!
Burneside Amateur Theatrical Society cooks up a feast of fun with Mother Goose running at the Bryce Institute, Burneside, on Friday and Saturday, January 10/11, and from Wednesday, January 15 to Saturday, January 18, at 7.30pm. Matinees on Saturday and
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New Year Crackers!
Burneside Amateur Theatrical Society cooks up a feast of fun with Mother Goose running at the Bryce Institute, Burneside, on Friday and Saturday, January 10/11, and from Wednesday, January 15 to Saturday, January 18, at 7.30pm. Matinees on Saturday and
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Guitar girls!
THREE young guitarists have played their way to success and gained their grade 8 award, reports Rachel Ryan. Polly Ridley, 18, Fiona Cowgill, 17, and Catherine Gregory, 15, who are all pupils of guitar teacher Frank Perkins, of Windermere, took the highest
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Rugby - Winger in Kendal debut
LUKE Ladell makes his debut appearance for Kendal RUFC in their National League 2 match at Penzance and Newlyn on Saturday. Ladell, who joined the club from Kirkby Lonsdale in the close season, comes in on the right wing for Jason Balmer, who injured
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Lakeland Arts Trust looks at 2003
Edward King, director of Lakeland Arts Trust, which runs Abbot Hall and Blackwell, looks through the looking glass into the year 2003. Exciting times are ahead for Edward and his staff with probably the most important exhibition programme for Abbot Hall
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Lancaster City at the double
WHILE Morecambe's clash at Ipswich may be hogging the headlines, Lancaster City also have two important games in the coming week. Saturday sees the Dolly Blues make the journey to Altrincham, where the two famous old sides have had some memorable clashes
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Banner support for FA Cup trip
LANCASTER City Council is supporting Morecambe Football Club's FA cup trip to Ipswich on Saturday with a special banner. In a bid to take full advantage of the high profile tie at Portman Road, the banner will feature the Eric More-cambe statue, which
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Police renew hunt for missing women
POLICE have re-newed an appeal for help to trace two young Romanian women who disap-peared during a choir visit to Lancaster. The cousins, aged 22 and 23, have not been seen since they parted company from their 40-strong Romanian choir following a series
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Witches on video
WITH Gandalf and Harry Potter casting their spell at cinemas, Lancashire's very own witches are appearing on the small screen. On The Trail of the Pendle Witches' has just gone on release on video, telling the sad story of the peasants who were hounded
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Recycling projects face tough times
HOPES that government funding could boost recycling efforts across South Lakeland have been dashed after a £600,000 grant bid failed. The funding blow could spell further bad news for council taxpayers as tough Government targets mean South Lakeland District
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Two men charged under anti-terrorism laws
TWO men were due to appear before a special sitting of magistrates in Kendal today (Thursday) charged with alleged offences contrary to anti-terrorism laws. Soner Koyuncu, 30, and Gultekin Onur, 38, both from London, were arrested in Barrow by police
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Pick of the Week...
ACTIVITIES GET ready to do some bird watching at the Garden Bird ID at Leighton Moss RSPB Nature Reserve, Silverdale on Sunday. There will be videos and some guided walks, starting at 10am. For details call 01524-701601. ENJOY a day dedicated to conservation
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Nine Below Zero heat up High Cross Inn
BABY its cold outside but its going to be Nine below Zero in Furness next week. Saturday, January 11, will see a welcome return visit for the British Rhythm and Blues band at the High Cross Inn, Broughton-In-Furness after their sell-out gig last winter
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Anchors away
LIVE music is looking ship shape in Bowness this New Year. Managers at the Mariner's Coxn's Cabin, Bowness, are drawing up a calendar of events for the coming season with top quality bands every Friday and Saturday night with the possibility of new midweek
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Anchors away
LIVE music is looking ship shape in Bowness this New Year. Managers at the Mariner's Coxn's Cabin, Bowness, are drawing up a calendar of events for the coming season with top quality bands every Friday and Saturday night with the possibility of new midweek
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Tweak your technique
THERES a chance to tweak your technique and educate your ear this month when one of the UK's top jazz tutors comes to Windermere. In two days of open workshops Richard Ingham - professor of jazz at the University of St Andrews in Scotland will take instrumentalists
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Weekend set to swing
JAZZ fans can look forward to a long lazy weekend of live music at the Whitewater Hotel, Newby Bridge, this month. Timed perfectly to coincide with the post Christmas lull, the bands should strike up on Friday, January 24 - just as the festive afterglow
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Curing the competition bug
Hours spent in confinement playing games with family members this Christmas has no doubt brought out your competitive streak. Those of you who haven't been left with an urge to take up paint-balling, stock car racing or bull-fighting could do worse than
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Story of a Windermere mansion
THE House of Hird - The Story of a Windermere Mansion and the People Who Lived There, by Ian Jones. £8 by mail order from the author Ian Jones, Cragview, Plantation Bridge, Kendal LA8 9JA, tel- 01539-821252, or £7 from Ottakers. Ian Jones unfolds the
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Green living in Kendal area
CURIOSITY about their new home sparked a journey of discovery through one of Kendal's most beautiful parts for husband and wife John and Jean Coopey. The fruits of their research have now been published in an illustrated book, Kendal Green A Georgian
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Walking in Roman footsteps
WALKING Roman Roads in the Lonsdale and the Eden Valley, by Philip Graystone. University of Lancaster, £10.95. This is the fourth and final volume in the journey and exploration of Roman Roads in North West England, which wraps up the author's account
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Legal eagle puts pen to paper
Names and places are disguised as a former South Lakeland lawyer turned district judge puts pen to paper to record his memoirs, writes Nadia Jefferson-Brown. Richard Holloway, who is now retired, was on the Kendal scene for decades and dealt with everything
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The audience wanted more!
"You would have me in your power if I sat here for an hour," sings Widow Corney to Mr Bumble, the amorous Beadle, in Lionel Bart's classic musical Oliver! The audience at Queen Elizabeth School's version of this much-loved show found themselves in the
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Marat returns
Described as "one of the great virtuoso violinists to be produced by the famous Tchaikovsky Conservatoire in Moscow," Marat Bisengaliev opens the second half of Kendal Midday Concert Club's season next Wednesday (1pm). Born in Kazakhstan, in 1962, he
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Trekking in the most perilous mission yet
The intrepid Starship Enterprise crew prove there is no final frontier for the sci-fi film franchise by returning for more inter-galactic adventures in Star Trek: Nemesis. This time, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the Enterprise crew find
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The Dukes is 'inspired'
"INSPIRED programming inspirational theatre," that's what The Dukes marketing and publicity guru Bridget Halldearn thinks of the ever-popular Lancaster venue's sizzling new season. "We'll be breaking with tradition and putting on two plays in repertoire
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Fell Running: New name on Wansfell winners list
THE WANSFELL Race at Ambleside, which has become a standing dish for race-hungry fell runners on Boxing Day, attracted a 70-strong field and provided Gary Wilkinson with a chance to land the spoils for the first time. The Clayton runner recorded a winning
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More attitude than a 14-year-old in a GAP hoody
The first moment you hear the pop punk of Barrow rockers, Gear, it makes you want to leap about dementedly. Claiming on their press release to have more attitude than a 14-year-old in a GAP hoody', and having the support of Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe, Gear
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Top student
EMILY Smith, of Windermere has been awarded the title of "Top Student of the Year" at Myerscough Agricultural College after gaining a first class honours degree with distinction in animal behaviour and welfare. Emily, who is now training to be a teacher
