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View from the top
Construction workers get a bird's eye view of the site. February 4, 2003 10:31
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FOOTBALL - Winning 12-match run ends.
WORKS side Storeys ended Ingleton's remarkable run of 12 winning games in the North Lancashire League Premier Division. Ingleton started the brighter of the two sides and almost took the lead on 10 minutes when a stunning shot from Graham Atkinson was
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Sea shells sanctuary for Goths
THE biggest Goth and cyber event in the North West is set to take place in Morecambe at the end of February. The Goth Festival organised by local group The Arcane, will be staged at various venues in the town including the Dome, The Platform and the Carleton
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A shortcut to - Teenage Fanclub
Pure neo-West coast pop rock, the Fanclubs have been around for more than a decade while many, many others have fallen by the wayside. A sort of best of' album it includes their biggest chart hit, Ain't That Enough' plus their pre-Creation days. It's
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Upcoming writing festival proving popular
TICKETS are selling fast for the first-ever literary festival to be staged in Ulverston later this month. The ten-day festival, which is aimed at highlighting the importance of reading and writing, is being organised by the Word Market project. The two-year
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Rail protests
THE Lakes Line Rail User Group is to protest at Virgin Trains' proposal to axe the 7.34am train from Oxenholme to Bournemouth. Group secretary Malcolm Conway said the train reached Manchester at 9.15am, and if it was scrapped commuters would have no choice
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Taxes: 'Power without responsibility'
SIR, I am writing to express my disappointment on seeing a Cumbria County Council advertisement regarding the proposed increases in council tax (Gazette, January 17). The advert was inviting council tax payers to indicate their preference regarding the
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Save our Toilets: Situation is beyond belief
SIR, Perhaps I am only repeating the points so well expressed in the Gazette but it is so important that South Lakeland District Council and all other authorities promoting tourism in the Lake District should give priority to the serious matter of closing
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Shambolic service
SIR, As a regular visitor to the Lake District I am writing to support the campaign to try to ensure that Virgin Trains continues to allow their customers' to get on and off these overcrowded trains at whatever station they wish to do so. A few weeks
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Former K Shoes employee elected mayor
FORMER K Shoes worker Coun Tony Rothwell is to become the new Mayor of Kendal. His election was proposed by Coun Jean Ewing at this week's meeting of Kendal Town Council. She said that during his year as deputy mayor he had shown the enthusiasm and commitment
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Taxes: Less for more
The cumulative effect of increases in council tax for the residents of Cumbria has been an increase of more than 50 per cent in our bills since 1996. The senior executives of the county council clearly illustrated their contempt for tax payers when they
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Walls fall front and back
Walls continue to fall at the front and back of the Westmorland Gazette site. February 4, 2003 15:00
