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Man charged with murder
A 21-YEAR-OLD has appeared at Lancaster Magistrates Court charged with the murder of Kevin Steven Pedder, 49, whose body was found in Preston Street, Carnforth, on Saturday morning. Gareth William Downham, of Lancaster Road, Carnforth, was remanded in
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Unemployment rises in South Lakeland
THE number of people out of work and claiming unemployment benefit in South Lakeland rose slightly last month. Figures from the Cumbria Economic Intelligence Partnership show that a total of 722, or 1.2 per cent of the working-age population, are out
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Gazette publishes as usual
THE Westmorland Gazette Lancaster & Morecambe Citizen is being published as normal this week despite a walkout by members of the National Union of Journalists. A total of 24 journalists and a few ancillary staff based at Kendal, Lancaster and Ulverston
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Soldier dies in three-vehicle accident
A SOLDIER has died in a three-vehicle accident at a notorious South Lakeland accident blackspot. Lance Bombadier Keith Francis Bryant-Wilding, 26, who is from the Ulverston area, was driving a green Nissan Almera when the fatal accident happened on the
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Plans to boost recycling
CASH prizes are being offered to encourage Lancashire householders to recycle more newspapers and magazines. People should pick up a leaflet from their local council offices or watch out for a voucher in the local press, fill in their details and put
