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Rugby - Cumbria U21 Cup goes to Kendal
KENDAL Under-21s powered their way to a 29-0 victory over Penrtih to lift the Cumbria Under-21 Cup at a windswept Silloth. First-half tries from stand-off James Hadwin, full back Chris Park (a 60m individual effort plus two conversions) and left wing
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Link to medieval times dug up
Evidence which will help complete the jigsaw of medieaval times in Kendal has been found during excavation works at the rear of 110 Stricklandgate (behind Prontaprint). Cess pits, broken pottery, animal bones and iron nails have been located following
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Sport: Final flourish for Lowis and Lunesdale
LUNESDALE'S football season ended on a high note when, following a 7-0 drubbing of Kendal County, they defeated local rivals Appleby 5-2 in their final Westmorland League fixture. Neither team was at full strength and the game was even. Appleby took an
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Sports: League debut for Dan
KIRKBY Stephen Grammar School student Dan Dillon is looking forward to playing for Carlisle United again following his debut at Brunton Park. Dan, 16, played in the end-of-season match against Bournemouth in front of 7,000 fans. Dillon, who also plays
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Cleaner water encouraging otters
ENVIRONEMTNAL work carried out in Cumbria in the last decade has helped the return of the otter to the county. England's otters (Lutra lutra) are returning to the land they were driven from nearly 50 years ago, the National Otter Survey for England report
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Cleaner water encouraging otters
ENVIRONEMTNAL work carried out in Cumbria in the last decade has helped the return of the otter to the county. England's otters (Lutra lutra) are returning to the land they were driven from nearly 50 years ago, the National Otter Survey for England report
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Village bypass campaign gears up
CAMPAGINERS for a bypass on the A66 through Kirkby Thore are stepping up their fight. The action committee is preparing a newsletter to be distributed to every household in the village to provide an update on the committee has been doing. A letter for
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Barnard Castle Tractor Pull Results
2W/D 40-60HP: 1 Ken Weson, Leyland 384; 2 Bill Hutchinson, Field Marshall. 2W/D 100-120HP: 1 Michael Wood, International 955; 2 Chris Dawes, Ford 9600. Modified 100-200HP: 1 Martyn Hodgson, Leyland 170; 2 Gavin Stainthorpe, Fordson Truckster. 4W/D 100
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Safety lane for show horses
TRAVELLERS parading their mounts for sale at Appleby's famous horse fair have been given an exclusive showing lane to improve safety. Visitors to the 300-year-old fair attended by hundreds of Romany travellers have in the past mingled freely to watch
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Link to medieval times dug up
Evidence which will help complete the jigsaw of medieaval times in Kendal has been found during excavation works at the rear of 110 Stricklandgate (behind Prontaprint. Cess pits, broken pottery, animal bones and iron nails have been located following
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Mediaeval market expected to break records
BOOKINGS for stalls at the annual Kendal Mediaeval Market on Monday, May 26, have exceeded all previous records. "It appears that the market's fame is continuing to spread as many new stallholders will be coming this year," said John Owen, the market's
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Village bypass campaign gears up
CAMPAGINERS for a bypass on the A66 through Kirkby Thore are stepping up their fight. The action committee is preparing a newsletter to be distributed to every household in the village to provide an update on the committee has been doing. A letter for
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Tennis - North title for Anrside teenager
BENJAMIN Mitchell stamped himself out as a rising star in the tennis world by winning the Bowker North of England Junior Tennis Championships for Under-18s. It is a considerable achievement by Benjamin of Pennard House, Uplands Drive, Arnside for he is
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Sports: Holiday sports camps
Sports camps: More than 100 local youngsters aged from seven-to-14 years took part in ten different sporting activities at Kirkby Stephen over the Easter holiday. The two-staged event, the first a three-day multi sports camp and the second, a four-day
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Sports: Gearing up for TT
SIDECAR RACING: Appleby-based sidecar ace Andy Laidlow, twice Scottish champion and last year's F2 title winner, is preparing for a title at the Isle of Man TT races which start next week. After a disappointing non-finish at Donnington due to electrical
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Sport: Triple whammy
LAWN TENNIS: Kirkby Stephen tennis Club's junior and senior teams were all in action last week and came away with a spectacular hat-trick of wins. Leading the way were the U14s when they travelled to play last season's league champions Kendal in what
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Urban Kiss 2003 - Various Artists (Universal)
R&B's dominance of America's music market seems to be a trend which is catching on over here. As it does so the R&B umbrella gets ever larger, taking in more and more varied artists and sounds that appeal to music fans across the board. Urban
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Village bypass campaign gears up
CAMPAGINERS for a bypass on the A66 through Kirkby Thore are stepping up their fight. The action committee is preparing a newsletter to be distributed to every household in the village to provide an update on the committee has been doing. A letter for
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Pulling power...
THE BARNARD Castle Steam Truck and Tractor Club is attracting members from over the border in Westmorland, who not only appreciate the pulling power of the great machines themselves, but enjoy pitting their strength against the powerful beasts. Tractor
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Council starts to take shape
EDEN District Council has elected a new chairman, vice chairman and re-instated its four council leaders. In the first sitting of the new Council Eden District Council following the May 1 election, chairman Coun Allan Bewley (Ind, Penrith South) opened
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Garden of Eden plans extended
PLANS to create a Garden of Eden around Kirkby Stephen's health centre have been expanded to include the whole community, reports KAREN MORLEY. Initial plans for the land, donated to the project by Eden Valley Primary health Care trust, aimed to give
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Dream of centre becomes reality
THE vision of a centre for young people has come of age in Brough with the official opening of the Corner Stone Centre. Judy Dobson said: "It was 21 years ago I had a vision, and I believe it is God's will. We started with a youth group in my tea shop
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Schools celebrates maths success
KIRKBY Stephen Grammar School is celebrating its students' success in a national maths competition. The grammar school was among the 2,666 schools selected from 167,376 entries, to take part in this year's Business and ICT Visits UK Intermediate Maths
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Mark your calendars for Fair Trade celebration
The organisers behind Kendal's successful bid for Fair Trade Town status are planning a summer launch event that they hope will generate massive publicity. July 12 has been pencilled in as the date for a big celebration to mark Kendal's achievement of
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Watchdog looks at school bullying
EDUCATION chiefs are throwing the spotlight on bullying in advance of a big Government push to cut schoolyard persecution. At a meeting today, Cumbria County Council's schools watchdog committee was deciding whether to stage a major conference bringing
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Win Urban Kiss CD's
Urban Kiss 2003 (Universal TV) features the cream of r&b, hip hop and UK garage with all of the biggest and best artists on the scene. Big tracks on this double CD - out now - include Hey Ma - Cam'ron, Sing For The Moment - Eminem, Paradise - LL Cool
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Mediaeval market expected to break records
BOOKINGS for stalls at the annual Kendal Mediaeval Market on Monday, May 26, have exceeded all previous records. "It appears that the market's fame is continuing to spread as many new stallholders will be coming this year," said John Owen, the market's
