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Apology for 2p bill
A GOVERNMENT department has apologised "unreservedly" for a bureaucratic blunder which saw a South Lakeland woman pursued for 2p which she did not owe. The Department for Work and Pensions sent Lynda Gibbons, of Honister Drive, Kendal, a Job Seekers Allowance
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Local plan inquiry begins
Developers and residents filed into Kendal Town Hall this week to have their say in shaping the future of the auld grey town. Government-appointed planning inspector Shelagh Bussey took the helm of the review of South Lakeland District Council's Local
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Home from Iraq
A SOLDIER who survived the horrors of being shot at, severe sandstorms and a twister in Iraq is now safely back on British soil. Combat medical technician with the Royal Medical Corps Wayne Dixon, of Valley Drive, Kendal, was sent via cargo ship to Kuwait
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'A' board row rekindled
A row over the need to rid the high street of A' boards rekindled this week at a Kendal traders meeting. Disability groups claim free-standing adverts in the town centre make life difficult for people in wheelchairs and present a danger to the visually
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Frostbitten toes tell Everest story
AN SAS soldier's frostbitten toes which tell their own story of being stranded overnight on Everest are featured in a ground-breaking exhibition celebrating the first ever ascent of the world's highest mountain. Everest: The Top Of The World opened to
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Rugby: Power-packed Kendal make it one-sided final
Windermere - 13, Kendal A - 51. KENDAL A swept Windermere aside in a one-sided final at Dawes Meadow on Saturday. The visitors, though behind for a brief period in the first half, dominated play throughout and were always going to win. Not that Windermere
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Karate: All-England title for dedicated Patrick
PATRICK Mills is the new All England karate champion for Kata, a title he earned at the All England Open Karate Championships in Reading earlier this month. Patrick, a 35-year-old 3rd Dan, has been practising karate since he was a teenager, and attributes
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Westmorland Cricket: Coulsons steer Ibis home
PROMOTED teams Ibis and Bare met on Saturday with Ibis gaining a comprehensive eight-wicket victory, their first in the top flight of the Cumberland View Westmorland League. Bare, batting first, could not come to terms with the accuracy of Ibis's most
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Cycling: Attwood on the attack
KENT Valley's Bruce Attwood served notice of things to come with a storming fourth place in Sunday's Horwich CC 50 miles time trial at Garstang. The latest round of the Lakes and Lancs Sporting Courses Competition was a windswept affair on the three-lap
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Riding: Jenny's 'Beach Boy' hit
THE British Show Pony Society Area 1B hosted Royal International qualifiers on the County Showground, Crook-lands, with competitiors travelling from as far away as Scotland and Sussex, writes Malcom Bewsher. Overall supreme champion went to Suzanne Webb
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Royal welcome in the fell sides
AS the tourist season gets into full swing, the Lake District is throwing open its arms to the thousands of visitors who flood into the area with the usual friendly welcome. Last weekend saw the traditional medieval market in Kendal and Cartmel Races
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School opened
A NEWLY-built Church of England Primary School at Settle, North Yorkshire, has been officially opened. The new £1.5 million school replaces the original Settle CE school which was built in 1857 and had become too small. The 159 pupils at the school will
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Transform our town into a riot of colour
GLORIOUS front gardens, gorgeous back yards, green projects, churches, schools and pubs will be making Kendal proud this summer, writes Beth Broomby. As the last of the frost begins to retreat, gardeners young and old have been urged to take part in this
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Duke of York to visit county
PRINCE Andrew will open a new Top of the World exhibition in the Eden valley in the wake of the 50th anniversary of the first summit of Everest. Two members of the 1953 conquering expedition, George Lowe and Mike Westmacott, will take the Duke of York
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South Lakes family on 'terror flight'
A FAMILY escaped unscathed after a holiday plane plunged thousands of feet in just seconds while hailstones pelted the aircraft - tearing a huge hole in its nose-cone. Tony and Judy Hyland and their eight-year-old daughter Ebony told how passengers around
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South Lakes family on 'terror flight'
A FAMILY escaped unscathed after a holiday plane plunged thousands of feet in just seconds while hailstones pelted the aircraft - tearing a huge hole in its nose-cone. Tony and Judy Hyland and their eight-year-old daughter Ebony told how passengers around
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Man must wait 12 months for life-saving operation
A RETIRED health service manager who has been told he must wait at least 12 months for a life-saving brain procedure has spoken out in a desperate bid to speed his treatment, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate. Trevor Colloby, who has a cerebral aneurysm
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Apology for 2p bill
A GOVERNMENT department has apologised "unreservedly" for a bureaucratic blunder which saw a South Lakeland woman pursued for 2p which she did not owe. The Department for Work and Pensions sent Lynda Gibbons, of Honister Drive, Kendal, a Job Seekers Allowance
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Local plan inquiry begins
Developers and residents filed into Kendal Town Hall this week to have their say in shaping the future of the auld grey town. Government-appointed planning inspector Shelagh Bussey took the helm of the review of South Lakeland District Council's Local
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Planners confronted by angry lanes protestors
CONTROVERSIAL plans to expand a Silverdale school resulted in a head-on confrontation between city planners and local residents. When members of Lancaster City Council's planning and highways committee arrived by bus for a site inspection, they found
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Skippers' Say
The opinions of Netherfield and Kendal captains Tommy Prime and Dave Fallows. DAVE: It was a case of the good, the bad and the downright unbelievable - three words that describe our matches on Thursday, Saturday and, of course, the big derby match on
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NPL Cricket: Kendal seamers stitch up 'Field
A CLASSIC derby match match ended with Kendal plundering an unlikely 16-run victory against daunting odds as both sides provided the Bank Holiday crowd with a thrilling spectacle from start to finish. In the last hour of play, the Shap Road side transformed
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Fixtures 30th May to 5th June
CRICKET COUNTY MATCHES MCCA Championship Eastern Division Sunday-Tuesday Bedfordshire v Cumberland (at Dunstable CC) NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE Saturday Division One Kendal v Fleetwood Leyland v Netherfield Division Two Fleetwood 2nd v Kendal 2nd Netherfield
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Football: Paperlads make headlines
THE PAPERLADS at the Sedbergh newsagents of D. & J. MacConnell have won a national title playing five-a-side football. The team came out tops in the National Federation of News Retailers' Under-16s' Five-a-Side played at Sunderland Leisure Centre.
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Hockey: Memorable game
ULVERSTON Ladies Hockey Club can look back upon a memorable season, having achieved the double of winning both the Netherwood and Cumbria leagues. After starting the season by finishing runners-up in the Cumbria Tournament, Ulverston got off to a great
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Swimming: Spirited team effort
FACING strong opposition in the second round of the Cumbria Diddy League, Troutbeck Bridge swimmers put in a series of sterling efforts. Troutbeck's 9-year squad gave a good account in the Kendal Leisure Centre races and the girls 4x25m medley relay team
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Motorists avoid car parking fees
AN increase in charges across South Lakeland District Council car parks has driven motorists on to the streets to avoid payment, it has been claimed. Coun Phil Lister attacked the recently-introduced charges' hike which will bring in an extra £403,000
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Duke of York to visit county
PRINCE Andrew will open a new Top of the World exhibition in the Eden valley in the wake of the 50th anniversary of the first summit of Everest. Two members of the 1953 conquering expedition, George Lowe and Mike Westmacott, will take the Duke of York
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New housing estate
ULVERSTON is to get a new 116-home housing estate after South Lakeland District Council's planning committee yesterday (Thursday) approved plans for three and four-bedroomed, detached, semi-detached and terraced houses at Lund Farm, North Lonsdale Road
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Experience the razzmatazz of racing at Cartmel in August - Win tickets!
Come racing this August Bank Holiday and experience the razzmatazz that is Cartmel Steeplechases. This meeting will be the last at Cartmel for 2003 and will take place on Saturday 23rd and Monday 25th (Bank Holiday) August. For those who have experienced
