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Web site links for equine passports
Leaflets on why passports are needed are available free by calling 08459 556 000 quoting PB 8778. They can be downloaded from the DEFRA website at the Defra web site (link below) For a list of recognised societies that have been authorised to issue
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Duathlon:Laithwaite beats tough conditions
COMPETITORS braved the typically cold, wet and blustery weather of the South Lakes to compete in the annual Westmorland Triathletes, Kendal Duathlon sponsored by Pride Health & Fitness and Kentdale Landrover. Mark Laithwaite won in a commendable time
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Safer bus station
VISUALLY impaired people will notice a number of improvements at Kendal bus station thanks to South Lakeland District Council. With the aim of improving safety and access, four large supporting pillars have been painted alternate black and yellow stripes
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Cool response to tourism plan
A plan to send in consultants to spruce up Bowness and Windermere has met with a cool response from local councillors. Windermere Parish Council was told that Cumbria Tourist Board will be using £30,000 of North West Development Agency cash to produce
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Slaughter cash to be backdated
SLAUGHTER Premiums for cattle destroyed in the Livestock Welfare Disposal scheme during foot-and-mouth will be backdated, the Government announced this week. The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs has finally agreed that the premium will
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In the Pen: Second nurserywin for Nap
AFTER taking their first nursery title in September Stephen Thexton and Nap took their second victory on a hillside course at Moss Head, New Hutton, on Saturday in Windermere Societys second nursery event. Provided they were handled carefully, the Mule
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Over the Gate: Op dips back in public eye!
BY SOME strange coincidence at the same time that I wrote about sheep dipping and all that It involved, the perils of organophosphorus jumped into the news on the farming front. In fact, and I am indebted to a good friend for putting me in the picture
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Countryside shorts...
Last chance to stake roam claims LANDOWNERS, tenants and holders of sporting rights in Cumbria, parts of North Yorkshire and a small area of north east Lancashire, are being urged to take a last look at a provisional map showing areas of the landscape
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Five star caravan park...
Hawthorns Caravan Park of Nether Kellet near Carnforth, has scooped the Gold Conservation Award for protecting and enhancing its natural surrounding environment. Owners Deryck and Monika Wright have turned Haw-thorns into a natural haven for wildlife
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Nursery go-ahead will mean jobs
A NEW £170,000 nursery school will open near Appleby early next year with the creation of four full-time childcare jobs, if plans get the go-ahead. The nursery could open by March on the site of Bolton Primary School and provide five-day, 8am to 6pm
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Equine passports needed by June
HORSE, pony and donkey owners could be fined up to £5,000 or jailed for a month if they dont get a passport for their animals by June next year. The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will oversee the introduction of the new legislation
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LDNPA: It's a matter of consultation...
Sir, I was very interested in the letter from Emma Dewhurst of the Lake District National Park Authority. claiming to have just completed a major consultation exercise with local people (Letters, November 7, No last minute change of heart over speed
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Priest wanted as Church advertises for Brown's post
THE Church of England is advertising for a replacement priest to take on part of the former duties of the Rev Harry Brown, who lost his job earlier this year following a high-profile appeal hearing. The Church would like a priest to work part-time in
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Timeless art of creating contraversy
TRY this for size an exhibition mixing the poems of William Wordsworth with the musings of razor-edged rap star Eminem and late Nirvana frontman and maverick rock star Kurt Cobain? It is not an easy concept to grasp, but thats contemporary art for
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Youngsters prepare for stage treble
SOME of the best young actors in the region are gearing up for a triple dose of theatre based on the 1960s. Staged by Trish Gordons ever-inventive and entertaining Brewery Youth Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, November 26/27 (7pm) the youngsters
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Putting 'cool' back on the walls
A KENDAL women with an off-beat approach to design is putting the cool back into wallpaper and her name on the map, reports Beth Broomby. Former Queen Katherine School pupil Rachel Kelly has been making her mark on the collective design consciousness
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The Halle shows why it is one of the best
ONE of Britains most exciting and most-transformed orchestras the Hallé delighted the Lakeland Sinfonia Concert Societys audience with an enterprising programme. Right from the start of Borodins In the Steppes of Central Asia there was an abundance
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No 'bah humbug' in this performance
SCROOGE the Musical or was it Andy Whittles finest moment? Both in fact - entertainment on a grand and colourful scale once again from Kendal Amateur Operatic Society. Andy was Scrooge. He gave a seamless performance of the miserly Dickens character
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Heavy night ahead
A FULL-blown metal experience featuring local groups and bands with an international profile is set to take Lancaster by storm this week. The headline acts include US band Apartment 26, known for their trademark techno sounds and metal riffs and the
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Blues at the Brewery
MAXIMUM strength smokin blues from the very forefront of the British RnB revival will be playing in Kendal this month. Nine Below Zero, who first formed in South London in 1977, will be jamming at the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal, on Saturday, November
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Checkout great deals on top local foods
Brennand Foodhall, Kendal: Now available, sausages made fresh on site, eg: pork & wild mushroom....£2.15 per half kilo. Plumgarths farm shop: Gold award-winning sausage eg: Old English, & pork, apple, & cranberry....£2.36 per half kilo. Richardsons
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Butchers scoop gold awards
THE countys butchers scooped a clutch of gold medals at the annual North West Awards for Excellence in Meat Products held at the Reebok stadium, at Bolton. The honours went to: Plumgarths at Lakelands Food Park, on the Crook Road, near Kendal, for
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High hopes for festive Fairtrade cake
THE Village Bakerys Fairtrade Organic Christmas Cake has been short-listed for a top grocery industry prize. More than 100 products are competing for honours in the Dried Fruit Associations new product awards; the bakerys Christmas cake has been nominated
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Concert celebrates the talents of violin maker Bert Smith
When 14-year-old Bert Smith went to a concert at Manchesters Free Trade Hall he was so inspired by the tone of the string instruments he decided to make his own. It was truly music to his ears and little did he know that in years to come he would be
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Jazz at Grange tonight
BIG wigs in the world of Jazz are set to perform at the Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands, tonight (Friday, November 14) at 7.30pm. Grange Jazz will present the director of the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Tommy Smith, an individual tenor saxophonist
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Mystic River
FROM his very first reading, director/producer Clint Eastwood knew he wanted to bring Dennis Lehanes best-selling novel Mystic River to the screen. I read the book and optioned it immediately, he recalls. Its a riveting story with enormous potential
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Whisky galore
Pour and Explore, with Derek Kingwell. If youre thinking malt whisky then perhaps you should think Bowness. For a new shop on the shores of Windermere at Queens Square is offering a taste of the lochs in the Lakes. The Malt Lounge is a modern,
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Day with Jamie for aspiring young chefs
JAMIE Oliver this week invited a group of aspiring young chefs from Cumbria to spend a day at his east London restaurant Fifteen. Cumbria Tourist Boards chef apprentices met up with Jamies own trainees for a tasting session in the deli on Tuesday.
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Beer fest at the inn
WHERE better to celebrate the champion beers of Britain than at the Britannia Inn? The Elterwater hostelrys festival of beer, which starts today (Friday) and runs until Sunday, November 23, offers a feast of CAMRAs top ales from the past 25 years,
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Autumn glory? There is nowhere like the Lakes!
While visiting my parents-in-law during half term, my husband Keith and I took a few hours out to visit Westonbirt National Arboretum, in Gloucestershire. Reports in the local press proclaimed an exceptional year for autumn colour among the trees and
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Kendal Past and Present
Kendal Past And Present Britain In Old Photographs John Marsh £11.99 Sutton Publishing LONG before Kendals main street heaved with tourists and the beeps of frustrated motorists, the Auld Grey Town was alive to the bleats of sheep and the clop
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Around Ireland by boat
With Ken Bennett. Irish legend says there is a mystical land of eternal youth called Zir Na Nog where you can find music, poetry and ever-lasting happiness. But you don't need a flight of fantasy to discover the magical qualities of the Emerald Isle
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Fell Running: Atkinson storms home
AMBLESIDES John Atkinson claims that as a runner he is semi-retired but his lack of race fitness did not show at Dunnerdale on Saturday where he was a comfortable winner, writes Mike Addison. Atkinson, 36, a health and safety manager at Burlington
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Views sought on supermarket plans
RESIDENTS in Grange-over-Sands are being urged to speak out about whether they believe the town should have a supermarket. The town council has organised a special meeting at 6.30pm on January 12 to gauge views about a retail impact study about the town
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The Way I See It: NO PAIN, NO GAIN!
WHILE watching the World Cup rugby I was wondering how players managed to jump so high in the line-out. Having now seen this picture taken by Gazette photographer Paul Bramham during a Kendal match the mystery is explained. I am sure that sort of agonising
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Top honours for YFC poster
YOUNG farmers from Cumbrian clubs have rounded off a good year with a strong showing at the YFC National Competitions Day and a successful annual meeting. More than 60 people from Cumbrian YFC teams competed with counterparts from all over the country
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Celebrations as mast is refused
A CONTROVERSIAL planning application to mount a telecommunications mast in Lindal-in-Furness has been turned down. Hutchinson Telecommunic-ations applied to Barrow Borough Council for permission to put up a 30-metre lattice tower at Church Farm. The
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Alternative theorist speaks
ORGANIC farmer Mark Purdey, from Somerset, will be at Penrith Rugby Club on Saturday, November 15, at 1.30pm to talk about alternative explanations for the BSE and CJD outbreaks. Mr Purdey, who describes himself as a farmer-turned-scientific eco-detective
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Rubbish costs £100m a year
CUMBRIA farmers have for the most part escaped the cost of rural outlaws plaguing landowners in other parts of the country. The NFU claims that 80 per cent of farmers in Britain have been affected by travellers occupying land illegally and dumping
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Adrenalin rush as company fights back
BUSINESS is on the up for a South Lakeland training company that has been in the doldrums since the September 11 terrorist attacks. Corporate Adrenalin saw its mainstay - the corporate conference market - dry up overnight as fear of travelling kept potential
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Business Link to carry out mega survey
THE largest survey ever conducted of businesses in Cumbria is being carried out over the coming months. Business Link for Cumbria is behind the survey, which will involve more than 15,000 businesses countywide.The aim is to help businesses to identify
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Funds for rural skills development welcomed
AN INITIATIVE that aims to boost the countys rural economy has secured a major cash boost from the Government. Enterprising Communities, run by Voluntary Action Cumbria, is to benefit from £319,489 through the DTIs Phoenix Development Fund, set up
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Halifax appoints youngest manager
RICK Orlowski has become the Halifaxs youngest bank manager in the area after taking over the helm at the banks Kendal branch. Mr Orlowski, 23, joined the Halifax in July 2002 after gaining a degree in business management at the University of East
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Windfarm view points
Sir, South Lakeland Friends of the Earth would like to thank the hundreds of people who, in a very few hours, signed letters of support for the Whinash Wind Farm. They were also emphatic that they did not want a re-birth of nuclear power. It once again
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Broker goes for growth
A BUSINESS that started as a one-man band and today employs 43 staff is now poised for the next stage of growth. Kendal-based Talbot Insurance Brokers has become a limited company with two separate businesses. Talbot Insurance Brokers Limited deals
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Pencil firm marks time
CUMBERLAND Pencil Company has launched a special collection to mark the discovery of Cumberland graphite 500 years ago. The Cumberland Collection, which is a tribute to the pencil-making skills of the Keswick company, comes in a natural oak wooden box
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A590 bypass is vital - FOLD 'reconsider'
Sir, So once again the Friends of the Lake District have decided that as they do not like a particular scheme they will find any and all means at their disposal to block it. Have they no consideration for the people who are affected by their antiquated
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Prices at the Marts
KIRKBY Stephen, Tuesday, November 11. Forward: 3,172 store, lightweight and prime lambs; 372 feeding and cast ewes and rams. Prices (all crosses) lambs 35 kilo or more: Continental £50; Suffolk £49.50. 34 kilo or less: Cheviot £44.20; Mule £44.20;
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Motorbike mystery...
Sir, I am in the process of restoring a 1950 Excelsior Talisman 250cc motor cycle and am trying to trace its history, as there are no records of it. I traced it to Cumbria, then to Kendal, from its registration suffix and all I have been able to find
