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Internet site set up for path repairs project
THE information super highway is going to be used to help fix the footways of the Lake District National Park. At their latest gathering, members of the national park authoritys implementation committee backed a plan to launch a public online appeal
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Online route to path repairs
THE information super highway is going to be used to help fix the footways of the Lake District National Park. At their latest gathering, members of the national park authoritys implementation committee backed a plan to launch a public online appeal
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Volunteer warden programme set up
EVER thought youd love to be a voluntary warden in the Lake District National Park but never have the time. Well, the Lake District National Park Authority could have the answer for you by next summer. The authority is planning to establish a new volunteer
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Your chance to be a park warden
EVER thought youd love to be a voluntary warden in the Lake District National Park but never have the time. Well, the Lake District National Park Authority could have the answer for you by next summer. The authority is planning to establish a new volunteer
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Business secures rights to supply tree decorations
A SOUTH Lakeland business has some extra sparkle after securing the rights to supply a stunning collection of Christmas tree decorations. For fine furnishing and interior design specialist Dorothy Wightman, it marks the end of a four-year-long pursuit
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Local company wins National Business Award
A BENTHAM man received a top prize in the National Business Awards, acknowledged by Chancellor Gordon Brown as the nations business Oscars. Ian Brown of Dugdale Nutrition collected the Orange Award for bright business for its growth and success. The
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Water proves a big winner
THE mysterious properties of a South Lakeland spring water are said to be helping a race horse trainer to success, reports Ellis Butcher. Michael Chapman, from Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, says he has experienced good fortune since giving some of his
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Coach driver jailed
The coach driver whose brakes failed on Kirkstone Pass has been jailed for nine months after a court heard the harrowing accounts of elderly passengers who were injured as it careered out of control, crashed into a garden wall and toppled onto its side
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'Mr Motivator' makes his mark
LARGER-THAN-LIFE personality and Olympic medallist Kris Akabusi urged local firms to go for gold during a motivational speech to business people. The former European 400m hurdling champion, who has forged a career as a motivational speaker on the corporate
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Victim upset at sentence
A VICTIM of last years Ambleside coach crash which left 43 day-trippers needing hospital treatment said the driver of the defective bus should not have been sent to prison. President of Cleaswell Womens Institute Nancy McDonald (pictured) was thrown
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Adopt a nesting box
IF YOU or a friend loves birds, the Hawk and Owl Trust is giving people the opportunity to adopt a nesting box. The charity puts up nest boxes to compensate for the loss of natural nesting sites and estimates as many as 60 per cent of Barn Owl pairs
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End may be near for milk price stand-off
A RESOLUTION may be at hand in the stalemate between dairy farmers and the processing industry. The long-running dispute between the farmers and dairy processing giants such as Dairy Crest has been over farmers demand for a two pence per litre increase
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Lakeland director wins lifetime achievement award
A LAKE District businesswoman has won a lifetime achievement award after dedicating nearly 30 years of her life to a blossoming family company. Lakeland Limited customer director Michelle Kershaw was awarded a special lifetime achievement award in front
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Auctioneers on the up...
PENRITH Farmers and Kidds are claiming a dramatic financial turn around after posting improved figures for the last year. Accounts for 2003 show post-tax profits of £229,928 compared with a loss of £785,355 in the previous year. PF&K managing director
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Prices at the Marts...
HAWES, Tuesday, November 25. Forward: 12 prime cattle; 70 store cattle; 1,998 sheep comprising 1,302 prime lambs; 331 light lambs; 185 store lambs; and 180 ewes and rams. Christmas show of prime cattle. Results steer and champion: Limousin cross, F
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Teacher hits a winning note...
AN ULVERSTON teacher has hit the right note in a national competition by scooping £10,000 worth of musical equipment for the school. Richard Butler, head of PE and creative arts at Ulverston Victoria High School, was nominated for the Classic FM Secondary
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Church appeal wins a boost
A CAMPAIGN fund for fixing Kendal Parish Churchs leaky roof has been boosted by a £1,000 donation from the towns civic society. Canon Ron Metcalfe, who received the cheque on behalf of the 13th century church, welcomed the generous contribution.
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Over the Gate: Horses knew more than they were telling
WHEN I came into farming, tractors were rapidly taking over from horses, but there were still some heavy horses left and I am so pleased that I had the opportunity of working with them, if only for a few years. Although I had learned quite a bit about
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Regeneration bid nears completion
DETAILS of a bid for almost £1.76 million, which would be doubled and used to regenerate Ulverston and surrounding villages, are to be ironed out next week. Ulverston and Low Furness Market Town Initiative officer Jayne Kendall is to meet officials
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Order Gazette photos online
Westmorland Gazette readers who want to buy a copy of published and unpublished pictures taken by staff photographers can now buy them online. The new photo sales service went live this week, enabling anyone to buy the newspapers pictures at www.thisisthelakedistrict.co.uk
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Helping hand for spawning salmon...
WILD salmon making their way up the River Lune to spawn are being given a helping hand to ensure their offspring stand a better chance of survival, reports Ellis Butcher. Cock and hen salmon are being trapped near Sedbergh, where a proportion of eggs
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Volunteers make a case for Holehird
When the charity, Leonard Cheshire, announced it was to shut its Holehird home in Windermere and open one instead in the Lancaster or Morecambe Bay area, it was not only the 25 residents who were devastated but also the team of 80 volunteers. The charity
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Rower Susan Little receives award from Redgrave
OLD Wrecks Rowing Club star Susan Little won a gold medal and got a hug from the sport's super-star Sir Steve Redgrave - and all without leaving dry land. Susan, 52, of Kendal, powered her way to victory in the keenly-contested Women's 50-54 lightweight
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A new season of Westmorland Orchestra concerts
Focused. Thats the word that sprang to mind while I was watching the Westmorland Orchestra rehearse. It also struck me how much talent there was playing with nigh on 50 musicians glued to their scores. Saturday, December 6 (7.30pm), is the first of
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Adrian Mullen's Arts Diary: 28th November
[] TWO major concerts by Casterton Choral Society and Orchestra are staged at Lancaster Town Halls Ashton Hall venue on Sunday and Monday, December 7/8 (7.30pm). Part of the programme includes the premiere of Prince of Peace - by influential string coach
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Bullfrog gig on December 4
BERNARD Wrigley, the Bolton Bullfrog, will perform at Ulverston Sports Club on December 4. Singer and actor Wrigley has cropped up in TV dramas such as Emmerdale, where he danced and sang, and most recently he appeared in Phoenix Nights, in which he
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Tap into online libraries
Sometimes the meaning of the World Wide Web gets caught in its own Net. Entertaining sites, lively images, and the sheer volume can make this tool of the information trade less beautiful than it was intended. However, every once in a while, a simplicity
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Unwrap a Yuletide get-away
By Ken Bennett. There is absolutely nothing like keeping the home fires burning at Christmas particularly if they are somebody elses! Because if you see the frantic, almost hysterical, run-up to a Christmas Day blow-out as just one big hassle,
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Lakeland Sportsperson of the Year
TRACK runner Dave Allen from Garsdale was voted the Lakeland Sportsperson of the Year at Sunday's presentation dinner in the Kendal Arms. Wrestler Stuart Fleming (Backbarrow) was runner-up. The awards are made under the auspices of the Lakeland Sports
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Holehird volunteers make their case
When the charity, Leonard Cheshire, announced it was to shut its Holehird home in Windermere and open one instead in the Lancaster or Morecambe Bay area, it was not only the 25 residents who were devastated but also the team of 80 volunteers. The charity
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End game in cafe
PRINTS rooted in representational drawing and painting, but semi-abstract and colourist in nature - Abbot Hall Art Gallery Coffee Shop is staging a splendid show of former Kendal College lecturer Mark Huits most recent work. Interesting art it is too
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Remarkable!
Each time the Northern Sinfonia visits Kendal it displays the highest levels of technical facility and musicianship, while the players exude a professionalism, a total involvement in and, importantly, a thorough enjoyment of their music-making. It is
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Comedy of manners
THE Noble Spaniard, Somerset Maughams comedy of manners and intrigue set in 19th century France, provided Ambleside Players with a peach of a play in which casting and direction by Anne Robins hit exactly the right note to give an evening of stylish
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Open house for a visual feast
ITS all hands on deck in the Edwards household this weekend as the furniture is shipped out - and artwork brought in. Kendal tapestry weaver Jilly is taking a leaf out of the book of artists Meira and Eric Stockl, who for many years held an open house
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Musical commemoration of Queen Bess
THIS year is the 400th anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth 1. To mark this, Ulverston Bach Choir and the Dorian Players, conducted by Alan Bolt, presented a memorable commemoration in Ulverston Parish Church. They set out to show some of the
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Singing the blues
A GROUP of bright young things from Kendal are striking out in pursuit of local music heroes and darlings of the music press - British Sea Power. Big Green Blue are a fresh-faced group of teens possessing more than a smattering of talent and good fortune
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Bid for stardom
A MUSIC-MAD teenager has been handed the chance to work with one of pops biggest producers after her uncle won an auction live on national radio. Amandas uncle Andrew Tinkler, new co-owner of Eddie Stobart Ltd, splashed out £36,000 to win his niece
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Feelgood in Broughton on Saturday
A BAND that had top ten hits in the 1970s and a number one album is playing at the High Cross Inn, Broughton-in-Furness, tomorrow. Dr Feelgood will be supported by local band The Cahonies on Saturday, November 29. Tickets to see the band cost £12 and
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Master And Commander: The Far Side of the World
Director Peter Weir and Hollywood heart-throb Russell Crowe join forces to create an epic, emotional adventure: Master And Commander: The Far Side of the World. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, Crowe is Patrick OBrians Captain Lucky Jack Aubrey, renowned
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Pour & Explore: Christmas wine recommendations
With less than a month to go before the festive season is upon us, now is the perfect time to reflect on last years festivities and, particularly, the drinks. Start right back at Christmas day and try to remember what red and white you drank with your
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Keep the birds happy and the gardeners...
Many keen gardeners are also enthusiastic bird-watchers - it seems to go with the territory so to speak. We encourage birds into the garden with peanut feeders and supplies of sunflower seeds and they reward us not only with their engaging presence but
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Grasmere celebrates with Festival of the Stars
CELEBRITIES including Tom Jones, Sting and Emma Thompson will be giving some two-dimensional support to a Festival of the Stars being held in Grasmere at the weekend, reports Jennie Dennett. Donated signed photographs from them and many other stars
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Coast guard celebrates
JUBILANT members of a rescue team which covers more than 100 miles of the notorious Morecambe shoreline have won a two-year campaign to keep one of its life-saving crafts. A row erupted in January last year when the Maritime and Coastguard Agency announced
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Coast guard team go for hat trick
MEMBERS of Arnsides coastguard team have been given an official commendation for their dramatic rescue of a seven-year-old snared by quicksand earlier this year, reports Lisa Frascarelli. The 12-strong team was presented with an award from Chief Coastguard
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Customer service director wins award
A LAKE District businesswoman has won a lifetime achievement award after dedicating nearly 30 years of her life to a blossoming family company. Lakeland Limited customer director Michelle Kershaw was awarded a special lifetime achievement award in front
