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Orange balls on power lines to save birds
ORANGE footballs are being suspended from problem power lines in the North Pennines in a fight to save rare birds. Conservationists and NEDL (Northern Electric Distribution) have put their heads together to come up with this extraordinary way to stop
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Motorway shops come out tops
Westmorland Motorway Services' two farm shops at Tebay have been named best local retailer 2003' in the BBC Radio 4 Food and Farming Awards, beating several hundred contenders for the honour. The shops were the first ever to open at a motorway service
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'Glaring error' in windfarm document
A fresh row has broken out over the controversial Whinash wind farm after a leading wildlife group in Kendal accused the applicants of submitting a "misleading, inaccurate and inadequate" environmental document concerning the proposed site. Cumbria Wildlife
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Letters: Notable absence
SIR, Eden District Council have yet to make a final decision on the public toilets in their care. Reading through the papers presented for debate I see they highlight public toilets as "holding potential for making significant savings"; nowhere in their
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Letters: Deeply insulted by Lib Dem reasoning
SIR, It is well known the Liberal Democrats are anti American. But the latest comments from the party's North West MEP Chris Davies are deeply insulting. In November Mr Davies said:"The presence of George W. Bush provides the best argument I know for
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Opening hours at the Post Office
POST offices in the North West region will be open as normal on December 20 but some offices will also open, at their own discretion, on Sunday, December 21. On Christmas Eve post offices will be open 9am until 4pm but closed Christmas Day and Boxing
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Love of rugby inspires cultural exchange
ENGLAND'S passion for rugby has won this nation the World Cup, and a love of the game has also brought two South African schoolboys to Appleby in a Christmas cultural exchange. Evan Wildey and Jeremy September, both 18 and from Durban, are currently
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Rugby: Surprise for Upper Eden
With seven wins from nine matches so far this season, Upper Eden travelled to Manchester in confident mood on Saturday. But an improving Aldwinians team surprised them with a winning display of forward power. For the second match running, Upper Eden
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Meet Santa...cruise Windermere...
Follow Paul Duncan's guide to activities in towns around the region... KENDAL THE Kendal Midday Concert Club series continues at Kendal Town Hall today (Wednesday) with a concert by the Camerata Chamber Ensemble. Doors open at 1pm. Tickets 01539-
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Appleby duo take third in Rally
APPLEBY'S Dougi Hall and Steve Egglestone raced their Mitsubishi Evo 6 to third place in the prestigious Grizedale Stages Rally at the weekend. At the end of six gruelling stages in Grizedale and Dunnerdale forests they finished just over a minute behind
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Sport: Duo take third in Rally
APPLEBY'S Dougi Hall and Steve Egglestone raced their Mitsubishi Evo 6 to third place in the prestigious Grizedale Stages Rally at the weekend. At the end of six gruelling stages in Grizedale and Dunnerdale forests they finished just over a minute behind
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What's On...get in the spirit of Christmas
Until Dec 17 Theatre by the Lake's Pictures for Christmas' exhibition in the theatre's two galleries, exhibiting works by talented artists from all over Cumbria and the North. Dec 10 Stainton School Carol Singing, Mountain Hall, heged, near
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On the Box: Way below average
I TOOK the unusual step of video taping GMTV last week, and I never thought I'd admit that in a newspaper, so don't tell anyone I know. For weeks now, they've been billing the Eamonn Holmes v David Blaine re-match. This was in between endless adverts
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Are you a smoke free dining venue?
IF YOUR business offers a smoke free eating environment Eden District Council would like to hear from you. The council is producing a new publication Smoke-Free Guide to Eating Out, in association with The Breathing Space Group and would like to ensure
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Motorists warned about using mobiles
Motorists who use hand-held mobile phones while driving have been warned they could be issued with fixed penalty notices in Cumbria. The new ban came into force this week and carries a £30 fixed penalty fine or a maximum fine of up to £1,000 for conviction
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Your chance to score...
IF YOU are looking for the perfect Christmas present for the football fan in your life look no further than the new collection of photographs from the acclaimed Homes of Football gallery in Ambleside. Football in Our Time A Photographic Record of our
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Bad news for area's patients
GP vacancies in Cumbria and Lancashire have quadrupled in the last three years and Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Collins has demanded ministers take action. The call came after health ministers revealed 121 GP places are now unfilled in the Cumbria
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999 not for cut fingers
A MAJOR campaign has been launched by Cumbria Ambulance Service to stem the large number of inappropriate calls for emergency ambulances. The message the service is trying to get over is: "Call an ambulance for the wrong reason and someone could die.
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Eden does well in county sports awards
TEENAGE swimmer Thomas Young from Newbiggin collected the Performance Award (Disability) at the Cumbria Sports Awards presentation night at the Low Wood Hotel, Windermere, on Friday. Thomas, a member of the NW Disability Swimming Squad, won six gold
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Video View
Hope Springs (12) Rating: 2/5 Colin Firth has all the luck not one but two lovely leading ladies throw themselves at him in this light romantic comedy. First, in the red corner, is wholesome all- American girl Heather Graham, who heals Firth's broken
