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Adventure Racers head for Lakes
ONE hundred of the UK's top Adventure Racers are heading to the Lake District this weekend for The North Face Winter XX Adventure Race, the first round in one of the country's most gruelling sporting series, the British Adventure Racing Championships
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'Sweet Chariot' rolls into Kendal
THE RUGBY World Cup began its journey around the country on Thursday as further details emerged about the activities planned to mark the arrival of the trophy in Kendal on Saturday, February 21. Mike Tindall of Bath Rugby and England's Rugby World
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Ring the changes with a piece of class jewelry
Mary Otty Mary lives in New Zealand now, with her family. She designs and manufactures her unique jewellery from an old railway carriage in her garden, next to a beautiful river. Mary mixes precious stones with silver and gold, also using coloured
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Loud appeal
LOUD and proud - and that was just the audience! The Brewery's Malt Room was bouncing on Saturday when the Dangerous Brothers, Annie Mawson's rays of sunshine and a trio of Turkish delights gave a memorable charity performance, reports Adrian Mullen.
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Ewbank Ska hit the road...
LOCAL musicians Ewbank Ska have launched their delayed mini tour of the Eden Valley. Poor weather prevented the annual street celebrations taking place on New Year's Eve, in the Market Square, in Kirkby Stephen, which came as a great disappointment to
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Mint looks set to make its mark
THIS month sees Mint bring an impressive line-up to Kendal, placing the new caf/bar very much on the town's music scene. Krysko, resident DJ at Redlight - one of the UK's biggest club-nights at Manchester's famous Sankeys Soap - begins his monthly residency
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Age is no barrier to romance
JACK Nicholson plays a perennial bachelor who only dates women under the age of 30 in sophisticated romantic comedy Something's Gotta Give, which proves that in matters of the heart, you can expect the unexpected. Nicholson's character Harry Sanborn
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Cooking up a Cumbrian feast
WHIPPING up enthusiasm at the Rural Forum as well as a delicious damson syllabub was Cumbrian chef and local food historian John Crouch. John is the driving force for Feastcookers, which uses local people to cook local food at local events. He certainly
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Taking action with a special pack
THE South Lakeland Food Action Pack has a feast of ideas on local food, healthy eating, thoughtful food shopping and growing your own food. Funded by Leader Plus, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Seed Programme, the pack
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Add some spice to your love life
SARAH Nelson's world-famous Gingerbread Shop, in Grasmere, is producing a limited number of passion-inducing Gingerbread Hearts for Valentine's Day. These special love-shaped biscuits that are packed with aromatic ginger - long regarded as an aphrodisiac
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End of an era
TODAY, February 6, will be my last day as head gardener at Brockhole! Although when I first arrived in 1987, I had no intention of staying for more than a few years, in fact I have worked here for nearly 17 years. I would like to carry on for another
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Adrian Mullen's Art Diary 6th - 12th February
BEST known as Jim Royle - the nation's favourite couch potato, Ricky Tomlinson tops the bill at a massive festival of words next month. Ricky appears at the Words by the Water Cumbrian Literature Festival staged at Keswick's Theatre by the Lake, running
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Two in one!
TWO artists: one exhibition. That's the result of Catherine MacDiarmid and Sophie Henderson teaming up to give the Brewery's Sugar Store Gallery a super splash of art until March 7. A double dose of images that use natural surfaces as the theme, the
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Arts of botanical illustration
Beauty + Science, an exhibition of exquisite botanical illustrations and flower paintings, has found an ideal Lake District venue at the Armitt Museum, Gallery and Library in Ambleside, writes Jane Renouf. Natural history studies and botanical art lay
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Animal magic
FROM animals and insects to a literary classic. No, it's not a selection of books, but the latest works of art on show at Abbot Hall. Preview night at the popular Kendal gallery was another busy affair, with the great and the good straining to get the
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Polished panto performers
THIRTY years of panto were celebrated in Burneside when the Amateur Theatrical Society performed Dick Whittington. The production, directed by Gordon Lawson, was slick and polished and of a high standard, very much in the same league as its predecessors
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Teen Element headline fundraiser
APPLEBY Grammar School students hosted their own fund-raising Pop Idol competition to select their favourite in-house band to play at yesterday's Pop, Rock, Blues, Country, Folk event in aid of the Appleby Public Sports Hall appeal fund. Four-piece
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Word to the wise on the web
MANY arts and local organisations use the Web to make a connection with their members and audiences. It has proven to be an invaluable asset for many and more are coming online all the time. Here is a look at how some are making their mark. With the
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Good food on the public plate
LOCAL food isn't just about posh sausages'. It's about food for every day fresh, affordable food, for example; food which hasn't notched up a few thousand food miles' because it has had to travel halfway around the world to get to your plate; food which
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Gem of a find
AS 2004 sees glamour back on the catwalk, with an emphasis on colour and a strong sense of style, so follows the return of bold jewellery. I'm not suggesting we should all rush out and buy those huge earrings as worn on Dallas and Dynasty, but individual
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Businesses urged to 'go green'
GO green' is the message to businesses in the Lake District and Cumbria in an effort to encourage good environmental practice. The green tourism scheme, run by the Ambleside-based Lake District Tourism and Conservation Partnership and Cumbria Tourist
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Music venue wins bid to stay open later
A LIVE music venue in Kendal can open for longer as the management bids to attract more bands to the town. Bootleggers Music Bar in Finkle Street was granted an extension to its permitted opening hours by councillors on Tuesday. The re-adjustment of
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Meeting set up to discuss Windermere's future
The future of Windermere will be opened for discussion today as lake users, businesses, and regulatory authorities meet to discuss what will happen after a 10mph speed limit comes into force next year. New floating jetties and moorings, more water sport
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Children put on play for charity
Pinocchio cash for hospice KENDAL'S Ghyllside School Drama Group has presented Pinocchio, which was produced and directed by Michelle Bousfield. Some of the cast were, back left: Cat, Jamie Capstick; Jiminy Cricket, Jamie Linton; and Lampwick
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Motorcycling: Alan heads for TT
Privateer racer Alan Chamley intends sampling the unique atmosphere of the Isle of Man TT Races this summer after setting his fastest-ever lap there 12 months ago. Riding his tuned-up ZXR 400 Kawasaki, Chamley busted through the 100mph barrier with a
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Crackdown on village garden centre sales
Lake District planners have cracked down on a garden centre that has repeatedly flouted conditions restricting its retail activities. Grasmere Garden Centre is the biggest commercial operation in the village and national park authority planners fear
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Wrestling: Grappling with snow
FIVE minutes before writing this I was making my way through a blizzard, with my eyes full of snow, writes Roger Robson. Not the best weather for wrestling you might think, and rightly, but there are records of wrestling on ice and in snow over 200 years
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Car crash horror for soccer boss
WHEN the much-publicised deluge of snow failed to appear in Furness, heavy and widespread rain stepped in to the breach to ensure that all local amateur soccer schedules were washed away. BAE Systems' pitch at Hawcoat Park was playable for the match
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Health Authority seeks committee members
CUMBRIA and Lancashire Strategic Health Authority is launching a recruitment drive for people willing to serve their communities by becoming members of one of four Local Research Ethics Committees. Everyone who is carrying out research involving NHS
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Public opinion sought over hospital management
PEOPLE throughout Morecambe Bay are to be given an opportunity to say how hospitals in the area should be run in the future and even what they should be called. Later this month, bosses who manage hospitals in Kendal, Lancaster and Barrow are to launch
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Residents protest low-cost homes plan
RESIDENTS have expressed concern at plans to build ten low-cost houses on the outskirts of Windermere. Impact Housing Association is seeking permission to build two terraces of four houses and two bungalows on land off Lickbarrow Close, outside the town's
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Hobby pig farm upsetting neighbours
A COUPLE who live next to a small-holding where pigs are kept are kicking up a stink about smells and what they claim is the destruction of a valuable wildlife habitat. John and Carol Marrow say the character of the land next to The Lots, at Eden Mount
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Charity tickled pink
IF YOU happened to be patronising the inns of Kendal on Friday, you no doubt will have noticed a rather merry group of women dressed head-to-toe in pink. A new fashion craze has not hit the town however and, despite the cheery atmosphere and flow of
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County sign Durham all-rounder
ALL-rounder Ian David Hunter, just released by Durham, has been signed by Cumberland as a professional for next season. Hunter, aged 24, is a former England U19 player who had been on the Durham staff for four years. He is a right-hand bat and right
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Fell Racing: Record day at Whitestones
HELM Hill's Tom Tipping celebrated a third victory in the Kendal Winter League despite recent injury problems, writes Mike Addison. Tipping won the Whitestones Race - the fifth in a series of 12 races - in a new record time of 32min 8sec and was chased
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Rallying: Call for Malcolm Wilson Rally entries
The 2004 Malcolm Wilson Rally, on March 8, is ready to accept entries for the 29th running of the event. With the stages in Whinlatter and Grizedale Forests and the high-profile start from Cockermouth's Main Street the stage is set for a memorable event
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Coup for first time ski racers
WINDERMERE St Anne's School pupils pupils, Christopher Denton and Sam Etherington, pulled off an amazing coup in their first entry in an international junior ski race. The team travelled to the resort of Wengen, in Switzerland, to take part in the British
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Changes announced in match rescheduling
WINDERMERE have a rearranged North Lancs/ Cumbria league match at home to Blackpool on Saturday (2.30pm kick-off), while last Saturday's postponed match at Upper Eden has still to be rescheduled. Upper Eden entertain Carnforth this weekend in the John
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Double medal win in Cross Country Championships
KENDAL Ladies took part in the North of England Vets Cross-Country Championships at Graves Park, Sheffield, and returned with an individual and team gold. The women had to jostle for position along with Men 50, 60 & 70 categories. Among the men was
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Rural Enterprise Agency wants to take care of Made In Cumbria
Bringing the Made in Cumbria operation under the umbrella of Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency would be "a marriage made in heaven," according to CREA executive director Bob Clark. Critics have questioned Cumbria County Council's decision to hive off the
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Buying into Cumbria Capital Fund
BUSINESSES can apply for loans worth up to £20,000 from the Cumbria Capital Fund. Loans are available for any type of venture, whether it is a new business, an expanding firm and even a business rescue. Businesses in South Lakeland, Barrow, Eden and
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Bid to end TB outbreak
ATTEMPTS to find out more about a "mini-epidemic" of tuberculosis among Furness cattle by testing wildlife killed on the roads is valid, Government vets said this week after coming under fire from a conservation group. Carlisle-based veterinary officers
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Business cleans up
A SOUTH Lakeland man is rising on the ladder to success after showing competitors a clean set of heels. Kelvin Lee's business Lakes Window Cleaners has a clear view of the future after making the final repayment of a business start-up loan made by the
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Touchline Talk: Deluge halts momentum
"It was a sad sight when I arrived at the club on Saturday morning. With water lying in sporadic puddles across much of the surface and most of the ground waterlogged, there was little realistic prospect of play. It had been raining for days, it seemed
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Prosperity pledge from NFU
CUMBRIA National Farmers Union's new man at the top is promising to fight for a brighter future for young farmers. Ravenglass farmer Alistair Mackintosh, 45, is pledging to battle for more prosperous times ahead. "I would like to see a viable future
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Unchanged for Dudley
AFTER the postponement of last Saturday's home fixture against Macclesfield because of a waterlogged pitch, Kendal have rearranged the match for February 21, the same day that the World Cup is in the town. It is the first available free date and falls
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Home hi-tech equipment on show
THE wraps have come off a new showroom demonstrating the latest state-of-the-art equipment for the home. Geraldine Smith, MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, officially opened the Evolve Total Home Showroom, based at Newton Holme Farm, Whittington, near
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Farming incomes starting to grow
FARMING incomes leapt up by more than 30 per cent in 2003 according to new Government data. Figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs revealed that incomes from farming activities had reached their highest level for seven years
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Sites for permanent speed cameras identified
Ministers at the Department of Transport are being asked to allow the installation of two fixed speed cameras in South Lakeland. The A590 at Millside, between Kendal and the Grange-over-Sands roundabout, and the A591 at Ings, near Windermere, look set
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Over The Gate: Thanks be for modern vehicles
WE OFTEN say "nowt's as good as it was" but of course that is far too sweeping. Perhaps what we should say is: "Lots of things aren't as good as they were." Something we tend to take for granted is the difference in the reliability between present-day
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Top class performers
EXCEPTIONAL work by three primary schools has won high-level praise from Her Majesty's chief inspector of schools. Pennington CE School, near Ulverston; Chapel Street Infant School, Dalton-in-Furness; and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary, Carnforth
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Sanctuary for red squirrels
A forest sanctuary the size of 600 football pitches has been set aside in Cumbria to help the red squirrel population in its battle for survival. The grey squirrel no-go area is at Whinfell Forest, near Temple Sowerby, and was unveiled this week to mark
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School makes great strides
A SOUTH Lakeland school has turned itself around and cut the number of unsatisfactory lessons from one-fifth to none, a government inspectors' report has revealed. Inspectors from the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) found Ambleside CE Primary
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Ofsted gives big praise to small school
A SMALL rural community school has been praised by government inspectors as being good enough for their own children. The inspectors from the Office for Standards in Education said 75-pupil Nether Kellet Primary School, near Carnforth, was a school that
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Project goes batty over boxes
BAT boxes will be installed at a nature reserve near Grange-over-Sands this weekend as part of a project to find what species are using them. Bat numbers have been in decline since the 1960s with 11 of Britain's 16 species designated rare or vulnerable
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School plans scrapped
PLANS to double the size of a South Lakeland school to accommodate the increasing needs of a Christian group have been scrapped by the school governors. Pastor Mike Horsman spoke this week of his hopes for a joint partnership between his Lakes Christian
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Go down to the woods and learn to play
MANY questions have been asked about what really happens in the woods, but the University of Central Lancashire appears to have finally cracked the answer. The National School of Forestry, based at the university's Newton Rigg campus, in Penrith, said
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Pinocchio cash for hospice
KENDAL'S Ghyllside School Drama Group has presented Pinocchio, which was produced and directed by Michelle Bousfield. Some of the cast were, back left: Cat, Jamie Capstick; Jiminy Cricket, Jamie Linton; and Lampwick, Jenny O'Rielly. Front, from left
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Red tape closes business
THE red tape stranglehold on local food production has claimed another victim Denney's award-winning butchers at Levens, which is to close in April. A further two businesses are under threat because of the same red tape, reports Food Writer Gillian Cowburn
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Firms face tough time with Denney's closure
IF TRADITIONAL pork-breeder John Noble cannot find someone else to cut his meat, then he says he will be out of business. Plagued by sleepless nights since he learned of Denney's decision to close, Mr Noble is now in the midst of a frantic search to
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Licence costs set to rise
Licence costs for pub and club owners, market traders, taxi drivers and outdoor event organisers are set to rise. So too is the cost of operating for cinemas, riding schools, tattooists, pet shops and dog breeders. South Lakeland District Council's
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Furness: Rain and accidents halt play
WHEN the much-publicised deluge of snow failed to appear in Furness, heavy and widespread rain stepped in to the breach to ensure that all local amateur soccer schedules were washed away. BAE Systems' pitch at Hawcoat Park was playable for the match
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Swimming: Tactics needed to win
FASCINATING races emerged in the Troutbeck Bridge 400m freestyle championships as, for a change from sprinting, contestants had to develop tactics and conserve strength. Emily Jeffs led the first heat of the ladies championship home from Lauren Munro
