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Get out and about during half-term
PUT your books away, forget about school for the week and get involved in some of the cracking activities that are taking place across the region. ABBOT HALL ART GALLERY, KENDAL (01539-722464). Tuesday, February 17: Carnival of the Animals. Go on
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Art, music, sport and much more...
There are dozens of things to do across the region this week. ART THE Gallery at the Village Bakery, Melmerby, Penrith, is hosting an exhibition by Christina Mingard. The exhibition is entitled Leaving Winter and features her well-known landscapes
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Local music listings
Don't miss a single gig with Gig Guide. FRIDAY 13: Burgundy's Wine Bar, Kendal: Johnny Thompson Duo; The Plough Inn, Selside: The Riffs + War on Two Fronts; Dickie Doodles, Kendal: Angie Palmer Band; The Kent, Kendal: Rhythm Dead Lady; Market House
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Hovercraft races to cocklers alert
EMERGENCY services descended on Hest Bank within minutes when a tractor, laden with cocklers, ground to a halt on the sands. With the tide coming in fast, Morecambe's RNLI hovercraft raced towards the scene off Priest Skear at about 1pm today (Thursday
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Kirkby take on Upper Eden
KIRKBY Lonsdale are expecting quite a crowd for their match with Upper Eden in the North Lancs/Cumbria League, while Windermere are also at home to Trafford MV (2.30pm)
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Kendal Town visit Guiseley on Saturday
KENDAL Town's footballers are out of town with a trip to Guiseley in the UniBond League's first division on Saturday at 3pm.
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Waterloo visit Mint Bridge this weekend
KENDAL Rugby Union Club face one of the familiar names in rugby history with the visit of Waterloo to Mint Bridge - for a National League 3 North match on Saturday at 2.30pm.
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More cocklers rescued from deadly sands
A SECOND group of cockle-pickers has been rescued after getting trapped out on the deadly sands of Morecambe Bay. A full-scale rescue operation was launched this lunchtime after a tractor towing a trailer full of cocklers got stuck on the sands.
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Road race in the lakes on Sunday
THE Keswick Buttermere Round 22-mile road race is one of the toughest in the Lakes (from Keswick Cricket Club, 11am on Sunday).
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Prices at the marts...
ULVERSTON, Tuesday, February 10. Prices finished steers: premium to 119.50 pence per kilo (average 105.50p); prime 114.50p (106.50p); other 98.50p (93.50p). Finished heifers: premium 119.50p (108.50p); prime 106.50p (99.50p); other 95.50p (94.50p). Old
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Funds for disabled to enjoy outdoors
A SOUTH Lakeland adventure training organisation has been given European money to develop a series of courses for people with learning disabilities. Adventure Venture, a non-profit making organisation based in Kendal, received the funding from a successful
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Legging it for Tibetan refugees
A WINSTER acupuncturist, who is set to fly to India to provide alternative medical treatment for a community of Tibetan refugees, has enlisted the help of her husband and friends in a fund-raising quest. With 12 legs between them, Jenny and Gary Craig
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Tragedy was waiting to happen
WARNINGS that a tragedy was waiting to happen came true when Morecambe Bay's treacherous sands claimed 19 victims last Thursday. Experienced cross bay walker Alan Sledmore voiced his fears about the safety of inexperienced cocklers in the Citizen last
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New cockle rules won't work
A FISHERIES expert said this week that no amount of regulation will stop people determined to venture out onto a beach in darkness to pick cockles. Mark Stafford, a fisheries officer, spoke out as calls grew for a stricter permit system for Morecambe
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Churches pray for cockle disaster victims
PRAYERS were said this week for the victims of Morecambe Bay's drowning disaster. The Anglican Bishop of Lan-caster, the Rt Rev Stephen Pedley, called for positive prayers' for anyone affected by the devastating tragedy'. "We need to ensure that as
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We are a legal democratic Party
I WOULD like to reply to the comments made by the leader of Lancaster City Council on the front page of last weeks Citizen. Cllr Ian Barker referred to my party the England First Party as Nazis' and said that it is disturbing that we have shown our face
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Why are they here?
IT'S rather odd that a party from Preston with a candidate from Lancaster should contest a Heysham seat on the city council where they don't know or understand the people, area or culture. Obviously, they have no affinity with the area other than their
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Truth about EFP is easy to find
IT TAKES two minutes searching the Internet to learn the truth about the England First Party that they are a racist, fascist Nazi front. Instead, the Citizen leads with a story repeating some of their more moderate' arguments and gives these dangerous
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Bring back the drain sucker
FOLLOWING the floods of last week may I suggest the return of a once familiar sight to the streets of Lancaster namely the council drain sucker'. On Moor Lane, one of the steepest hills in the city, at least six grids have been clogged not for weeks
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We deserve an apology
SO, according to letters last week, Cllr Millar thinks that an almost 10 per cent increase in council tax is positive news? An increase of more than three times the retail price index and six times the Government's preferred index is very bad news, and
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Disaster was waiting to happen
THE deaths of cockle pickers in Morecambe Bay last week was a disaster waiting to happen. Nationally, urgent action is needed to stop exploitation by gang masters. Currently their victims do not contact the authorities because they fear being sent home
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Cockle tragedy must bring action
I CANNOT fail to be deeply affected by the dreadful and avoidable tragedy that has happened in our beautiful bay. I felt sure that such events could not fail to touch the hearts of all the people of our district. Clearly many do feel the same way.
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Transplant organ caused cancer
A FATHER-of-two who under-went a life-saving liver transplant contracted cancer from the donor organ and died within a year of the operation. Medics say Whitfield Peter John Dickinson was desperately unlucky'. His transplant surgeon Dr Raj Prasad
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Cameras zoom in on resort
VIEWERS of a new Granada TV series will see two of Morecambe's most historic buildings come back to life this weekend. Derelict Discoveries' is a four-part series which focuses on eight of the North West's finest buildings which are now derelict.
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Killer must not go free
A MOTHER has been told the man who sexually assaulted and murdered her five-year-old daughter could be about to be released from prison. Carol Lowther received a letter from a prison governor, breaking the news, just weeks before the 16th anniversary
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Drug swoop police trap eight
HEROIN and cannabis resin were seized during a police raid on six addresses in Lancaster. A convoy of six armed vehicles, three police dogs and several patrol cars made a simultaneous lunchtime swoop at the addresses. Acting on intelligence, Insp
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Atishoo - Atishoo - Aldi fall down
MORECAMBE'S newest supermarket has been closed this week after a wall was blown down by weekend storms. Lancaster city council building inspectors on Monday ordered the closure of the Aldi store on the resort's Marine Road. Building of the superstore
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Professor steps up to raise Uni profile
A NEW figure has been appointed to raise Lancaster University's profile both nationally and around the globe. Professor Cary Cooper is the new pro-vice chancellor for external relations at Bailrigg. He first joined the university's management school
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Dance chance
ACCLAIMED choreographer Henri Oguike is bringing his company of seven dancers to Lancaster for a showcase of seven pieces - including a UK premiere. Oguike's work has been described as suggestive, intriguing and vigorous as it generates an environment
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Monkeying around in Morecambe
A CERAMIC mural celebrating Morecambe's beauty and wildlife is being created this weekend. And project organisers are appealing for help from local people with the venture during a drop-in session between 11am and 2pm on Saturday. Val Macconnell and
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Students strut their stuff at The Dukes
A DIVERSE collection of work by art students is being showcased at the Dukes Gallery. The show Tests, Traces and Tracks aims to reflect the talent of students at Lancaster and Morecambe school of art and design and is on display until March 18. The
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Footlights step back in time
THEATREGOERS are being invited to step back into 1880s Salford with a troupe of local players... Lancaster Footlights Club is staging Harold Brighouse's Lancashire comedy Hobson's Choice at the city's Grand Theatre from Tuesday next week, February 17
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If anyone Cann, it's Roger
ROGER Cann retires this year after 15 years at the helm of one of Lancaster's most popular orchestras. To commemorate his time as the Haffner Orchestra's musical director, Roger has written a new Sinfonietta with three distinct movements and names.
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All's well for matinee
STUDENTS still have time to get tickets for Saturday matinee performances of Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well at Lancaster Castle. Staged by the Demi-Paradise company of professional actors and musicians, tickets for all evening performances at
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Resort finds its soul
A NEW club night is throwing open its doors on Saturday - promising to deliver 100 per cent Northern Soul. Doug Leece who has been playing soul music since DJ-ing at Wigan Casino, is teaming up with local DJ Steve Middlesbrough for the event in Morecambe's
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BBC Singers have that rosy glow
A chamber choir which has played a major role in British musical life for nearly 80 years is coming to Lancaster next week. The BBC Singers will be perf-orming A Rose without Thorns' in Lancaster University's Great Hall. The programme features music
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A platform for the tenors
ThE three tenors are coming to Morecambe... well almost. On this occasion the three are popular British singers Morgan Lee James, Geoffrey Coles and James Fitzgerald. They will be singing a selection of songs from the shows and well-known classics
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Battling Atoms earn a point
Heysham Atoms, normally so travel sick south of Forton services, earned a 10-10 draw at Folly Lane (Swinton) on Saturday after two week's break due to foul weather. Going away to meet a team that has only lost three NW Counties Division Two games all
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Vale miss out in Sheffield
A VALE of Lune team minus a number of regulars contrived to lose a league game for the first time this year at Sheffield. It was a match which the locals could and should have won - but the determined home side gave everything to hold on for an 18-12
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Lancaster ease into semis
NOT even a single goal defeat at the hands of Rotherham on Sunday could prevent league champions Lancaster from cruising into the semi-finals of the British Water Polo Championships to be held in Manchester next weekend. Lancaster will face Scottish
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Thommo heads City towards top 10
A STRING of poor results were resigned to the history books as City overcame the odds - and Unibond form team Harrogate Town - to bag three priceless Unibond Premier Division points on Saturday. A first half header from tricky Peter Thomson was enough
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Shrimps get back in play-off chase
MORECAMBE are right back in the chase for a place in the Nationwide Conference play-offs. A 3-0 Christie Park victory over rock-bottom Northwich Victoria combined with defeats for many of the teams around them has lifted the Shrimps back to seventh place
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Fans' favourite moves on
FANS' favourite Paul Haddow has left Giant Axe again only weeks after joining Lancaster City for his second spell. The midfielder, who was a virtual ever-present in the team under Tony Hesketh, followed his mentor to Southport at the end of last season
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City slump again
STRUGGLING Bradford Park Avenue put a brake on Lancaster City's reviving fortunes. After a superb win over Unibond high-fliers Harrogate at the weekend, the Giant Axe faithful turned out in numbers for a goal rush against lowly Bradford on Tuesday night
