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Hesketh's View
"I WAS disappointed with the result, but we caught Bishop Auckland on the crest of a wave, having won the UniBond Team of the Month award, and they they looked a formidable outfit. "Apart from the first 15 minutes, when we looked as if we would get among
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Same faces but old story
Kendal Town 1 - 2 Bishop Auckland. FOR his first match in charge Town manager Tony Hesketh fielded five new faces players, but it was the same old story as two defensive errors and a lack of midfield initiative plunged Kendal Town to an 11th successive
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West Lancs: Sharp saves by Cors keeper
Milnthorpe Corinthians 1 - 4 Kirkham & Wesham. IT WAS always going to be a tough game for the Milnthorpe side against the top of the league side and that is exactly how it turned out. Kirkham attacked almost non-stop in the first half and had it not
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Kirkby take derby duel
A REARRANGED North Feeder League women's match ended with Kirkby Stephen beating Dalston 3-1 on Sunday at Kirkby Stephen Grammar School, the previous week's meeting having been called off the week before due to injury and the weather. On a cold but
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Men's Hockey: Sore point over flick
A serious goalmouth incident caused controversy in the final few minutes of Kendal Men's game at Bowdon in North West Division Five (North). A hard shot from Kendal was deflected airborne towards another of their players who hooked the ball at goal.
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Dark Knight's ride to Hell's Gate victory
DAVID Knight proved once again that when the going gets tough he certainly knows how to get going as he placed his Kendal-based D3-Racing KTM racing team on top of the winner's podium at the first ever Hell's Gate Enduro - an 80-kilometre trials bike
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Sporting fixtures for the week ahead
Find who's playing across the region, from Rugby and Football to Hockey and Cross County. RUGBY Saturday (2.30pm) NATIONAL DIVISION THREE NORTH Kendal v Waterloo POWERGEN NORTHERN DIVISION NorthLancs/Cumbria League Kirkby Lonsdale v Upper Eden
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Touchline talk
"The Black Country turned out to be an eerily prophetic venue for Saturday's match: it was frustrating to under-perform against opponents fuelled by motivation rather than technical accomplishment. For Jerry Bill, speaker of the local dialect -
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Hadwin returns
Kendal 17 - 25 Harrogate. DESPITE the scoreline, Kendal played their part in an entertaining game but all too often went asleep in defence to allow the speedy Harrogate backs the freedom of Mint Bridge. Conceding two tries from the start was far
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Windermere check County
WINDERMERE denied title candidates Kendal County a vital victory when they tenaciously fought out a 2-2 draw in the Talbot Insurance Westmorland League on Saturday. It was a disappointing result for County, who have drawn five times in the league
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Powerhouse Davies sets tone for pack
Windermere 7 - 3 Blackpool. WINDERMERE at last got the reward their effort and commitment in recent weeks deserved. For most of this demanding season Windermere have struggled as injuries have disrupted selection. Saturday was no different in this
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Plucky performance
Cockermouth 34 - 0 Ambleside. A 14-MAN Ambleside put up a plucky performance in poor conditions at Cockermouth and did their best work in the second half. The visitors failed to get a grip and conceded four tries and a conversion to trail 22-0 in
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Success story faces uncertain future
BELEAGURED Cumbria County Council has at least one jewel in its crown of services that seems to attract universal support from those it is trying to help. Attacked over rates rises, social services, highways, staff relations and just about everything
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New system required for Bay cockling
Sir, The deaths of cockle pickers in Morecambe Bay last week was a disaster waiting to happen. Locally, there needs to be a change to the management of cockle picking in the Bay. Under the current system the cockle beds are either open' or closed' and
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Lancashire holds no fears for those in Furness
Sir, Like your correspondent (Letters, January 30, Get rid of Cumbria') I too wrote in favour of my area being policed by Lancashire Constabulary. I have family ties with that force and know the old saying to be true "What Lancashire does today, the
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What 'tradition' is this?
Sir, Last week you published a story about a Coniston couple, who are facing a £20,000 bill to rip out and replace their plastic windows after losing a planning appeal a decision of the Lake District National Park Authority. I would like you to imagine
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Traffic scheme is just not working
Sir, I would like to report a horrendous crime that is being committed in our once beautiful market town. The crime is murder. The method, strangulation. The accused, Cumbria County Council and Kendal's Traffic Steering Committee. The evidence could fill
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Driver error is true cuplrit
Sir, Must we continue to endure the same ill-informed argument of the pro speed camera group? Now I along with everyone else in this country would love to see a speed limit-complying public and our roads made safer but does Kevin Tea, the public relations
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Vote to keep councillors in the forest
SITTING in a nice warm rain forest in Australia for a few weeks and doing nothing very much except pose around for the benefit of a reality television show doesn't appear to be much of an endurance test to me. Why not bring things closer to home and
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Route finding for bypass
ENGINEERS have begun to map out the possible route of a bypass between Kendal and Burneside to ease traffic problems in South Lakeland. Last July, Cumbria County Council chose the Northern Relief Road as its next major transport scheme but the project
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'Meeting' offer after GPs resign
A HEALTH boss has offered to hold a public meeting in Ulverston following a double whammy of problems for patients in the town. Leigh Griffin, the chief executive of Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust, hopes to organise the meeting in the next two to three
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Residents' hotling is set to go live...
A NEW £53,000 telephone system will be introduced within weeks to help South Lakeland District Council respond to residents' concerns. The council's cabinet this week passed plans to introduce a system that it hopes will clear up to 80 per cent of callers
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Business is back!
THE first tenants have moved into Kendal's newest business park which has risen from the ashes of the town's former shoe-making industry, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate. A new house building company, Briery Homes, has become the first firm to establish
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Town clinches cash bonanza
ULVERSTON and its surrounding villages are set for a multi-million pound spending bonanza expected to create more than 330 jobs and finally give the town its much-anticipated Laurel and Hardy sculpture. The North West Development Agency announced this
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Pensioner 'spikes' airport security with gift
REGULARS at a bar in Ambleside were amazed to find that one of their number had managed to fly half-way around the world in a Jumbo Jet with a large steel spike in her hand luggage. Peggy Stokes was back at home in Ambleside after a trip to Australia
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Unheeded warnings
The deaths of 19 cocklers in Morecambe Bay was predicted more than three months ago by an experienced cross bay walker. Alan Sledmore, of Hest Bank, said he was "devastated" and "disillusioned" that his warnings went unheeded. "Perhaps they will listen
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Rich seam of cockles worth around £6m
Morecambe Bay's rich seam of cockles, worth an estimated £6 million, was targeted like never before after prices rocketed due to a shortage in the European shellfish market. The quest for Cerastoderma edule, or the common cockle, coincided with a boom
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Permit problems
A permit scheme to pick cockles at the scene of last week's tragedy was introduced by the North Western and North Wales Sea Fisheries Committee in an effort to deter benefit cheats and migrant fishermen. But the scheme was criticised by locals for not
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Regulations will not stop cocklers, say experts
A fisheries expert said this week that no amount of extra regulation or legislation could stop those determined to go out onto a beach in darkness to pick cockles. Mark Stafford, a fisheries officer, warned that more controls on cockling in Morecambe
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Difficult task for health and safety
The Health and Safety Executive has been called in to look at the issues surrounding the tragedy. The executive's Peter Morgan said every employer was responsible for issues such as how dangerous the work was, the likelihood of an accident and the way
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Deadly sands lure unwary on to Bay
Compared to the jagged Lake District peaks punching into the horizon beyond Morecambe Bay, the Bay's own smooth expanse of sand looks beguilingly tranquil. But no-one should be lulled into a false sense of security. As gravity sucks the Irish Sea towards
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Newly formed Inshore Rescue Unit helps in search
THE rescue unit formed in response to the tragedy two years ago when a father and son lost their lives had its first call out to the cockling disaster. Eleven volunteers from Ulverston Inshore Rescue were roused at 3am on Friday to help out. The unit
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Public school defends 'insensitive' outing
A leading public school has defended its actions in taking students out on Morecambe Bay's lethal sands in the wake of last week's cockling tragedy. Coastguards went to Silverdale after receiving a 999 call from a resident alarmed at seeing 14 Sedbergh
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River body appeal
POLICE have started to unravel the mystery surrounding a badly decomposed woman's body found on the banks of the River Kent south of Kendal. An appeal to police forces nationwide was launched after the remains were discovered by a passer-by near Force
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Relaxation of lake rules may attract larger boats
RESTRICTIVE policies on moorings and jetties could be relaxed on Windermere under a new lake management policy that comes into force in January next year, reports Andy Bloxham. And the possibility of new jetties and bigger boats on the lake is already
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Football: New faces...but old story
Kendal Town 1 - 2 Bishop Auckland. FOR his first match in charge Town manager Tony Hesketh fielded five new faces players, but it was the same old story as two defensive errors and a lack of midfield initiative plunged Kendal Town to an 11th successive
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Rugby: Waterloo pose toughest test
UNBEATEN in 15 straight league starts, Waterloo's arrival at Kendal on Saturday represents in theory at least the sternest examination Neil Rollings' side will have faced on their home patch this season. Yet the prognosis is not entirely without hope
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Haven for chocoholics
THERE'S something of the confessional about Chocolat. First of all, proprietor Jackie Sadler tells me she can't believe how many people are chocaholics. Then she reveals that she isn't one of them. Which probably explains why she remains trim despite
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Mums threaten school blockade
ANGRY mothers have launched a campaign that could see them blockade their children's school in a bid to improve transport links in a rural community. Pam Baxter, of Holme, is one of group of mothers who struggle to get a total of around 30 children to
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Chips with an added twist
In celebration of National Chip Week - February 16 to 22 three of Britain's best chefs, Ainsley Harriot, Brian Turner and Annabel Karmel, have each created tempting recipes to make perfect meals with chips at home with minimum effort and plenty of taste
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Krysko prepares to sample Mint!
BIG name on the Northern dance scene Krysko prepares to take up his monthly residency at Kendal's Mint and it could be the taste of things to come... The DJ who has a residency at Manchester club Sankey's Soap makes his first of many appearances at the
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BSP win listing of 'Live Band of the Year'
BAND in uniform British Sea Power have reeled in the title of Live Band of the Year at the Time Out Music Awards 2004. A year of touring with The Strokes, Interpol, The Flaming Lips and dressing themselves in military uniform and the stage as and nature
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Dome is set for The Fall
AFTER 25 years, 26 albums and a band line-up that has seen 30 variations, The Fall play at Morecambe's The Dome next week. Lead singer Mark E. Smith, whose temperamental side saw him dubbed the "grumpiest man in pop" by the NME, appears at the seaside
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Wisemen spin a new mini album
IT TOOK just two days for The Wisemen of Lancaster to take a metaphorical trip to the country and record a new, limited release mini-album, but you would never tell. With a somewhat unusual combination of autoharp, mandolin, fiddle and harmonica, the
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Heart of the Matter
As we've had chocolate and chips on this week's centre-spread nothing wrong with those, in moderation - I thought I would keep a balance by devoting Second Helpings' to matters of the heart a healthy heart, that is with some excellent advice from the
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Half-term activities
It's half-term again, but the weather's bound to be terrible outside, so how are you going to keep the little ones entertained? Fear not - the web will give you a great start to help planning ideas and activities for the week ahead. Don't worry though
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'Ruskin for All' project goes public
THE views of the Victorian social commentator John Ruskin are to be promoted in a new project which will take his ideas and works to community groups ranging from schools to prisons. Ruskin For All' is being funded by the Ruskin Foundation, which has
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Tide of change for bay cockling
THE legacy of the 19 Chinese cockle pickers who drowned in Morecambe Bay after being cut off by rising tides looks likely to see sweeping legislation and regulation of the industry, reports Ellis Butcher. Yesterday, Morecambe MP Geraldine Smith urged
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Looking back at Kendal's passion for swimming
At the beginning of each New Year, we are bombarded with health advice encouraging us to get fit after the festive season excess. Apparently, one of the most effective and enjoyable ways to conform is to take up swimming on a regular basis. According
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'Alien' workers to be deported
IMMIGRATION officials and police officers arrested 18 eastern European workers after early-morning raids in Kendal and Tebay on Wednesday, reports Justin Hawkins. According to the Home Office the 13 men and five women had been working illegally at the
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Anonymous donor gives £500,000 to New Holehird
AN ANONYMOUS half a million pounds donation has provided a massive boost to the team behind bold plans to raise £2.8 million to keep open a much-loved home for disabled people, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate. The New Holehird team has praised the "extraordinary
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Spring is on the way!
WITH all the rough weather we have been suffering recently snow, heavy rain and high winds it's hard to believe that spring is just around the corner. But it is, and a quiet potter around the garden on a relatively fine day will reveal that all sorts
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Showing now on the silver screen...
Want to know what's on at the region's cinemas this week? Well look no further! AMBLESIDE Zeffirellis, 015394-33845 Touching the Void (15) Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (12A) Girl With A Pearl Earring (12A) Peter Pan (PG) Something's
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Time to chill out
KEN BENNETT takes a look at what exciting and quirky attractions really make England cool-Britannia. For many holidaymakers, spells of hot weather can cause them real problems trying to cope with the all-pervading heat. But, with the help of VisitBritain
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Dark side of fantasy
Every now and then an exhibition comes along that stands head and shoulders above the rest. You engage immediately, awestruck by what you see. Such a show containing that special' ingredient is Ashley Turton's Non Verbal, running at the Brewery Arts
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Residents fight against humps picks up speed
A GROUP of neighbours have complained to the local government watchdog about the way in which Cumbria County Council handled a row over a contentious set of speed humps. The residents have asked Local Government Ombudsman Patricia Thomas to investigate
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Shop plans are 'unwelcome'
PLANS to extend one of the Lake District's biggest outdoor equipment shops close to Ambleside's historic Market Cross have been attacked. Gaynor Sports - already the town's largest retailer of walking and camping gear - wants to redevelop and extend
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Family fun
In modern America, where the average family has 1.87 children, Tom Baker (Steve Martin) and wife Kate (Bonnie Hunt) have decided that life is better if not cheaper by the dozen. The Bakers live in a small Illinois town where Tom coaches the local college
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Concern over transport links may lead to school blockade
ANGRY mothers have launched a campaign that could see them blockade their children's school in a bid to improve transport links in a rural community. Pam Baxter, of Holme, is one of group of mothers who struggle to get a total of around 30 children to
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Commitment was total
UNDER the auspices of the Lakeland Sinfonia Concert Society, the BBC Philharmonic with its exciting principal conductor, Gianandrea Noseda, at the helm, played a programme perfectly designed to display its manifold attributes. During his pre-concert
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Fun play
VISITORS to Lancaster's Dukes Theatre can experience a hilarious play pairing Eastern European literature with a 1970s kitchen sink drama this month. Kafka's Dick, by Alan Bennett, opens on an austere stage with a timid Franz Kafka (played by Justin
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275 years of tradition comes to an end
Two hundred and seventy-five years of tradition came to a close on Tuesday when the final licensing session was held at South Lakeland Magistrates Court, reports Andy Bloxham. The Brewster' licence renewal sessions date back to 1729, two years into the
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Superlative concert performance
AS I aquaplaned home after Kendal Midday Concert Club's recital I was mentally scouring my Thesaurus for a range of suitable adjectives that could be used to describe my recent experience. But then I quickly realised that one alone would suffice superlative
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£40,000 poured into milk study
A £40,000 study is being launched to investigate the feasibilty of creating a major milk processing plant in Cumbria to safeguard the future of the county's dairy industry, reports Jennie Dennett. Rural Regeneration Cumbria the collective responsible
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Man charged with being unlawful possession of a salmon
25 Years Ago-February 16, 1979. FOR six years Jan, the red setter, has been a top mountain rescue dog, taking part in 50 searches and, with her owner Malcolm Grindrod, has found 20 people. Now she is going into retirement and to mark her years of
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Miles without stiles: Discover beautiful Kentmere
KENTMERE is a quiet Lakeland valley that astounds with its serenity and spectacular scenery, and is tucked away from the mainstream, as Harriet Sharkey discovers on her latest accessible walk. Roughly four miles beyond Staveley, and fed only by one road
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Fine feathers inspected at Poultry Show
POULTRY judges were inspecting tail feathers and combs at the weekend for the combined Kendal and Holme & District Poultry Show. Out of a field of more than 750 well-bred birds, newcomers Mr and Mrs Sharkey, of Old Hutton, picked up the accolade of overall
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Plans for surgery halted
CONCERNS over access have halted plans for a new medical centre in Broughton-in-Furness. Doctors Clayson, Hall and Wilson applied to the Lake District National Park Authority for permission to build a new surgery on land off Occupation Lane. The new
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On the up and up for activity centre
BUSINESS is going from strength to strength at Holmescales Activity Centre, near Kendal, reports Justin Hawkins. Matt Robinson started the venture around two years ago on the 400-acre farm at Gatebeck as a way of diversifying the family dairy business
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Water firm is world wide winner
A South Lakeland firm is on top of the world after being officially named as the best function bottled water on the planet. Lakeland Willow Water tasted success at the industry's equivalent of the Oscars and is now planning a big marketing splash to
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The arts calendar for this week...
MUSIC in the round returns to the Old Laundry Theatre, Bowness, for a special weekend of chamber excellence featuring the seven-strong Wakeford Ensemble on Friday, February 20; the Kungsbacka Piano Trio on the Saturday; and London Winds on Sunday, February
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School shares info around the globe
TEACHERS at a north Lancashire school are to share their expertise with colleagues on the other side of the world. Staff from Wennington School, near Kirkby Lonsdale, will be partnering schools in Australia and Norway. A principal of a Melbourne special
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Cermanic heaven
BLACKWELL is one of the country's finest Arts and Crafts houses. Blessed with glorious views of Windermere and the surrounding fells, it opened its doors this week for the new season. Ceramics by three prominent makers - Emmanuel Cooper, Carina Ciscato
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Furness: Tempest calmed
MILLOM are through to round three of the West Lancashire League President's Cup following a 2-1 home win over Tempest United, Carl Waters and Steven Waugh on target. But Furness Cavaliers went out of the Challenge Cup at the same stage, beaten 4-1 at
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SLDC - Barn conversions and golf course shelter hut...
PLANNING applications submitted to South Lakeland District Council include: Arnside: Garage with terrace above at Gallery H, 20-21 The Promenade, for H.J. & P.A. Houghton trading as Gallery H.Burton-in-Kendal: Rear extension at 7 St James Drive, for
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North Lancs: Foster's return spurs Kirkby
DAVID Foster's return to Kirkby Lonsdale has sparked a major revival after the club's indifferent start to the season. Kirkby still had to pull out all the stops to beat favourites Slyne-Hest 2-0 in the second round of the Sam Price Cup, but Foster was
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Jardine stumbles on finish line
TREACHEROUS underfoot conditions made for some spectacular tumbles as athletes descended the steep slopes of Barbon Fell in the sixth Kendal Winter League race of the season. The slippy grass led many of the runners to slide down the fell on their backsides
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Hands off Made in Cumbria warning issued
Founded more than 15 years ago, Made in Cumbria supports small craft and food businesses across the county and today has 520 members. While the organisation is run by Cumbria County Council, much of its funding comes in the form of grants from the North
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Vehicle recovery business gets go-ahead
CONTROVERSIAL plans to allow a local businessman to run a 24-hour vehicle recovery business within metres of homes in Greenodd have been given the go-ahead in a close-run vote at South Lakeland District Council. Applicant Ian Curwen was applying for
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'Amazing success' for second Word Market festival
ORGANISERS of Ulverston's Word Market, the latest addition to an expanding national calendar of literary festivals, were congratulating themselves on a job well done this week. The festival, designed to encourage new writers and develop new audiences
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Word Market Festival enjoys 'amazing success'
ORGANISERS of Ulverston's Word Market, the latest addition to an expanding national calendar of literary festivals, were congratulating themselves on a job well done this week. The festival, designed to encourage new writers and develop new audiences
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Killington Lake trial underway
A POLICEMAN has spoken of the moments he saw a badly burnt body smouldering in a Cumbrian field. Constable Dennis Wicker said he could see the corpse next to a wall, when he was called to the scene close to Killington Lake Services on the M6, near Kendal
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New conduct code to ensure tranquility
A NEW code of conduct has been launched in an effort to reduce the damage and disturbance that can be caused by charity events held in environmentally sensitive areas like the Lake District. Locally, it targets the dozens of competitiors taking part
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New conduct code for fund-raisers coming to Lakes
A NEW code of conduct has been launched in an effort to reduce the damage and disturbance that can be caused by charity events held in environmentally sensitive areas like the Lake District. Locally, it targets the dozens of competitiors taking part
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Hedge-laying tradition celebrated
DEMONSTRATIONS of the traditional Westmorland skill of hedge-laying can be enjoyed later this month. The Friends of the Lake District are staging the annual event at Gilpin Bridge just off the A590 between 10am and 3.30pm on February 21. The organisation
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Education officer takes Ruskin to the public
THE views of the Victorian social commentator John Ruskin are to be promoted in a new project which will take his ideas and works to community groups ranging from schools to prisons. Ruskin For All' is being funded by the Ruskin Foundation, which has
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Seminar for anglers
EXPERTS from the Wild Trout Trust and the Grayling Society are heading for Kendal later this month for a seminar focusing on angling issues. The ticket-only event is being held by the Environment Agency at the Castle Green Hotel on March 6 from 9.15am
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Farmer ordered to tone down barn colour
A FARMER who painted his barn bright red and blue in one of the country's most famous landscape views is to be forced to tone it down. Thomas Wharton farms at Kirfit Hall at Casterton in the famously idyllic rural landscape known as Ruskin's View.
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Ruskin taken to the community in new project
THE views of the Victorian social commentator John Ruskin are to be promoted in a new project which will take his ideas and works to community groups ranging from schools to prisons. Ruskin For All' is being funded by the Ruskin Foundation, which has
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Helping visitors enjoy Lakes
VISITORS to Bassenthwaite Lake are to benefit from eight interpretation panels featuring specially commissioned illustrations of the lake. The boards are going up around the national nature reserve to provide information about the wildlife which abounds
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Over the Gate: Lengthman played vital role
WHEN we started farming in 1951, Westmorland County Council was the Highway Authority. While it had its faults, it did realise that one of the priorities in catering for wintry conditions was to keep water off the roads. As I have said before, in the
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Records broken at championships
TWO championship records were broken at Kendal ASC's first gala of the season at Kendal Leisure Centre. The first record went to Cara Marshall in the U12 girls 100m breaststroke. She knocked over two seconds from the previous record to take the title
