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Kendal music festival
NOT content with juggling A levels and a music website a Kendal teenager is preparing to put on one of the biggest music festivals South Lakeland has ever seen. Brain behind local music scene website Papscene Dave Armstrong is preparing to launch PapFest
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FIXTURES
CRICKET. NORTHERN LEAGUE. Saturday. Division One. Netherfield v Fleetwood. Kendal (no game). Division Two. Fleetwood 2nd v Netherfield 2nd. Sunday. National Knockout, second round. Netherfield v Egerton. Fleetwood v Kendal. CUMBERLAND VIEW
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Police shut street after gas leak
POLICE have sealed off Kendal's main street after a suspected gas leak today (Friday). The road between The Brewery Arts Centre and Gillingate was shut at around 2.30pm prompting long tailbacks. It is believed that a digger hit a gas main while carrying
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Zoo owner facing cheetah charge Down Under
South Lakes Wild Animal Park boss David Gill has dismissed a charge over a cheetah escape' at his Australian zoo as trumped-up'. The Queensland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has summoned Mr Gill to court for breaching the Land Protection Act
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Zoo owner facing cheetah charge Down Under
South Lakes Wild Animal Park boss David Gill has dismissed a charge over a cheetah escape' at his Australian zoo as trumped-up'. The Queensland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has summoned Mr Gill to court for breaching the Land Protection Act
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Air ambulance off to flying start
HUNDREDS of children turned out to watch The Great North Air Ambulance swoop down from the sky and land on a Kendal primary school's playing field. The visit was part of a whistle-stop tour of Cumbria by the helicopter, boosting awareness about the launch
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Hospital friends need new treasurer
THE League of Friends of Westmorland General Hospital is looking for a new treasurer. The charity, which works to provide additional equipment or items at the Kendal hospital which are not provided by the state, has lost its treasurer, Derek Hurst, who
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Mum and daughter make £1,600 splash
A GRANGE mother and daughter have completed a 50-mile swim and raised £1,600 for the Parkinson's Disease Society. Over the last ten weeks, 77-year-old Elizabeth Taylor whose husband, Harry, suffers from the condition - and daughter Wenda, 52, have been
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Credit where credit is due
Sir, Complaints about our health service are a constant feature of life. Indeed, I am sure I remember seeing front-page articles in The Westmorland Gazette in recent years when local people have had to wait for excessive periods for treatment, or that
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Decisive action needed at gothic mansion
Sir, Although it was a relief to hear that no-one was injured during the serious fire at Stone Cross Mansion in Ulverston on Friday evening, as the previous owners, it was sad for our staff, (both current and past), to learn of the fire. Marl International
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'Diabolical' loos are an embarrassment
Sir, As a lifelong lover, visitor and for 15 years owner of a static caravan, in Gods' own country', I am becoming increasingly concerned at the diabolical state of a large number of the toilet facilities provided for visitors and embarrassed on behalf
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Give kids a sense of pride
Sir, Is it me or are the school children walking the streets of South Lakeland becoming an increasing mish mash and rag bag of tatty, floor-sweeping black trousers, filthy shoes, grubby assorted jackets, and straight off the back of a Harley hairstyles
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Revamp for famous 'Old England'
ONE of the Lake District's best-known hotels has been given the go-ahead for a major revamp. The Lake District National Park Authority has granted permission for a series of developments at the Old England Hotel, which occupies a prominent position overlooking
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Community roadwatch idea for A590
ACCIDENT analysts are mulling over plans to introduce a Community Road Watch scheme that involves members of the public reporting bad driving and near-misses on the notorious A590. Police have said the idea could involve motorists calling a special phoneline
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Soft and delicate is the vintage look, and...
...Grace Kelly is the inspiration FROM flea market to catwalk, it's the return of all things Vintage for female fashion 2004. To get the look you don't have to break the bank - high street giants such as Oasis, Jigsaw and Monsoon have collections
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Miles without stiles: Shore sojourn
Derwent Water is a spectacular lake, fringed by pebbly shores and framed by grand mountains. This route gives a taste of both these gifts gentle shores where you can rest, play and picnic, and breathtaking views across the water to the hills beyond
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Bags of fun with pretty accessories
IT'S the season to accessorise! There's no excuse not to update a simple summer outfit when you see the choice of accessories in high street stores everywhere. Most fashion retailers are investing in accessories this year, from beads and bangles to flip-flops
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Garden decking a step too far for council
A KIRKBY Lonsdale couple has been given a matter of months to remove an addition to their garden described by one councillor as "offensive." Following a fashion set by television gardening programmes, Mr and Mrs Kirk of Fairgarth Drive decided to dabble
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Mansion fire prompts fears for art treasures
COUNCILLORS are being called on to protect historic paintings that escaped being destroyed when flames engulfed an empty Ulverston mansion. A series of 19th century murals still hang at the unoccupied Stone Cross Mansion at Daltongate, where fire fighters
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Kitchen Nightmare not such a bad dream
An ambleside restaurant boss is breathing a sigh of relief after the airing of his restaurant getting the Gordon Ramsay once-over proved less painful than he feared. "I thought they were going to crucify us," confessed Glass House boss Neil Farrell.
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The Ultimate 'complete meal'
During British Sandwich Week (May 9 to 15) the £3.5 billion sandwich industry will be celebrating its status in supplying the nation's most popular food by focusing on the many occasions when a sandwich fits the bill in today's busy world. The ultimate
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Lakes ospreys have eggs
THE Lake District's newly-returned ospreys are incubating at least two eggs and a 24-hour guard has been launched to protect them from thieves. Officials watching the site from Dodd Wood, near Keswick, say a third egg could be on the way and have had
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Care home nurse has tuberculosis
A MEMBER of staff at an Arnside care home is receiving hospital treatment for tuberculosis, reports Ellie Hargreaves. The middle-aged woman, a nurse at Westmorland Court Nursing Home, was admitted to Westmorland General Hospital last week before being
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Seasonal selection
Lucy's of Ambleside: Italian foccacia ciabatta or sunflower and honey bread with a choice of chutneys, pickles cheeses and meats. Filled rolls from £1.50, filled baguettes from £1.95. Higginsons, Grange-over-Sands: Chicken Royale - fresh Cumbrian boneless
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City break on the home front...
A few years ago you would have laughed if I had ever suggested taking a short break in an English city. But the truth is, as a nation, we have an insatiable curiosity for having a good nosey in someone else's backyard - particularly when it can be reached
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Tentacles of secrecy reach the electorate
VOTERS who want to quiz their local councillor about a £1 million anomaly at South Lakeland District Council and the suspension of three senior officers are likely to get nowhere, reports Ellis Butcher. This week the council's 51 publicly-elected members
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Realign your qi
FEELING stressed and lacking energy?. Perhaps you're a little low on self-confidence. Let's face it most of us are affected by these feelings at some point. Well, why not regain that sense of well-being and realign your qi, or energy, with a spot of
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Lakes homes top house price explosion
BOOMING property prices in South Lakeland are growing faster than anywhere in the UK and pushing homes beyond the reach of ordinary people, reports Justin Hawkins. Latest figures show house price inflation in the county continuing unabated with property
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Josh Ritter - a major new talent on the music block
Hello Starling: Josh Ritter (Setanta). Josh Ritter, in his mid twenties and from the USA, is proving himself to be a great songwriter. His last album, The Golden Age of Radio, recorded on a shoestring budget in 2001, was soon picked up by the industry
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3 stages to harden off seedlings...
Whether you buy your vegetable and annual plants from the garden centre or whether, like me, you grow them from seed on the windowsill, all plants need hardening off before they can be safely planted outside. And, although it sounds like a tough training
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Very fishy....
With the upward trend in height for hair comes the introduction of another fab product from fish'. Born in Soho, London, the Fish hair care range has gone from strength to strength. After first putting the fish mullet hair style on the map, company owner
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choral society back on song
THE acclaimed voices of Staveley Choral Society are back on song tomorrow (Saturday, 7.30pm) with the final concert of its season. With Sue Osmaston conducting, Staveley's St James's Church hosts the concert featuring soloists soprano Samantha Hay; mezzo-soprano
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exhibition to celebrate Lake Artists centenary
THE founding fathers of the Lake Artists take centre stage in a special exhibition to celebrate the society's 100th birthday. Coniston's Ruskin Museum where the society's first show was held is staging a show of work by the 20 founder members of the
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top tenor for music festival
WYNFORD Evans is back in Arnside this weekend for a roof-raising concert as well as sharing a few helpful hints with aspiring singers. The mouth-watering prospect of the eminent, internationally-renowned tenor and soprano Tracie Penwarden returning to
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eye catching jewellery
IT MIGHT not be packed with sparkling diamonds the size of small boulders but the jewellery of Wendy Ramshaw is every bit as eye catching. Working with feathers, plastics, ceramics, metals, even paper, you could say she's the jewel in the crown of contemporary
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'Big Licks' hope for farm plan
DIVERSIFICATION is always a scary endeavour but a Kendal couple with a lot of bottle are refusing to be put off by the presence of a supermarket on their doorstep. Despite being just opposite retail giant Asda, Heather and Roger Gardner of Natland Mill
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Over the Gate: Historical route the best
I WAS trying the other day to remember how many corn harvests I had taken part in before coming to farm up in the hills. My conclusion was eight. The combine harvester came in the year after I left and by coincidence barley came in where I lived at
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Watch out for the Zwartbles
WALKERS wandering on the southern slopes of Potter Fell could find themselves encountering some striking foreign visitors. Looking something like a sheep dog in a woolly jacket, some Zwartbles ewes and their lambs can be seen grazing at High Underbrow
