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Whats showing where
AMBLESIDE Zeffirellis, 015394-33845 Troy (15) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG) From Mon Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (15) Fri-Sun The Day After Tomorrow (12A) Van Helsing (12A) Scooby Doo 2 (PG) From Sat BARROW
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This weeks Gig Guide
FRIDAY 28: Mint, Kendal: Jiblet + Bligeness; Dickie Doodles, Kendal: Push. SATURDAY 29: Mint, Kendal: Richie Haigh + Foulmouth; Anglers Arms, Haverthwaite: Jamie Green; The Phoenix, Kendal: Nana’s Revenge + Call of Duty + Mental Note; Milnthorpe Institute
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This weeks walks
Go stroll. POETRY walks from the Lake District home of William Wordsworth will begin on Saturday. Starting from Dove Cottage in Grasmere, the route will take in some of the same sights which inspired the famous poet to write. For details, call 015394
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This weeks happenings
Whats on in the area this week. MISCELLANEOUS ARNSIDE Football and Cricket Club will be raising funds with a car boot sale on Monday on the War Memorial Field, in Arnside, from 6am. Inquiries after 6pm please on 01524-761943. THE K Village
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Prices at the Marts...
KENDAL, Monday, May 24. Prices new season lambs: standard to 150.6 pence per kilo (average 145.43p); medium 146.4p (139.75p); heavy 115.6p (115.6p). Standard old season 101.12p (101.12p). Cast ewes £38.50 each (£28.54); rams £38.50 (£38.50). Ewes and
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Local humour from NFU's Mike
THE humorous and satirical musings of Appleby's outspoken National Farmers' Union group secretary Mike Sanderson have been gathered together in a new book. Written in his own unique Cumbrian style, Not s'many cows and a lot less yows', has all the familiar
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Lack of dentists cause for concern
THE lack of NHS dentists and concerns about the future of GP services were both key issues raised at the first public meeting of a new health body. Inequalities in services across Morecambe Bay were also discussed at the Patient and Public Involvement
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Saunas, conservatories, extension...
PLANNING applications submitted to South Lakeland District Council include: Aldingham: Conservatory at Rosebank, Main Street, Baycliff, for Andrew Jones. Grange-over-Sands: Dwelling at rear of Stony Point, 61 Priory Lane, for Mr T. Andrews. Kendal:
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Walking for charity opportunities
THE Volunteer Centre South Lakeland is organising a walk from Market Place, Kendal, starting at 2pm next Thursday, June 3, during National Volunteers Week (June 1-7). Several voluntary organisations are taking part and there will be live music throughout
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Helping Hands...walking and gardens for charity
AN OPEN garden day will be held on Saturday, June 27 at Borwick and Priest Hutton, just off the A6 north of Carnforth. Wander among the blooms and enjoy the peace and quiet of ten different private gardens opened to the public for the occasion from 11am
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Gazette girls run for charity
WITH the countdown to Cancer Research UK's Race for Life campaign well under way, hundreds of women from around the South Lakes are limbering up and pounding the pavements in preparation for the big event. Almost 600 women have entered the 5km walk/jog
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Supporters of home for disabled busy
FUND-RAISERS have been busy behind the scenes organising a vast range of events to try to keep open a much-loved home for disabled people. Members of New Holehird say they have received many offers of help towards their bid to raise £2.8 million to keep
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Carlton wins call-up
MORECAMBE striker Danny Carlton has been called up for the England National Game XI to face Iraq this evening (Thursday). England manager Paul Fairclough, contacted Jim Harvey on Tuesdayregarding the young striker and he will now travel with team-mates
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Save the last dance...
DANCERS have stopped the bulldozers from moving in on the last remaining ballroom in the Lancaster district. More than 40 members of the Astra Ballroom took to the steps of Morecambe Town Hall in protest at plans to demolish it to make way for a car
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Ridge wins cash
LANCASTER residents have won thousands of pounds of Government cash to improve their surroundings. The Ridge Tenants and Residents Association has have been awarded £11,000 for a community garden. It is one of 32 awards announced by the Living Spaces
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City says Allo Allo to gourmet grub
GOURMET food is being served up in Lancaster over the Bank Holiday weekend as the city stages a Continental Market. A taster day is this Friday in Market Square with the main market on Church Street from Saturday to Monday. The event is a joint venture
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Res Rose faces shake-up
A RADICAL shake-up of local government has been unveiled in the run up to the referendum for a North West Regional Assembly. The Boundary Committee for England announced this week that a single council or seven smaller ones could run Lancashire. Such
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MP challenges county over reform
LANCASTER MP Hilton Dawson has challenged the county council to show how serious it is about the proposed Lancashire Council'. County council leader Cllr Hazel Harding says the proposal for a single council for most of Lancashire offers continuity of
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Raid witnesses win praise
WITNESSES who came forward after an armed robbery on a Lancaster post office have been commended for helping convict the pair. Ronald Grimes and Wayne Bland, who raided Newton Post Office on Langdale Place, were jailed last Friday for a total of 13 years
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Cabbies hoof it for hospital
FOUR unfit women drivers are abandoning their taxis for the day and stepping onto the sands for an eight-mile trek in aid of cancer care. The Coastal cabbies have been spurred on to undertake the Cross Bay challenge after colleague Penny Baines was diagnosed
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Did you see?
A MAN was left lying unconscious on the street with his jaw broken in two places after being robbed. The early morning attack has triggered a police appeal for witnesses in a bid to catch the culprits. The 34-year-old, who lives in Manchester, had
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Charity opens bargain basement
BARGAIN hunters with pennies to spend should head down to the Morecambe Dome this Bank Holiday Monday - where local recycling charity Furniture Matters is holding a Flog It Day'. Billed as an extravaganza' special, the event is selling off a host of
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Beat bobbies r4educe resort crime
PUTTING bobbies on the beat in Morecambe has dramatically slashed crime this year, it is claimed. The area's community beat manager says theft from stores on the Morecambe town centre patch' is down by 50 per cent compared to last year. PC Neil Pigott
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Dr Ruth takes city title
A TOP Government advisor whose roots are firmly planted in North Lancashire is to take the title Baroness of Lancaster when she becomes a life peer next month. Dr Ruth Henig, chair of Lancashire Police Authority, was awarded her life peerage on May
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Police offer new pact
RESIDENTS are being asked to help combat crime in their community. Police are looking for volunteers to help deal with problems ranging from crime, vandalism and anti-social behaviour to litter. New groups to be launched in June will be called Police
