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This weeks flicks
AMBLESIDE Zeffirellis, 015394-33845 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG) Troy (15) The Day After Tomorrow (12A) Shattered Glass (12A) Scooby Doo 2 (PG) Fri-Sun BARROW Apollo 4 Cinema, 01229-825354 Harry Potter and the Prisoner
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Gigs this week
FRIDAY 04: Dickie Doodles, Kendal: Electric Ladyboys; High Cross Inn, Broughton-in-Furness: Jim Condie; The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal: Pierre Bensusan + Aziz Ibrahim + Eduardo Niebla. SATURDAY 05: Dickie Doodles, Kendal: Cliff Rescue + The Helicopters
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Organised walks this week
IN conjunction with Cumbria Wildlife Trust and national Wildlife Week, two guided walks will take place on Friday from Hutton Roof, near Kirkby Lonsdale. Learn more about the area's limestone landscape with a walk from Holme Park Fell at 10am or discover
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Out and about this week
Whats on in the area over the next seven days. MISCELLANEOUS THE Parkinson's Disease Society holds its monthly drop-in on Tuesday at the Shakespeare Centre in Kendal from 1.30pm-3.30pm. THE North West Air Ambulance will benefit from the proceeds
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Sport line up for the weekend
KENDAL Cricket Club host St Annes, whose professional is former West Indian Test batsman Jimmy Adams, in the Northern Premier League on Saturday, 1pm start. NETHERFIELD travel to Blackpool, one of the top three clubs in the table. ON SUNDAY, Netherfield
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Looking for great-grandparents Shaughnessy
I'm trying to find information on my great-grandparents, James Emison and Ann Shaughnessy. James and Ann were married in 1876. I know that my grandmother Betsy Emison was born Dec. 11, 1877 in Bacup. They had two more children: Alice and John. After
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Go with the flow...be a plumber
IT WAS a tense situation. The plumber crouched in the dark of a house cellar with his saw poised over two pipes. One was an empty old pipe he was replacing, one was full of cold water supplying the home. Unsure of which to cut, he made a decision. It
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Surfing for walking news
Let your keyboard do the walking before you go out. Cumbria Tourist Board (www.golakes.co.uk) will link you through to www.lakedistrictoutdoors.co.uk - a great resource for ramblers. It has a searchable data base of walks - and you can look by region
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Walking online...
Let your keyboard do the walking before you go out. Cumbria Tourist Board (www.golakes.co.uk) will link you through to www.lakedistrictoutdoors.co.uk - a great resource for ramblers. It has a searchable data base of walks - and you can look by region
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Paths to get a make-over
EIGHT well-worn footpaths in the Lake District which are regularly pounded by the crunch of feet and the fall of rain are to get a makeover. A grant of £24,000 is being handed over from the Friends of the Lake District to the Lake District National
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Prices at the marts...
KIRKBY Stephen, Tuesday, June 1. Forward: 710 prime sheep; including 323 cast ewes and rams; 257 spring lambs. Prices lambs: Continental cross to £53.20 each; Suffolk cross £51.50; Lleyn £48. Hoggs: Swaledale £50; Texel £55. Shearlings: Rough Fell £35
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Get your boots on for Wildlife Week walks
LOVERS of wildlife are being encouraged to do their bit during Wildlife Week which starts Saturday and runs until June 13. Spearheading the occasion locally is the Kendal-based Cumbria Wildlife Trust, which is promoting a series of events. The first
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Helping Hands...you are needed...
RESIDENTS of Ulverston's Honeypot and Watery Lane estates who are over-55 are being invited to free advice sessions. Age Concern South Lakeland is offering assessment of need interviews to ensure older people get the help and support they are entitled
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Five-valley trek anyone?
KENDAL South Westmorland Rotary Club is hoping to put its five-valleys trek firmly on the charity walk map this year. The 18-mile slog takes in Bannerdale, Longsleddale, Kentmere, Troutbeck and Ambleside and involves 2,800 feet of climbing. Rotarian
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Gardens open to aid church
GATES leading to a host of private gardens are being thrown open this weekend as a one-off treat to help raise funds for a parish hall. The Scotforth Garden Safari' is showcasing 21 horticultural havens on Sunday, June 6, ranging from the weird but
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Fire engulfs tanks
A THICK black cloud of acrid smoke could be seen across Morecambe and Lancaster as a fierce fire engulfed old chemical storage tanks. At its height about 25 fire fighters tackled the blaze, spending an hour bringing it under control with foam jets and
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Police call time on binge drinkers
BINGE drinkers were targeted over the bank holiday weekend as the police rang last orders on boozy punters causing violence. More than 60 people were arrested as part of the county-wide police Nightsafe campaign. In Lancaster and Morecambe police
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Hello Hello Hello
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help police with their enquiries'. Lancashire Constabulary is looking to recruit new part-time helpers this week - National Volunteers Week. Tasks will include telephoning people to update them on the progress of investigations
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Send in the clowns
A BID to get more bobbies on the streets in a crime hotspot has lost out to a project for training circus clowns. Lancashire police wanted extra cash to tackle crime and social exclusion in Morecambe's West End. But the request for a slice of £10m of
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Helpers win Royal approval
A GROUP of volunteers who serve up support to sick people have landed a thank-you from the Queen. St John's Hospice helpers have been chosen for the 2004 Queen's Award for Voluntary Service for maintaining the quality of life of terminally ill people
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Fruit pie warning
MOULD has been found in three fruit pie brands, triggering a Food Standards Agency alert. The mould developed because a preservative was left out during production of the pies - which are not seen as a significant health risk, but could be unpleasant
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Book honours local heroes
MOVING stories of local soldiers who died in two world wars have been pieced together to form a book. The Book of Honour' pays tribute to men and women who died fighting for their country. It will be presented to the community on Sunday the 60th anniversary
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Freedom must be defended
I ATTENDED a debate' in Manchester Town Hall in the run-up to European elections. On the platform were representatives of the UK Independence Party, Conservatives, Lib-Dems, Labour and the Greens, and the usual mud-slinging followed. One didn't expect
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Thanks for bus station clean-up
I WISH to thank Lancashire County Council publicly for its response to my complaints earlier this year about the condition of Lancaster bus station. It had deteriorated to a shocking state in the short time since it was opened in 2000 but is now regularly
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Don't be misled into needless change
YOUR reporter Nadia Jefferson-Brown highlights the crucial fact that one-tier local government will only be introduced if residents vote for an elected regional assembly in the autumn referendum. Indeeed, the Deputy Prime Minister's own official pamphlet
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Promenade sculpture another bad idea
THE construction of the sculpture depicting the Lake-land hills has been going on for several months and shows little sign of being completed. For the last three bank holiday weekends, this has presented visitors to Morecambe with a rusty pile which
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Clean up your act
LANCASTER City Council needs to put its council tax money where its mouth is. With the arrival of summer I have seen the increasing numbers of people using the Lancaster cycleway, gawping at the Millenium Bridge and strolling along the beautiful quayside
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Don't blitz the ballroom
IT MUST come as a great surprise to many local people that in the same week as the Government is giving great publicity to the major health problems caused by obesity and lack of exercise that our local ballroom should even be considered for closure and
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Lights must stay
I WRITE in response to letters regarding the traffic lights at Scale Hall Corner. The signals were introduced by the county council as part of a traffic calming scheme, the aims of which included reducing the volume and speed of traffic on residential
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New cameras haven't changed a thing
I READ the article about the wonderful' CCTV cameras erected at Skerton Triangle (Citizen, May 20) with some amusement. I'm sorry but I haven't noticed any difference since the cameras went up and I think you will find that most other residents agree
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Website highlights 'green' fines for businesses
BUSINESSES risk hefty fines if they fail to comply with environmental legislation, the Environment Agency has warned. It has launched a website (www.netregs.gov.uk) to help small businesses to understand their green obligations. The move has been welcomed
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Campaigners launch green action
GRASS roots action is the focus of a new 12-month drive to encourage people to make more impact on green issues. As communities across the globe celebrate World Environment Day on Sunday, a campaign has been launched closer to home to get people involved
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How to stay ahead
A TOP business guru is set to reveal how some of the biggest companies in the country stay ahead of the pack. Joe Dwek is to be the guest speaker at a ground-breaking business lecture series at Lancaster University management school. Staying competitive
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Promises promises
TICKETS for Manchester United games, a tie worn by Coronation Street's Mike Baldwin and many more unique treats are going under the hammer to raise funds for a local school. Great Wood Community School is holding an auction of promises on June 11 to
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Police target unruly youths
COMPLAINTS of youngsters behaving badly have led police to step up patrols in Bare and Torrisholme. PC Guy Hamlett says police have received several reports about youths hanging about, being disorderly, underage drinking and causing criminal damage.
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From masts to makeovers...
PLANNING applications submitted to South Lakeland District Council include: Arnside: Porch at Conifers, Briery Bank, for Mr B. Leslie. Beetham: Livestock building at Briarcliffe, Carr Bank Road, Carr Bank, Milnthorpe, for Diana Hobbs; covered storage
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Plastic ponies head for Platform
CLINGING onto childhood memories has spurred a woman on to throw a huge collectors' fair in Morecambe. Victoria Stapleton has a passion for collecting My Little Pony goods an obsession she has kept a closely guarded secret. But now she is about to
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Suzanne takes a hike
A LANCASTER woman is to hike 6,000 metres up to the summit of an extinct volcano. Suzanne Chorley is to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, to raise cash to boost sex education and help poverty-stricken farmers. The 22-year-old,
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Can you help?
PEOPLE with time to spare are being urged to get stuck in to help the community. This is National Volunteers Week - and Lancaster and Morecambe residents are being asked to help out where they can. The week aims to celebrate the work done by the UK's
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First class fusion
TWO of the area's most creative bands are joining forces tomorrow (Friday) to fuse new and improvised music at The Gregson Centre in Moor Lane, Lancaster. Kicking off at 8pm, the four-piece Irregardless and big band Off The Rails will get together to
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Rude and riotous
RUDE and riotous stories written more than 600 years ago are taking to the woodland stage of Lancaster's Williamson Park this summer. Following on the trail blazed by previous plays in the park, The Dukes is stepping back to the days of Geoffrey Chaucer
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Folly has blind faith
THE end product of a collaboration between a photographer and a writer has been unveiled at a Lancaster gallery. Driving Blind features images from AJ Wilkinson and words by Richard McCann from independent travel experiences combined in a multi-media
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Guitar duo on lunch menu
A GUITAR duo who are fast gaining acclaim across the North West for both solo and duo performances are to showcase their talent in Lancaster. Recent engagements for Edward Billingham and Rory Russell include recitals at the Gallery, Oldham, the Whitworth
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Girls look forward to one night stand
A PLAY inspired by the lives of young women in rural areas is to be performed for local audiences for one night only. On Pendle Hill by Maureen Lawrence is taking to the stage at Arkholme Village Hall next Thursday, June 10, at 7.30pm. Performed by
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300 enjoy schools contest
ALMOST 40 teams from 25 schools took part in Lancaster City Council's annual rural primary schools' five-a-side foot-ball competition at Salt Ayre. With more than 300 competitors and spectators descending onto Salt Ayre's pitch, teams were split into
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Book brings back Morecambe's finest hour
MORECAMBE FC's finest hour is brought vividly back to life in a new book full of fascinating reading for all non-league football fans. The FA Trophy by Paul Eade charts the history of the non-league scene's greatest cup competition from Macclesfield
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Torrisholme take derby day honours
TORRISHOLME came out on top in the eagerly-awaited local derby' with cricketing rivals Bare on Sunday. Only hundreds of yards separate the pitches of the teams who play in the top division of different leagues and it was Torrisholme who moved into the
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City swimmers miss double
A YOUNG Lancaster team played well but was unable to add the ASA National Knockout trophy to its league championship in Manchester at the weekend. With several senior players missing notably Campbell, Bowers, Burgess and Bush the city swimmers were
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Liverpool Invaders win top prize
MORE than 90 cars turned out for the North West open team championship at War-ton Raceway on Sunday with the £1,000 top prize going to the Invader team from Liverpool. But it was not an easy track to victory, with 13 other teams chasing the big prize
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Harvey brings in more fire power
MORECAMBE boss Jim Harvey has added extra firepower to his front line with the signing of six-foot striker Sean O'Connor. The big front man comes to the Shrimps from a two-year stint at Queen of the South in Scottish League Division One. Born in Wolverhampton
