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This week's fixtures

Sporting events in the area this week. CRICKET COUNTY MATCH Sunday-Tuesday ECCB Minor counties Lincolnshire v Cumberland NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE Saturday (1pm) Division One Kendal v Darwen Leyland Motors v Netherfield

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last of the results...

Children's section... General handicraft, to 8yrs: 1= Katherine Miller, Jason Cross, Emma Wilson & Nathan Milburn; 2= Ailsa Richardson, Natalie Beadle, Emily Richardson & Francesca Milburn; 3= Danielle Sedgwick, Courtney Coglan, Daniel Hudson & Nathan

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Results...more

Poultry... Old English Game: 1 R. Askew. Oxford Game: 1&2 Mr & Mrs B. Smithson; 3 S. Ormerod. Pure breed pair: 1 W.D. Ridding. Heavy breed: 1&3 I. Martin; 2 M. German. AV heavy breed: 1&2 J. Chorley. Silkie male: 1&2 W.D. Ridding. Silkie female: 1&

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More results...

Cereal crops... Spring barley: 1 B. Jackson; 2 J. Crowe. Winter wheat: 1 J. Crowe; 2 J.D. & C. L. Inman. Horticulture... Vegetables. Round potatoes, white: 1,2&3 N.Todd. Round potatoes, coloured: 1,2&3 N. Todd. Kidney potatoes, white: 1 N. Todd

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Results....

Cattle... Best herd of dairy cattle: 1 J.D. & C.L. Inman; 2 R.F. Philipson; 3 R.B. Satterthwaite. Best farmers group: 2 Messrs Dennison; 3 J.D. & C.L. Inman. Continental. Bull calf: 1 K. & A.M. Grisedale. Bull: 1 M.S. & H.A. Watson. Heifer: 1 I.K.

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Trophy winners

Cattle SOCIETY Cup, best exhibit: Messrs Dennison. Silver Challenge Bowl, maiden heifer: I. K. & A. M. Grisedale. Walmsley & Smith Cup, best heifer in milk: H. Wright & Son. Burton Cup, best female pair: H. Wright & Son. Tyson Trophy, champion male

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Cartmel Show: MP hails show as 'huge success'

"BRITISH farming is worth fighting for," was the message Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Collins delivered to the ten thousand people gathered at Cartmel Show on Wednesday. Mr Collins, the president of the annual agricultural gathering, said the 121st

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Losing something in the translation...

MY FRENCH is woefully inadequate, but recently I needed to communicate with people in France who spoke very little English. So I turned to the Internet for help as there are several sites which make instantaneous translations into a variety of languages

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Expert shop advice sought

MEMBERS of a community who are striving to keep open their village stores and post office have brought in an expert consultancy to help. As previously reported, people in Burton-in-Lonsdale face losing not only their only shop, but also their post office

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Rural area would suffer under regional system

Sir, The Westmorland Gazette (Briefly', July 9) says that in the referendum to be held on November 4 there will be two options: to choose between Cumbria and Morecambe Bay as a one-tier authority. This is not correct. The referendum (before postponed

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Sporting complacency...

Sir, I am concerned that traditions in Ambleside are being dropped. The Rushbearing Sports were cancelled and unlike previous years not put forward to another day. There are much fewer "heats" at the Ambleside Sports now, only finals not enough entrants

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Larger Boats are not welcome...

Sir, We don't need larger boats on Windermere. I read with interest the article on the push for new jetties to accommodate larger boats (Gazette, July 30, Hoteliers angry with sails' pitch blockage'). To attract more boats I can appreciate, but not more

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Toruism is a welcome boost to farming

THE report published this week which shows that farmers in Cumbria are now making more money from tourism than they are from their traditional activities can be seen as good or bad news. If you are the sort who looks at a glass with 50% of its capacity

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Bank holiday train delays

TRAIN passengers travelling south of Manchester on the Bank Holiday of Saturday, August 28 to Monday, August 30 will be severely delayed as buses replace trains on all destinations via Stockport. The delays will be caused by engineering work to upgrade

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Charges laid over cockling deaths

A FATHER and son charged in relation to the deaths of 21 cockle pickers in Morecambe Bay have appeared at Preston Crown Court. David Eden, 61, of Thingwall Road, Irby, and his 33-year-old son, also called David, of Woodchurch Road, Prenton, Birkenhead

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Cockling deaths charges

A FATHER and son charged in relation to the deaths of 21 cockle pickers in Morecambe Bay have appeared at Preston Crown Court. David Eden, 61, of Thingwall Road, Irby, and his 33-year-old son, also called David, of Woodchurch Road, Prenton, Birkenhead

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Check out...

...your guide to local, seasonal and speciality food & drink. Bowland Bridge Stores: Own-make damson vinegar - use as a dressing, marinade, glaze, or for stir-fries - £2.35 (300mls). Cartmel Village Shop: Tangy lemon chutney from Hawkshead Relish

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Police plans to stop another cockling tragedy

CUMBRIA Police are to develop an emergency action plan to help prevent another tragedy in the sands of Morecambe Bay. The plan follows concerns about the growing number of cockle pickers harvesting shellfish off Flookburgh as beds along the Furness Peninsula

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Taste of the Lakes, Lune and Dales

Will you be celebrating British Food Fortnight? We certainly will be here at The Westmorland Gazette with our annual food and drink supplement - TASTE of the Lakes, Lune & Dales - which will be published on September 17. If you are planning a special

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Confusion over 'lost' late-night walker

Mountain rescuers from Kendal were called out to the Witherslack area in the small hours of Saturday, July 31, to help a man lost on his way home from a party. The unidentified 32-year-old man from Berkshire dialled 999 and told police he was lost on

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Al fresco food

Food & Drink invites you to tuck into the taste of summer with a selection of al fresco recipes from EBLEX - The English Beef and Lamb Executive. The new Tuck-in range is perfect for the quintessential country picnic, a spot of barbecueing in the back

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Quartet shows it's quality

A WARM welcome was extended to the Chilingirian String Quartet as they returned to Cumbria to give the opening concert in this year's Lake District Summer Music programme of chamber concerts and master classes. The concerts in this year's festival are

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LA style...

...hits the catwalk in aid of charity. A WONDERFUL evening of fashion and beauty was held last month at the Heaves Hotel, near Levens Bridge. Hosted by Iain Johnston, chairman of the Winged Fellowship Trust, the evening served to raise money for the

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Over the moon about revamp...

Reggae outfit puts new spin on rock classic. IT WAS a very brave concept - taking the definitive rock record of the past two generations and reworking it as a reggae album - but the ambitious experiment with reggae rhythms and trip hop beats is paying

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Dreamy makeup for younger users

"YOU'LL be in make-up heaven thanks to TIGI Bed Head. There are 25 products to chose from in more than 100 shades. Whether you're looking for vibrant eye shadows, forgiving concealers or flattering foundations - this collection has it all. Designed by

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Big band in town...

THE Duncan Mac-Farlane Big Band are the latest musicians to take to Kendal's Brewery Gar-dens for the Summer Music Sundays. Mac-Farlane and his magnificent 16-piece big band will be performing Big Band and jazz standards when they go al fresco on Sunday

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Trio make debut on air

PENRITH band Samsa have received their first taste of national airplay courtesy of veteran radio DJ John Peel. The trio of twenty-somethings - vocalist and guitarist Oli Deakin, drummer and vocalist James Deakin and bassist Harry Wood - heard their debut

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Gigs this week

FRIDAY 06: Bootleggers, Kendal: Cliff Rescue and the Helicopters; Dickie Doodles, Kendal: The Section; Mint, Kendal: Luke Channon + Block Party. SATURDAY 07: Bootleggers, Kendal: DJ Phil Bateson; Bootleggers, Kendal: Free Spirit; Milnthorpe Institute

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Swedish clothes for real women

INSPIRED by China, the latest collection from Scandinavian born designer Gudrun Sjoden is unique. Comfortable, functional clothes that work with each other, born to be layered. It's apparently the norm in Sweden to wear a skirt over your cropped trousers

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Dance Knight

House masters set for town gig. DYNAMIC dance duo and former free party promoters Inland Knights are preparing to play in Kendal. DJs, producers, remixers and label-owners Laurence Ritchie and Andy Riley take to the top floor at Mint tomorrow. Former

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Fresh store for Fresh Look

THE Kendal branch of Fresh Look Perfumes, known for bringing hard-to-find designer products to Kendal and Lancaster, is going bigger and better. In order to incorporate more of the cosmetics and perfumes we locals would like to be able to buy in town

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Left-hand day

Check This: It's time to celebrate being a left-hander! Right-handers can be unaware of the back to front world' where the mundane becomes maddening However, on Friday, August 13 things are about to change. It's left-handers day! The initiative is being

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Trivia but a bit of holiday fun

Sometimes a number sites get your attention - and the only thing they have in common is that they are on the Web. If you are in the mood to surf free style, this list of sites and WWW trivia may get you started on a rewarding holiday time treasure hunt

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This weeks flicks

Whats showing where. AMBLESIDE Zeffirellis, 015394-33845 I, Robot (12A) King Arthur (12A) Thunderbirds (PG) Fahrenheit 9/11 (15) Shrek 2 (U) Home on the Range (U) Spider-Man 2 (PG) BARROW Apollo 4 Cinema, 01229-825354 Home

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Protesters fight school ruling

PROTESTERS against a controversial school expan-sion have vowed to fight on after building plans were passed. South Lakeland District Council's planning com-mittee yesterday (Thursday) passed plans for new teaching blocks at Dallam School, in Milnthorpe

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Affordable flats plan in doubt

A PLAN for affordable flats and a new parish hall in Ambleside could be in jeopardy after Lake District bosses put in a bid to have a Victorian church listed. Lakes Parish Council heard this week that Lake District National Park Authority officers had

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Nursing home plan gets thumbs down

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a nursing home in Windermere have been rejected by the narrowest of margins by Lake District planners. Bowness and Windermere Community Care Trust had applied for permission to build a 40-bedroom home on an area of wooded land

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Enemy within

IMAGINE a world where motorcycles drive themselves, robots conduct symphony orchestras and an animal's thought patterns can move a robot. No, these aren't projections into the distant future... they're headlines from today's newspapers. Set just 30 years

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Walkers fight council for footpath cash

WALKERS are preparing to fight Cumbria County Council for more cash to clear overgrown footpaths. Members of the Ramblers' Association fear walkers will be driven away from South Lakeland and Furness and businesses will suffer if paths are not better

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Ramblers press for paths cash

WALKERS are preparing to fight Cumbria County Council for more cash to clear overgrown footpaths. Members of the Ramblers' Association fear walkers will be driven away from South Lakeland and Furness and businesses will suffer if paths are not better

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Head off on the trail of...

...Whisky galore. Don't breathe a word to anyone, but I think I may have discovered the best job in the world. First though, you must take the high road and drive towards Speyside, the swathe of the Scottish Highlands where nature and human ingenuity

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Hardy stayer

Take another look at the garden stalwarts. I've written about hardy geraniums before, but they are such valuable garden plants that I feel they deserve a regular mention, so here they are again. By hardy geraniums I mean the garden perennials, with

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Civilians replace speed camera cops

A retired traffic cop and a civil servant are among six civilian recruits replacing police officers behind Cumbria's speed cameras. Cumbria Police's safety camera project hired the group to avoid paying for expensive police overtime needed to man the

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Armed bank raid terrorises Carnforth

Armed robbers brought terror to the streets of Carnforth during a daring daylight bank robbery on Tuesday morning. Barclays Bank, on Market Street corner, was targeted by masked raiders, two of whom smashed their way into the bank through a window while

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Top of her form

I HAVE always been a fan of Mary Ann Rogers's rural subjects' since our paths crossed in the early 1990s, and I was delighted to hear the Northumberland-based painter was heading to Cumbria for another show. This time Mary Ann is exhibiting at Elaine

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Adrian's arts diary

A derbyshire and a Japanese living room will be recreated at Lancaster's Folly this month, when an award-winning interactive domestic installation drops into the gallery as part of a national tour. The result of two residences that took place in the living

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Transformed

Works create a sense of mystery. PAMELA McTurk aims to create new worlds within her artwork, generating a sense of mystery and wonder - no doubt motivated by the same curiosity that fuelled her interest in biological science and the natural world.

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Alice in the open air

OPEN-AIR theatre returns to Brantwood courtesy of Illyria, when the acclaimed outfit performs Alice Through the Looking Glass on Tuesday (August 10, 7pm) in the glorious surroundings of John Ruskin's home on the shore of Coniston Water. Gates open at

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Village bank terrorised by armed raiders

Armed robbers brought terror to the streets of Carnforth during a daring daylight bank robbery on Tuesday morning. Barclays Bank, on Market Street corner, was targeted by masked raiders, two of whom smashed their way into the bank through a window while

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Bay tales

THE personal experiences of people living and working around Morecambe Bay are the focus of the new photographic exhibition at Welfare State International. Bay Tales is a record of personal stories that reflect people's feelings about what it means to

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The very, very best of brass

No one in their right mind would choose at the outset of their career to play the soprano cornet - it is the one brass instrument that does not lend itself to be mastered easily, but Yokshire-born Peter Roberts picked up the instrument as a teenager and

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Camerata ready for the new season at the Coro...

A NEW season of Camerata at the Coro concerts starts with The Great Masters on October 14, featuring top pianist Martin Roscoe performing and directing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 2 as well as Haydn's Symphony No 83 Le Poule and Mozart's Symphony No

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Council looks to cut cockling costs

MEMBERS of a parish council fear they could lose valuable influence over cockling problems if the district council opts to give up its lease of a stretch of foreshore, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate. South Lakeland District Council wants to ditch the

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County rapped for 'flawed' road talks

CUMBRIA County Council has been criticised by the Local Government Ombudsman for "maladministration" and "flawed and biased" public consultation after residents in Kendal complained about a traffic-calming scheme in their neighbourhood. Twenty speed

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Man runs riot in police station

A windermere man who triggered an armed response team call out and launched a one-man riot at his local police station has been given a community sentence. South Lakeland Magistrates Court heard how police were called to the home John Edward Greenup

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Entomologist donates 20,000 plus insect collection

More than 70 years after he began compiling a colossal collection of 20,000 insects, a Grange-over-Sands entomologist has presented his life's work to a Carlisle museum. After spending hour-upon-hour scouring the marshes, mosses and moors of South Lakeland

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Repairs to ferry

THE Windermere ferry will be out of action next Wednesday evening, August 11, to allow minor works to be carried out. Service will cease at 6pm to allow remedial work to be carried out to the engine and drive shaft. The ferry is expected to be back in

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F&M smells verdict

A COMPANY that disposed of thousands of animal carcasses during the foot-and-mouth crisis has been found not guilty of causing unpleasant smells while doing it. A jury at Carlisle Crown Court took nearly seven hours to find Fats and Protein (UK) Ltd,

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Fire strike ballot

CUMBRIA fire-fighters are to be balloted on Monday (August 9) over whether to take industrial action after talks between unions and employers broke down. Full time fire-fighters are in dispute with employers over the principle of "stand-down" on the

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Man admits car-jacking

A MAN has admitted his part in a car-jacking in a Kendal car park. At Carlisle Crown Court, Jason Speakman, 23, who has no fixed address, pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated vehicle taking, common assault, and assault with intent to rob. His hearing

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No to jetty plans

Lake District planners have rejected a water ski centre's plans to diversify ahead of the introduction of the speed limit on Windermere next year. The Low Wood Water Ski Centre, near Ambleside, is facing an uncertain future with the 10mph limit due to

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Lake District planners reject ski centre request

Lake District planners have rejected a water ski centre's plans to diversify ahead of the introduction of the speed limit on Windermere next year. The Low Wood Water Ski Centre, near Ambleside, is facing an uncertain future with the 10mph limit due to

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Saffron visitors bring joy to town

Saffron pounds were flowing into the tills of Ulverston traders this week as 3,700 Buddhists turned out for the annual summer festival, reports Jennie Dennett. While materialism is certainly not the byword for Buddhism, that did not stop visitors to

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Branching out to survive...farm diversification

The story of the Robinsons, of Warth Sutton Farm, is almost a casebook example of the way that tourism is helping to save farming businesses. The only thing that differs slightly in the Crooklands family's history is that they had already decided to

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Tourism cash is farm life-line

Farmers in Cumbria are making more money from tourism than traditional farming following the foot-and-mouth crisis, according to a report published this week. The research, which is being publicised as the first in-depth investigation of the issue since

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Report says rural taxes unfair

COUNCIL tax payers in the most rural parts of the country are paying over the odds, according to a report published this week. A coalition of more than 50 of England's most rural local authorities including Cumbria County Council is to pass the findings

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Ex-rugby star evades police

An ex-barrow rugby star caught with quantities of illegal drugs managed to hotfoot it from the law while being led into a police station. Stewart Rhodes dashed up the bonnet and roof of a nearby car before leaping over a wall but he was later tracked

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Air Show display delights

Bowness had a feeling of the Cote D'Azur about it last weekend as thousands of people enjoyed soaring temperatures and soaring planes. The sparkling waters of the lake itself were filled with pleasure craft full of people craning their necks to get a

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Sevens star signs up

FORMER Waterloo and Manchester back Phil Graham has joined Kendal RUFC. Graham, an Oxford Blue who also gained an England sevens cap is training with Kendal as they prepare for the coming campaign in National League Three North, which starts at home

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Cruel cup exit for Kendal

WITH the scores tied on 213 Fleetwood snatched a Thwaites Cup victory from Kendal by virtue of having lost fewer wickets. Kendal won the toss on Sunday and elected to bat. Opener Ikram Ullah made 30 before being bowled, but the bulk of Kendal's runs

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Welbourne delivers again

OPENER Danny Welbourne hit an undefeated 134 in Netherfield Seconds' Northern League Division Two match with St Anne's Seconds. It was his second 134 on the trot. He hit eight fours and three sixes form 126 balls in his 96 minute stay at the wicket as

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Prices at the Marts...

KENDAL, Monday, August 2. Forward: 1,001 lambs; 52 ewes and rams; 34 calves. Prices new season lambs (averages): standard 110 pence per kilo; medium 109.02p; heavy 101.6p. Cast ewes (£27.15). Calves: Limousin heifers to £100; Black and White bulls

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Seasiders bowled over

BOWLERS Kabir Khan and Kevin Howarth served up a 64-run Norhtern League victory for Kendal. Batting first against Blackpool Kendal openers Ikram Ullah and Geroge Ashburner had both departed caught behind by Cragg off bowler J. Kreusch with 12 runs on

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County sues Defra over unpaid bill

A LEGAL wrangle over a three-year-old unpaid bill for dealing with the foot-and-mouth cull has cost Cumbria's tax payers around half-a-million pounds. Lawyers' fees and administration costs for chasing a £5.2million invoice have cost £400,000 for Cumbria

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Confusion reigns over farm funding

CONFUSION reigned this week as every Cumbrian farmer received a letter superceding complicated forms just dispatched by the Rural Payments Agency. Many of the county's farmers will already have filled in their forms from which the new single farm payment

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Record breakers fail to deter League leaders

OPENING batsmen D. Hagen and J. Adams proved unmoveable as they hit a record breaking first-wicket stand of 259 for St Anne's. It was not enough to shake Northern Premier League leaders Netherfield, however, who smashed their way to an eight-wicket win

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Over The Gate: Rolling back the years...

TO CONTINUE with the essay of Thomas Todd of The Green, Lambrigg, north of Kendal which he wrote in 1870 entitled Essay on the best mode of cultivating a dairy and stock farm of 200 acres in the Kendal or Lonsdale wards. "A farm never looks well with

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Riders on Trans-Alps quest

AN EPIC and highly eventful attempt at one of mountain-biking's most fearsome tests, the TransAlps Challenge, has left a Kendal man exhilerated and frustrated, bloodied, sore and out-of-pocket, but still ready to come back and try again in next year's

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New literary lease on life

A tourist information centre set to close because it is not "cost effective" may soon be resurrected as a base to promote Sedbergh's Book Town initiative. Sedbergh National Park Centre will shut down at the end of the tourist season in October following

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Battle against alien plants begins

THE fight has begun against a damaging invasion of alien plants attacking the Lake District. Japanese knotweed and Himalayan balsam have now reached such epidemic levels, agencies and volunteers joined forces to tackle the species introduced to Britain

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Hotel gardems praised by RAC

AMAZING azaleas, perfect pansies and radiant rhododendrons have earned three Lake District hotels the praise of RAC hotel inspectors. As well as Lindeth Fell Country House Hotel, at Bowness, expert inspectors from the motoring organisation have identified

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Furness' own radio station?

Furness could get its very own radio station after the regulator of England's airwaves announced that a commercial licence would be up for grabs in April 2005. It is the first time OFCOM has advertised an FM operating permit for the patch which covers

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Skippers' Say: Magnificent Walmsley say T & D

TOMMY: A hot afternoon beneath the Castle was even more enriched by a run feast on the flattest wicket I have ever seen at Parkside Road. St Anne's Jimmy Adams made his second century in Kendal this summer, but it was not enough, as we reached their

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Early morning leap for osprey chick

AS THE dawn broke over Bassenthwaite Lake a young osprey spread its wings to its five-foot span and, for the first time, soared over the fells. The bird, believed to be a female, is the fifth chick born to the first pair of ospreys to have bred in Lakeland

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Council hits out at dirty town

Council hits out at dirty town... Kirkby Stephen Parish Council has blasted dog owners, litter bugs, a pub and the grammar school for ruining the appearance of parts of the town. Parish clerk Heb Lumley fired a withering attack at Kirkby Stephen

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Speed-boating on Windermere comes to an end

AN ERA of vintage speed-boating on Windermere came to a close with the 15th and final British Classic Motor Boat Rally last weekend. More than 100 boats and 500 people turned up to take part in the event at the Windermere Steam Boat Museum and at the

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Trio conquer 60 peaks for charity

WHILE most people were relaxing in the weekend sunshine, Windermere man Terry Colley completed his challenge of running up 60 of the highest peaks in the Lake District to raise money for Windermere Manor's Action for Blind People Hotel. After completing

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Blitz on binge drinking pays off

A POLICE crackdown on under-age drinking and irresponsible licensees appears to be getting results. The National Alcohol Misuse Enforcement Campaign (NAMEC) and a local police operation to combat youth nuisance are running simultaneously in South Lakeland

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Rallying: Classic Weekend makes changes

The 16th running of the Cumbria Classic Weekend will see many changes to the winning formula of past years. The event, now firmly established at Dalemain House by Ullswater will consist of the 100-mile Pennine Tour on Saturday August 21 and the Cumbria

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Rural champion to step down

THE man who has worked tirelessly to champion the cause of rural Cumbria is stepping down from his role as chairman of the Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency today (Friday). John Dunning will announce his retirement to business leaders in his final speech

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Hunt issue reignited

A NEW study undertaken to prove that "fox population management is working perfectly" has reignited the hunting debate in Cumbria. The research by academics at Bristol University found that the number of foxes in the UK had remained stable over the past

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Fox hunting debate reignited

A NEW study undertaken to prove that "fox population management is working perfectly" has reignited the hunting debate in Cumbria. The research by academics at Bristol University found that the number of foxes in the UK had remained stable over the past

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Celebrating turning 50

A COUPLE who over the past two decades have helped to restore a turn-of-the-century country house to its former glory have celebrated 20 years in business. Diane and Pat Kennedy, who took over the Lindeth Fell Hotel in Bowness in 1984, marked their milestone

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Businesses should also go for gold

THIS August, all eyes will be on Athens and the 2004 Olympic Games, but what can business-owners learn from the world's top athletes, asks Michael Proudfoot a director at the Kendal office of Lonsdale & Partners, Chartered Accountants? In his latest

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Firms join forces

TWO South Lakeland businesses are teaming up to offer wider services to their clients. Furness-based chartered accountants R F Miller & Co has joined forces with Kendal-based financial services company Financial Management Bureau Limited to extend its

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Papermaker on the way up

A South Lakeland papermaker has made an encouraging start to the year. James Cropper plc is in a good position to develop and exploit future opportunities, company chairman James Cropper told the company's annual meeting in Burneside. The firm's speciality

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End of an era

AN ERA of vintage speed-boating on Windermere came to a close with the 15th and final British Classic Motor Boat Rally last weekend. More than 100 boats and 500 people turned up to take part in the event at the Windermere Steam Boat Museum and at the

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Designs on success

A businesswoman is celebrating a hat-trick of successes after scooping her third prestigious award in just over a year. Sheila Coombes, design director at Brian Yates, Lancaster, earned her latest accolade in the best traditional fabric category at the

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Swimming: Cross Lake title for Langhorn

THERE were 16 club members in the annual Troutbeck Bridge Swimming Club's Cross Lake Championship including a number who were adding a whole new experience to their swimming careers. Starting from the western side of Windermere in Bark House Bay and

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Tennis: Dalton's title

Both divisions in the Ladies section of the Kendal & District Tennis League have reached a conclusion with Dalton winning Division One by 2.5 pts from Lancaster. In Division Two, Windermere finished on equal points with Lunesdale but take the title

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Hotel plans

IF LAKE District National Park planners give the go-ahead, the Belsfield Hotel, at Bowness, could soon have an additional 19 bedrooms on offer. The 64 bedroom 19th century establishment, which sits on the shores of Windermere, has applied to renew permission

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Sailing: Racing for lifeboats

A MIXED fleet of 42 boats contested the Royal Windermere Yacht Club's annual RNLI Open Race on Sunday. In bright sunshine and light winds a course was set in the north basin from a start line at Rayrigg, over to FBA for the windward mark, up to Fisherfields

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Motorcycling: Ellison shows first class

James Ellison turned in a stunning World Superbike performance at Brands Hatch with a fifth and sixth in the two races to make the Kendal rider the best performing Brit in front of a huge home crowd. Despite having a stone puncture the radiator of his

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Wrestling: Atkinson is hyped up

David Atkinson was in sublime form at Ambleside where he won two weights with an astonishing range of throws, writes Roger Robson. He is sometimes seen as a one chip wrestler, with his trade-mark right leg inside-hipe, but that myth was exploded at Ambleside

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Furness: Double dreams foiled

FURNESS had their eyes on a league and cup double, but the dream crumbled at Haverigg where they were beaten by Millom in the final of the Higson Cup. Put in by Alan Sippy, Millom were 13-2 when West Indian Travis Dowlin came to the crease. When he departed

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Bowls: Holme stun Bowness

BOTTOM teams made the headlines in Division One of Kendal and District League. Bottom but one, Holme B had an amazing 9-1 home win over Bowness A. Not for the first time, reliable Ted Thomas was Bowness' only winner. Not to be outdone, Ingleborough

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Westmorland: Cup success lifts Windermere

DEFEAT by Shireshead on Saturday probably put paid to Windermere's Westmorland League title hopes, but they shrugged the gloom aside on Sunday to skittle championship favourites Westgate out of the Hackney and Leigh Trophy. In the league, Shireshead

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Cycling: Leach leads

KENT Valley Road Club cyclists did well in Sunday's sun-drenched VTTA (North Lancs) open 100-miles time trial around the lanes of the North Fylde, finishing second in the team event to the North Lancs RC but ahead of Preston Wheelers. The Kent Valley

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Quads tackle hill climb

FOR the first time a four-wheel vehicle was seen on the famous Barbon hill climb course on the day which Westmorland Motor Club usually sets aside for two and three-wheel machines. Eddie Redfern raced up the twisting track on his racing quad bike in

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'Time team' dig for remains

AN HISTORIC area of Windermere parkland, once the site of a mediaeval chapel, became the focus for some intensive fieldwork this week with local residents joining experts in the hunt for archaeological remains. Set up to study the origins of St Catherine's

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Rural life savers walk the beat...

POLICE officers in Ambleside are taking part in a pilot scheme as First Responders' after undergoing training in basic life support skills. The initiative, run in conjunction with Cumbria Ambulance Service, will run for an initial 12 months with the

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Crash leads to more calls for roundabout

A SERIOUS accident on the A590 has fired up campaigners battling for a roundabout at Greenodd. South Lakeland district councillor Noel Spendlove and Cumbria County councillor Ron Mein said they would again be pressing the Highways Agency to upgrade

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Village celebrates with festival of flags

Images of beer-swilling kings, guitars and even a cat at the wheel of a Land Rover flapped in the breeze at Broughton-in-Furness this week as the village staged its very first flag festival. A grand total of 33 banners flew about pubs, shops and homes