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Ambulance winner
A WOMAN from Appleby scooped the title Volunteer Driver of the Year at yesterday's (Tuesday's) Cumbria Ambulance Service Awards Ceremony. Vera Dent, who helps transport patients, was shocked to find she had won the award: "I was gobsmacked when I won,
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Broadband is on its way to Eden
HIGH-speed, high-tech Internet connections are on their way to communities in the Eden Valley this autumn thanks to £1 billion Broadband investment by BT. The advent of Broadband will mean that households and business in the area will benefit from access
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Man dies in road crash
A MAN from Long Marton, near Appleby, was killed in a road crash on the A6 at Scalesceugh Hall, near Carlisle. Police said a white Ford Fiesta carrying two men was travelling towards Penrith when it was in collision with a white Rover going towards Carlisle
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Fund-raising effort reaches for the sky
THE FAMILY of Simon Saggers who died of Scleroderma the day after Crosby Ravensworth Show last year is preparing to remember him this year with a fund-raising balloon race for The Scleroderma Society. Simon, who was 32 and married with two young children
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Rural persuader reaps bounty of tributes at show
GLOWING tributes were paid to a champion of rural Cumbria described as "the rural persuader" at this year's Lowther Horse Trials. John Dunning's retirement after 20 years as founder chairman of Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency prompted a wave of praise
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Town ready for TV role
A MARKET town is preparing to put its best face on for the cameras, as a television crew is poised to make it the star of a reality television series. Sedbergh will be the subject of Twin Towns, due to be screened on BBC2 from January 2005, as it bids
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What's On Around The Eden Area...
August 18-20: Sing Jazz Week: Open session for adults & young adults, opportunities for live demo recording. FREE. The Play Station, Penrith, 1pm-5pm. Details on 01768-864513. Sing Jazz Week: Sing or play with members of Bluejam Festival Band - high
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Latest plans for Eden...
PLANNING applications submitted to Eden District Council include: Appleby: Convert shop to cottages and approved 01/0329 ground floor extension to cottage at Beechcroft Nurseries, Bongate, for Gary Raine. Bolton: Rear sun lounge and side shower room
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Soggy Show...
HEAVY rain turned Appleby showground into a mud bath but failed to dampen the spirits of exhibitors and visitors. Plans to bring the new Cumbrian Air Ambulance helicopter to the show ground had to be cancelled after fog on the Pennines prevented the
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Cyclists seek directions!
LANES and byways from Orton to Kendal were busy with furiously pedalling mountain bikers for a major Trailquest event, which attracted 139 cyclists from as far away as Edinburgh and Llandudno. Based on Queen Katherine School, Kendal, the mountain bike
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Scramblers on trail of nostalgia...
APPLEBY-BASED motorcycle scramblers will be heading for Holme farm, Middleton, near Sedbergh, on Saturday and Sunday, for the return of Kendal Classic Motorcycle Club's Nostalgia Trial and Scramble. On Saturday, trials riders will tackle a multi-sectioned
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Getting ready for a classic weekend
THE 16th Cumbria Classic Rally revs into action this weekend with many changes to the winning formula of past years. The event, now firmly established at Dalemain House, Ullswater, will consist of the 100-mile Pennine Tour on Saturday, and the Cumbria
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Champions...
APPLEBY Bowling Club trio Dave Cannon (right), Bob Dent (centre) and Pete Metcalfe (skipper) won the Cumbria County Triples Championship at Wigton beating the favourites from Courtfield (Carlisle) 18-10 with one end to play. The Courtfield team of county
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Booze Blitz
THE problem of under-age drinking in South Lakeland is being tackled by a high-profile police campaign to trap licensed premises that sell alcohol to children. As part of the national Alcohol Misuse Enforcement Campaign, police will be carrying out
