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Conmen use wet weather as cover
CALLOUS conmen are cashing in on the wet weather to cheat their way into people's homes, reports Ruth Lythe. Downpours over the last few weeks have not only made summer in South Lakeland a washout but have also provided perfect conditions for unwelcome
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City start to Motor
THREE towering headers from central defender Joe McMahon handed Lancaster City a deserved victory over willing but untidy Vauxhall Motors on Tuesday evening. Two went directly into the Vauxhall goal and the third set up Ryan Zico Black for his third
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Sport: Kirkby triumph
All set for Pendragaon Stages Rally THIS Sunday sees Appleby's Dougi Hall in his Escort Mk 2, lead the 90 cars away from Penrith Truckstop for the WA Developments Pendragon Stages Rally. Behind Hall will be some of the cream of British rallying
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Sports: Ready for action at Pendragon Races
THIS Sunday sees Appleby's Dougi Hall in his Escort Mk 2, lead the 90 cars away from Penrith Truckstop for the WA Developments Pendragon Stages Rally. Behind Hall will be some of the cream of British rallying which includes last year's winner Mark Jasper
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Windermere hosts ham radio enthusiasts
RADIO enthusiasts descended on Windermere for a series of live link-ups and they even managed to get in touch with a station in Athens set up to commem-orate the Olympic Games. The Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society (RAFARS) hosted the event at the
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Sports: Climbing star gives talk
LOCAL world class climber Leo Houlding is set to raise funds for Appleby Sports Hall with a talk on November 18. Fund-raising for the £1.2 million sports facility to serve the Eden Valley, on land next to the town's grammar school began in 2001. To release
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What's on this week...
August 25... Jamming sessions open to allcomers, White Lion Bar, Kirkby Stephen, 8.30pm. August 26... Crosby Ravensworth Show. August 27... Kendal Gathering begins. August 27-29... Kendal Folk Festival. Upper Eden Rugby Club BBQ,
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New pub to create 35 jobs
KENDAL'S latest public house will open on September 5, when the first pint is pulled at The Miles Thompson, on Allhallows Lane. The former swimming pool, and once a base for South Lakeland District Council, has been extensively rebuilt during its £1.5
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Rheged gets ready to rock
THERE will be rocking and rolling in the hills this next bank holiday weekend as Rheged Visitor Centre celebrates its Guitar Show with a three-day music film festival. To coincide with The Vintage and New Guitar Show being held at Rheged, there will
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Rallying call to bridge swingers
A RALLYING call has gone out to the bridge-swingers of South Lakeland to say a fun farewell to the founder of the bizarre sport, writes Justin Hawkins Alec Greening, of Burton-in-Kendal, dreamed up the extreme activity back in 1979 in a spare moment
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New bus is just the ticket
PUBLIC transport users in South Cumbria had the opportunity this week to travel on a £200,000 super-bus which uses futuristic technology to protect the environment, reports Paul Duncan. The battery-powered hybrid electric bus spent a day on the 505 route
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Kennel dream comes true
A Cumbrian farmhouse is the perfect location for a holiday for your pets and it was the inspiration for one local woman to set up her own business with the help of the Rural Women's Network. Baird's Kennels and Cattery, near Shap, is set in the natural
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Vandals hit famous bus
VANDALS targeted the vintage Kendal Klipper bus at the weekend smashing four windows while it was parked overnight on Friday in the United Utilities yard near Parkside Road, Kendal. Not to be deterred, the owners of the bus have brought in a temporary
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Eden planning applications
Planning applications submitted to Eden District Council include: Bandleyside: Circular concrete slurry store at Helm Farm, Ormside, for Ms Barrow. Bolton: Static holiday caravans site at Mansgrove Farm, for Mr K. Braithwaite. Dacre: Single storey
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Sport: Double blow for triathlon hero
TOP-CLASS triathlete Stuart Robinson, 41, faces a lengthy inactive spell in plaster at his Appleby home, recovering from an accident while competing in Scotland just 24 hours before hearing he had been chosen to represent England at the Home Championships
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Sport: Rugby off to promising start
UPper Eden, who play their first league rugby match at Kirkby Lonsdale on September 4, had a promising pre-season training game at North Ribblesdale (Settle) last weekend. They lost 24-12 but with more players to come into the side, the club was happy
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Drink-drive purge
POLICE are actively encouraging the public to use Crimestoppers to report drink drivers. Officers want to encourage the public when they have information about an individual who habitually drink drives, or indeed is about to drive having had a drink
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MP attacks housing restrictions
DAVID Maclean, MP for Penrith and the Border, has hit out at what he called "iniquitous" restrictions on new housing which are "penalising" rural areas such as the Eden Valley. The MP said that Regional Planning Guidance note 13, which limits the amount
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'The Tommy Road'?
SIR, I wonder if any Messenger readers may be able to help me with a bit of local knowledge? There is a road which runs between Kirkby Stephen and Sedbergh which leads into Mallerstang and is referred to locally as The Tommy Road'. I have asked some
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Letters: Health forum wants your views
SIR, In North Cumbria (Carlisle and District, Eden Valley and West Cumbria), there are six Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Forums - one associated with each NHS and Primary Care Trust (PCT). The NHS has a duty, under Section 11 of the Health and
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Nursery gets IT boost
BOLTON Nursery has been awarded an NEC internet-ready PC and 12-months' connection to BT Yahoo! Anytime as part of the BT Community Connections award scheme. And, in addition, the nursery, which was launched earlier this year, has also received Microsoft
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Thumbs up for school transport
SCHOOL transport in Cumbria has got a thumbs up from parents and pupils. Every school day, approximately 15,000 young people have transport arranged for them by Cumbria County Council. The results of a new survey show increased satisfaction with the standard
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Villagers battle to save loos
FELLSIDE residents are calling on visitors to the picture postcard village of Dufton to sign their petition to fight the possible closure of the public toilets. Dufton Parish Council is reeling after hearing from Eden District Council that the loos,
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Leisure centre bans smoking in bar
SMOKERS will be asked to stub out their cigarettes in a Kendal bar next month thanks to a pioneering scheme to encourage people to lead healthier lives. The bar at Kendal Leisure Centre will become a smoke-free zone on September 1 as part of a drive
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Recycling targets hit their mark
RECYCLING of household waste in South Lakeland is ahead of target thanks to kerbside recycling schemes run by the district council. South Lakeland District Council is ahead of targets set by the Government and is the third most improved council in the
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Win tickets to see comic 'Chubby'
RUDE and crude but doubtless one of the most successful British comics of recent times, Roy Chubby' Brown is the subject of this week's tummy-tickling Prizetime. Next month, The Sands Centre in Carlisle will play host to the outspoken Middlesbrough man
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Celebrity Interview: Ross Kemp talks about new drama
Best known as EastEnders' Grant Mitchell, Ross Kemp is shedding his hard man image. He talks to STEVE PRATT about his new drama set in the Middle East... ROSS Kemp's hard man appearance doesn't exactly invite you to ask difficult questions. He may
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On The Box: Life's a drag for Jack
WITH bottle-rim glasses thicker than the girls he employs, when the seedy club owner appeared on Coronation Street last week (ITV1: Wednesday, 7.30pm) to interview the recently-returned Leanne, I knew we were in for a laugh. Gazing at her chest, presumably
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New act comes to town...
A JAZZ musician and film extra who has moved from Southend to South Lakeland has been plugging into the area's music scene. Alan Beecham, 56, from Plantation Avenue in Arnside, moved up from the south of England in March this year so he and his wife
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Extreme sport filmmaking course on offer
MOUNTAINEERS, climbers and extreme sports enthusiasts who fancy themselves as the next Steven Spielberg are being offered the chance to learn the tricks of the trade at the second Extreme Film School. The course runs over two weekends in October and
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Learn extreme sport filming
MOUNTAINEERS, climbers and extreme sports enthusiasts who fancy themselves as the next Steven Spielberg are being offered the chance to learn the tricks of the trade at the second Extreme Film School. The course runs over two weekends in October and
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Some 'enchanting' entertainment
BURNESIDE... AFTER last year's sell-out success, the stomping musical Showstoppers 6 returns to the Bryce Institute from tonight (Wednesday) with two-hours of singing, comedy, costumes and dance. Many of the hits from the West End and Broadway, including
