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Lowick Show awards
CATTLE. George Jackson Cup, best beef breeding herd: J. H. & A. Ellwood. J. Bibby Cup, best group: J. S. Langhorn. Johnston Cup, best female: J. H. & A. Ellwood. A. Brown Cup, best heifer under 2: N. Dennison. Rothwell Cup, best dairy or heifer in milk
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Lowick Show stalwarts ignore rain...
THE RAIN came down but the people still came out to enjoy the gentle pleasures of the event that likes to be known as the L'al Royal Show, reports Jennie Dennett. In wellies and rustling macs around 1,500 spectators arrived at Saturday's Lowick Show,
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Helping Hands...what can you do?
THE Stricklandgate House Trust in Kendal is throwing open its doors and inviting people to take a look at the range of community work being done in the area. There are 20 voluntary organi-sations that make up the organisation and the trust is hoping
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Pals spring into action for charity
A WESTMORLAND Gazette reporter and three friends rode 50 miles on mountain bikes, hiked up and over Helvellyn and paddled 1.5 miles in a canoe around Thirlmere for charity in one day. Education and transport correspondent Andy Bloxham, 27, with Rob
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You'll never guess whodunnit
AN Alan Ayckbourn murder mystery is the next Lancaster Footlights offering at the city's Grand Theatre. It Could be Any One of Us will be staged from Tuesday to Saturday next week, September 14 to 18, at 7.30pm nightly. The play follows the fate of
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This week's flicks
AMBLESIDE Zeffirellis, 015394-33845 Open Water (15) The Motorcycle Diaries (15) The Terminal (12A) The Bourne Supremacy (12A) Hell Boy (12A) BARROW Apollo 4 Cinema, 01229-825354 Anchorman (12A) Open Water (15) Wicker Park
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This week's sport
KENDAL Town FC entertain Rossendale United in the UniBond League first division on Tuesday evening (7.45pm kick-off) after making the long trip to Spalding in tomorrow's league programme (3pm). KENDAL Rugby Union Club face a journey down the M6 to Macclesfield
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Whats happening...
... in the area this week. Miscellaneous The 35th annual Kendal Torchlight Carnival rolls into town on Friday. This year's theme is Beat of the Feet Culture of Carnival. As well as the procession of floats, marching bands and dancers there will
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Time for Tories to be bolder
ALL three main political parties have a vested interest in securing a successful macro-economy. Broadly speaking all three seem to agree in reliance on a free market approach to do it, albeit with variation in the degree to which some regulation is
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I cannot believe these plans
I WRITE to express my utter dismay that anyone should wish to build on Piccadilly Gardens. As a founder governor and chairman of the Royal Albert School for many years, it was a pleasure for me to help with youngsters who now work there, go out into
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Helmet surprise
I WAS surprised by the contents of the picture on the front page of the Citizen last week, reporting a cycle protest against the Heysham M6 link. It showed Cllr Emily Heath, obviously leading the group, but I noted that of all the cyclists on show
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Find a field if you want peace
I AM astonished at the contents of the letter from G R Yates, who lives in Morecambe but, despite choosing to live in a seaside resort, wants none of the events and festivals associated with people having a good time. I thought that local people would
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Help me with facts about crash pilot
I AM a researcher based in Northumberland attempting to locate and document WWII aircraft crash sites in our region. I am trying to locate relatives of a pilot killed in an accident near Alnwick on January 13, 1945. His name was Flt Sgt Roger William
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Just amazing
AMAZING! After at least 40 years of debate the local and county councils have settled on the original Northern route for a Lancaster by-pass. Back in 1966 I was a horticultural student at Morecambe College on the then derelict field opposite Macdonald's
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Green argument goes on
MY FEELINGS on the northern bypass decision are mixed. I am absolutely delighted that the Western bypass has been rejected. I have campaigned, argued and appeared at public inquiries against this road since 1989. Not only would the road have infringed
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North is best - but it does need a bridge
I WAS relieved at the outcome of the environmental impact study on the M6 Heysham link. As I had hoped, it clearly distinguished between the northern and western alter-natives, thus putting an end to the political wrangling that has gone on for many
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Hunt comments just not true
THE remarks made about POWA by Tom Fell of the Countryside Alliance (Letters, August 26) must be refuted. Contrary to his statement, no POWA monitor has ever been accused, tried or convicted of harassing members of any hunt in the Midlands or anywhere
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Have a Hart...
A RESTAURANT boss has compared Morecambe to Stalinist Russia after Jobsworth' council chiefs threatened to take her to courtover FOUR tables. Violet Milne has run the famous Hart's Restaurant on the promenade for about a year and had big plans for the
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Hands off city cash, warns MP
LANCASTER'S MP has vowed to fight to keep cash flowing into the city. Hilton Dawson MP says despite losing the Western bypass, the future of the city's Luneside develop-ment is still bright. And he is warning Morecambe MP Geraldine Smith not to try
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Award deadline nears
TIME is running out to nominate voluntary groups for a prestigious Queen's Award. The prize is presented annually to groups who devote their time to improving the quality of life for others - and the deadline this year is September 30. Lancaster's St
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Say no to seafront offices
HOMES and offices are unlikely to be allowed on a new look Morecambe promenade, a report pledges this week. Lancaster City Council says its supplementary planning guidance' for the resort will make Morecambe once again a place to be and that means no
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Power cut shuts train station
LANCASTER'S main line railway station was thrown into chaos after a double power cut forced it to shut down on a busy night. The main line station was blacked-out twice after a major power failure. Water in a junction box knocked out power at tea-time
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Petrol thieves spark alert
MOTORISTS in Heysham are being warned to be on their guard after a spate of petrol thefts in the town. Drivers have got into their cars and found they will not start after fuel pipes have been cut. Police have now issued an alert and appealed for
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Taxi pair take a flying leap
TWO taxi workers are appealing for backing as they plan to take a flying leap for charity. Wayne Raby and Rachel Kellett will jump from a plane 10,000-feet above North Lancashire later this month in a tandem parachute jump. And every penny the pair
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New road gets green light
IT'S green for go now the Heysham by-pass could finally end 50-years of road pain for motorists. But the plan, designed to whisk traffic from the port to the busy motorway, is not quite what local councillors expected. County councillors decided to
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Daylight robbery as woman is attacked
A WOMAN needed hospital treatment after being attacked and robbed in broad day-light on Morecambe promenade. The 39-year-old was pulled to the ground and kicked in the head and body by another woman, who seconds earlier had been chat-ting to her. Now
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Rescue double
MORECAMBE'S lifeboat drew big crowds as it raced into action twice within minutes on a sweltering Sunday. Rescuers were called into action just after 5pm after receiving reports of a jet-skier in diffi-culties. They launched the inshore boat and hovercraft
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Don't bug me...
A TEAM of volunteers is visiting Royal Lancaster Infirmary to look at standards of hygiene and cleanliness in a bid to understand the superbug' MRSA. The RLI is one of 35 hospitals being visited by 150 volunteers this week for a survey by the Patient
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Jobs for the boys - and girls too
GIZZA job Yosser Hughes would be a happy man in Lancaster on Tuesday next week, September 14. The job seeking character from TV show Boys From The Black Stuff complained about not having a chance to work. But unemployed people can get along to Ashton
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Troops invade Morecambe
ALLIED troops fighting their way up the beach in the face of heavy fire from Axis forces determined to keep hold of the beachhead That's the image everyone has of the D-Day landings in Normandy and it's a spectacle that re-enactors from Kompanie 1 intend
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Family fun for all
Family fun for all A GREAT day out for all the family is promised by the annual Morecambe Heritage Gala this Sunday. It will all kick off with a spectacular air display starting at 1.45pm from the Red Arrows, followed by the Battle of Britain Memorial
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Council cash offer
LANCASTER City Council is to provide £20,000 for community capital initiatives, it has been announced. Grants of up to £5,000 are up for grabs to get local projects under way. Council leader Cllr Ian Barker says: "This is an opportunity for com-munity
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New booze rules get public hearing
FOUR special meetings are planned next week to spell out the effects of new licensing laws in the Lancaster district. Local people are being urged to go along and have their say on new booze rules that will come into force next year. Licensed premises
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Lathom stuns Squires
UNFANCIED Westgate Wanderers caused this week's big shock as they beat highly rated Squires by 1-0 - the only goal being a superb overhead kick by Terry Lathom. Caton United were not so happy as they came unstuck against reigning champions Storeys,
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Winning warm-up
LANCASTER warmed up for their defence of the National Water Polo League title with a comfortable 16-6 win in a Northern Counties League match against Tyldesley - one of the sides they will face in the major competition which opens with games in Sheffield
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Shrimps feel pain as Bees sting
A TRIP to the table-toppers and their sloping pitch is tough enough with a full squad but Morecambe faced the impos-sible at Barnet as injuries took their toll. And when the Shrimps were forced to play more than an hour with only 10 men it really became
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City lose out in Giant Axe pantomime
by MATT DONLAN PANTOMIME season arrived at the Giant Axe on Saturday with Lancaster City the understudies to the stars of Hinckley United. The Leicestershire visitors were both goodies and baddies on a day fans were left to call he's behind you'
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Seven wicket Wilkinson lifts Westgate to title
WESTGATE have been confirmed as the new champions of the Westmorland Cricket League - with a little unexpected help from relegation-threatened Bare. While Westgate were taking care of business in a low scoring affair at home against Silverdale, Bare
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Atoms kick off with defeat
HEYSHAM Atoms opened the new North West Counties Division Four campaign with a tough trip to Blackbrook (St Helens) at the weekend and were edged out 24-20. It was always going to be a difficult task for the locals with four players in unfamiliar positions
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Wilson blasts City after defeat
LANCASTER City's unbeaten run came to a shuddering end on Saturday and boss Phil Wilson was anything but happy with the below-par showing at the Giant Axe. Dolly Blues boss Wilson, pictured, was feeling truly blue after his young and under strength
