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Heart-warming tale of courage
Connie's Courage by Annie Groves (Harper Collins, £5.99). North West author Anne Groves, as in her first saga Ellie Pride, sets her latest novel in the years leading up to, during and after the First World War. When Connie Pride finds herself pregnant
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Water-skier hurt in high-speed event
A water-skier had to flown to hospital after a high-speed accident on Windermere during an official race. The 20-year-old man was being towed by a speedboat travelling at around 70 miles an hour when the accident happened on Saturday afternoon. The
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Hiking injuries keep rescue teams busy
LANGDALE and Ambleside Mountain Rescue were called out twice over the weekend. On Friday night at 10pm team members got the call to help a 39-year-old Burnley man, who twisted his ankle at Ambleside's Dove Crag while going camping. On Saturday afternoon
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Concern over selling alcohol to young teens
CUMBRIA County Council's Trading Standards today publish results of sting' operations in off licences allegedly selling alcohol to children. Test purchases were carried out in partnership with Cumbria Police and teenage volunteers.The stings' were carried
