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On The Box: Not so sweet smell of success
If you put a group of former prisoners together most of them convicted drug dealers and ask them to run a flower business you wouldn't expect it to be a success but that's exactly what Channel 4 is trying to do in its new series Going Straight (Tuesdays
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£1m win sets ball rolling!
AN EDEN town could soon be set to produce the latest generation of Olympic stars thanks to a National Lottery grant worth nearly £1m. The fund-raising drive for a state-of-the-art sport facility for Appleby has entered its final lap with the announcement
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Video View: Jersey Girl
Jersey Girl (12) - Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Rating: 2 out of 5 stars. In contrast, Ben Affleck looks decidedly ill at ease in this patchy attempt at a heart-warming family drama that co-stars his former squeeze Jennifer Lopez. She wisely takes
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Alcoholic signalman was fairly dismissed
A SIGNALMAN on the Carlisle to Settle rail line admitted to his bosses that he was an alcoholic after they asked him to go for a medical. An employment tribunal, this week heard how 46-year-old Marcus Howard had concealed the fact that he had had two
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Video View: Under The Tuscan Sun
Under The Tuscan Sun (12) - Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Rating: 3 out 5 stars. Diane Lane stars as a recently-divorced writer who seeks out a new life amid the sun-kissed countryside of Tuscany in this American version of hit Brit flick Shirley
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Youngsters inspire...Poetic Path
KIRKBY Stephen Poetry Path wordsmith, Meg Peacocke is working with six pupils from Kirkby Stephen Primary School on a new project to be unveiled in Penrith. The theme of the path is the inspiration for Courtney Walton, Jack Thornborrow, Lucy Metcalfe
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Celebrity interview: Paul Bettany
It's a tribute to Paul Bettany's talent, his dedication to the cause and to the coaching of former champion Pat Cash that when you watch the English actor on court in Wimbledon you believe every move he makes, every shot he hits. Because, remarkably
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Suicide verdict on land agent
A MAN from Warcop, near Appleby, who was suffering from cancer, killed himself with a shotgun and left a suicide note, an inquest heard. Michael George Heelis, 53, a land agent, left a "beautifully expressed letter" in the back pocket of his trousers
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Nursery opens
FORMER primary school teacher and mother-of-four Jenny Robinson wanted to spend more time with her young children, while building upon her successful career. The result is a new day care nursery for pre-school children in Appleby. She and her family
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Raising the roof with Labour
FURNESS Building Society is campaigning to persuade Chancellor Gordon Brown - in Brighton for the Labour Party conference this week - to raise the threshold on Stamp Duty to start at £150,000 in line with current house price inflation. The Furness has
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Best of the 80s
If you're longing for your youth and love 80s music then why not take a trip down memory lane and enter this week's star-studded prizetime. It was the era of Ra-Ra skirts, fluorescent socks, slip on shoes and plastic bangles with matching belts, earrings
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Your chance to become a hero
KIDS can take the plunge and learn how to become lifesavers. The Royal Life Saving Society wants children to join the Kendal and South Lakeland lifesaving club and that could lead to them becoming a hero. The local club, based at Kendal Leisure Centre
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What's on around the Eden area...
September 29: Kirkby Stephen's new regular music session The (Mostly) Acoustic Jam Night, 8.30pm, The White Lion Bar. Carpet Bowls winter season commences, Colby Village Hall, 2pm. Penrith & District Camera Club: Helen Herbert FRPS - an evening with
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Latest plans for Eden
PLANNING applications submitted to Eden District Council include: Appleby: Residential care home at The Gate Hotel, Bongate, for The Franklyn Group. Asby: Conversion of store/stables to office at Harlea House, Great Asby, for Eden Country Care. Crosby
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Labour of love inspired by wedding cruise
SAILING enthusiasts were left rubbing their eyes in disbelief as an identical mini-version of the Coniston Gondola slid gracefully through the waters of the lake. Retired civil engineer David Affleck, from Wiltshire, launched the four-feet version of
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Oktoberfest in Kendal
One of the world's most famous beer festivals is coming to Kendal, or at least an imitation of it. The Miles Thompson, on Allhallows Lane, is to host its own version of the Munich Oktoberfest from Monday, October 4, to Sunday, October 17. Fifteen foreign
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Police bid for more officers
KENDAL'S local policing team could benefit from a new batch of Police Community Safety Officers after Cumbria Police Authority agreed to bid for 30 new officers. The move came after the Government announced an increase in the number of PCSOs to be created
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Beastly day as pupils enjoy a hands on-experience
MINI BEAST expert Kieran Berry gave Year 4 pupils at Kirkby Stephen Primary School hands-on experience of how to care for a wide range of animals, including jungle nymphs, giant train millipede and a bearded dragon lizard called Dude. As well as learning
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Raising the roof with Labour
FURNESS Building Society is campaigning to persuade Chancellor Gordon Brown - in Brighton for the Labour Party conference this week - to raise the threshold on Stamp Duty to start at £150,000 in line with current house price inflation. The Furness has
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Market Threat
Sponsor's decision to pull out places medieval event in jeopardy. KENDAL'S colourful medieval market is under increased threat after the event's main private sponsor pulled out from funding the 2005 event. The market, which this year attracted 30,000
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Carvetii bag ten goals
FOOTBALL: Appleby's improved league showing continued with a 2-0 home victory over Ambleside United in the Talbot Insurance Westmorland League. Ian Parkin scored after seven minutes with a header from David Johnson's cross to the far post.Appleby went
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Beck on track at Tyldesley...
UPPER Eden returned to winning ways on Saturday with a deserved victory against a much-improved Tyldesley. Eden amassed 80 points against their opponents last season but the side they faced on Saturday posed plenty of problems in a game that was constantly
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Flying start to Get Fit Kids!
GREAT Britain Gymnastic Team member Glenn Smith got off to a flying start at Kirkby Stephen Primary School where he held a fund-raising Get Fit Kids event. Kirkby Stephen Primary School pupils Abbey O'Connor-Ramsey, 5; Mark Tyson, 6; Jordan Winder, 5
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Caving expedition ends in tragedy
A CAVING expedition in North Lancashire has ended in tragedy with the death of a primary school teacher. Lancashire Police and Clapham Cave Rescue team were called to Leck Fell, north of Kirkby Lonsdale, on the weekend. They received reports that a
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Rural residents happy with services
RECENT research has revealed a high level of satisfaction among people from rural areas with key services, including health, transport and education. The research shows that satisfaction on the part of individuals and businesses in rural areas is on
