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County backs rural initiatives
A TOTAL of £22,500 has been given to two organisations in the Eden Valley to secure community jobs and services. Cumbria County Council's cabinet voted to award the grants to Melmerby and Fellside Village Shop and Little Treasures Nursery at Morland
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Road threatens rail line revival
A BUSINESSMAN claims his dream of bringing trains back to the Keswick to Penrith Railway are under threat, after plans for a road cutting through the route were given the go-ahead. Eden District Council passed the plans for internal roads in the North
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Renewed plea for rail safety
RAIL unions have renewed their calls for better safety for maintenance workers after two men were killed during track engineering work near Cannock, in Staffordshire, last week. The accident follows the deaths of four track workers at Tebay earlier this
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Eden schoolgirl launches CD for Hospice at Home
EDEN TEENAGER Megan Williams has released her second CD to raise funds for The Hospice at Home charity. Appleby Grammar School student Megan, 13, who lives in Dufton, recorded the CD entitled Reflections at The Music Farm studios in Egremont, West Cumbria
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Briad smiles at the marts
THE OWNERS OF Kirkby Stephen's auction mart are celebrating increases in profits. The Harrison & Hetherington Group of Carlisle has had a year of substantial progress with a profit before tax of £455,000, an increase of more than 13 per cent on the previous
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Young film-makers help focus on future
CUMBRIAN film-makers Bryony, Cadi and Linnhe Catlow better known at 3 Bear Animations - have again joined forces with the Co-operative Group to organise a major film festival for young people, reports Karen Morley. The festival takes place at the National
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Loo man launches toliet plea
VILLAGERS campaigning to save a public convenience at Shap from closure have so far collected 3,000signatures in support. reports Paul Duncan. They put a petiition book inside the loos and a sign outside, pointing out that the next nearest public toilets
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Eden What's On
Oct 6: Penrith & District Camera Club: Dave Coates ARPS - LIght in the Lakes Friends Meeting House, Penrith 7.45pm details on 01768 890652. Oct 8-10: Drama Workshop: An introduction to Psychodrama with David Burbidge, Yurt near Penrith. Details
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On The Box: Merciless!
THIS week saw the return of style gurus Trinny and Susannah descending goddess-like from their ivory tower at the BBC to deliver their weekly sermon on the virtues of fashion to the great unwashed. Trinny and Susannah's merciless brand of style makeover
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Video View: Highwaymen
Highwaymen - (18) - Entertainment in Video - rating: 1 out of 5. No, this isn't a reworking of Dick Turpin's exploits, but a tense contemporary thriller about a man on a single-minded mission of revenge. Jim Caviezel plays a man hell-bent on avenging
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Video View: Laws of Attraction
Laws of Attraction - (PG) - Entertainment in Video - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars. Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore play legal eagle sparring partners who fall for each other big time in this unlikely romantic comedy. Moore is high-powered divorce lawyer
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Family enjoys going to war!
An eden family is proving itself to be a blast from the past with their favourite hobby of bringing history to life. By day Adrian and Elaine Waite, of Murton, near Appleby, work together at the family consultancy firm. But at weekends for part of each
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Celebrity interview: Jet Li
Jet Li is one of Hollywood's most accomplished martial arts actors who has showcased his talents in a multitude of demanding and diverse roles. Li began training at the Beijing Martial Arts Academy at the age of nine. Just two years later he captured
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New cross country races for beginners
CROSS COUNTRY: The new Cumbria Cross-Country Series started at Cockermouth on Saturday - series of four low-key cross-country races aimed at encouraging new runners to try cross-country, while providing serious racers with an opportunity to fine-tune
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Appleby win extra time cup thriller
FOOTBALL: Appleby are not playing their best football but they are managing to win and they progressed in the Westmorland FA County Cup with a 2-1 win at home over Windermere after extra time on Saturday. After a scoreless first half, Windermere opened
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Late try costs Eden victory...
UPPER Eden took the Cumbrua North Lancashire league leaders right to the wire in their encounter at Pennine Park on Saturday. After establishing a first half lead, Eden withstood Wigton's revival and went in front again only to concede a knockout punch
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Junior triathlon is growing fast
THE 9th Appleby Triathlon attracted 138 entrants, with competitors coming from across the north of England to take part. Organised by Appleby Swimming Club and sponsored by Appleby in Westmorland town council and local builders F.S.Potts and Sons, the
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Back on the beat
BOWNESS South is the latest area to benefit from its own dedicated police officer. PC Kevin Robson, 50, started work this week under the Local Policing Team initiative, and will be a high-profile presence in the town. PC Robson said: "I will be responsible
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Police investigate money laundering scam
Fraudsters are trying to target businesses in South Lakeland by posing as an anti-money laundering group. Letters are sent demanding £75 per employee to conform with the Money Laundering Regulation 2003', police have warned. Cumbria Police said businesses
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Spooktacular!
With the dark nights drawing in if you are looking for some frightful fun this Halloween then dust off your broom and enter this week's scary prizetime. On the weekend of October 30 and 31 a spooky spell will be cast over the North West's favourite
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Licensees rewarded for their hard work
A HUSBAND and wife team have won an award in recognition of their efforts in building up business at a Kendal pub. James and Pauline Coulthard, who run the Duke of Cumberland, on Appleby Road, beat off competition from around 100 pubs in the area to be
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Callers out in the cold
Trading standards body lobbies for ban on doorstep opportunists. COLD calling to offer roofing, block paving and hedge trimming could soon be made illegal if Trading Standards officers have their way. For the past two years the Trading Standards
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Callers out in the cold
Trading standards body lobbies for ban on doorstep opportunists. COLD calling to offer roofing, block paving and hedge trimming could soon be made illegal if Trading Standards officers have their way. For the past two years the Trading Standards
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Take it away
Car insurance dodgers caught on the road face having their vehicles seized and crushed by police in a countywide clampdown which started on Friday. Operation Takeaway will see Cumbria police target persistent criminals, particularly banned drivers, those
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FOOTBALL Five goal spree for Town.
Kendal Town 5, Woodley Sports 1. Five goals were hammered in as Town soared above Woodley in the UniBond League First Division table. In the first minute a free-kick was floated in by Paul Rigby was met by Dene Whittal-Williams who headed home
