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Outdoor forum web site for Lake District
A new Need 2 Know Forum has been launched by Cumbria Tourist Board to answers questions on the outdoors as new figures show interest in activity breaks is soaring. Experts on eight popular activities in the Lake District, including walking, climbing
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'Toilets rethink' called by councillors
PLANS for the future of Eden's public toilets are back on the agenda after disgruntled councillors decided to call for a rethink. Eden District Council is set to meet on October 21 to discuss the fate of the district's loos after a group of five councillors
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Giving youth a chance!
YOUNG people in Kirkby Stephen could soon be influencing local politics if a new youth participation scheme gets up and running. The idea of a youth ambassador scheme which will see young people involved in the decision-making process was greeted with
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Council fears 'crisis' plans
EDEN District Council leaders have raised serious concerns over possible plans which they believe are being prepared by the North Cumbria Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Trust to provide alternative crisis accommodation in local Housing Association
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Swim pool worry!
A SWIMMING pool faces closure as backers for a much needed revamp have pulled out. Shap outdoor swimming pool needs work totalling £500,000 to bring it into line with disabled access regulations and put a roof on it. Shap swimming pool committee member
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Blue Sapphire celebration for Kirkby Lonsdale couple
KIRKBY Stephen couple Kathleen and Norman Guy have celebrated 65 years of marriage and have received a second card from the Queen. Mr and Mrs Guy, who were married by Pastor Simpson from Brough at Crosby Garrett Chapel on October 5, 1939, celebrated
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What's on around Eden...
October 13- Appleby WI, Sands Methodist Rooms, 7.15pm. Family Learning Week, Robotics Workshop, Kirkby Stephen Library, 6pm-8pm. Family Learning Week, Access Mobile, Shap Library. The Etruscans, Westmorland D&FAS, Appleby Public Hall, 7.30pm. Penrith
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Visiting shops raider is jailed
A MAN has been jailed after stealing thousands of pounds worth of expensive goods from shops in Kirkby Stephen to feed his expensive alcohol addiction. Russell John Standing, 31, of Millar Street, Preston, pleaded guilty at South Lakeland Magistrates
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Latest plans for Eden
PLANNING applications submitted to Eden District Council include: Appleby: Conservatory at 1 Burrells Lodge, Burrells, for M.C. Birkbeck. Brough Sowerby: Change of use of agricultural land to site for 12 caravans at Argill House, South Stainmore, Kirkby
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Track hero at 12!
ASHLEY England is enjoying the thrills and excitement of stock-car racing at the age of 12 and is set to compete in the Mini Stocks' World Cup at Barford Raceway near Barnard Castle on Sunday. Ashley, from Barras, South Stainmore, took up the sport two
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Promising start on the tables
TABLE TENNIS: Kirkby Stephen Table Tennis Club is now a month into its new season. Despite an early start on a rare, summer-like evening outside, many enthusiastic players arrived in the Grammar School Hall. The first Kendal league matches began on
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Upper Eden outflanked by Carlisle
AN UNDER strength Upper Eden side was unable to cover the pace of a useful Carlisle side at Warwick Road on Saturday. Upper Eden began without three key decision-makers and, after holding Carlisle to just 10 points in the first half, lost the experienced
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Appleby and Carvetii on winning trail
FOOBALL: A much-improved performance gave Appleby a 2-0 win over Staveley United in the first division of the Talbot Insurance Westmorland Football League on Saturday. After only six minutes Appleby were a goal up when Gavin Sowerby passed to Ben Greenhow
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Stricklandgate House opens its doors
STRICKLANDGATE House, Kendal's centre for voluntary and charitable organisations, is throwing open its doors to the public on Thursday. The open day is designed to give people an insight into what goes on at the house and increase exposure for the 21
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Success for SLDC website
South Lakeland District Council has come 7th out of 46 North West local authorities in a new government report on council web sites. The report, commissioned by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, looked at web sites from a business perspective.
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High speed, low speed...enjoy the pace
BOWNESS-ON-WINDERMERE... ALAN Ayckbourn's new comedy, Drowning on Dry Land, continues at the Old Laundry Theatre, Bowness, this week. The play, presented by The Stephen Joseph Theatre, focuses on A-list celebrity Charlie and takes a wry look at modern
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Video View: Glass act
Shattered Glass (12)... Rating: 4/5... Journalists are frequently portrayed on screen as sleazy, irresponsible and morally bankrupt characters who would willingly sell their grannies in exchange for a big scoop. Speaking as someone who likes to
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On The Box: From the players' point of view
MANY of you will remember the enduring images of England's defeat to the hands of Germany in the 1990 World Cup semi-final. Gazza crying, Chris Waddle blazing his penalty over the bar and Stuart Pearce weeping on the halfway line. BBC2 put together a
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Crimestoppers success
POLICE figures have shown that Crimestoppers-connected arrests doubled between 2002 and 2003. Last year 44 arrests were made, compared to 22 in 2002. Cumbria Constabulary, who said Crimestoppers experienced a 60 per cent increase in calls from the local
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Cheers! It's Beer Festival time
If you fancy yourself as a connoisseur of fine ale and like to try the best of real beer wherever you go, then this week's bar-propping Prizetime could be just for you. After the sell-out success of 2003's Westmorland Beer Festival, locals are preparing
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MP wants by-pass start date
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Collins is pushing for work to start on a long-awaited by-pass on the A590. The £22 million, 3.8 kilometre by-pass at High and Low Newton, has been touted as a scheme that would save many lives on the notoriously dangerous
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Police purge on pranksters
POLICE have pledged they will be clamping down on pranksters who use Hallowe'en as an excuse to wreak havoc. Kendal police bosses have warned that local officers will be "upping the ante" during the mischief period' around Hallowe'en and Bonfire Night
