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Kirk Fell and Great Gable

Welcome to our new Lakes Guide Walks - Path Finder series, contributed by The Striding Edge's Sean McMahon. Sean plans to contribute regular walks descriptions - of all levels - including photographs. He promises the next one will be less strenuous! Enjoy

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Get linked in...click on the travel site you need

Here are some important links to keep you informed on road and weather conditions around the county and country. Safety Cameras: Cumbria Road Casualty Reduction Partnership Safety camera sites, schedules and road works. Cumbria Police: Web

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This week's fixtures

Who's playing where this week. RUGBY Saturday (3pm) POWERGEN CUP THIRD ROUND Richmond v Kendal Powergen Intermediate Cup, second round Leigh v Kirkby Lonsdale Powergen Junior Vase, second round Windermere v Chorley Halbro Cup Second round

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Ellison jet-sets with the best

HAVING made the leap to motorcyle grand prix racing, Kendal rider James Ellison is learning how to live with superstars of the sport like championship leader Valentino Rossi. On the strength of winning the British Superbike Cup, for non-factory supported

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Motorcycling: Noon on high

Thirteen-year-old Joel Noon, from Staveley, has been invited into the Auto Cycle Union Academy for up-and-coming riders in 2004. The academy offers support and training and Joel has attended several seminars, has a personal fitness programme and went

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Hesketh's View: 'We were superb...'

"WE WERE superb for the 20 minutes against Warrington and should have had a 5-0 lead as at least two of the chances were little more than tap-ins, but that's football. "It was impossible to sustain the level of football we produced in the first half

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Westmorland: Added-time goal floors County

TWO STRIKES in the last five minutes snatched a 2-1 victory for Kendal Town Reserves that had looked an unlikely scenario for most of an up-tempo derby in the first division of the Talbot Insurance Westmorland League. Kendal County had looked in control

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Strike force fails: Kendal Town 0-Warrington Town 0

KENDAL went into this match with the enviable record of being the leading goalscorers in any division from the UniBond League up to the exalted heights of the Premiership. Within ten minutes they should have added three goals to that tally and by half-time

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Foster's Triumph: Clitheroe 1 - Kendal Town 4

STRIKER David Foster led the way with a hat-trick as Kendal made a successful quick return to Clitheroe's Shawbridge to progress to the next round of the FA Trophy. Free-scoring Town, who fired five goals past the Lancashire side without reply in a UniBond

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Touchline Talk: Deflated feeling on the road...

"Why is playing away apparently so difficult? Particularly, why is defending the goal line on other pitches apparently so difficult? Saturday's performance bore startling resemblance to the previous three weeks. Same players, same game plan, same preparation

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Women's: Unbeaten Kendal take a prize

KENDAL Ladies kept their 100 per cent winning record in this year's Cumbria League with a 6-3 victory over titleholders Wigton at Caldew School on Sunday. The only team to beat Wigton in the league last year, Kendal repeated the feat to continue

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Detox - what's it all about?

TV personality Carol Voderman does it. Author Dr Gillian McKeith has a best seller with her ‘you are what you eat’ and the Internet has a steady diet of sites on the topic. Whether you are detoxing your body, your home or an area you live in, research

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Men's: Alert Chacko spares worse

KENDAL men lost their third game of the season 4-0 against Leyland Foxes in North West Division Five (North). Kendal began the game badly as for the first ten minutes they were slow to react and not playing as a unit. However, they improved as the

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Netherhall 23-Windermere 17

RUGBY'S Cumbria League joint leaders met on Saturday and Windermere welcomed back Jason Balmer for his seasonal bow, but left themselves with a 20-point deficit to make up and narrowly failed to do so. In the first half Windermere's sluggish start

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Quality ball a priority

St Benedict's 22-Kirkby Lonsdale 3... MEMORIES of a poor pitch and changing facilities were on Kirkby's mind as they travelled to Whitehaven, but on arrival they discovered a brand-new clubhouse and a greatly improved playing surface. Kirkby set

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Tough lesson for 'Tyne':Tynedale 45-Kendal 27

DESPITE scoring 27 points, including four tries to earn themselves a bonus point, Kendal still lost this match. Too many unforced errors and missed tackles cost Kendal dearly as well as poor scrummaging at crucial times during the match. A forced pass

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This week's flicks

What's showing where this week. AMBLESIDE Zeffirellis, 015394-33845 Shark Tale (U) Bride & Prejudice (12A) Wimbledon (12A) Hero (12A) Collateral (15) Touching the Void (15) BARROW Apollo 4 Cinema, 01229-825354 Shark Tale

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Cup quest with echo of history

A SENSE of history can serve Kendal's purpose well for the long trip to Richmond in the Powergen Cup tomorrow (Saturday), writes Richard Daniels. We have been here before haven't we? In this national knockout competiton five years ago, Kendal lined

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Fishy tale

OSCAR is a fast-talking little fish whose big dreams have a habit of landing him in hot water. Lenny is a great white shark with a sensitive side - and a secret - he's a vegetarian. When a great white lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and the truth

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Echo of history in cup quest

A SENSE of history can serve Kendal's purpose well for the long trip to Richmond in the Powergen Cup tomorrow (Saturday), writes Richard Daniels. We have been here before haven't we? In this national knockout competiton five years ago, Kendal lined

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Check Out...

...your guide to local, seasonal and speciality food & drink. A Taste of Lakeland, Ambleside: Cumbrian Pasties made in Kendal by the Natural Health Company - organic cheese & tomato; goats cheese; minced soya - suitable for coeliacs, vegetarians, &

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Pie man

No wonder John Nicholl (pictured right) is beaming! A clutch of gold medals and a supreme championship under his belt have given the Windermere butcher good cause to smile. John, the creative force behind Huddlestons butchers, on Crescent Road, won an

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Dining pub of the year

The Punchbowl Inn at Crosthwaite has once again scooped the Cumbria Dining Pub of the Year accolade in the 2005 Good Pub Guide. It is the fourth time the Punchbowl has been awarded the honour which, this year, is an even sweeter success for the kitchen

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A passion for local produce

BROUGHTON-in-Furness pub The Blacksmiths Arms has won a national competition for the best lamb dish in an English pub. The competition, organised by the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX), invited readers of Farmers Guardian magazine to nominate

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Making the most of it

TO MILK something for all its worth suggests squeezing to excess. In Low Sizergh Barn's case, however, the Park family's endeavours to make the most of such a versatile ingredient are nothing but worthy. It's two years since the farm, its farm shop and

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Future is ‘orange’

MUSIC industry bigwigs are laying siege to Kendal next week with a huge event that no aspiring musician or manager, performer or promoter ought to miss, writes Matt Simms. The Orange: MissionMusic convention will see the biggest names from the business

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Fairplay at Mint

FAIRPLAY Productions the outfit behind a few Kendal al fresco dance nights take over Mint tonight to raise cash for charity. Local DJs Dan Newby, Phil Kitchen, C J Nelson and Chris Stanbridge will be serving up some house at the Kendal bar with all

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This week's gigs

FRIDAY: Bootleggers, Kendal: Seven Seals; Eclectic, Kendal: DJ Andi Chappel breaks, beats, fusion, hip-hop + downbeat; Outgate Inn, Outgate: Dalesway Jazz Band; Mint, Kendal: Fairplay Productions charity night DJs CJ Nelson, Dan Newby, Phil Kitchen

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MIRIAM

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Wisemen seek stardom!

ARMED with new recordings, alt-country rockers The Wisemen are about to unleash their acoustic anthology. The Lancaster trio are set to release the 26-track anthology, which includes their very latest recordings, in two weeks time. The band also have

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Successful shop selects Kendal

A BUSINESS which has blossomed in Kirkby Lonsdale is expanding into Kendal's newest retail development. The husband-and-wife team behind lifestyle shop La Maison, which is based in Kirkby Lonsdale's Main Street, are opening a second store at Wainwright's

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Guitar winner

KEN Abbot of Staveley is the lucky winner of last week's OTR guitar competition. He is now the proud owner of a Cort G270 electric guitar worth £500 courtesy of Northwinds Music in Bowness. The correct answer to the question What band provided the influence

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Fairfield Horseshoe bog claims another victim

A BOG with a taste for tourists engulfed its second victim when a walker had to be dramatically rescued from its sticky grip. Sandra Gonzales Parkinson was walking the Fairfield Horseshoe with her husband and friends when a wrong step left her chin deep

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Gazette gave Booker contender her start!

SARAH Hall is an author on the verge of the big time with her second novel The Electric Michelangelo. Being shortlisted for the 2004 Man Booker prize has not only put her in line for a £50,000 cheque but could generate thousands of extra sales and a

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Bog claims new victim

A BOG with a taste for tourists engulfed its second victim when a walker had to be dramatically rescued from its sticky grip. Sandra Gonzales Parkinson was walking the Fairfield Horseshoe with her husband and friends when a wrong step left her chin deep

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Turkish cell hell for local man

JAILED South Lakeland businessman Paul Cleasby ,who is facing trial next month for smuggling antiquities, has been able to send a fax from his Turkish jail cell to let his family know how he is coping. Mr Cleasby's family allowed Michaela Robinson-Tate

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Applying science in the garden

MOST of us gave up studying science when we left school. But whether we are aware of it or not, we gardeners regularly use and exploit scientific know-how in many of our day-to-day gardening practices. I was reminded of this fact last week, while discussing

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Outlook 'tougher' for 2005

FINANCIAL forecasters are predicting tougher times for farmers in 2005 as a result of this year's soggy summer and the start of a EU subsidy shake-up. A Deloitte and Touche analysis of farm accounts predicts incomes will fall from £200 per hectare in

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Wildlife oasis

THE squatter at Villa Number 905 faced me down with a bright, totally unblinking amber glare. Despite my anxious family fretting to unpack after a long car journey, there was absolutely no doubt this lady was definitely not for turning. Studiously avoiding

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‘Tougher 2005...’

FINANCIAL forecasters are predicting tougher times for farmers in 2005 as a result of this year's soggy summer and the start of a EU subsidy shake-up. A Deloitte and Touche analysis of farm accounts predicts incomes will fall from £200 per hectare in

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This week's sport

KENDAL Town FC entertain Kidsgrove Athletic in the Unibond Premier League's first division on Monday evening (7.45pm) in an attempt turn around a 4-0 defeat by the north Midlanders at the start of this month. Tomorrow (Saturday), Town are off for another

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Immigration raid

IMMIGRATION Service staff battered down the door of the Morecambe Tavern B&B on Morecambe Road, Ulverston, in a 5am raid yesterday (Thursday). Five Chinese nationals, all believed to be involved in the cockling trade, were detained on suspicion of immigration

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Royal love plea

A WOMAN in Ulverston who fell for a Chinese cockler has written to the Queen begging her to intervene and stop him being deported. Anne McTavish, 43, of Oakwood Drive, hopes to marry 40-year-old Ling Wang Long at Ulverston register office in December

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Speed limit haunts Records Week

POWERBOAT aces slammed the looming 10mph limit as "preposterous" as they took part in what could be the last Windermere Records Week, reports Lisa Frascarelli. Despite hundreds turning out to repeatedly smash speed records, the spectre of the looming

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Mayor says 'let's work together'

A NEW scheme was launched yesterday (Thursday) which will set community spirits soaring and unite neighbourhoods across South Lakeland. The Friends and Neighbours Scheme, supported by The Westmorland Gazette, will form a network of volunteers who are

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Court date set for man in Turkish jail

THE South Lakeland business-man in a Turkish jail facing charges of smuggling antiquities will have to wait another three weeks for his trial. Paul Cleasby, 43, from Windermere, is due in court on Monday, November 8, when his family expect him to plead

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This week's happenings

What's going on where in the area this week. MISCELLANEOUS THE 13th North Pennines Storytelling Festival starts today, Friday, October 15, at various locations around the Eden Valley. This year's theme is Old Settlers, New Settlers and the festival

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'Yoga outstripping church worship'

A NEW book has uncovered an astonishing rise in the number of alternative spiritual groups in Kendal, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate. The pioneering book, which is predicted to put Kendal on the international map, reveals that 250 people took part in

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Allowing his lens to blossom

DAVE Ward's exhibition at Brantwood represents the latest portfolio in the talented lensman's continually changing style and his passion for producing fine photographs of flowers. Involved in photo-graphy for the past 15 years, he was initially involved

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Flying start!

Heron's new season is full of promise... A COCKTAIL of witty songs and comic verse evoking 1920/30s New York is the opening entertainment of the new Heron Theatre season. The Wits End show is inspired by the world of the New Yorker magazine in its

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Super concert

ANCIENT and Modern was the title of a concert presented in Kendal Parish Church by the enterprising Lonsdale Chamber Orchestra when the players performed works from the 18th century alongside three works for recorder and strings - all receiving their

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A night to remember..

A RARE performance of Bach's imposing Mass in B minor at Kendal Parish Church attracted a capacity audience, none of whom will have gone away disappointed. The concert was the brainchild and long-held ambition of Margaret Pattinson, whose Cumbria Baroque

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Adrian's arts diary

THE excellent Steinway Suppers series continues at the Brewery Arts Centre on Wednesday (October 20, 8pm) with celebrated harpist Catrin Finch. With a string of TV and radio appearances and prizes to her name, Catrin was also appointed Royal harpist

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Drawing the crowds

HUNDREDS of events have been staged nationwide this month as part of the annual Big Draw event, now in its fifth year. Aimed at encouraging everyone to have a go' and draw, this weekend includes Lowick New School staging a community-learning event tomorrow

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Lights, camera, action..

Filmmaker sheds light on his craft. AWARD-winning writer, director and producer Chee Keong Cheung is passing on a few tips to budding filmmakers at a two-day course at Lancaster's Folly gallery. Chee Keong has produced and directed more than 20 short

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Happy show

FOR their 50th anniversary, Staveley Amateur Operatic Society chose The Mikado (or The Town of Titipu) one of the most popular, if not the most popular, of the Savoy Operettas. As one would expect from this company, the scenery was first class. The production

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Rich musical blend

KENDAL audiences are so well acquainted with the excellence of the Northern Sinfonia that, when an octet from Gateshead was recent guests of the Midday Concert Club at the town hall, it came as no surprise when its recital, too, proved to be thoroughly

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Countdown...

...to half-term starts here with our handy things to do guide. THERE are plenty of activities around the region to keep the whole family entertained during this half-term holiday, whether it's enjoying a colourful theatre production or taking an energetic

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Carers support...

Brenda Sykes is director of the South Lakeland Carers Association, an organisation that provides support for unpaid carers in South Lakeland. The number of carers in the UK is estimated to be around six million and this is projected to rise to 13 million

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Young Volunteers - YETI and more...

The Volunteer Centre places people with various voluntary organisations and charities around the region. Business is booming for Youth Volunteer Officer Jane Robinson and, with more than 300 young people on her books, she has more volunteers than placements

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Community Transport South Lakeland - getting around

Community Transport South Lakeland provides a volunteer driver scheme, which offers transport to people who might need help to get about throughout South Lakeland. Formed in 1994, it was one of the first voluntary organisations to make its home in Stricklandgate

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Stricklandgate opens its doors...

Kendal's one-stop-shop for voluntary and charitable organisations opened its doors to the public this week to give people an insight into the work of charities in South Lakeland. Stricklandgate House has been home to a variety of local charitable organisations

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Hunting bill moves a step closer

A BAN on hunting with dogs in England and Wales moved a step closer this week after the bill to outlaw the sport was allowed to progress to its next parliamentary stage, reports Ruth Lythe. The Hunting Bill was given an unopposed second reading by the

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Lifeboat team left without pager service

A LIFEBOAT team is contemplating a major drain on its funds after a telecoms group announced it would be ditching its pager service. Duddon Inshore Rescue is being forced to throw away £1,000 worth of O2 pagers it invested in 18 months ago after O2 said

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New bike makes world of difference

WHEELBASE, the bike firm in Staveley, has come to the aid of Paul Trott (above, left), who will represent Great Britain at the World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships at Ballarat, near Melbourne, Australia, later this month. The firm is lending

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Water testing set to begin

RESIDENTS and visitors may notice the shores of Windermere coming under unusual scrutiny next week. United Utilities is updating its information about the lake by using boats to carry out a special underwater survey. Water from Windermere is used to

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Fell Running: GB junior title job

EIGHTEEN-year-old junior inter-national athlete Chris Doyle added to his numerous achievements last Sunday in Keswick when he became the British champion, writes Mike Addison. In the colours of his country, Doyle, of Ulverston, led the England team to

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Fight fails to save regiment

THE last post has sounded for the Kings Own Royal Border Regiment despite the best efforts of regimental chiefs, old soldiers and 30,000 people from across the historic unit's recruitment area. At a meeting of Army colonels from across the North of England

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Police hunt serial flasher in woods

POLICE are hunting a serial flasher who has been targeting lone women walking in wooded areas of Windermere. Officers are investigating three incidents in the past month and anyone who can help track the flasher down is being urged to come forward.

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Riding: Endmoor stud in HOYS double

LIZ and Roger Titterington from the Birkrigg Stud at Endmoor had a highly successful timeat the Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham, taking top awards, writes Malcolm Bewsher. Liz Needham rode the stud's seven-year-old Shadow Blue, by Banner of Blue

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Police hunt serial flasher

POLICE are hunting a serial flasher who has been targeting lone women walking in wooded areas of Windermere. Officers are investigating three incidents in the past month and anyone who can help track the flasher down is being urged to come forward.

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Flooding fears

TOWN leaders in Grange-over-Sands are demanding to know who will be responsible for closing the floodgates in a new underpass planned for the town. Members of the town council said that the issue of who would shut the gates in the event of a flood was

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Playing field closer to reality

SPORTING youngsters in a South Lakeland village look set to benefit from a new recreation area after the district council's planning committee approved plans for a new playing field. Councillors voted unanimously to back the plans to change the use of

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Coniston Launch looks to solar power

RUSKIN would certainly have approved and Ransome too as it was announced that their nautical namesakes would be going green, reports Jennie Dennett. The Coniston Launch has just unveiled plans to invest more than £75,000 to convert day-tripper boats

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Plea to sheep dippers to protect crayfish

CUMBRIAN farmers have been urged to take extra care while dipping their sheep as part of a campaign to protect the white-clawed crayfish. The freshwater crustaceans are the UK's only native crayfish and are particularly vulnerable to pollution. Thousands

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Putting a stop to Cumbria's brain drain

NEXT Wednesday, October 20, the former Northumbria University campus in Carlisle will officially be taken over by the University of Central Lancashire, based in Preston. The university aims to electrify the campus by more than doubling the number of

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Sinble farm payment clarification

Single farm payment clarification ONE of the major outstanding worries for farmers and landowners of the new Single Farm Payment has been clarified this week. From January 1, 2005, all production-linked subsidies for farms will end and be replaced

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Over The Gate: Quality meat lost in EU maze

AS EVER I am indebted to good friends for keeping me up to speed. I understand that a television programme had set out to expose the "black economy" in selling meat to butchers and restaurants that had been illegally slaughtered. Unfortunately it did

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The top four institutions...

University of Central Lancashire. Website: www.uclan.ac.uk/. Telephone: Carlisle- 01228 592666; Newton Rigg- 01768 863791; Preston- 01772 201201... St Martin's College. Website: www.ucsm.ac.uk/. Telephone: Ambleside- 01539 430300; Carlisle- 01228

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Fish populations decimated

A "lethal cocktail" has decimated the fish population living in and around the Lake District's "jewel in the crown" - according to fishermen and scientists. Young salmon and trout with damaged gills have been found by the Environment Agency in the River

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Strength in numbers, joining forces works

FOUR higher educational institutions operate in Cumbria and North Lancashire: the University of Central Lancashire; St Martin's College; Cumbria Institute of the Arts; and Lancaster University. The University of Central Lancashire's latest campus, its

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Furness firm forges ahead

A FURNESS firm has earned a coveted national award in recognition of its efforts to help the local community. Forge Europa is the first electronics company in the country and the first manufacturer in the North West to receive the Community Mark.

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Otters inspire book

FURRY wood and water dwellers have become a source of inspiration to an author living in the depths of Cumbria. After decades of watching otters and martens - naturalist Colin Simms has compiled his observations of the creatures from around the world

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County honours top businesses

TOP achieving firms from across the county were honoured at the inaugural Pride of Cumbria Business Awards. Business Link for Cumbria organised the awards, which were presented by one of the country's top horseracing trainer, Jenny Pitman, at Carlisle

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Cumbria tries to solve brain drain problem

THE best young brains in Cumbria leave the county after their A level results and do not come back.' That, essentially, is the situation in South Lakeland and across the county, although the fact is not always stated so starkly. Shadow education secretary

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Plans for public loos back on agenda

PLANS for the future of Eden's public toilets are back on the agenda after a group of concerned councillors called for a rethink. Eden District Council will discuss the fate of the district's loos on Thursday, October 21, after a special meeting was

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Davwn of a new learning era

AFTER the party poppers and champagne glasses are cleared away at the opening of the University of Central Lancashire's new Carlisle campus next Wednesday, the educational landscape in Cumbria will be changed. The north of the county's historic links

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Salmon and trout fight for survival

A "lethal cocktail" has decimated the fish population living in and around the Lake District's "jewel in the crown" - according to fishermen and scientists. Young salmon and trout with damaged gills have been found by the Environment Agency in the River

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Carving a niche in export market

A South Lakeland business that makes eye-catching statues is carving out a niche in the export market. Lakeland Creations designs and casts sculptures ranging from two inch paperweights to life-size animals and children. The Burton-in-Kendal firm wanted

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Plugging Cumbria's brain drain

NEXT Wednesday, October 20, the former Northumbria University campus in Carlisle will officially be taken over by the University of Central Lancashire, based in Preston. The university aims to electrify the campus by more than doubling the number of

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Business briefs

Trainers are ship-shape... A SOUTH Lakeland businessman will have good reason to keep a close eye on progress in the world's toughest yacht race, which set sail last week. For Gavin Preston coached the skipper and crew of Imagine It. Done', taking