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Holiday debt fuels 275% rise in helpline calls
Debt Free Direct, the independent company which provides free impartial and professional advice to people with serious debt problems, has seen a huge increase in the number of calls it is receiving from people with money difficulties. It is currently
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Outward Bound offers adventurous option
Now in its 64th year, the Outward Bound Classic course is still as valued as it was at its conception. The Outward Bound Trust is an educational charity that inspires young people to fulfil their potential through challenging outdoor experiences, raising
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Festival focuses on new words
The Word Market Festival, Feb 4 - 13, features a number of workshops, writers' and a readers' days, Poem and Pint and Pub Scripts events around the region. New Plays Northwest, a major scriptwriting project, has selected six scripts which will be performed
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Falls top agenda at conference
Falls are a major cause of disability for older people and every year around 1,750 people over the age of 65 die from a fall, they are the biggest cause of accidental death in the UK. Most falls happen at home and the risk of falling increases with
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Spectacular and colourful show
There were several occasions during Cirque du Soleil's performance of Saltimbanco in a big top at Manchester's Trafford Centre car park when the audience broke into spontaneous applause. These were times when the performers on stage were displaying strength
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Ragged City escape with a draw
PHIL Wilson breathed a huge sigh of relief after his Lancaster City side escaped from Ellesmere Port with a FA Trophy replay after their worst performance of the season'. The Dolly Blues appeared to be coasting during the opening 15 minutes of the clash
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Minnows shock mighty Morecambe
MIGHTY Morecambe were almost felled by little Sutton Coldfield Town in the FA Trophy and the minnows made their journey home believing they had been robbed after the Shrimps' 2-1 win. Jim Harvey's men, sweeping all before them on a march towards the
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Draw sets up derby dream
LANCASTER City can set up an FA Trophy derby day to remember against local rivals Morecambe if they beat Vauxhall Motors in a replay tomorrow(Tuesday) night. The Dolly Blues will host their near neighbours at the Giant Axe on February 5 in a tie to
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New recycling centre to open
A RECYCLING centre for Ravenstonedale will be up-and-running by April after councillors voted in favour for the long-awaited facility. Eden District Council's environment committee met last Thursday to approve the plans for the £5,000 centre nine years
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Activities for all
Take your pick of activities designed to entertain, inform and delight. Around the region... CHILDREN'S charity NCH is holding a coffee morning tomorrow, Saturday (January 15), at Gaskell Hall, Silverdale, from 10am-12pm. There will be various stalls
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Get out and about...
MISCELLANEOUS... THE Widening Horizons group is organising a talk and slideshow entitled The Manor of Kirkby Lonsdale by David Smail, at the Community Centre, Haverflatts Lane, Milnthorpe, next Wednesday (January 12) at 10am. For details, call 015242
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Rugby - Kendal's roaring success at Lions
KENDAL are up to seventh in the National League 3 North table after an excellent 23-8 away win at Rugby Lions. Rugby opened the scoring with Allan Mitchell slotting over a third-minute penalty goal and they went further ahead on 11 minutes with scrum
