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Lake District gains £6.29million settlement
THE Lake District National Park Authority has been awarded a £6.29million government settlement, a 4.1 per cent increase on last year. The cash is part of the 2005/6 £42.13 payout for all National Parks which was announced by Rural Affairs Minister Alun
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Tables show schools' success
A GIRLS' schools has scooped top marks in the latest Government figures which saw each GCSE candidate average the equivalent of more than ten A grades. The statistics were released as part of the GCSE and equivalent achievement and attainment tables
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Students challenged with reviewing sculpture
The third annual Young Art Critics Online competition, sponsored by Abbot Hall and The Westmorland Gazette web site, sees students reviewing Nicola Hicks' Sculpture, Drawing and Light exhibition. This is the first time sculpture has been part of the
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Young Art Critics tackle scupture exhibition
The third annual Young Art Critics Online competition, sponsored by Abbot Hall and The Westmorland Gazette web site, sees students reviewing Nicola Hick's Sculpture, Drawing and Light exhibition. This is the first time sculpture has been part of the
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Suspension Watch: Time line
Time line 1997: National local government employers agreed that local government workers should enjoy single status - to ensure equal pay for work of equal value across the organisation. SLDC decided that a new job evaluation and grading structure
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Suspension Watch: The big picture
ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2003, members of South Lakeland District Council's general purposes committee agreed to a new pay and grading scheme for the authority. If it had gone ahead, the annual cost would have reached £1.6 million or £1 million more than
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Suspension Watch: Report's Conclusions
When South Lakeland District Council tried to introduce the pay and grading structure, it was to help it implement "single status" for its workers to ensure equal pay for work of equal value across the organisation. The council had what Rodney Brooke
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Suspension Watch: Chief Executive Philip Cunliffe
The allegations against Mr Cunliffe were: "Failure to properly advise elected members on the general purposes committee, and to possibly mislead them, over the potential financial impact of the implementation of the new pay and grading structure which
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Suspension Watch: Director of Finance Jack Jones
The allegation against Mr Jones: "Failure to satisfactorily discharge your responsibilities under Section 151 of the Local Government Act 1972 by deciding not to advise or caution members of the general purposes committee, at its meeting on September
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Suspension Watch: Declared interests
A total of 20 councillors of the 50 elected to SLDC declared an interest at an extraordinary meeting of the council, held last Friday, to discuss Mr Brooke's recommendations. Six more were absent leaving just 21 councillors to consider the matter. Below
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Women's:Late goal thwarts bid for top-five place
Ulverston....................2 Dalston........................2 ULVERSTON Ladies wanted a Cumbria League win against Dalston for a return to the top five, but a last-minute goal left them deflated as they drew 2-2. Down to 10 available players when
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Men's: Elleray strikes twice
Kendal..........................2 Liverpool Sefton..........2 KENDAL'S first match of the year in North West Division Five (North) was a patchy affair, which left visitors Liverpool Sefton more pleased with the draw than the home side. Liverpool
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Hesketh's View: Must work to stay with leaders...
"It was a very pleasing performance after a poor start against Shepshed. "They settled very quickly and played some very attractive football in the opening minutes and got a deserved goal. "We quickly equalised although it was due to a slice of good
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Westmorland: A scare and seven goals
RELIEVED Kendal County finally emerged with three points from a see-sawing seven-goal clash against Coniston in the Talbot Insurance Westmorland League on Saturday. Dave Chambers' side saw a 2-1 lead turn into a 3-2 deficit before they scored twice
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Young Farmers: Reflecting on success
YOUNG farmers have been congratulating themselves on an "excellent year of competition" at their annual meeting. Engaging in everything from public speaking competitions to stock judging, president Claire Todd said there was something out there for everyone
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Over the Gate: Cockler had a business niche
SINCE writing about tramps, friends have been telling me what they remember of them. I soon discovered that Charlie, who I wrote about, was not the only tramp to have his own business. You may recall he sold tobacco reclaimed from "fag ends" he had collected
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UniBond: Town back in firing line
KENDAL Town climbed back up into the top six following this victory in Leicestershire. Shepshed Dynmos 1 - Kendal Town 3. Boss Tony Hesketh was without the services of both leading scorer and captain Kenny Mayers and full back Paul McMenemy for the
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Touchline Talk: Dan's kicks left Rugby desperate
"According to the commemorative stone on the Doctor's Wall at Rugby School, when William Webb Ellis picked up the ball and ran with it in 1823, he showed "fine disregard for the rules" of the game as it was then played. 182 years on the same spirit
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Fell Running: Bolland takes Firbank spoils
FELL RUNNING: Close finishes were a feature of the second of the Kendal Winter League series of races at a wind and rainswept Firbank, near Sedbergh, on Sunday. There was a last-minute switch of venue because Gallaber Farm, at Burton-in-Lonsdale, was
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Brothers' combined effort earns medals
BROTHERS competing in the North of England Combined Events Championships at the English Institute of Sport Stadium at Sheffield came away with silver and gold medals at the weekend. Three out of four South Lakeland-based athletes taking part had podium
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Major triumph for Minor star
CROSS-COUNTRY: Jos Addison, who a year ago underwent surgery for a brain tumour, claimed the Minor Boys title at the Cumbria Schools' Cross Country Championships at Kirkby Stephen on Saturday. Jos, aged 12, was one of two individual winners from Kirkbie
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De Bruyn for Netherfield
NETHERFIELD Cricket Club's search for a new professional has ended with the signing of South African all-rounder Pierre De Bruyn, who plays for Eastern Province and the Titans Franchise. De Bruyn, aged 27, bats in the top three for Easterns and bowls
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Theatre by the Lake unveils new season
Each year, Theatre by the Lake continues to build its reputation for great entertainment, both home produced or staged by touring companies. The Keswick theatre was recently named a North West winner for 2004 in the Culture Northwest
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Careless talk costs Eden
UPPER EDEN saw victory snatched from their grasp when they led 15-5 before conceding three late penalties, two of them advanced for talking back to the referee. The result was nine points lost and a nail-biting finish, during which Trafford got
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Roaring success for Lions
LIFE is looking up for Kendal, who find themselves going for a fourth successive win in National League 3 North after a rip-roaring result at Rugby Lions leaves them contemplating the top half of the table rather than the bottom. New Brighton are
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Upset over plans for Beatrix Potter farm
AN HISTORIC upland farm, which was donated to the National Trust by children's author Beatrix Potter will soon be split up and its buildings rented off causing consternation among the local community. High Yewdale Farm, near Coniston, can trace its
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Two very tall tales...
IN THE aftermath of last week's gales I am told that two electricity workers were repairing overhead lines north of Kendal when one got a big stone stuck in the tread on the sole of his wellie. In an attempt to dislodge it, he grabbed hold of a pylon
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Vital issues still need attention in the Park
Sir, Kent Brook's letter regarding the Lake District National Park (Letters, December 24, Preserving national treasures') ignores several vital issues regarding the development of the park, and the changing attitudes and strategies of the park authority
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New year...another kick at getting healthy
IF A new year motivates you, why not set some new healthy' goals. Whether it is quitting smoking, taking up a new sport or activity or getting motivated to just get out there and walk through the Lakes, these web sites will help. Quitting smoking is
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Crossing could be closed to cocklers
A controversial access point on to the sands of Morecambe Bay, which was deluged by hundreds of cocklers late last year, could soon be shut off. South Lakeland District Council has announced that access across the sands at Kents Bank level crossing will
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Save the Walks - Letters pour in
The Save the Walks Campaign has inspired a huge volume of letters to the editor at the Westmorland Gazette. Please click on Letters and Lakes Guide - Walking and Cycling for more. Links below.
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Skills blueprint wants business input
EMPLOYERS are being urged to deliver their verdict on a proposed blueprint for post-16 education and training across Cumbria in the future. A major consultation document, called Success for All, has been published by the Learning and Skills Council (
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A different way to save the walks...
Sir, The Lake District National Park wants to encourage more urban young people, disabled people and ethnic minorities to enjoy the Lake District. As you point out in your Comment column (Gazette Comment, January 7, Mishandled move needs a rethink'),
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Heron Theatre hosts Asian music and dance event
AN EVENING of South Asian music and dance is being staged at Heron Theatre on Friday, January 28 (7.30pm), as part of the Beetham venue's season of entertainment. Billed as Indigo (pictured), it features Sawa Teen and Dr Swati Raut in an imaginative
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Buffers stays open...with conditions
RESIDENTS' hopes of getting Ulverston nightclub Buffers moved out of their neighbourhood have been dashed again after its public entertainment licence was renewed this week. The Station Approach nightspot was sanctioned to carry on serving up disco
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Troubled waters...
LATEST figures from Windermere's lake patrol team show a 26 per cent increase in the number of incidents last year. Although there were no fatalities, between October 2003 and September 2004, patrollers dealt with 323 call-outs, ranging from a couple
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Worshippers petition against parking fees
WORSHIPPERS at two Kendal town centre churches are submitting a massive 360-name petition against plans to introduce Sunday charging on a car park they heavily rely on. Representatives from St Thomas's Parish Church and Stricklandgate Methodist Church
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Lady in the Lake Trial: Key points to date..
The prison confessions... Fifteen-joints-a-day cannabis addict Michael Wainwright said Park made an exercise yard confession to him while on remand in Preston Prison in 1997. But his testimony came under heavy fire in cross-examination and he conceded
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7,000 claim storm payments
THOUSANDS of residents across the region are still attempting to return to normal in the wake of the storms that swept the region two weeks ago, reports Caroline Beamish. Power was finally restored to the last pockets of South Lakeland and the surrounding
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Park paid £37,000
GORDON Park was paid more than £37,000 for selling his story to a national newspaper in 1998. A statement read to the Lady in the Lake' trial from his Barrow solicitor said the exclusive deal was struck to stop the media from hounding him after charges
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Painting may fetch £318k
A PORTRAIT painting by Kendal artist George Romney (1734-1802) is expected to fetch up to £318,000 when it is auctioned at Sotheby's in New York on January 27. Romney received around £42 for the picture of the daughter and grandson of the 18th century
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Lady in the Lake - Accused admits neglect
A VERDICT is expected in the Lady in the Lake' murder trial next week after jurors hear Justice McCombe's summing up on Tuesday of more than seven weeks of detailed evidence. Their decision should draw a line under a mystery that began more than three
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Star restaurants
TWO South Lakeland restaurants were celebrating the award of Michelin stars yesterday (Thursday). L'Enclume, in Cartmel, and The Samling, in Windermere, were among 18 restaurants around the UK to be awarded Michelin stars for the first time. They join
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Cumbria Network - the creative force...
REMEMBER FRED, and the ten-day art invasion across Cumbria in October 2004? Well, one of the driving forces behind the event was Kate Brundrett, an artist in her own right, but also a creative woman whose ambition to pull the county's artists and arts
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Local homes agreed
A SCHEME to ensure that all new houses built in the Yorkshire Dales are sold to local people came a step closer yesterday (Thursday). The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority agreed in principle to a policy that will prevent new homes being bought
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Tsunami cash stolen
THIEVES stole a collection box for victims of the tsunami from Ambleside Post Office this week. The collection had been organised by Ambleside Kirkstone Rotary Club and the boxes had only been put in the post office after a planned street collection
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Licence for change
Many licensees across the South Lakes are unaware of the major reforms taking place in licensing laws this year and the potential consequences they may face, writes David Collinson, a solicitor at Temple Heelis. From February 7, 2005, the Licensing Act
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Buzzard trapped in trees during storms...
A BUZZARD that fell victim to stormy South Lakeland weather is on the mend after he was saved from a potentially fatal fate by a dramatic rescue effort, reports Ruth Lythe. During the recent gales, the male, adult buzzard became caught by his wing, between
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Ripper visits the Bay
SERIAL killer Peter Sutcliffe returned to one of his little-known South Lakeland haunts on Monday and sparked political controversy and outrage in a tranquil village, report Andy Bloxham and Andrew Daniels. Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper', is serving
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Dalton Reserves reach senior cup semis
DALTON United Reserves are through to the semi-fianls of the T.P. Broomby Furness Senior Cup, having beaten Haverigg United 3-0 in the quarter-finals. Meanwhile Haverigg Reserves won their quarter-final in the Premier Tiles Horne Cup, beating Barrow
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Orienteering - Lakeland trophy to Smith-Ward
LAKELAND Orienteering Club's annual championship took place during a lull in the bad weather. Fortunately the woods at Roudsea, mapped for orienteering by Alan Heppenstall, had not suffered major damage from the wind, but there was a lot of standing
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Back on track
TACTICS to tempt more passengers on to the threatened Lakes Line have been revealed by the company that operates the trains from Oxenholme to Windermere, reports Andy Bloxham. In November, the Government's Strategic Rail Authority released a report called
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SLDC chief welcomes report
THE man whose former company is at the centre of the report into the long-running suspensions at South Lakeland District Council, this week denied any knowledge of the issue. Gordon Taylor was the man behind Taylor West Associates, the consultants who
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'Lady in the Lake' verdict expected next week
A VERDICT is expected in the Lady in the Lake' murder trial next week after jurors hear Justice McCombe's summing up on Tuesday of more than seven weeks of detailed evidence. Their decision should draw a line under a mystery that began more than three
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Firms deal with asbestos
A SOUTH Lakeland man is using his expertise to help businesses avoid falling foul of tough new laws concerning the control of asbestos in buildings. Virtually every owner and occupier of commercial property now has a duty to manage' the material under
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Orienteering: Lakeland title goes to Smith-Ward
LAKELAND Orienteering Club's annual championship took place during a lull in the bad weather. Fortunately the woods at Roudsea, mapped for orienteering by Alan Heppenstall, had not suffered major damage from the wind, but there was a lot of standing
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Suspension Watch: Report welcomed by SLDC chief
THE man whose former company is at the centre of the report into the long-running suspensions at South Lakeland District Council, this week denied any knowledge of the issue. Gordon Taylor was the man behind Taylor West Associates, the consultants who
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Sidecar passenger wins Trophy
SIDECAR passenger Fiona Baker-Milligan, whose debut at the Isle of Man TT Races ended in a fireball, has won the Ron Coxon Trophy for "perseverence in the face of adversity". Fiona, from Kendal, whose driver partner is Mick Harvey, of Goole, escaped
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Save our Lakes Line - Back on Track
TACTICS to tempt more passengers on to the threatened Lakes Line have been revealed by the company that operates the trains from Oxenholme to Windermere, reports Andy Bloxham. In November, the Government's Strategic Rail Authority released a report called
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West Lancs: Casualty treatment for Cors
THE New Year started just as badly as the old one finished for Milnthorpe Corinthians, who stay rooted to the bottom of Division One of the Aegon West Lancashire League after taking a 4-0 beating from Crooklands Casuals. The match was played in blustery
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Rallying: Classic trial idea runs and runs...
MANY people consider motor sport has gone beyond the reach of ordinary people and that you need to spend big bucks to have a fast car to take part. Not so, writes Chris Breen. In fact there is one affordable branch of the sport, classic-trialling, that
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North Lancs - Ingleton derail LMS
AFTER surviving a torrid first half, Ingleton netted three goals to go through to the semi-final of the Craven Senior Cup. Opponents Skipton LMS dominated the first 45 minutes, but Ingleton's defence held and after Oliver Driver gave them a lead early
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Beatrix Potter farm to be 'broken up'
AN HISTORIC upland farm, which was donated to the National Trust by children's author Beatrix Potter, will soon be split up and its buildings rented off causing consternation among the local community. High Yewdale Farm, near Coniston, can trace its
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Schools invited to join Community Challenge
SCHOOLS are being urged to take up the chance to win a top prize of £3,000 to pay for a project that will benefit their community in a competition being run by Barclays and The Westmorland Gazette. The Schools in Action competition was launched last
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Right to roam access comes into force
Right to roam act comes into force... THIS year heralds a host of new access rights for Lake District walkers as the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 comes into force throughout Cumbria. The Act creates a new legal right to roam over areas
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Homes plan for Ambleside
PLANS have been submitted to the Lake District National Park Authority for a housing development in the centre of Ambleside. Housing developers Cook and Larkin Properties have requested full planning permission from the LDNPA to build low cost housing
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Right to roam comes into force
THIS year heralds a host of new access rights for Lake District walkers as the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 comes into force throughout Cumbria. The Act creates a new legal right to roam over areas mapped as open land and registered common
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End of high street traffic chaos in sight
TRAFFIC chaos returned to Kendal this week as cones and diggers descended on Stricklandgate to complete work on connecting water pipes in the town, reports Andrew Daniels. Unfortunately, the works, which were due to be completed today (Friday), may now
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Survey on popular tracks
A NINE-YEAR study into one of the best used paths in the Lake District has revealed more than 9,000 walkers and bikers used the trail in one 29-day survey. Since 1995, the Keswick to Threlkeld path, which follows a former rail route, has been under scrutiny
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Local actor debuts in Alexander
AN UP-AND-COMING Bolton-le-Sands actor has made his big screen debut in the multi-million pound sword and sandals epic Alexander. Hollywood movie director Oliver Stone handpicked 23-year-old actor Michael Dixon from hundreds of hopefuls for his latest
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Over half a million trees fall in storms
More than half-a-million trees are believed to have been brought down during the storms which recently affected Cumbria - leaving forestry workers to battle on with the mammoth clean-up effort. In South Lakeland, experts estimate that around five per
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Fight to save trees lost
THE FIGHT to save a half-mile stretch of trees lining the West Coast main line in Kendal has been lost after Network Rail reversed its decision to spare them from the chop in the wake of recent gales. Ironically, only a few of the dozen or so trees under
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Big break for local actor
AN UP-AND-COMING Bolton-le-Sands actor has made his big screen debut in the multi-million pound sword and sandals epic Alexander. Hollywood movie director Oliver Stone handpicked 23-year-old actor Michael Dixon from hundreds of hopefuls for his latest
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Local actor makes it big
AN UP-AND-COMING Bolton-le-Sands actor has made his big screen debut in the multi-million pound sword and sandals epic Alexander. Hollywood movie director Oliver Stone handpicked 23-year-old actor Michael Dixon from hundreds of hopefuls for his latest
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Satisfied customer...
Head chef at the award-winning Drunken Duck, near Ambleside, is Nick Foster, one of Lakeland Speciality Foods' very satisfied customers. "You know exactly where the meat is coming from and how it has been treated, even down to the way in which it was
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The farming - catering link...
Former Lake District hotelier Neil Connor now farms at Pant End Farm, at Lupton, where he rears various rare breeds including Gloucester Old Spot pigs and Galloway beef. He told Food & Drink: "The main reason we are doing what we do now is to help rare
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Check it out...
This week's offers... Steadmans, Sedbergh: Own-make fresh haggis using Dales lamb; in natural casings.......£1.99 per lb. Kendal Fisheries: Fresh line-caught Cornish mackerel......£2.37 (500g). Fresh sardines..........£2.65 (500g). Greenbanks, Kendal
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Crossings needed
Sir, I have just had read to me (as I am blind) a notice in your January 7 edition, announcing that Cumbria County Council is proposing to decommission two Pelican pedestrian crossings in Stricklandgate, Kendal. It states: The two Pelican crossings are
