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Rally will result in path closures
SEVERAL rights of way in the Lake District National Park are being closed next month when a major rally takes place in and around Grizedale Forest. More than 100 cars will compete in the Malcolm Wilson Rally 2005 on Saturday, March 5, using forest roads
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Shop around for motor insurance...
What happens when your year of free car insurance runs out? Thousands who got free cover with their new car last March will soon find out Thousands of drivers across the UK could be in for a nasty shock when they see the cost of renewing their insurance
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Residents' Open Week returns...
RESIDENTS of South Lakeland can look forward to a week of freebies, deals and discounts in March with the return of the popular Residents Open Week. More than 70 tourist attractions, retailers, hotels and cafes will be offering the cut-price rates and
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Tourist Information Centres...
Kendal Tourist Information Centre Town Hall Highgate Kendal; Cumbria LA9 4DL Tel: 01539 725758 Opening hours Monday - Saturday 9.00am-5.00pm.Sunday 10.00am-4.00pm Windermere Tourist Information Centre Victoria Street Windermere
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Residents' Open Week offers....
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Ruskin Museum, Yewdale Road, Coniston. Tel: 015394 41164. Offer: Admission at £1.00 per head instead of usual rate (£3.50). Opening hours: Daily 10.00am 5.30pm. This offer includes the weekend Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th March
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Win a Luvli gift for mum
It's that time of year again when we get to say thank you to our mums and if you're unsure what to get her this Mother's Day then why not enter this week's Prizetime. Mums combine the work of hundreds of people into one and each one is a unique mix of
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Cricket - Coaching for U11s
A SPRING indoor cricket coaching course for U11s is set to take place at Dallam School sports hall. Eight session will run on Thursdays from March 3 to April 21 (6-8pm). The cost is £24 and further details cam be had from Bob Simpson at the Cumbria
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Eden what's on
February 23 Watercolour class: Drystone Walls, with Ron Ablewhite, Wetheriggs Country Pottery, 10.30am-4pm. Details on 01768-867923. Penrith & District Camera Club: Carol Minks DPAGB - Natural History Slides, Friends Meeting House, Penrith, 7.45pm
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Bishop step out for Lent...
THE Bishops of Carlisle and Penrith are hoping to meet plenty of people throughout the diocese when they undertake another Lent walk. The two bishops will be making a St Andrew's cross shape across the Carlisle Diocese, starting tomorrow, Thursday (February
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'New wheels' for Eden valley
A NEW bus will soon be wending its way through the Eden Valley, providing a vital lifeline for people in the area - thanks to a £10,000 grant, reports Ruth Lythe. The cash donated by Cumbria County Council's local committee for Eden has paid for a
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Windfarm inquiry will go ahead in April
CONTROVERSIAL proposals to build the biggest windfarm in England on fells near Tebay will go to a public inquiry in April after the Department of Trade and Industry refused to adjourn the hearing following a request from a consortium of opposing local
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Check your labels urges farmer's wife
A CALDBECK farmer's wife has urged anyone with a commitment to buying local' to diligently check food labelling to make sure they are getting the real deal, reports Jennie Dennett. Joyce Benn, of Brownrigg, Caldbeck, bought a gammon joint from Penrith's
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Father's drowning in Ullswater was 'misadventure'-coroner
A BUSY summer's day on Ullswater turned to tragedy as two girls in an inflatable dinghy watched their father slip beneath the cold waters never to resurface alive, an inquest heard. Ian Morton, North Eastern Cumbria's coroner, recorded a verdict of misadventure
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Deadline looming for horse passports...
THE COUNTRY Land and Business Association is reminding owners of horses, ponies and donkeys that they have only to the end of this month to obtain a passport for their four-legged friends. According to the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural
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Court told man lashed out with beet glass
A MAN from Appleby smashed a pint glass into a teenager's face even though he himself had been the victim of a similar attack only the day before, Carlisle Crown Court heard. Guy Woods, 23, of Clifford Street, Appleby, had been hit on the head with a
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Latest Eden plans
PLANNING applications submitted to Eden District Council include: Brandleyside: Ground floor store/first floor dining area, sun lounge extension and external balcony area at Newbounds, Colby, for Mr and Mrs T. Jacks. Culgaith: Conversion of attached
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Dressage hat-trick
CLARE Chappelhow completed a hat-trick of wins in British Dressage at Kingwater E.C., near Brampton, Carlisle. All the competitors experienced wintry weather conditions as there were snow flurries followed by heavy showers and high winds throughout
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Missed chances cost Appleby
FOOTBALL: Appleby counted themselves unfortunate not to get something out of their Westmorland Benevolent Trophy quarter-final clash at Kendal Town Reserves, which ended in a 2-1 defeat. Appleby felt they outplayed Town in the first half but John Coward
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Eden go top of table again
UPPER Eden returned to the top of the North Lancs/Cuumbria League with an outstanding performance against previous league leaders Wigton on Saturday. The game was try-less yet Eden deservedly emerged victorious after imposing their super- iority on
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It's in the lap of the gods
PHIL Wilson is hoping his star goalkeeper Jamie Speare will stay with Lancaster City but admits the ball in very much in the Liverpudlian's court. Star man Speare is top of Southport's wanted list as they chase a return to the Nationwide Conference.
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City fluff their lines
ONE mistake cost Lancaster City dear as their mean and miserly run ended on a freezing night against Worcester. In their last two games the Dolly Blues had totally nullified the opposition and taken their chances. But Worcester, under new manager Andy
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It's wheely good news
I HAVE good news for Mrs Hinchly of Skerton who complained in the Citizen last week about the lack of wheely bins and recycling facilities in her area. The council's budget for 2005/06 includes an extra £200,000 for extending the wheely bin and kerbside
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Shelters a target
CLLR Sheila Denwood of Scotforth draws attention to the continuing vandalism of bus shelters yet again. Scotforth is not the only area targeted. Over the past 18-months the bus shelters along the route from Bare through Torrisholme Road to Owen Road
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Great to be kept in touch
MY FAMILY and I lived in the Lancaster area for most of our lives but emigrated to Canada a year ago in the hope of improving our lives which we feel we are starting to do so. My husband is working for a haulage company in the city but aims to launch
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Nurses not too posh to wash
I WAS saddened to read M R Jackson's letter in the Citizen last week concerning the care he received at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. While I am able to sympathise with his experience as an in-patient, I cannot agree with his reasoning. I am also troubled
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Riverside looks like a tip
LAST June the Citizen published my letter expressing concern about the amount of litter, plastic bottles and the like accumulating on the cycle path side of the River Lune close to the Millennium Bridge. Nothing has been done to tidy up this area which
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Curfews may be way forward
CITIZEN Smith quite rightly points out in last week's Citizen that there is something fundamentally wrong with groups of 14 and 15-year-olds being found drunk in Lancaster parks at two o'clock in the morning. Obviously these little sweethearts are beyond
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A good sort but no heavyweight
GERALDINE Smith has been given an award as campaigning MP of the year' (Citizen, Feb-ruary 9). I am amazed at this, consi-dering she cannot even regulate the cockling in Morecambe Bay to protect the local industry and reduce the risk of further loss
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It's not fair to pay again
I AM in complete agreement with Sean Kelly about the continued parking problems in the Primrose area. Once again residents are being forced to support the students who use cars when they could easily walk, cycle or use the bus to get to their place
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I will campaign for the people
THANKS to the people who responded to my appeal for e-mail's opposing Lancaster City Council's plans for a residents' parking scheme in the Primrose and Bowerham areas of the city. I am now certain that the level of opposition to such a scheme vastly
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Curious double bill
A CURIOUS double bill with Lesley Hill and Helen Paris is comiong to Lancaster Uni-versity's Nuffield Theatre next month. Smoking Gun' and Family Hold Back' will be staged on Saturday and Sunday, March 5 and 6, continuing a mini-season of theatre events
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Take a trip to the Dark Side
IF you really listen hard you can almost hear the screams of terror from the miscreants sent to the slammer for, say, stealing a loaf of bread. You can also feel the presence of ghosts condemned to a lonely life shackled in Lanc-aster Castle and a
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Curious double bill
A CURIOUS double bill with Lesley Hill and Helen Paris is coming to Lancaster University's Nuffield Theatre next month. Smoking Gun' and Family Hold Back' will be staged on Saturday and Sunday, March 5 and 6, continuing a mini-season of theatre events
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Big Band sound heads this way
AN opportunity to recapture the sounds and memories of a bygone era comes to Morecambe Dome next month - when the Nick Ross Orchestra presents Sounds of Glenn Miller'. A classic big band line-up of saxophones, trumpets, trombones, a rhythm section and
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Guitar legend
INTERNATIONAL guitar legend and Grammy Award-winner Albert Lee and his band Hogan's Heroes will visit Morecambe for the first time on Saturday, March 5. As one of the world's finest guitar-players by common consent, Lee needs no introduction to country
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Uni students bring back Frankenstein
A DARK comedy performed by Lancaster University Theatre Group gives an intriguing twist to Mary Shelley's story of grim obsession, romance and revenge- Frankenstein. Based on the novel, Frankenstein: The Recreation is performed at the Lancaster Grand
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Jazz the way to do it
JAZZ icon Georgie Fame and legendary trumpeter Keith Smith are to feature in a one-off show at the Lancaster Grand Theatre next Monday, February 28, at 7.30pm. The two stars come as part of a package featuring seven of the finest mainstream jazz musicians
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Something to shout about
AN opportunity to join in with a completely unique voice project is coming soon to the Platform in Morecambe. Orchestra Vox is a totally new community choir specialising in using the voice in a non traditional way. Each voice in the choir' will be
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Rural stations a nightmare for disabled
DISABLED passengers using a rural train station face longer journeys because nothing is being done to improve access. Passengers using Arnside station who want to travel south must cross a footbridge to get to the southbound platform. However, disabled
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Lakes Line is vital link
A SURVEY has revealed the Lakes Line between Oxenholme and Windermere is vital for commuters, schoolchildren and shoppers. A group of Liberal Democrat county and district councillors conducted what was the second survey on the line in recent months and
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Euro dentists may 'fill' in Bay
EUROPEAN dentists could be shipped to Morecambe Bay to help ease the pain of NHS waiting lists. It is estimated that as many as 150,000 people - or half the local population - could be awaiting treatment. And health bosses say recruiting from overseas
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Historical investment in The World of Beatrix Potter
THE World of Beatrix Potter Attraction is scheduled for opening on March 21 following a £1 million investment programme - the biggest in its history. Since it opened in 1991, the attraction has been one of the top ten most popular visitor centres in
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Work with a film crew...
BUDDING actors and film technicians are being given a chance to work on a movie that begins filming in Cumbria next week. Western Rose Films, a production company based in Lancaster specialising in promoting Cumbrian acting and production talent, is
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Masterplan wins backing
NEW life will be breathed into Morecambe after a draft master-plan' for regeneration was accepted by Lancaster City Council's Cabinet yesterday (Tuesday). The West End regeneration plan has been adopted as a planning document and work on the first
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Mast wins go-ahead
PLANS for a contro-versial phone mast in Morecambe have won the green light from planners. But angry locals say city councillors have got it wrong - and set a dangerous precedent. It was the third time that mobile phone giants Vodaphone had sought
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Film company offers chance of work
BUDDING actors and film technicians are being given a chance to work on a movie that begins filming in Cumbria next week. Western Rose Films, a production company based in Lancaster specialising in promoting Cumbrian acting and production talent, is
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Water way to help disaster zone
TWO schoolgirls dived in at the deep end to help victims of the Asian tsunami. Ten-year-olds Leanne Dunn and Samantha More got together for a sponsored swim at Heysham High School last month and raised more than £1,000 for the cause. But instead
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Couple spread word for Thailand
AFTER witnessing first-hand the devastation of the tsunami disaster, a Kendal family is urging holiday- makers to return to Thailand. John and Melanie Tennant, of Windermere Road, and their family, have been visiting the country for 11 years and,
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St Martin's leads fight on discrimination
ST MARTIN'S College is the lead partner in a new development partnership' that has won £670,000 to tackle discrimination. The cash from the European Social Fund will finance a project entitled Beyond Face Value' that aims to tackle discrimination and
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Bay patients give top rating to services
PATIENTS in Morecambe Bay receive some of the very best hospital accident and emergency services in the country, two new independent surveys have found. The surveys of 140,000 patients across England, who were asked to rate their experiences, showed
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Top service for Bay patients
PATIENTS in Morecambe Bay receive some of the very best hospital accident and emergency services in the country, two new independent surveys have found. The surveys of 140,000 patients across England, who were asked to rate their experiences, showed
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Extra grants for Cumbrian students
CUMBRIAN students have received a double boost with extra grants for university students and four colleges uniting their talents. The University of Central Lancashire has campuses at Carlisle and Penrith and, from 2006, students enrolling on full-time
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Carry on...
THEY'RE under starters orders and now there is a chance to join in The National Sedan Chair Carrying Championship will take place in Lancaster once again this Easter. The wacky race along the quayside is one of the biggest attractions of the annual
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Kids join clean up
TEN tiny tot wardens are to join the battle to clean up the streets of Morecambe. The young volunteers from Morecambe Bay County Primary School have been recruited by Poulton's street wardens to develop a pilot Junior Wardens scheme. They will become
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Lifeline charity needs help
A LIFELINE service desperately needs new volunteers to guarantee its future. The WRVS wants more people to step forward to offer a friendly face and a quick chat to elderly locals in and around Morecambe while delivering hot lunchtime meals. For many
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Mag wises up to Gezza
DISHING out wisdom for the greater good has earned a local MP a spot in an annual wise list'. Only two weeks after scooping the title of campaigning MP of the year, Morecambe and Lunesdale MP Geraldine Smith (pictured) has been named in Saga magazine's
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First success
A HIGH street estate agent's first property auction saw £1.9 million in homes go under the hammer in one day. Farrell Heyworth based in Lancaster and Morecambe sold more than 20 homes across North Lancashire and South Cumbria at the firm's first-ever
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Birthday bash backs charity
AN ANIMAL-lover is celebrating his birthday by putting on a gig in aid of Animal Care. Stefan Holden, of Lancaster, is celebrating his 34th birthday at the Yorkshire House, Lancaster. And he has a string of bands to take to the stage to help raise
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We're trying our best - flats firm
RUBBISH piled up at the front of a property in Morecambe is not another tip but a bid to make a set of decent homes. Craig Property Management, in the resort, has cleared out three flats on Hornby Terrace and says it has every intention of moving the
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Partners in crime
ELDERLY victims of doorstep crime are to receive extra help thanks to a new agreement between trading standards official and Victim Support volunteers. Victim Support branches across Lancashire will now swing into action when trading standards officers
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Court jails blackmail bully
A BULLY from Lancaster who subjected a man to years of torment has been jailed for five years. Daniel Michael Casson, 22, of Howgill Avenue, Heysham, was charged with three counts of blackmail after forcing his victim to hand over property while threatening
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Hunt wants human hares
A NORTH Lancashire hunt is searching for a fearless fell runner to act as a substitute hare. The Vale of Lune Hunt has been hunting with its pack of harriers for 110 years. All that changed last week as the Government's ban on hunting with dogs came
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The longest pray
A LANCASTER church is holding one of Britain's longest prayer meetings to improve its Christian care to the community. Members of St Thomas's Church are praying 24 hours a day for 47 days through Lent. People or groups are being asked to take one of
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Clear those shelves
SHOPKEEPERS are being told to sweep their shelves and remove from sale any products affected by the Sudan 1 food scare. At the time Citizen went to press, the Food Standards Agency list of affected products had hit 419 items - including soups, sauces
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Protestors sign on to block bypass
ANTI-bypass protesters have kicked off a campaign against the planned Heysham link road and are vowing to make people think again. Around 80 people turned up at a special meeting in Lancaster, called by the Green Party's Cllr John Whitelegg. And 47
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Flush them out
POLICE in Morecambe are determined to flush perverts out of the town's seafront toilet blocks in a bid to clean up the resort. Bobbies are acting after complaints about cottaging' in public toilets soared. They believe many of the illicit meetings are
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Kiwi class
KIWI class act Mark Orchard has put pen to paper on a deal to play cricket for Morecambe this summer. The 27-year-old all-rounder replaces South African Charl Langevelt at Woodhill Lane after being a big success last year in the Liverpool Combination
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Rugby men go Dutch
RUGBY League's Six Nations will feature the city of Lancaster after the local team won selection for a prestige event in Holland. Lancaster Rugby League will face the cream of Europe when they go Dutch in August for the Rotterdam International Nines
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That's champion!
VALE of Lune's wonderful women claimed the silverware and promotion to the RFU Premiership after yet another fine victory on Sunday. Vale's outstanding team who have lost only one game this season under the stewardship of coach Brian Garnett have
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Victory lifts Vale
VALE of Lune hoisted themselves out of the North One drop zone with a crucial win over fellow strugglers Sheffield at Powder House Lane. The 30-19 win was anything but routine and the game was tense and tight throughout against the rock-bottom side
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Hero Sollitt turns villain
MISTAKES from Adam Sollitt and David Perkins cost Morecambe dear as they were blown away in a blizzard at Crawley Town. Keeper Sollitt dropped a cross under pressure to gift Crawley their first goal. And then, only minutes later, Perkins dallied in
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City build from the back
BATTLING Lancaster City revealed their basic instinct to leave Phil Wilson a happy man as they slammed the door shut on Worksop Town. Wilson told his men to become harder to beat especially at home and the players responded magnificently with grit
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We're still feeling good
MORECAMBE look to bounce back from the shock of defeat at Crawley Town when they take a trip to Burton Albion in the FA Trophy on Saturday. The last-16 tie offers the Shrimps a chance to get Monday night's Sky TV defeat out of their system ahead of
