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Shoebox appeal
OPERATION Christmas Child 2005 has been launched and the Westmorland Gazette is once again urging its readers to lend their support to the shoebox appeal. Last year, generous readers packed thousands of shoeboxes with gifts for deprived children in eastern
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Racing - Countryside day at Carlisle
CARLISLE Racecourse hosts their annual Family Countryside Day next Sunday and it's a real celebration of Cumbrian life. Following January's traumatic floods, the Racecourse hopes this year's event will provide a celebration for the county through a traditional
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Awards - Who deserves accolades?
GET your nominations in for this year's Cumbria Sports Awards. MotogP motorcycle racer James Ellison carried off the premier award last year when he was announced at the Sports Personality of the Yearbut who will it be this year. Suggestions for the
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University 'will be established soon'
THE head of higher education funding in England says he is confident that a University of Cumbria will be established soon. Sir Howard Newby, chief executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England, said the university would be based on existing
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Survivor Linda backs walk
A LANCASTER woman who survived breast cancer is putting her best foot forward to encourage others to help raise cash to research the disease. Linda Jackson did not know she was ill until her husband forced her to go to the doctors. And on Sunday she
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On yer bikes
CYCLISTS in Lancaster can rejoice they have three million reasons to freewheel to happiness. The city has scooped a £1.5 million windfall to spend on providing for push bikers. It has been granted the status of a cycling demonstration' town and will
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Slyne cup success is a Blessed relief
SLYNE-WITH-HEST are the toast of the British Energy North Lancashire League as they continue to fly the flag in the LFA Amateur Shield. The locals won 5-3 at Rochdale outfit Blessed Sacrament but only after a ding-dong battle needed extra-time to find
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It's Liver-cool as Vale bounce back
Vale of Lune 24 Liverpool St helens 0 VALEof Lune hit back immediately following their home defeat at the hands of Caldy with an emphatic victory against Liverpool St Helens in North Two West. And for the second time this season they prevented the
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Crane's a fly in the ointment for City
PHIL Wilson's Lancaster City threw a 3-1 lead away against the 10 men of Moor Green but there were still more smiles than frowns around Giant Axe. The Dolly Blues played some of their best attacking football in years and had it not been for a quite
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No Brom-shell for Harvey's men
BROMSGROVE'S spirit was not enough to match Morecambe's class as the Shrimps cruised into the first round of the FA Cup on Saturday. Morecambe plundered a goal in each half in the Midlands to ensure they will face Northwich Victoria at Christie Park
