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Football - Kendal sink Fleetwood
Fleetwood Town 1, Kendal Town 2. Kenny Mayers gave Kndal a 23rd minute lead from the penalty spot spot in tonight's Lancashire FA Trophy first round match. Paul Osborne netted the vital second goal in the 46th minute and Kendal weathered the Fleetwood
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Fly tippers face new fines
NEW fines came into force this week in a bid to help reduce the tonnes of household waste fly-tipped. Last year, there were almost 50,000 fly-tips of rubbish in the North West alone many items dumped by people posing as waste carriers. But now all
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Kids are top of the cops
YOUNGSTERS in Lancaster are telling the police where to go - and being thanked for it. The teenagers have joined forces with police to establish a pioneering crime prevention panel. They hold weekly meetings where they are given an insight into police
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Calendar turns back resort clock
A SELECTION of historic Morecambe street scenes have been put together for an atmospheric 2006 calendar. Poulton Neighbourhood Management has collected the photographs from Poulton's past, when the area was not only a thriving seaside resort but also
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U turn is good news - Head
THE number of 11-plus applications to Lancaster Royal Grammar School fell by a third last year, according to school head Dr Andrew Jarman. A revised code of admis-sions meant that parents had to choose their preferred' schools before the test results
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Cops crack down on rowdies
COPS are cracking down on trouble-making youngsters in Westgate. The boys in blue have drawn up a special action plan to battle rowdies who are making life hell for locals in the Wingate Park area. They have joined forces qith officials from Lancaster
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Cadets take to the hills
MORE than 100 young Army cadets from the Lancaster area took to the hill for a basic training and testing weekend at Warcop Camp in Cumbria. Around 40 new rec-ruits were put through their paces in activities such as map and compass use, drill and fieldcraft
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Canal gets fishier
IT IS going to get much fishier in a newly refurbished section of the Lancaster canal... British Waterways has installed a new fish easement' in the canal during a project to refurbish a weir at Farleton Beck. The £125,000 work was done to add maximum
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Feedback has fun with the undead
ZOMBINA and The Skeletones are exactly the sort of band that shouldn't work, yet, amazingly, they do and they can be caught live at Feedback on Friday. The band, pictured, varies between all out rock n' roll and keyboard heavy Goth-pop songs. But don't
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Folk heroes return
Howdenjones return to The Platform in Morecambe on Saturday for what has become a traditional end-of-year celebration. Glasson Dock pairing Kate Howden and Paul Jones will team up with Huddersfield fiddler Sarah Cheffins at the The Platform on Saturday
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What's On this week
WEDNESDAY LANCASTER and Morecambe College open day, 4pm to 7pm; Live Blues, the Ye Olde John O'Gaunt, Market Street, Lancaster; Size Matters exhibition, the Peter Scott Gallery, Lancaster (until Friday); Urban Chic, Toast nightclub, Lancaster; Karaoke
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Coming soon...
THE Halle Youth Choir will be conducted by James Burton in a concert at St Peter's Cathedral, Lancaster, on Saturday at 8pm. The talented youngsters are all aged between 12 and 19. For details and tickets, call 01524-384820. LANCASTER'S dark side will
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Christmas is coming
ONE of the best loved stories of all time comes to Lancaster this festive season, when Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol opens at the Dukes. Miserable old Ebenezer Scrooge is played by Simon Armstrong (pictured), leading a strong cast of 11 directed
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Fixtures - Kirkby's Vase mission
KIRKBY Lonsdale Rugby Union Club have a big day in the cup when they entertain Whitehaven, weather permitting, in the fourth round of the Powergen Vase on Saturday. The match kicks off at Underley Park at 2pm. Kendal RUFC are due to travel to Fylde
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Rowing - Sue's golden touch
Kendal athlete Sue Little won gold at the 2005 British Indoor Rowing Championship - the country's biggest indoor sporting event. Sue (54) raced in the Women's 50-54 lightweight category at the event at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham this weekend
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Students create green zone
PUPILS at Queen Katherine School, Kendal are in the process of developing a tranquil garden as part of a community project. The Prince's Trust group of year 11 pupils wanted to create a garden that can be used by students and local residents as a place
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Fireside tales for Christmas from Taffy Thomas
Highlights Rural Touring Scheme continues its current season in the Eden Valley with Fireside Tales for Christmas from Taffy Thomas and friends who are appearing at Orton Market Hall on Sunday 11 December at 7.30pm. Before Playstations, TV or radio
