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Showtime - Christmas comes to Morecambe
AS A resident of Ullswater Road, I am concerned that Lancaster City engineers are proposing a residents' only parking scheme to include Park Square, Park Road, Davidson Road, Hartington Street, Bond Street, Moor Lane, East Road and Bath Street, but has
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What's on in the Eden area
November 30 Willow weaving workshop: make Christmas angels and stars with Phil Bradley, Greystoke Cycle Caf, 9.30am-3.30pm, details 017684-83984. December 2 Live music: Highlights - Pavlo, Melmerby Village Hall, 8pm, details on 01768-881150
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Switch on!
SWITCH-ON: Local heroes, world championship sidecar racing duo Andy Laidlow and Patrick Farrance, officially switched on Appleby's festive lights on Saturday. The CFM Roadshow, presented by morning DJ Robbie Dee, entertained crowds in the town centre
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Council services for 'cost of a night out'
THE money residents will have to shell out for services like street-cleaning, the upkeep of parks and councillors' expenses in Kirkby Stephen next year will be "less than the price of a night out". The town's 2006/07 precept has been fixed at the same
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Household chemical products to be given EU health check
PLANS for testing up to 30,000 chemicals to ensure they pose no danger to health or the environment have been approved by Cumbria MEPs. With concern growing about the long term consequences of chemicals, the EU is introducing measures to require the
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Pipped at the post...
THERE were no capes or masks in evidence but there was certainly no shortage of women capable of super-heroic feats at the 16th Cumbria Woman of the Year Award. Among the 60 nominees gathered at Grasmere for the prize dinner last Thursday was Jane Brook
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Two sites for a new stadium
FOOTBALL fans in Eden could soon be watching the beautiful game at a brand new stadium if planning permission for the new facility gets the go ahead. Planners at Eden District Council will shortly consider two applications for a new stadium for Penrith
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Call for First Response volunteers...
A NEW First Responders group hosted an open evening to demonstrate the life saving equipment used and highlight the need for volunteers. Langwathby First Responders are due to go live as soon as the first ten people have completed their training course
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Shameful lack of imaginsation
AS A resident of Ullswater Road, I am concerned that Lancaster City engineers are proposing a residents' only parking scheme to include Park Square, Park Road, Davidson Road, Hartington Street, Bond Street, Moor Lane, East Road and Bath Street, but has
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Four goals for O’Hagan in cup tie
FOOTBALL: Shaun O'Hagan bagged a four-timer for Appleby Reserves as they sailed past Endmoor Reserves with a 6-1 away win in the second round of the Westmorland FA Junior Cup on Saturday. The other goals for a young Appleby side came from Martin Fleming
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Upper Eden are thwarted again...
RUGBY: Blackburn and Upper Eden were ordered to rearrange their postponed Cumbria/North Lancs League match on Saturday and that meant Eden missing eight regular first teamers, some of whom had tickets for the All-Blacks game at Murrayfield. However,
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England rugby star lands county’s top sports award
ENGLAND Rugby Union star Mark Cueto was named the Cumbria Sports Awards' Sports Personality of the Year for 2005 at a presentation dinner in the Low Wood Hotel on the banks of Windermere last Friday. Cueto, who was born in Workington and played youth
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Not all gays share 'Pride'
I READ with interest of the forthcoming Pride Festival' in Citizen and note that the LGBT community seems to cover every computation and permutation of gayness. As a hetero', I am happy to say that I have several gay friends who are intelligent, happy
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You're not alone
I AM writing following the letter in the Citizen two weeks ago appealing for friends on behalf of a woman living alone in Morecambe because she is not alone. The Out and About Friendship Club has just been launched for people like her, people who want
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Vandalism is our own fault
CLLR Denwood asked why can't we live our lives in peace in Citizen last week. This was in relation to the behaviour' of some (probably) young people in Lancaster com-pared to what she had seen on a recent junket to Vaxjo In Sweden. She then asks whether
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Town Hall idea is madness
WAS Cllr Hanson serious in her letter about making the Maritime Museum into flats? Could anything be more bizarre? The Maritime Museum has been treasured for centuries as a fine historic building with a fascinating past. Apart from this, it must be a
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The Basil and Sybil Fawlty of Morecambe?
JUDGING by the Citizen article on Frontierland (Citizen, November 16), Jim Catterall and Evelyn Archer are in danger of becoming the Basil and Sybil Fawlty of Morecambe. Mr Catterall objects to any deve-lopment but leisure uses, selecting the 80 bed
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Frontier development must be good
I READ the article headed Death sentence' in the Citizen of November 16 with some dismay. Since buying a house in Morecambe it seems obvious to me that once the Midland Hotel is redeveloped then the missing piece in the jigsaw is the decrepit area where
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Win a £500 ‘health & beauty’ break
In Friday's issue of The Westmorland Gazette there's a chance to win a five-day health and beauty break in the Lake District worth more than £500. Also in The Gazette this week, Christmas Unwrapped, your festive guide to gifts and what's on' over the
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Give posties a break
IT IS not always pleasant getting up for work at 4 am in all weathers, delivering only 99.8 per cent of mail correctly. However, it seems that is not enough for our own local loud-mouthed critic Citizen Smith, judging by his cruel and sweeping comments
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Give us a break - parents plead for playground
PARENTS are demanding that a playground be fixed after two tots broke bones while playing. Residents of Gregory Court, Hala, say they are disgusted that they cannot let their kids use the play equipment for fear they may hurt themselves. Mum Debbie
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City fills with Pride
LANCASTER is to be painted pink as the city's first ever Pride Festival takes place - with thousands set to enjoy the party. Organisers from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are now making last-minute arrangements for the nine-day
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Students celebrate success of digital pioneering project
A PIONEERING invention nicknamed DAVE is taking its teenage creators all the way to the USA next year. Ulverston Victoria High School students will be enjoying an all-expenses paid trip to Indianapolis with their Digital Acoustic Velocimeter' after it
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Give the homeless a gift
A LANCASTER charity is asking local people to remember the homeless as Christmas approaches and temperatures plummet. Lancaster Christmas Shelter will be running for its 19th year at St Thomas Church, Lancaster, throughout the festive season. It aims
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Booze is no bother
accor-ding to the man responsible for granting the city's first 24-hour liquor license. From last weekend, the nation's drink laws changed in the biggest alcohol shake-up for more than a century. And that led to fears that the streets could see fueding
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It's dog-gone unbelievable
A PET owner has blasted dognappers as disgusting' after paying a £500 ransom to get her pet pooches back. Rachel Smith was gutted after her prized Lakeland Terriers Griz and Manic (pictured) were snatched and bundled into the back of a white van last
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It's a whitewash claim
CAL Giles, one of the women behind the new It's our city' campaign, says the promise of consultation over the Canal Corridor North is a whitewash', because plans already exist for the site. "I'm not saying the plans are already written in stone but
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Bands will play on - pledge
DEVELOPERS of a controversial city centre site in Lancaster say they are to reach out to local people and ask them what they want. And Centros Miller also promise that the future of the Lancaster Musicians' Co-operative will be safe as part of the scheme
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Boxing clever
AT LEAST 10,000 boxes have already been donated in to Operation Christmas Child in Lancaster to help bring a smile on the faces of deprived youngsters this Christmas. Shoe boxes full of goodies such as toys and toiletries have been piling up in the
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Drink drivers face fresh crackdown...
WHO IS taking you home tonight? This is the question being asked as part of this year's anti drink-drive campaign, which is being launched by the Safer Roads for Cumbria partnership. The festive season advertising campaign features the poignant question
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You don't know what you're doing...
EXCLUSIVE LANCASTER City star Stuart Howson is at the centre of an astonishing FA cock-up after football's governing body handed him a three-match ban - even though he had done nothing wrong. The 24-year-old defender, who has never been sent off in
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New contract brings Axa jobs promise
THIRTY new jobs are to be created in Morecambe after insurance giants AXA won the contract to underwrite Lloyds TSB's travel insurance. The deal kicks in on February 1 next year and as a result AXA will be creating the 30 jobs in its travel claims
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You are fans-tastic
SAMMY McIlroy's right-hand man Mark Lillis reckons Morecambe's fans are the best and could act as a 12th man for the Shrimps on a push towards mission Football League. Lillis, brought in alongside McIlroy after Jim Harvey suffered a heart attack, is
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Safety first for street operation
FIRE prevention, crime advice and help with housing issues were on the agenda during the successful Streetsafe operation in Windermere. Representatives from the police and fire services and housing associations visited more than 100 homes in the Oak
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Lawyer takes hot seat
A CATON man will this week step into a new role as acting chair of Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust. William Bingley will take up the role from tomorrow (Thursday). He replaces Cathy Lubelska, who has been appointed as chair of Morecambe Bay Hospitals
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Now you're for it - police warn
PESKY parkers who obstruct traffic outside a Lancaster school are to be targeted by police. The boys in blue are getting fed up of giving friendly warnings to motorists who park on the stretch of Ashton Road close to Ripley High School. Now they are
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Police launch Safe Christmas campaign
A CHRISTMAS crackdown on under-age drinking, binge drinking and alcohol-fuelled violence has been launched in South Lakeland, reports Luke Dicicco. The Have a safe and violence-free Christmas campaign that proved so successful last year has been launched
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Vale lose their ball
Aspatria 11 Vale of Lune 10 VALE of Lune failed to protect their own ball at a crucial time in their re arranged North Two West fixture at Aspatria. In the 70th minute of a close game at Bower Park the Vale had put their noses ahead following a well
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Teenage digital pioneers off to USA
A PIONEERING invention nicknamed DAVE is taking its teenage creators all the way to the USA next year. Ulverston Victoria High School students will be enjoying an all-expenses paid trip to Indianapolis with their Digital Acoustic Velocimeter' after it
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Cops disagree over way forward
COPS can't agree the best way forward for the police service in North Lancashire. Home Secretary Charles Clarke, who is making a sweeping review of the UK's policing structure, says Lancashire Constabulary is not big enough to deliver an efficient service
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Bus changes spark village protest
MORE than 500 people have signed a petition to protest about being cut off in a village close to Lancaster. The Over Kellet residents say changes in the rural bus network have left them isolated - and are demanding that Lancashire County Council do
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Locals plot for better gardens
RESIDENTS in Skerton are digging in to grow more of their own fruit and vegetables. Local people are working to turn the abandoned Tan Hill allotments site turned back into plots for cultivation. The site (pictured) has not been used as allotments
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Flu jab stocks are low
HALF of all GP surgeries across Morecambe Bay are having to re-stock with flu jabs as demand has risen in response to fears over bird flu. Public health specialist Carole Wood says she is not aware of any practices running out of flu vaccine - but stocks
