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Don't ask the Inland Revenue for advice
I may be a little old fashioned but I can't help thinking that if you ask the Inland Revenue for advice then they will find it very difficult to be impartial. Get the full story and more at the Business Blog (link below).
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Sounds Write: Elvis goes reggae
There is no music style more versatile and adaptable than reggae. In the recent past Pink Floyd's classic Dark Side of The Moon' album has been re-worked reggae style to such good effect that you could be forgiven for thinking it was written to be recorded
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Take A Peak Ecard competition
The Gazette website is launching its first Ecard competition, Take A Peak, to celebrate the new Ecard service offered this month on our website. Each participant can send in one Lake District image taken during 2005 whilst exploring the region. The
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'Take A Peak' Ecard photo competition launched
The Gazette website is launching its first Ecard competition, Take A Peak, to celebrate the new Ecard service on this site. Each participant can send in one Lake District image taken during 2005 whilst exploring the region. The image must feature one
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Film stardom aim for county
THE rolling countryside of the Upper Eden Valley could soon be appearing at a cinema near you, if the county's new film supremo has his way. Alan Saywell is bidding to ensure Cumbria gets its share of the action from movie and television productions
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Changing the menu
HEAD chef of the award- winning Drunken Duck Inn in Ambleside joined school caterers, local businesses and producers from across Cumbria in a bid to improve school lunches for the region's children. More than 80 school caterers from Cumbria County
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Politics by hair styles
So the boy Cameron has become the Conservative Party's new leader. It's tough on David Davis, but it was his own fault that he lost - his hair looked too permed. The Tories aren't ready for big hair. Ever since they got rid of She of the Iron Perm, their
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‘Midweek break’ boost for elderly
OLDER people and their carers living in the Eden area will soon be able to look forward to a special midweek break thanks to a pioneering scheme. Age Concern Eden has launched a pilot project which aims to give people aged 55 years and over, and their
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‘Capita will not have to pay back £800,000’
A PRIVATE company drafted in by Cumbria County Council to help deliver a raft of services will not be made to pay an £800,000 penalty clause despite breaking the terms of its multi-million pound contract. CCC's Labour group called for Capita to pay back
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Volunteer Action Cumbria forced
A CUMBRIA rural community charity faces a difficult future after management announced the loss of over 20 jobs due to financial problems. A complex mixture of public bodies, European grant sources and private sector trusts fund Voluntary Action Cumbria
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Garburn launches its 2006 series
The new Lakeland Trails 2006 running and walking series has been launched and entry forms are now available for downloading from the event website www.trailrunning.co.uk. All four Lakeland Trails events pass through stunning Lakeland scenery, along
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New Lakeland Trails race series announced
The new Lakeland Trails 2006 running and walking series has been launched and entry forms are now available for downloading from the event website www.trailrunning.co.uk. All four Lakeland Trails events pass through stunning Lakeland scenery, along
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Eden plans
PLANNING applications submitted to Eden District Council include: Culgaith: Change of use of barn to car hire, sales and workshop and building of two-storey side extension to dwelling and change of use to bed and breakfast accommodation at Midtown Farm
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Bowling club looks to future...
MEMBERS of Appleby Bowling Club are facing the future with confidence despite the difficulties of the past year caused by flooding of their green and club house last January. Speaking at the club's 91st annual meeting, retiring president and treasurer
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Appleby progress...
FOOTBALL: Appleby progressed to the third round of the Westmorland FA Benevolent Trophy with a 4-2 victory at neighbours Lunesdale United. A John Coward strike put Appleby ahead, but Lunesdale's Sid Emerson cut in from the left and fired in an equaliser
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Sparkling victory for Eden at Workington
RUGBY: Upper Eden rescued their North Lancs/Cumbria season in grand style on Saturday with a resounding victory at Workington. Third from bottom of the table before kick-off, Eden knew they had to produce the goods and the whole team responded by playing
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Garburn launches 2006 series...
The new Lakeland Trails 2006 running and walking series has been launched and entry forms are now available for downloading from the event website www.trailrunning.co.uk. The first 100 series entrants will receive a free Lakeland Trails 2006 dry-flo
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Ken Hom says...why not spice it up!
Why not spice up the dark evenings with some quick and easy meal time ideas that you can whip up in minutes in your wok. Ken Hom brings you some of his recipes to keep you cosy kicking off with making veggies more appetising. Next week, something sweet
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Plans to improve quality of lakes' towns
South Lakeland District Council has agreed to play a "supporting role" in rolling out plans to improve Windermere and Bowness. At a cabinet meeting, councillors agreed it had an important and influential role to play in the proposals to improve the quality
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Limit creates lake 'haven'
SPEED restrictions along Windermere have created a "haven of peace and tranquillity", according to the Lake District National Park Authority chairman. Writing in the forthcoming Lake Windermere newsletter, David Thornton said the speed restrictions
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Plea for more roundabouts
A DISILLUSIONED Oxenholme motorist is on a one-woman mission to alleviate traffic congestion problems in South Lakeland. Anita Bell, of Bleaswood Road, has started a petition in a bid to muster public support to build four new roundabouts at car congestion
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Classy City book Stafford date
Workington 1 Lancaster City 2 LANCASTER City turned in one of their best performances of the season at one of the toughest venues to book their place in the FA Trophy first round and a tie at Stafford Rangers. A replay on a freezing Tuesday night
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Dental dilemma as NHS exodus continues
THOUSANDS of people across South Lakeland have lost access to an NHS dentist over the last four years. Newly-released figures show that in June 2001 there were 61,942 people in South Lakeland registered with an NHS dentist, but by June this year that
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Title race heats up
THE race for the British Energy North Lancashire and District Premier Division title is hotting up big style as the season approaches its halfway point. Marsh United and Storeys are neck and neck at the summit with only goal difference separating the
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National pride...
LANCASTER & Morecambe College women's hockey team have secured a place in the national knockout finals following a thrilling victory in the North West regional tournament. Ten qualifying teams took part in the tournament at Witton Park, and it was plain
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Vale slip with poor Park show
A below par performance from the Vale of Lune against second placed Winnington Park in North Two West resulted in their fourth successive league defeat. Trailing 15-0 at half time the Vale played much better in the second half but were unable to press
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No fear as City hit back
LANCASTER City's fearless youngsters showed they have spirit to match their skill as they fought back to snatch a draw against Droylsden in one of the most dramatic finales Giant Axe has seen in years. With three minutes left the Dolly Blues were dead
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Shrimps are travel sick - again
MORECAMBE'S travel sickness bug bit again on Saturday when they crashed to a 1-0 defeat to Gravesend and Northfleet despite holding most of the aces. The Gravesend goal arrived on the half hour when Charlie MacDonald headed home from close range after
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What's On this week
WEDNESDAY. LIVE Blues, the Ye Olde John O'Gaunt, Market Street, Lancaster; Karaoke, Chicago Rock Caf, Lancaster; DJ Freear, the Revolution, Lancaster; Juicy (lesbian, gay and bisexual club), the Sugarhouse, Lancaster; Morecambe Salsa, The Kings Arms
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Christmas concert dates
MORECAMBE singer Ron Bull will be a guest soloist as the Carnforth and District choral society's 'Music for Christmas' event takes place at Leighton Hall, Carnforth, on Sunday at 7.30pm. For tickets, call 01524-824820. A CHRISTMAS celebration with
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Bedlam at Nuffield
AN INCREDIBLE mix of high quality dance and high-tech installation set in a brightly-lit square is part of the So Low Season at the Nuffield Theatre. Surrounded by the audience, Shrink'd is a dance of extreme close-ups performed by Bedlam Dance. Bite-size
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Sinfonietta special
THE sounds of Haydn and Stravinsky will resound through a Lancaster theatre when the acclaimed Lancashire Sinfonietta returns to the city. As part of the Lancaster International Concert Series and under the direction of Lyn Fletcher, leader of the Hall
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Flight strike
A LANCASTER fast food restaurant will be picketed by protestors on Saturday inter-national Animal Rights Day. Protestors will hold a candlelit vigil at the city's KFC outlet from 4.30pm, carrying a coffin to represent the 850 million birds killed every
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Three in court over assault
A MAN is in intensive care in hospital after being assaulted in Morecambe on Sunday. The 43-year-old suffered facial and head injuries in the attack, which happened at the Marmaris take away on Queen Street. The man is said to be in a stable condition
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Ambulance smash sparks chaos
AN AMBULANCE responding to an emergency call collided with a car, bringing a main route into Lancaster to a standstill on Monday. The ambulance was heading towards the M6 motorway at 9.30pm when it collided with the front end of a red Peugeot 106 driven
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The lowest of the low
A CANCER charity boss has blasted thieves as the lowest of the low' after they stole the contents of a donation jar. Peter Hearne, general manager of CancerCare, is fuming after the break-in at Slynedales, on Slyne Road, Lancaster. Burglars smashed
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Damage blights Ian's Christmas
MINDLESS vandals trashed a Christmas scene set up to raise cash for sick children. Each year Ian Clifton spends six months adorning his home on Lincoln Close, Westgate, with Christmas lights and features to claw in funds for Derian House childrens'
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Hundreds show their Pride
Hundreds of people poured into Lancaster for the start of the city's first Pride Festival. Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in tthe district got together to put on the show and so far the event has been a resounding
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Stop moaning and do something...
SANDGROWN'UNS have lost their sense of pride and need to sing the resort's praises instead of putting it down. That's the lesson according to Lancaster city councillor Ron Sands - who says Sandgownuns are sour and surly' and too quick to moan. He hit
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Why be unpleasant because we don't agree?
I WOULD like to reply to Mr Steve Metcalfe's criticism of me in last week's Citizen and ask him why is he so sour and unpleasant to people who do not share his beliefs or conform to his opinions? I know my roots. In fact I came from a Socialist family
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I can't believe these figures
I SIMPLY cannot believe that it is going to be cheaper to build a new Town Hall in Morecambe than to continue using the two magnificent municipal buildings that WE already own. I am not against the city council moving its headquarters into the resort
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We hope you get lucky
GOOD luck to the residents of the Hala estate in Lancaster who have complained to their landlord, North British Housing, about the state of their play park, as reported in Citizen last week. It is good to hear that North British Housing is looking into
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Complete waste of money
GREG Beaman, in his letter last week, is right to draw our attention to the complete waste of £2.5m taxpayers money that is the North West Regional Assembly better known as one of John Prescott's private clubs. I wonder if any of the local authorities
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Friends not to blame for lack of progress
CLLR Peter Robinson unfairly criticised Evelyn Archer and other Friends of the Winter Gardens in his letter published last week. He admits that Evelyn and others have worked hard for 20 years to re-open the theatre but then suggests it's their fault
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You don't have to be gay to be proud
THE Citizen published a letter headed Not all gays share Pride' last week in which Roger Marsh said that Lancaster Pride is so in-your-face' that some gay people have chosen not to participate. He also asked whether one might have a week to celebrate
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Talks aim for music co-op harmony
CLEAR the air talks are planned in a bid to resolve of the future of Lancaster Musicians' Co-operative. Co-operative representatives are to meet with members of the city council's Cabinet to find a way forward for the organisation. The get-together
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Lune Park project nears end
WORK is under way on the final phase of the River Lune Millennium Park project. It will see a section of the old railway from Aldcliffe to Glasson Dock become more accessible for walkers and cyclists. The scheme is part of a £21.6 million Lancashire
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Kids sign on to recycle
PUPILS from a Lancaster primary school are among the first in the county to sign up to a new initiative that could see them turn cans into computers, textiles into trumpets, paper into printers and glass into guitars. Youngsters at St Paul's primary
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Health staff safe - pledge
TALKS will start shortly on the planned disman-tling of Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust. It is being suggested that the organisation should be broken up and its parts split between one Cumbrian trust and either one or three trusts for Lancashire.
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Uni scoops network prize
A PRESTIGIOUS award has been dished out to Lancaster University for its work with community broadband net-works. It has won a Queen's Anniversary Prize for higher and further education for the net-works rolled out by its Information Systems Services
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Blood-y good show
STAFF at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary have won an award from the National Blood Service for promoting blood donation and saving patients' lives. The hospital is one of only a handful in the UK which provides a permanent venue for people to give blood
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Safety first for Home Zone
A TRAFFIC scheme in the heart of Morecambe has won a national award for improving road safety. Poulton Home Zone has been named the Urban Traffic Scheme of the Year' at Highways magazine excellence awards. The award recognises the scheme's visionary
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MP fights for 'vital' detox unit
MINISTERS have been asked to intervene to stop the closure of an alcohol detox unit in Lancaster. The request has come from the city's MP Ben Wallace who earlier this week visited the Ridge Lea Hospital to talk to staff following Morecambe Bay Primary
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Lock, stock and new jobs afloat
AN IMPORTANT piece of transport heritage is to be restored in preparation for a new golden age' of the canal system. British Waterways has pledged to restore all 80 of the listed buildings in its ownership which are classed as at risk' - including the
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Vandal alert is a stroll in the park
A WALK in the park has led to a residents' fight against anti-social behaviour being backed by an MP. People living around the Palatine recreation area in Scotforth have been battling against vandalism, loud noise and run-down facilities for months.
