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Twelve hidden horses....
http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/_images/misc/blogs/1flarednostrilblog.jpg IT'S AMAZING what you find slipped in between book covers and HG came across a scrawled list he made as a possible guide to entering the season-long National Hunt tipping
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Adams joins the family
SAMMY McIlroy has moved to ease his defensive crisis with the signature of Danny Adams on loan until the end of the season. The 31-year-old centre-half goes straight into Morecambe's team for Saturday's Conference clash at Forest Green as skipper Jim
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Clock ticking for mobile phone drivers
THE clock is ticking for drivers in Cumbria who use hand held mobile phones while driving. From Tuesday (February 27) the penalties for drivers caught using a phone at the wheel will rise from a £30 fine to £60. Three points will also be added to an
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Football - County's seventh heaven
KENDAL County swept into the last four of the Westmorland Benevolent Trophy with a 7-2 victory over Carvetii when the first division leaders met the second division promotion-seekers on Saturday. The turning-point came for Carvetii came when they lost
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Cycling - Tuscan backcloth to Ben's climb
PRO cyclist Ben Greenwood has "an Italian job" this summer - the Nether Kellet cyclist who stormed into the limelight as U23 national road champion joins the Tuscany-based Bedogni-Natalini-Praga team. The move aimed at proving himself on the European
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Athletics - Heptathlete takes Scots' title
A CARTMEL lad's breakthrough win at the Scottish national indoor athletics championships suggests he has a promising career in the sport ahead of him. Sam Etherington, 17, who attends Windermere St Annes School, was having his fiest-ever competitive
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Network Rail seeks apprentices
Up to 26 new recruits are being sought by Network Rail in the North West for its industry-leading advanced apprenticeship scheme. Now in its third year, the programme will take on 240 aspiring engineers. For the first time, in 2007, Network Rail
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Children rescued from Scafell Pike area
A FAMILY that included a five-year-old boy and a 14-month-old baby found themselves stranded for several hours on a cold, wet and windy Lake District fell. The family, from Cornwall, were rescued at around 2am from Piers Ghyll following a co-ordinated
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Blogging chef flips over Pancake Day
Ask most people what it is all about and you won't get much reaction to Ash Wednesday, Shrove Tuesday or that it all started with beginning fasting. It is about getting ready for the fast and using up all your eggs flour and milk in a nutritious and
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Pancake Day..
Ask most people what it is all about and you won’t get much reaction to Ash Wednesday, Shrove Tuesday or that it all started with beginning fasting. It is about getting ready for the fast and using up all your eggs flour and milk in a nutritious and
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Pick of the Day
Our What's On choice for South Lakeland, Furness and the Eden Valley. Tuesday, February 20 FREEZE is a new exhibition showcasing the diversity and high standard of work being produced by the art and design students at Kendal College. The exhibition
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One time rail offer - Cumbria to North Wales
RAIL enthusiasts are being given the rare opportunity to enjoy a long distance train journey from Cumbria to North Wales. Travel company Compass Tours is organising a one-off service from Oxenholme to Holyhead in North Wales on March 24. The journey
