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Gannett grants available
Community groups in South Lakeland, Eden, north Lancashire and North Yorkshire are being invited to apply for grants, which could help them achieve their aims. Money is available to worthy causes in the United Kingdom from the Gannett Foundation, which
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Investigators praise Cumbrians at press conference
Watch Monday's full press conference giving an update on the crash scene investigations and what lies ahead, with deputy chief constable Andy Trotter, of the British Transport Police addressing the media.
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Train will take days to remove
THE operation to remove train carriages from the crash scene could take days due to the remote location, at Grayrigg, say investigators. British Transport Police said it was impossible to say when the Virgin Pendolino train could be removed due to the
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South Lakeland District Council planning applications received between February 15 and February 11, 2007.
PLANNING applications submitted to South Lakeland District Council include: Arnside: Single storey extension at Far Oakfield, Redhills Road, for Mrs H. Thornber. Barbon: Replacement conservatory, installation of two windows and extension of garden cartilage
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Kiss and Dismiss
Given the amount of time the average person spends at work, it is inevitable that relationships will form between colleagues. Whilst on the face of it there seems nothing wrong with this, in reality it can turn the whole office upside down if and when
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Rugby - U20s shock Durham
CUMBRIA Under-20 rugby team have not mounted a strong challenge for regional Inter-County honours for a season or two, but they set themselves up for a big game against Lancashire at Sedgley Park on Sunday week when they beat Durham 21-12 on a soggy pitch
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Running - Long haul through the high passes
THE Keswick/Buttermere Round 34km road race is regarded as one of the toughest running events in the country. Only open to senior runners over 21 years of age, the race route starts from Keswick's Woolworth's store and returns to the town's cricket pavilion
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Rail investigators praise Cumbrians
CUMBRIA'S emergency services were praised by investigators of the Graygrigg rail crash as the clearing up process begins. Speaking at lunchtime today (February 26) deputy chief constable Andy Trotter, of the British Transport Police, spoke of the "major
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Rallying - Grizedale all set for MW Rally
THE 31st Malcolm Wilson Rally is gearing up for more exciting duels around the Lake District's Grizedale forest when the event starts on Saturday morning. Event sponsor Malcolm Wilson, the head of M-Sport and the Ford-based World Rally team, celebrated
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Eden District Council planning applications received upto and including February 15, 2007
PLANNING applications submitted to Eden District Council include: Appleby: Single storey extension to create special accommodation unit and internal alterations to improve access for the disabled at Appleby Grammar School, Battlebarrow for Property and
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Work begins on road into crash site
Lorries ladened with stone have been arriving all morning at the Grayrigg rail crash scene as the job of constructing road access begins. Investigators are continuing their inspection of the railway line as bulldozers and diggers turn the nearby farmer's
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Rail crash video sent in
Jim Farish has sent in this video of the crash scene, which is on YouTube (link below).
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Massive rescue after Pendelino derails
EMERGENCY services worked through the night at the scene of a train derailment near Kendal. An eighty-year-old woman was killed and five other passengers seriously hurt when the Virgin Pendolino train derailed at Grayrigg. Several carriages of
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Charity week at pet shop
A YOUNG entrepreneur who is celebrating one year of business at her pet shop is hosting a week of charitable activities to raise money for unwanted pets. Mandy Christopher, aged just 20, is the proprietor of Little Beasties pet shop in Ulverston and
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Initial rail crash report out today
The initial report on investigations into Friday's Virgin Train rail crash near Grayrigg, Cumbria is expected later today. Groups charged with investigating the accident include British Transport Police, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch and Her
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Vandals slash car tyres
VANDALS caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage to a van parked in Ulverston at the weekend. Tyres on a Ford Transit parked in Argyle Street were slashed with a knife sometime on Saturday evening.
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Woman taken to hospital after car crash
A WOMAN had to be taken to hospital after an accident in Ulverston at Sunday lunchtime. The 37-year-old, from Great Urswick, suffered minor chest and leg injuries after the Ford Escort she was driving collided with a Isuzu Trooper on Urswick Road at
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New Rail Travel Details
FOLLOWING the train derailment at Grayrigg on Friday, (February 23), rail services using the West Coast main line have been severely disrupted. Virgin West Coast services will be replaced with buses between Lancaster and Penrith, and Virgin Cross Country
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M&S star rocks Cumbria
ROXY Music's legendary frontman Bryan Ferry will take time out of his role as the face of M&S and Burberry to play a gig on Cumbrian soil on Thursday (March 1). As part of a tour to promote his new album - the first for five years - the well-dressed
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Council gets tough with litter louts
PEOPLE who drop litter in South Lakeland could be handed an on-the-spot £75 fine in the coming weeks by special patrols as tough new laws are enforced. Fixed penalty notices for dropping litter, fly tipping or abandoning vehicles will be issued in South
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Pick of the Day
Our What's On choice for South Lakeland, Furness and the Eden Valley. Monday, February 26 DIANA Matthews will talk about Transport on Windermere, to Coniston Local History Group, in the Library, Coniston Institute, at 3.30pm. Tel 015394-41140. WITH
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Shrimps let the football do the talking
Forest Green Rovers 1 MORECAMBE 3 Adversity can bring the best out or the worst out of a football team - a team can crumble under the pressure or it can make them pull together and rise high. Some teams meekly roll over, others dig deep and find reserves
