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Train lift delayed
A TECHNICAL fault meant the start of lifting carriages from the track at Grayrigg was delayed by a couple of hours. As day turned into night it was hoped the first carriage would be moved for the first time since last Friday's rail crash.
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Three taken to hospital after Troutbeck accident
THREE people were taken to Westmorland General Hospital after three vehicles collided at Troutbeck Bridge this morning (Thursday). The female driver, from Barrow-in-Furness, of a red Fiat Punto and her two passengers were conveyed to hospital with minor
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City progress
THERE will be no “our name’s on the cup” gun –jumping from me but I firmly believe City have got their best chance of reaching an FA Cup final for years. Benni McCarthy’s stunning 87th minute strike means that the Blues have got a hotly contested, anything
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Derwent Water death being treated as non-suspicious
CUMBRIA Police are treating the death of a man whose body was recovered from Derwent Water as non-suspicious following a post mortem examination carried out today (Thursday). The man's body was found last Thursday (February 22) and police believe that
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Exclusive: Crane arrives
Watch this exclusive footage of the first crane arriving at the scene of the Grayrigg rail crash. The cranes are expected to start lifting the carriages later today. Link below.
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Local videographer captures scenes
Jim Farrish, Digital Video, Kendal, has captured scenes from the crash, and the prepartion for building the road into the crash scene. Links below takes you to his videos.
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Public meeting for Grayrigg residents
PEOPLE living in and around Grayrigg will be updated on the operation to recover the derailed train at a public meeting on Tuesday. The meeting will take place on, (March 6) at 8.30pm at Grayrigg Church. People will have the opportunity to put questions
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Drivers warned to keep roads clear as recovery vehicles move in
DRIVERS are being warned to keep the A685 between Tebay and the train crash site at Grayrigg clear as the operation to remove the carriages gets underway. Removal vehicles, cranes and heavy machines are expected to descend on the village today (Thursday
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Robbery at antique shop
POLICE are hunting for a gang, which included a young child, who allegedly stole jewellery from a Furness shop on Wednesday. At about 12.15pm, five men, described as being aged between 35 and 45 years old, and one child, aged about eight, went into Isis
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Pick of the day
Our What's On choice for South Lakeland, Furness and the Eden Valley. Thursday, March 1 KENDAL Recorded Music Society holds its latest meeting at Stricklandgate Methodist Church Hall, Union Street, at 7.15pm, when the selection is the latest Hyperion
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Cranes to arrive
HEAVY lifting gear to remove the stricken rail carriages is expected to arrive in Grayrigg today (Thursday). Work has continued day and night to construct an access road to the crash site and two large cranes are on their way. More than 15 wagons are
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Gardeners' clock is ticking...
As the gardeners' calendar clocks into March it's the last opportunity to make any major decisions with regard to planting. Be it the seasonal bedding that will crescendo throughout the summer and be replaced the following year or the perennial plants
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Cranes to arrive
HEAVY lifting gear to remove the stricken rail carriages is expected to arrive in Grayrigg today (Thursday). Work has continued day and night to construct an access road to the crash site and two large cranes are on their way. More than 15 wagons are
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Beware of another fine mess...
SAMMY McIlroy wants Craig Stanley to watch his step without taking anything away from his game in order to avoid a suspension as the Conference season turns red hot. The midfielder, who has been in awesome form since signing from Hereford United, avoided
