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Rugby – Champions outgunned by Kendal
Kendal 35, Caldy 28. Four first-half tries and one early in the second half gave Kendal a winning lead and spoiled Caldy's hopes of finishing their North Division One season in style. Kendal had switched their emphasis from running rugby to hard
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Mighty Matty steals the show
TWO superb strikes from loan ace Matty Blinkhorn fired Morecambe up to third in the Conference table as they beat Woking 2-0. Blinkhorn struck early in each half in some style to take the Shrimps clear of the Cards. However, there was more woe for Lancaster
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Pussy cat, where have you been?
MYSTERY surrounds the plight of a missing moggy that returned to its Crook home after a six-year absence. Owner Gillian Gibson is at a loss to explain where Biggles has been after using up many of his nine lives. But despite returning home to feed at
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Football - Point taken in Lincoln raid
A PETER Wright goal - the striker's sixth in seven games - provided Kendal Town with a precious point in a 1-1 draw away at Lincoln United on Saturday. Lincoln had the better of the early exchanges in the first half and hit the bar and had several chances
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Review - "Fletcher must go " - Wisden
ENGLAND coach Duncan Fletcher must be replaced, whatever happens in the World Cup, according to the 2007 edition of Wisden. The 144th edition of the Almanack, published this week, praises Fletcher's leadership over the past seven years but adds: "It
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Bungalow project completed
A KENDAL housing charity has celebrated the completion of a seven-year project to create two new bungalows specially designed for people with disabilities. The Kendal Almshouse Charity has officially opened the new properties at Nobles Rest, Maude Street
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Spring clean for lake shore
WINDERMERE lake got its annual spring clean thanks to teams of junior litter busters. Pupils from Cartmel Priory School, through Cumbria's John Muir environmental awards scheme, headed the challenge to trawl the shores of England's longest lake for rubbish
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Family of three escape house fire
A FAMILY of three escaped unharmed after a fire broke out at their Beetham home at around 7.20am today (Saturday). Fire crews from Milnthorpe and Arnside tackled the blaze at the three bedroom property at Blackberry Hill using two hose reels, four sets
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Rallying - Stobart crews to fore in Portugal
THE Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Team crew of Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila has scored a hat-trick of podium placed stage finishes to end the first day of Rally de Portugal in a strong sixth position overall. After early morning woes the young Finn
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Easter what's on...
A selection of activities that should appeal to all the family during the Easter holidays: GET on track for La'al Ratty's Humongous Bunny Hunt. Eskdale La'al Ratty is a tiny children's railway running from the coast of Ravenglass to the Eskdale Valley
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Frances Winder takes her art to another level
NEXT on the exhibition trail at Farfield Mill is another stunning show by Frances Winder - Edge. With both abstract and representational paintings in the frame, soaked in colour and texturally superb, the Kendal-based painter is experimenting more and
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Montpelier a worthy Lincoln longshot
OUR Lincoln plans have had to be changed because Bazart has been pulled from the race. The draw has been made, but we at the Flared Nostril are keen to find a horse that has pedigree, ability and at the right end of the handicap. MONTPELIER fits the bill
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Mobile bank will not meet rural needs claim
A MOBILE bank service that will be visiting rural villages across South Lakeland and Eden has been labelled a publicity stunt. NatWest's mobile bank will be stopping off in places like Arnside, Coniston and Tebay for 45 minutes at a time and has been
