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Ballets moves and hip hop beats
IT MAY have been their first bite of the action outside the Big Apple, but the mesmerising moves and streetwise steps of New York's trendiest dance troupe got more than the odd foot tapping in Kendal. From the mean streets of Brooklyn to the dimly lit
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Poll again
I DIDN’T manage to watch the United - Chelsea match last night but after reading the coverage in the paper’s it looks as if ref Graham Poll has been up to his old tricks. Far be it from me to criticise but it certainly looked dodgy to me to see him forming
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No need to worry about the tulips...
During November last year when the heavy rain pounded the already saturated soil in the gardens, I did wonder if the 2,000 tulip bulbs we had planted a month earlier would survive the ordeal of constant saturation. My fears were put to one side when
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Day something
All my life's a circle we are back in the same motel in Abilene, .Our number have increased tonight, two american chasers are tagging along. We also have another two LADS from England arrived yesterday evening. They too are tagging along until 18 May.
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Derby opens great sports line-up
THE first major derby match of the new cricket season pits Netherfield at home to Kendal on Sunday (May 13) in the second round of the National Clubs' Knockout Championship. Both clubs have made good starts to the season in the Northern Premier League
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Teams prepare for Lakeland Challenge
With just under two weeks to go the teams taking part in the eleventh annual Ford Ranger Great Lakeland Challenge on May 18 are making their final preparations for the gruelling challenge ahead. A unique triathlon that involves canoeing followed
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Video competition details announced
The Westmorland Gazette family of websites are launching their first community video competition. The theme is Two Minutes in My Community - with community being defined in social, geographical or cultural terms. Winning entries will be posted on the
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Brussels cuts off regeneration funds
The FT has a story about the European Commission cutting off funds for regeneration projects in six English regions after "systematic deficiciencies" in management and control systems for disbursing the money and guess which one of the regions is - yes
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School children in minibus accident
A GROUP of school children escaped unhurt after an agricultural vehicle ploughed into the side of a minibus in High Bentham. Police said the Volkswagen Transporter vehicle, which was carrying local school children and was stationary at the time, and
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Rescuers save woman and dog from waterfall
RESCUE teams came to the aid of a local woman after her attempts to rescue her dog from the side of an Ingleton waterfall ended in failure. Police said the woman, who was in her mid-20s, and her Labrador had to be pulled from a ledge using ropes after
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Two men die in A65 road traffic accident
POLICE are appealing for information after two local men died in a head-on crash in North Yorkshire. According to police, the passenger of a black BMW was confirmed dead at the scene and the driver died later at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary following
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Surprise competitor expected at kite surfing event
The British Kite Surfing event being held this weekend at Walney may be visited by three times and current KiteSurf World Champion, English Rider Aaron Hadlow. If rumours prove to be true, 2006 Pro Men's champion Lewis Crathern from Worthing will
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Business end of things
This is the part of the season where everything comes to a head. Promotion, relegation, European places, cup finals, play off's etc. Superb! The Premiership title is already won by Man Utd as we all know. I feel they've been worthy winners, having played
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Kirkby United FC have success in Malta
Thirty members of Kirkby United F.C. from Kirkby-in-Furness have just returned after a successful four-day tour to Malta. The group consisted of a Senior over 40 team ( 7 of the squad are over 50!) and a team of U-23 , the current Kirkby United first
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Pick of the Day
Our What's On choice for South Lakeland, Furness and the Eden Valley. Thursday, May 10 THE Billie Holiday Story, a gritty musical dramatisation of the life of the legendary singer, mixing theatre and film through multi-media techniques, is staged
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This is for you, says McGuigan
MORECAMBE chairman Peter McGuigan has heaped praise on the unsung heroes' behind the scenes at Christie Park. McGuigan reckons Monday's stunning win over York City and forthcoming Wembley play-off final is a just reward for all the club's backroom staff
