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Environmental ideas may get green light
A COMPETITION to help turn four green business ideas into reality has been launched by the Lancaster Environment Centre at Lancaster University. It wants to find creative, realistic and environ-mentally-focused business ideas that can be incubated in
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Walks: Limestone ‘spectaculars’
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Pirates in peril
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (12A) Third part of the swashbuckling series sees the pirates forming an alliance to survive, starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom. IT IS a dark time as the Age of Piracy nears to a close
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More RAF low flying
THE RAF will continue its tactical training programme with a series of low-flying exercises over Cumbria in June. Weather permitting, the force will fly its fixed wing aircraft as low as 250 feet between Mondays and Fridays. They will dip a further
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Seals, witches and robots
HAVING both launched successful club nights, two South Lakeland supergroups are pooling their talents tonight (Friday) with a night of musical madness in Ambleside. Still on a high from the success of their KluBSeaLs night, Kendal's Seven Seals will
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Charr in fine fettle on Windermere
LAKES have been fishing well. On Windermere, charr anglers in the south basin have been catching up to eight charr to 1lb plus in a session and the quality of these fish is now improving. A few olives and mayflies are trickling off on Ullswater with
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No more cash from Sport England
FUNDING body Sport England this week refused to provide any additional money for repair work to Berners Pool despite fears the building could face demolition unless a private company is willing to take it on. Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron had
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Pool now 'unsafe'
A damning report on the condition of Berners Pool in Grange-over-Sands warns that the £3.5 million four-year-old building is now unsafe and will continue to deteriorate further while it remains closed. The report, commissioned by South Lakeland District
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Train for film making
From Carnforth to Ravenglass and back, folly will be taking its successful Pocket Movie Making Workshops on the rail network this Bank Holiday Monday. The Pocket Movie Making workshops are a chance for beginner members of the public to make their very
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Meals deliverer takes to the road
A TAXI business has given a new meaning to the term meals on wheels after its latest vehicle, dedicated to delivering takeaways to customers' doorsteps, took to the road. Theo's Taxis in Kendal launched the service last month and proprietor Simon Hayton
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Final Day
Yesterday was pretty much a cooling down day. We meandered our way from Woodward Ok to Oklahoma City. I have to say it was a cold unpleasant journey because of our missing window. The plastic made it impossible to see anything coming from the left (the
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Limestone ‘spectaculars’
The dramatic series of limestone headlands above Langcliffe, Settle and Malham attract walkers who return often to enjoy this magnificent area. This walk, from the lovely village of Langcliffe, goes close to these well-known spectaculars', but continues
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Distinctive port of call
SOME believe the heritage sign of a great city or destination is when a tune has been named after it. But when The Beautiful South wrote the lyric, "this could be Rotterdam or anywhere," I think they did Holland's second city a disservice. Because although
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Gig guide
TO HAVE your gigs included FREE of charge in the Gig Guide, telephone Ellie Hargreaves on 01539-710155, or send a fax on 01539-720990, or drop a line to the Gig Guide, The Westmorland Gazette, 1 Wainwright's Yard, LA9 4DP, at least TWO WEEKS before the
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Pirates in peril
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (12A) Third part of the swashbuckling series sees the pirates forming an alliance to survive, starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom. IT IS a dark time as the Age of Piracy nears to a close
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What's showing where...
AMBLESIDE Zeffirellis, 015394-33845 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (12A) Fracture (15) The Painted Veil (12A) Spider-Man 3 (12A) Zodiac (15) 28 Weeks Later (18) Miss Potter (PG) The Lives of Others (15) BARROW Apollo 4 Cinema
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Gig goers see Howe it should be done
THE seaside resort of Morecambe played host to one of the finest guitarists in the world at the weekend, writes Rob Jones. Known for his work with 70's prog-rock giants Yes, and a founder member of the recently reformed first supergroup Asia, Steve Howe
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Wildlife charity celebrates 45 years
CONSERVATION charity, Cumbria Wildlife Trust is celebrating its 45th birthday this month. The organisation was founded in 1962 to protect the wildlife of Westmorland, Cumberland and Lancashire, north of the sands and was at first known as the Lake
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Tributes are paid to schoolgirl
A YOUNG girl described as vivacious, "full of life" and popular at school, has tragically died aged just 12. Elisha Jackson, of Askam-in-Furness, suffered a brain haemorrhage on Thursday at Pendlebury Children's Hospital in Manchester. Lively Elisha
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Anger at HIPs U-turn
PROPERTY experts in South Lakeland have blasted the Government after the controversial introduction of Home Information Packs was delayed just days before it was due to come into force. Estate agents and pack providers described the last-minute U-turn
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Auction offers up vintage vehicles
A GLITTERING array of vintage tractors and rusty implements will go on sale tomorrow (Saturday) in one of the highlights of the Hawes Auction Mart calendar. The annual sale of vintage agricultural equipment has bagged a special item - a vintage Wolseley
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Council locks gates in playfield wrangle
MEMBERS of a South Lakeland parish council have taken drastic action to save a village playing field from a developer's bulldozer. Burton-in-Kendal Parish Council has locked the gates to the village's Boon Town play area to prevent Impact Housing
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Fire crews rescue cow
FIREFIGHTERS from Kendal and Grange spent almost two hours rescuing a cow from a ditch near Ayeside last night (Thursday). The crews used strops, lines and ladders to rescue the stranded animal at around 7pm.
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‘Milestone’ owl chicks
A PAIR of baby tawny owls that survived wind, rain and an attack by a ferocious crow, have helped mark a special occasion for a North Yorkshire haven for injured birds of prey, reports Ruth Lythe. The two little balls of fluff have become the 999th and
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Moving on up...
OFFICIALS at Morecambe FC have had an 'extremely positive' meeting with three organisations over the Shrimps' promotion into the Football League. Board members met representatives from the Football League, the Football Licensing Authority and Lancashire
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Vandals kill fish at garden centre
TWO masked men rampaged through a Furness garden centre killing fish and vandalising statues and garden furniture. Police are studying CCTV footage of the incident and say at least £2,000 worth of damage was caused at Hill Foot Garden Centre, in Ulverston
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New job to front park heritage bid
THE Lake District National Park Authority is backing up its bid to become a World Heritage Site by splashing out around £135,000 on someone to spearhead the campaign. The park's dreams of joining the Taj Mahal, Pyramids and Great Wall of China as a site
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Lakes challenge for Sir Ranulph
A RENOWNED explorer who has trekked through polar wastes and scaled the forbidding north face of the Eiger will undertake a unique Lakeland challenge, this summer, reports Paul Duncan. Sir Ranulph Fiennes will head for the Lake District in July to attempt
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Hospital’s heart unit on critical list
HOPES that Westmorland General Hospital's coronary care unit could be saved from closure appeared to be fading this week after it was disclosed that medics believe keeping it could result in patient deaths. An NHS briefing paper, a copy of which has
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Chase day
Today is going to be our chase day for this year. We set off from Dodge City, Kansas and the roach motel heading for Beaver, Oklahoma. The idea was to get on line and find out where the mid-level moisture was at its richest. The local chaser phoned up
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Hard-bitten thriller by former Kirkby Lonsdale writer
Bad Luck And Trouble by Lee Child (Bantam Press, £14.99). Lee Child, who once lived at Kirkby Lonsdale, but who is now one of America's leading thriller writers, has penned his eleventh novel featuring ex-military investigator Jack Reacher. Reacher
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Rail bonuses derailed
NETWORK rail bosses have had their bonuses cut by 63 per cent as a direct result of the Grayrigg train crash in February. The company, which owns and operates Britain's rail network, announced its results from the financial year 2006/07 yesterday (May
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Measure your carbon footprint
Ambleside Climate Change Forum has set up a local Carbon Counting Volunteer Project, with a meeting this week about how information will be gathered to help track carbon footprints, which it is hoped will lead to adopting practical ways to lead a greener
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World star at LOC event
SWITZERLAND'S Daniel Hubmann (pictured right), currently ranked number two in the world, was a surprise entrant to the National Orienteering Event run by Lakeland Orienteering Club on the Caw above the Duddon Valley on Sunday. He put in a performance
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Giant steps up unique search
RETAIL giant Lakeland Limited is stepping up its search for innovative household gadgets that have proved the backbone of its success. The Windermere company says its most popular products tend to be unique to the business and are sourced from around
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Radical call for county to go green
LAKE District businesses have been encouraged to go green by a leading eco-warrior and travel writer. Speaking at the annual meeting of Cumbria Tourism, guest speaker Alastair Sawday, who has written 25 travel books and is behind the popular Special
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Swim pool could be bulldozed
AN award-winning £3.5 million swimming pool built as the result of a tireless fund-raising campaign by volunteers four years ago could be bulldozed if a private operator does not come forward with a viable business plan next month. The news was confirmed
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Radio star pens Lakes' praises
WHEN writer and broadcaster Stuart Maconie decided to pen a book celebrating "the North" he was worried that he might be limiting himself to readers from this end of the country. But he need not have been anxious as Pies and Prejudice - In Search of
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Hamel leads team to title
LOCAL cyclists were to the fore in the National 10 miles time trialling championships at Sawtry, near Peterborough, on Sunday with Oxenholme rider Lynn Hamel finishing fifth and leading her newly-formed greengroup.com team to the national team title.
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Youth Games to attract 1,000
THIS year's Cumbria Youth Games will have more than 1,000 competitors and be the biggest multi-sport event for young poeple in the county. Teams from all six local authority areas will gather at Penrith's new-look leisure centre on Saturday, June 23
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Dales aim to cash in on Bollywood ‘Oscars’
The Yorkshire Dales could see flat caps replaced by sequins and wax jackets swapped for saris if movie moguls at the Bollywood equivalent to the Oscars take a shine to the scenery next month. From June 7-10, Yorkshire will be rolling out the red carpet
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County set for parking shake-up
ON-STREET parking in Cumbria is set for a shake-up as part of a countywide review of parking policy. Cumbria County Council, the authority responsible for on-street parking, is appointing a working group that will look at overhauling the system which
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Cartmel gets ready for weekend racing fiesta
Cartmel's three-day Bank Holiday jumps meeting starts with Ladies Night on Saturday and Tom George's Eskimo Jack, winner of three of his last four starts, will take a lot of beating in the Grand Veteran Handicap Chase (7pm). Super Revo looks primed to
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Cup tonic for Windermere
*Windermere........211-7 Ibis............................99 WASHED out by the rain on Saturday, Windermere got back to winning ways at home to Ibis in the Hackney & Leigh Cup on Sunday. Batting first, Windermere proceeded cautiously against the
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Westmorland: Warton wind it up
WARTON's fourth win out of four matches so far this season puts them 14 points clear at the top of the table. *Warton.................199-6 Kirkby Lonsdale........66... AFTER two morale-boosting victories the previous weekend, Kirkby Lonsdale travelled
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Silver keeps her perfect record
AMBLESIDE C drew on their home green for the second time this season in Division One of the Rothay League. Their match with Leven Valley B finished level on games and on chalks. For the visitors, Audrey Silvester maintained her 100 per cent record,
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Bowness step up to second
MAJOR changes came at the top of Division One of the Kendal and District Bowling League. Leaders K.A. Hale A had the closest of matches away at fourth-placed Holme A, winning 6-4 on the aggregate. Meanwhile, their nearest rivals, Netherfield A, went
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Yasin leads charge
HOSPITABLE Stretford hosted Kendal in the first round of the Thwaite Lancashire Cup on Sunday and Tony Yasin helped himself on the field, smashing a vital half- century. Yasin has a reputation as a big-hitter and he came good with 51 off 34 balls,
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Miller sets up thriller
A TENSE last-over finish ended with Cumberland losing by one run to Herefordshire in their MCCA Trophy match at Workington on Monday. Invited to bat by Cumberland skipper Marcus Sharp, Herefordshire faced a tricky spell of seam bowling before R. Hall
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Skipper's Say
Kendal skipper John Trewenneck said: "Played three - won two this week is not bad, and we showed in both cup matches that we respond well to a challenge. "We played very good cricket against Netherfield on Wednesday night in the Cockspur Cup National
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It's 'Super Cooper'
SIXTEEN-year-old schoolboy Sam Cooper foiled Netherfield's challenge to set up a three-run win for Kendal in the ECB Cockspur Cup knockout match on Wednesday evening. Cooper scooped a fantastic 5-26 off just 3.2 overs of off-spin and, most importantly
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Sting in the tail
A SEE-SAW finish saw Lancaster escape Kendal's clutches as tailender Ian Burstow hit a rapid 26 to decisively tilt the scales at Shap Road on Saturday. However, Kendal were left asking themselves how they missed out on three batting bonus points
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Pick of the Bank Holiday Weekend
Our What's On choice for South Lakeland, Furness and the Eden Valley. Friday, May 25 A PLANT sale will be held at Horticare, 54 Wattsfield Road, Kendal, today and tomorrow (Saturday), from 10am-3pm. EUROPE'S largest equestrian touring theatre brings
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Thompson revels in Wembley role
KENDAL football hero Garry Thompson was savouring the moment this week after scoring one goal and creating the second as Morecambe won a place in the Football League on Sunday, writes Matt Donlan. The winger was in celebratory mood after his appearance
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HIP delay contributes to confusion
THE much-anticipated arrival of controversial Home Information Packs (HIPs) was delayed for two months, following an announcement in the Commons on Tuesday. This week The Westmorland Gazette's property section aims to give readers a guide to what HIPs
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Take a walk on Torver common
TORVER commoners are inviting the public to join them for a walk over land they and their forbears have had grazing rights over for generations. For the first time, the public is invited to see how the landscape is managed, using time-tested methods,
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Take a walk on a common
TORVER commoners are inviting the public to join them for a walk over land they and their forbears have had grazing rights over for generations. For the first time, the public is invited to see how the landscape is managed, using time-tested methods
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Reserve your CX-7 online
DRIVERS smitten with the new Mazda CX-7 sports utility crossover can place their order ahead of its September launch date thanks to a dedicated website. The site is already live at www.cx-7order.co.uk so buyers can reserve their cars before the autumn
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New nets
NEW cricket nets have been installed at the Lakes School and Sports College with the help of a £4,984 grant from Awards for All run by the Big Lottery Fund. Local cricketers have welcomed the nets inside the school sports hall as an indoor community
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British Jet Ski event attracts champions
THREE world and two European champions will be in Barrow this weekend when the British Jet Ski championships take place in the town. The champions will be among a 70-strong entry for the champ- ionship's third round in Ramsden Dock. Racers reach
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First for Commonwealth, first for Lakes
THE first-ever Commonwealth Championships for ultra- distance and mountain running will take place in the Lake District in 2009. A proposal by the International Association of Ultra Runners (IAU) and the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) led
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Jebb foiled in Fairfield
STAVELEY'S Rob Jebb was denied an English championship victory despite leading for most of the way in Saturday's Fairfield Horseshoe Fell Race, writes Mike Addison. Jebb, who runs for Bingley, was caught at the wall crossing on the long descent off
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Commonwealth first for Lake District
THE first-ever Commonwealth Championships for ultra- distance and mountain running will take place in the Lake District in 2009. A proposal by the International Association of Ultra Runners (IAU) and the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) led
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Till for Italy
FIFTEEN-year-old Alex Till of Arnside has been called up to the England Under-16 Fell Racing team to run at Susa, in Italy, on June 25. Alex took part in the trials race at Bolton earlier this month where he came fourth. The first three to finish
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Tag rugby catches on in schools
SIR John Barrow School of Ulverston won through with a last-gasp score in the final to earn the right to represent the South Lakes area at Tag Rugby in next month's Cumbria Youth Games at Penrith. More than 200 boys and girls took part in the District
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Early bedtime for thieves
CRIMINALS in Ambleside must keep early hours, otherwise I am not sure how the Lake District National Park Authority's latest ideas is going to work. Improved lighting at Ambleside's Lake Road car park in a bid to reduce crime has been approved by LDNPA
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Miss J.P.J. Smith
A FORMER nurse from Cartmel has died, aged 98. Joyce Smith was born at Walney Island and spent her childhood at Cartmel Vicarage before moving to Yorkshire and later to Haverthwaite. After joining the Church Girl's Brigade in 1936, Miss Smith spent
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Miss E. Askew
ST MARY'S Church, Borwick, was packed for the funeral of Miss Elsie Askew, of Keerholme Farm, who died recently after a prolonged illness. Miss Askew died in the house where she was born and had lived all her life. She was one of a family of seven, including
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Under the Hammer: Vintage vehicles up for auction
A GLITTERING array of vintage tractors and rusty implements will go on sale tomorrow (Saturday) in one of the highlights of the Hawes Auction Mart calendar. The annual sale of vintage agricultural equipment has bagged a special item - a vintage Wolseley
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Holker prepares for its festival
Following on from my successful visit to Graythwaite Hall gardens last week, I fetched up at Holker Hall on Tuesday, to look at the Styrax collection. Holker Hall Gardens contains the National Collection of Styracaceae - a genus which contains a number
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Prize-winning pool to be bulldozed
AN award-winning £3.5 million swimming pool built as the result of a tireless fund-raising campaign by volunteers four years ago could be bulldozed if a private operator does not come forward with a viable business plan next month. The news was confirmed