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Down To Earth
Am still trying to find my way into this new medium - ‘blogging’. Have checked out the reactions/feedback. Nine to date. Thanks to those who have responded. I am really keen to establish a dialogue. I need to know what readers want and even don’t want
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Climber falls at Langdale
A 40-YEAR-OLD man suffered head, leg and arm injuries after falling at Lower Scout Crag, Great Langadale. Members of Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team assisted the man who had fallen while climbing, ripping out two safety wedges from the rock
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Planners say 'yes' to new homes
PLANS to build 107 homes on the site of Kendal Auction Mart have been given the green light by South Lakeland District Council planners. For the full story see the Westmorland Gazette on Friday.
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What's on in the Eden area
May 30 Film season: Casablanca (U), Rheged, Penrith, 7.30pm, tel 01768-868000 and www.rheged.com Poetry reading: Second Lights poets celebrate their new anthology Images of Women, Bluebell Bookshop, Penrith, 7.30pm, tel 01768-866660. May 31
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Pick of the day
Our What's On choice for South Lakeland, Furness and the Eden Valley. Wednesday, May 30 ARTIST in residence on the ceramics course at the University College of Creative Arts, Farnham, Gareth Mason has produced a new body of work for a special selling
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Dragons- do you need cash for your business idea?
Dragons' Den is in its fifth series and continuing to offer entrepreneurs from across the country the chance to make their business dreams come true. The BBC is currently searching for Britain's best entrepreneurs and will be auditioning throughout
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Indie coup for Canteen this week
THE VERY best of the UK's indie, rock and screamo live music scenes descend on the Canteen for another quality three days of entertainment, starting tonight with three of the best up and coming local talents on show. After no less than 13 live acts
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Two men arrested after alleged assault
A MAN was taken to hospital after allegedly being assaulted in an Ulverston town centre pub on Bank Holiday Monday. The 46-year-old from Blackpool suffered head injuries in the alleged incident at the Rose and Crown in King Street at about 9.15pm. Two
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Call for short-cut to ease traffic problems
A COUNCILLOR has called for a little-known shortcut to be turned into a main thoroughfare out of Kendal to ease the town's traffic problems. South Lakeland District Council member for Kirkland Rob Cocker feels the time has come to open up another route
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Business park boost for Eden
EMPLOYMENT in Kirkby Stephen could soon get a welcome boost thanks to a new business park, which is being built in the town. Construction began this week on the business park at Christian Head, near the town centre, and is a joint venture between dairy
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Bypass ‘brings £10 million boost’
THE Highways Agency claims that up to £10 million is being pumped into the Cumbrian economy because of the construction of the A66 Temple Sowerby bypass. The money is being spent on a huge range of services being bought by the Highways Agency's contractor
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MP defends buying quad bike on his expenses...
MP for Penrith and the Border David Maclean has defended the purchase of a £3,000 quad bike with taxpayers' money, reports Paul Duncan. Mr Maclean, who launched a parliamentary bill to exempt MPs from freedom of information laws, has responded to an
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New dental surgery opens
PENRITH'S new NHS dental surgery has opened. The Gloucester Yard Dental Centre, in Gloucester Yard, is owned and operated by Integrated Dental Holdings Ltd, a company that runs dental practices across the country, including one in Workington. The
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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
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Disease deaths rise
STATISTICS unveiled by the Health and Safety Executive show an increase in the number of people in Cumbria who have died from asbestos cancer mesothelioma. The figures show that more than 300 men in Cumbria died from the disease from 1985 to 2004. The
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Improved care
A study has been made a number of recommendations designed to improve care for older people in Cumbria. The report, entitled Together We Care, examines the delivery of health services to older people in the community, particularly those with complex
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Eden to trial recycling of old batteries
RESIDENTS from across Eden will soon be able to recycle their used and unwanted batteries using the post thanks to a new WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) recycling trial. The postal scheme aims to encourage local residents to recycle more batteries
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Seeded No.1
KIRKBY Stephen's Community Sports Officer Gary Payton has been seeded number 1 in the British Open Clay Courts tennis Championship. Gary was the Welsh number 1 and captain of Wales in the recent Four Nations Tennis International in Glasgow earlier this
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Eden golfers eye dream prize
A GOLF trip of a lifetime awaits amateur Steve Whitehead and his Eden PGA professional Steve Harrison if they can come through the next stage of Europe's biggest pro-am competition, the PGA National Pro-Am Championship. Whitehead took his first big step
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Driving School helps netball team to gear up
A LOCAL driving school is the driving force behind a school's new sports kit. KT Driving have sponsored the Bolton Primary School netball team's new strip. Christine and Kevin Taylor (back row, centre - right) of KT Driving presented the ten shirts
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Sadness of loss of 100-year-old-tree
PEOPLE in Windermere have expressed their sadness at the felling of a 100-year-old tree which has delighted residents and visitors for generations. Crowds gathered at Ellerthwaite Square last Wednesday (May 23) as the branches of the horse chestnut tree
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The hard work starts now
Sammy McIlroy says that Morecambe will kick on next season and has high hopes as they look to take League Two by storm. The Shrimps will play in the Football League for the first time in their history after clinching promotion via a dramatic play-off
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Council to consider car-sharing
OFFICERS and councillors could be asked to share cars in order to help reduce the amount of energy consumed by the council. Cumbria County Council's environment scrutiny committee has made a series of recommendations to the Cabinet which are designed
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Stan ready to deliver
PROMOTION expert Craig Stanley says the Morecambe experience is better than any other football feeling after the Shrimps became a Football League side. Stanley, who claimed promotion last season with Hereford United, completed his double at Wembley and
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Channel 4 wants families for new series
Channel 4 is looking for one special family to take part in a ground- breaking new documentary series. It wants families who are prepared to share their lives with the channel for around six months and show the nation what it means to be a family in
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Man critical after beach accident
A 26-YEAR-OLD Coniston man is critically ill after crashing onto a beach while kite surfing off the Cumbrian coast, north of Millom. The incident happened on Monday (May 28) when Cumbria Police said a gust of wind had reportedly swept the man around
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New youth centre for Ulverston
YOUNGSTERS who want somewhere to go to take them off the streets are making the most of a new centre in a South Lakeland town. The Ulverston Youth Base was unveiled to young people and parents at a grand opening in the auction rooms at Theatre Street
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Survey - Northerners downbeat over Olympic finances
The Olympics planned for London in 2012 are already perceived by people in the North as the biggest public failure after the Millennium Dome. Ninety per cent of Northerners believe the Government has not been straight over the financing
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Local firm helps develop iPod jukebox
AN ULVERSTON firm is celebrating after helping to develop what it claims is the world's first ever iPod jukebox. Designers at Forge Europa, which is based at The Old Railway in Princes Street, designed and produced customised colour-scheme lighting
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Businesses not ready for smoke free date
BUSINESSES and residents are being warned about the urgent need to prepare for new smoke free regulations, which will be introduced on July 1. Enforcement authority South Lakeland District Council is running a major awareness campaign throughout the
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Off to the races...
RACE-goers who defied the poor Bank Holiday weather forecasts were treated to a "fantastic" weekend of racing at Cartmel, according to organisers. Thousands of people attended racing on Saturday and Monday, and attractions included a Robbie Williams
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Three-month crack-down on car crime
A THREE-MONTH crack down on car crime starts in Kendal today (Wednesday) as a result of mounting vandalism in the town. Police, council bosses and housing officials are all behind the Criminal Damage Action Plan, which they say is in response to hundreds
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Car crime crack-down
A THREE-MONTH crack down on car crime starts in Kendal today (Wednesday) as a result of mounting vandalism in the town. Police, council bosses and housing officials are all behind the Criminal Damage Action Plan, which they say is in response to hundreds
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Family launch green campaigns online
COMPOSTS, cars and coats will be just some of the issues addressed as a Burton family of bike riders open an online door to their lives. Cycle-mad family, Kirstie Pelling and Stuart Wickes, who have three children, are launching an Internet diary or
