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It's just an apple...
The littlest Carboncopy has been up all night with a cough, so I keep him off school for the day. At lunchtime Carbonlite rings to ask for a lift home from the station. He’s been in Manchester for a business meeting. On the way out of the door, the Carboncopy
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Crowds head for Holker Festival
THOUSANDS of visitors flocked to Cark in Cartmel to enjoy fine weather and a raft of outdoor entertainment at this year's Holker Festival. Green fingered television presenter and author Monty Don met visitors and exhibitors as the star guest at the event
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Father and son ride in tandem
A FATHER and son team from Kendal are set to shrug off weary legs as they attempt to travel the length of the UK on a tandem bicycle to raise cash for a charity close to their hearts. Steve Launder and son Connor, aged ten, are already practising for
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Clean beaches wave their greeen flags
BEACHES across Furness have been given the green flag by a leading conservation organisation, in recognition for the quality of their bathing water. The Marine Conservation Society has carried out the assessments as part of its Good Beach Guide since
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Strategic bet for Derby
<p>THE PLUNGE on Frankie Dettori's mount Authorize to win today's Epsom Derby is sure to drive the price down to odds-on, and it's a race to look for each-way value.</p> <p>Of course, Aidan O'Brien has seven entries and over each one
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Baldrick to open Oxfam shop
A POPULAR Kendal charity shop has drafted in one of television's most recognisable faces to mark its expansion this weekend. Tony Robinson, who starred in Blackadder, Time Team, and The Worst Jobs in History, will cut the red ribbon on Oxfam's new shop
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Racing - Strategic bet for Derby
THE PLUNGE on Frankie Dettori's mount Authorize to win today's Epsom Derby is sure to drive the price down to odds-on, and it's a race to look for each-way value. Of course, Peter Chapple-Hyam's horse is a great chance for Dettori to shine, but he looks
