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Why I Love The Lakes, by Julie Darroch
By Julie Darroch, public relations manager for Cumbria Tourism. What is the best thing about the Lakes? Its a bit predictable but I've got to say the scenery. Wherever you are, you can always find a great view and they are all different
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Why I Love The Lakes, by Gareth McKeever
By Gareth McKeever, the prospective parliamentry candidate for the Conservative party. WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT THE LAKE DISTRICT? The people. We still have community and unlike many other parts of the UK people say hello as they
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Why I Love The Lakes, by Rachel Kelly
What is the best thing about the Lakes? I am in constant awe at the beauty of the landscape. As I travel to my studio in Bonningate I am dazzled by the colours of the fells and the changing light through the seasons. It is a very beautiful place to
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Enjoy a model day with us among the planets
SEEING (at least some of) the planets in our solar system is easy - all you have to do is look up and you can see all the planets out to, and including, Saturn with just your naked eye, looking like bright stars shining in the sky. But it is very hard
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Review: The Royal Hotel. Lancaster
IF you’re looking for a mouth-watering meal, relaxed ambience and an extensive selection of drinks, then Lancaster’s best-known tapas bar is the perfect choice. Serving more than 50 different dishes – including 20 vegetarian choices – The Royal
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Your hot drink choice says a lot
I THINK you can tell a lot about a person by their choice of hot drink. You can take your beverage so many ways – the latest fad in our house being sugar lumps, although we’re not as posh as we sound as they’re in a packet rather than a pretty silver
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Morecambe and Lunesdale MP bids to avert postal strike
MORECAMBE and Lunesdale MP Geraldine Smith is leading an attempt to head off a national postal strike. She has tabled an early day motion (EDM) in the Commons supporting a peace offer put forward by the Communication Workers Union and it has since
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Review: Cartmel Quaker Meeting, Our first 150 years: Larry Walters, self-published, £5 (plus £1.50 p&p)
THE author, a member of the Society of Friends in Cartmel, follows the history of Quakerism in the area since George Fox, the movement’s founder, came to South Lakeland in 1652. The book features chapters on the construction of the meeting house, the
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Review: Friends of the Lake District, The Early Years: John Cousin, Lancaster University, £12.95
THIS meticulously researched book has been released to mark the 75th birthday of the Friends of the Lake District. John Cousins traces the history of the area from 1760, via the conservation group’s establishment in 1934 and its campaigning for national
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There’s a lot on at Lancaster's Litfest
FOR those who love books there is plenty on the Litfest09 bill to whet the appetite. Up there among the Lancaster festival’s literary glitterati will be Yorkshire poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan, who - along with the Ian McMillan Orchestra - promises
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Cumbria rural tour expects to draw record audience
A TOURING performance charity which takes live entertainment into rural communities is predicting a record season for audiences. The Highlights Rural Touring Scheme will put on dozens of shows in villages and schools across Cumbria this autumn, featuring
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Add some fire to your flowerbeds
SUBDUED pastel tones of lavender, mauve and pink alongside silver, cream and grey make for a mellow and relaxing garden picture. An antique ‘homes and gardens’ look in the best possible taste. Sometimes though, we might like to shake things up, disturb
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Van driver dies in Barrow crash
A MAN who died in a road traffic accident in Barrow yesterday has been named. George James Johnson, 64, of Ainslie Street, died after the red Peugeot van he was driving left the road near Kwik Fit, in Abbey Road just before 4pm and collided
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Jazz in Kirkby Lonsdale
THE John Woodhouse Quartet - The Inner Urge will make a special appearance at the Harlequin Theatre, Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkby Lonsdale on Friday (October 16) from 7.30pm. The band consists of well-known local musicians John Woodhouse on saxophone
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Operation Christmas Child coffee morning
OPERATION Christmas Child is holding a coffee morning in Kendal Town Hall on Saturday, from 9.30am to 12.30pm. The charity, which is part of the Christian aid organisation Samaritans Purse, sends festive boxes bursting with gifts to poverty-stricken
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Ozzy heads Town to glory
Kendal Town advanced to the 4th qualifying round of the FA Cup after a 1-0 home win over Guiseley. The winner came from a Carl Osman header on 78 minutes, Kendal's here was David Newnes who saved a penalty on the 90th minute with a top quality
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Seats will be replaced with recycled benches
COUNCILLORS in Silverdale hope to replace vandalised public seats with recycled plastic benches. Wooden memorial seats were ripped from the footpath at Silverdale Cove by vandals in July and used to fuel a bonfire. At a meeting of Silverdale Parish
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Tidal warning signs for Silverdale
SIGNAGE warning walkers and tourists about the dangers of the treacherous Morecambe Bay tide look set to be installed at Silverdale. Earlier this month Silverdale Parish Councillor Tony Houghton called for a siren in the north Lancashire coastal village
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Cumbria area chosen for white working class inclusion scheme
AN area of Cumbria is part of a major government initiative at tackling feelings of 'unfairness' and exclusion among traditional, white, working class communities. Communities Secretary John Denham has named Cleator Moor one of 27 areas across the country
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Talent contest raises much-needed funds
MORE than £2,000 was raised for a good cause at a charity talent show when professional singers and Furness personalities joined forces for a good old sing-song. Hundreds of people watched Voices for Hospices, held in aid of St Mary’s Hospice, in Ulverston
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Annual health check finds NHS Cumbria is improving
AN ANNUAL health check on NHS Cumbria has found it is improving. The Care Quality Commission awarded the county’s primary care trust a ‘fair’ rating for its quality of services and a ‘good’ rating for its use of resources - last year the trust was rated