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Review: Artisan, Kendal
I had hoped that Artisan at Booths would become the kind of packed to the rafters deli that Kendal so deserved. But the culinary enterprise opened by Prince Charles, with an eatery on the side, bears no comparison with the eatery, with culinary
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Kendal on the cup trail!
Tuesday nights 1-0 win over Guiseley earned Kendal £7,500 and a place in the 4th qualifying round of the FA Cup. It wasn’t the best performance of the season, but it was a demonstration of the never say die attitude which has been instilled within
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£500,000 budget deficit likely for Eden Council
EDEN Council is facing a loss of £500,000 in its current accounts, bosses have revealed. Coun Keith Phillips, leader of the council, blamed the shortfall on the state of the economy and a drop of income from investments, due to dramatic falls
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Ulverston man's level crossing death: call for safety review
NETWORK Rail has been asked to review the safety of level crossings nationally after an Ulverston man died when his car was struck by a train. Jonathon Crabtree, 41, was killed instantly on November 3, 2008 when the 09.37 Carlisle to Lancaster train
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South Lakeland wind farm land ‘has got no importance’
IT would be an ‘abdication of responsibility’ to refuse plans for three giant wind turbines in South Lakeland because of landscape impact. Jeremy Pike, a barrister acting on behalf of Whirlwind Renewables, which plans to build three 110 metre-high turbines
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Kendal 'hero' given prestigious honour by the Queen
A LOCAL ‘hero’ has been handed a top honour by the Queen for her work in the community. Patricia Allen, of Kendal, travelled to London yesterday where she has given an MBE by the Queen after being named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
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Dismay at plan to cut South Lakeland tourist information centres
COUNCIL bosses have signalled their intention to off-load tourist information centres in South Lakeland, sparking dismay in the district’s leisure industry. Cabinet members at South Lakeland District Council have agreed to the principle of withdrawing
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Sounds Write - Gladys Knight in Liverpool
TV presenters, radio dj’s and music fans are all too guilty these days of casually referring to many artists as legends, when in truth, most have hardly earned the label. It is a tag that is bandied about with little thought given to what it
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Sounds Write - Muse's The Resistance
FROM the most unlikely of settings, the quiet Devon town of Teighton, has emerged in recent years this country’s biggest and most successful rock band. They are, if you had not figured it out already, Muse, a trio who, both on record and on
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Sounds Write - Prefab Sprout's Let’s Change The World With Music
At any school for aspiring pop song writers, Prefab Sprout’s main man, Paddy McAloon, would easily qualify for the head teacher’s job; such is his natural ability for crafting perfectly constructed pop gems. Sadly though, the man that penned
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A591 update - Arrests made following fatal accident
SIX people have been arrested following a fatal accident on the A591 early this morning. The road was closed after a red Jaguar left the road at about 12.20am. A man was pronounced dead at the scene at around 1am. Police are working
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Music lessons in north lancs
DRUMMING, singing and guitar lessons are available to adults at More Music in Morecambe throughout October. The free sessions - part of the Learning Revolution Festival - will be held in Morecambe’s Arndale Centre. Project co-ordinator Rose Hodgson
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Burton-in-Kendal man rewarded for role in Enigma success
AN EX-SERVICEMAN from Burton-in-Kendal who played a crucial role in winning the Second World War has been honoured for his part in cracking the German Enigma code. Harold Newell, 88, was part of the RAF’s top-secret ‘Y’ division during the conflict.
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New second pump ‘putting Windermere lives at risk’
LIVES are being ‘put at risk’ due to the replacement of a fire engine with a modified Land Rover, according to Windermere residents. One of the town’s two pumps – which had breathing appar-atus, 120 metres of hose reel and could hold 1,800 litres of
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'Industrial' land for sale despite residents opposition
RESIDENTS of a South Lakeland town are pledging to continue their opposition to a council’s decision to sell off land for business premises. Despite concerns voiced by residents and opposition councillors about increased traffic and potential flooding
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Ambulance u-turn on Kendal hospital
UNION leaders are celebrating after a campaign to bring ambulances back to Westmorland General Hospital bore fruit. NHS bosses have announced a u-turn which will see paramedics taking ‘around a third’ of South Lakeland’s 999 calls to the Kendal hopsital