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Beelocal comes to a street near you ...
MY IDEA of heaven is a food shop - a butcher, a baker, a deli - it doesn't really matter, as long as it sells food. Understandably, therefore, in the culinary heaven that is the Lake District, the dilemma is not only being spoiled for choice, but also
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Where there's a crepe there's a queue
There could have been no greater compliment for Janette and Philip Dixon than a Frenchman settling down on their Kendal Creperie doorstep to while away the day because it so reminded him of home. The Dixons don't do things by halves and Janette is a
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Kendal web firm launch website
A KENDAL-based web design firm has launched its new website. Ibex Internet, a team of five web experts based in the Parkside business park, has launched the site www.ibexinternet.co.uk to showcase its experts' design talents.
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Jack Russell becomes celebrity after Kirkby Lonsdale ordeal
A JACK Russell which was stuck in a rabbit warren for three days has become a local celebrity after a community rallied to his rescue. Mischievous Max was trapped during a riverside walk in Kirkby Lonsdale. His worried owners – who had been visiting
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Lakeland art project boosted by £150,000 by sale of Damien Hirst artwork
ARTWORK by one of the biggest names in contemporary culture has given a £150,000 boost to a Lakeland project. A painting donated to Littoral Arts Trust (LAT) by Damien Hirst to help bolster the Kurt Schwitters Merz Barn restoration fund having sold at
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Cumbrian quarry firm secures French winery deal
KIRKSTONE Quarries Ltd has secured a seven-year contract to supply stone to a prestigious French vinyard. More than 275 tonnes of stone have been ordered for a five-phase project to re-modernise the production and visitor facilities at the winery in
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11-year-old boy found hanged at South Lakeland care home
POLICE are carrying out a ‘difficult and traumatic’ investigation after an 11-year-old boy was found hanging in his room at a residential special school near Kendal. Distraught pupils alerted staff after spotting Dylan McDonald’s body at the Appletree
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24-car field for Lune Valley rally
Morecambe Car Club will be praying for a dry weekend when the Lune Valley Motors Illuminations Rally takes to the road this weekend. Competitors on last year's event were left counting the cost of contesting the rain-lashed rally, with the conditions
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Merseybeat heroes hit Lancaster
QUINTESSENTIAL 60s band The Searchers will visit Lancaster Grand tomorrow night (October 23). Famous for their hits Sweets For My Sweet, Don’t Throw Your Love Away and When You Walk In The Room, the Merseybeat band have sold over 40 million albums in
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Cumbrian alcohol pilot project praised
A FORWARD-thinking pilot project aimed at putting adults arrested for alcohol related issues on the road to recovery has been hailed as a “great success”. Cumbria Police has praised its Alcohol Arrest Referral Scheme, run in partnership with
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Troutbeck Bridge crash victim is identified
DETECTIVES are trying to piece together the circum-stances of an accident that claimed the life of a Lake District hotel worker. Officers are mystified as to how Piotr Jacek Karpowicz, 30, met his death. He was found lying seriously injured in the
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Cumbrian firm helps make First World War memorial
A SOUTH Lakeland quarrying firm has been chosen to help design and manufacture a memorial to men involved in tunneling activities in the First World War. Kirkstone Quarries will provide Kirkstone Green and Brathay Black slate for the two-metre tall
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Cumbria councillor opposes proposed cuts to number of members
THE leader of Cumbria County Council is hoping to save cash by reducing the number of council members. Conservative Jim Buchanan wants to cut the number of councillors by around a quarter to make a saving of £250,000 a year. But Ian
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Yorkshire Dales cheese to appear on TV
A YORKSHIRE Dales creamery has applied to the EU to have its product protected - because it believes the location where it is made is key to its attraction. The Wensleydale Creamery, at Hawes, is also launching its first ever television advert
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Cumbrian website wins award after reducing suicide stats
A SOCIAL networking site run by Cumbrians with personality disorders has won an award for its work to promote patient safety. The website, www.itc4u.org, picked up a BT E-health Insider Award at a ceremony in London after its work resulted
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A wee spot of bother
WE’VE all been caught out doing something we shouldn’t - whether it’s illegal or just embarrassing. On an almost weekly basis I’ll be in the car, singing along to the radio, when someone I know drives past just as Whitney and I are hitting the high
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Cumbrian website wins award after cutting suicide figures
A SOCIAL networking site run by Cumbrian people with personality disorders has won an award for its work to promote patient safety. The website, www.itc4u.org, picked up a BT E-health Insider Award at a ceremony in London after its work resulted
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Eclectic mix at Barrow music festival
ICONIC German band Faust will headline an eclectic line up of musicians and sound artists at the Full Of Noises festival in Barrow this weekend (October 23/24). The unique event - which takes place at The Canteen, in Barrow - will see the rock band
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Lakeland band launch debut album
RHYTHMIC post-punks Captain Stogie will launch their debut album through a fledgling Lakeland record label this month. This Aggression will be available from Lakeland Records and the band will launch their first full-length effort at Kendal Rugby Club
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Cumbria conference destination meeting today
A NEW organisation that has been set up to increase business tourism in Cumbria is holding its inaugural meeting today. The Carlisle and Cumbria Conference Group, which has been given £100,000 by the Northwest Regional Development Agency and Cumbria
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Show of Hands in Carlisle
TOP acoustic duo Show of Hands will head back to Cumbria on their County Towns tour tonight (October 22). Show of Hands - former headliners at the Brampton Live Festival - will play Swallow Hill Top Hotel in Carlisle. Singer songwriter
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Green park could bring 300 new jobs to South Lakeland
A SITE has been found for a proposed ‘green’ business park that developers say would create hundreds of high-quality jobs in South Lakeland - but it is within the boundaries of the Lake District National Park. Ashford Associates Properties
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The Zombies come to Kendal
CITED by dozens of modern acts as one of the most influential bands of the past 40 years, The Zombies have amassed a great horde of fans over the years. The 60s band - famous for their cool, blues-laden songs She’s Not There and Time of the Season -