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Three North West beaches fail to meet water standards
THREE beaches in the North West have failed to meet minimum standards on water quality, a report has revealed. A record number of beaches and bathing spots in England and Wales reached the highest European standards for water quality in 2010. But
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Running: Robinson breaks 24-year Derwentwater course record
KENDAL AC runner Rebecca Robinson stormed to success in the Derwentwater 10 mile road race last weekend and broke a 24-year long course record to boot. Robinson, from Bowness, was gunning for her sixth successive win in the race - which set off from
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School sport: Sedbergh school wins Team of the Year accolade
SEDBERGH School was the toast of Wembley after its rugby team were honoured for their sporting achievements at the Aviva and Daily Telegraph School Sport Matters Awards. The school XV went the whole of last season unbeaten and were highly commended
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Couple are going for gold!
TWO jewellery makers have joined forces to launch a goldsmiths business after learning the trade in four different continents. Tony Clare and Fenella Macmillan (pictured) opened Macmillan-Clare Goldsmiths at a new studio and workshop at the
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Memorial Trophy: Davies claims F1000 championship
Last weekend’s Glyn Memorial Trophy Stages caused an upset or two in the www.evoparts.org.uk Stages Championship but mainly for the Co-drivers. Chris Williams sat alongside F1000 leader Cameron Davies and after winning the Junior event by over a minute
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Gymnastics: Kendal club enjoy county success
GYMNAST Katy Jones won a gold medal for Kendal School of Gymnastics at the Cumbria County Championships in the 12 and over section. The club had cause for a double celebration as Kerry Garnett claimed gold and Victoria Trewenneck silver in the 11 and
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Holbeck Ghyll hotel in tonight's BBC comedy The Trip
TONIGHT’S installment of the quirky BBC comedy series The Trip follows Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as they sit down for dinner at the Michelin starred Holbeck Ghyll in Windermere. This is the third episode of the popular series in which the
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Cumbria Police neighbourhood teams halved
CUMBRIA Police is halving the number of neighbourhood policing teams to help save millions of pounds. The number of teams will fall from 21 to 10 as the force wrestles to balance its books as the public spending cuts bite. But senior
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Those who died serving their country are remembered across the region
REMEMBRANCE Day was marked across South Cumbria and North Lancashire with a series of services. Two special assemblies were put on at Stramongate School in Kendal, where children enacted for proud parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents
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New website to help drivers in Cumbria
Cumbria Road Safety Partnership has launched a new website aimed at helping local drivers and visitors. www.crsp.co.uk offers Cumbria’s road users a range of information, including live traffic data from the Highways Agency, as well as help
