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Three vehicles stolen in one night in Lancaster
A MOTORBIKE and two mopeds were stolen in one night in Lancaster. The vehicles were taken overnight between 10 and 11 November from the Marsh area of the city. Sometime between 7.10pm on the Thursday and 8.20am on the Friday, a blue Peugeot Vivacity
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Review: Miyabi, Lancaster
MIYABI, I am told, is Japanese for “elegance”. It is sometimes used to refer to a heart-breaker. In Lancaster, it is also translated as “that little restaurant near Sainsbury’s with the scary looking sushi pictures in the window.” Undaunted, or at least
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No prosecution over Keswick School bus crash
POLICE investigating a crash which killed two school children say there will be no criminal prosecution against anyone involved. For the last six months specially trained officers from Cumbria Roads Policing Unit have been investigating the
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‘Don’t give Beatrix Potter's South Lakeland home to tourists’
ANGRY residents turned out in force to oppose plans to turn the former residence of Beatrix Potter into a holiday home - against the terms of her will. Castle Cottage in Near Sawrey, where the world famous children’s author died in 1943, is currently
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Cumbria Police to step up protection for cash vans
POLICE in Cumbria are stepping up patrols around cash-in-transit deliveries in the run up to Christmas. The number and value of cash deliveries by security vans rises during the Christmas period, so police say they will increase patrols along
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Review: William Stafford @ Town Hall, Kendal
THE musical offerings proffered by the Kendal Midday Concert Club have long been of remarkably high quality, and none more so than those of this season. William Stafford, a balletic, young, emerging clarinettist recently graced the town hall
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Police swoop on Kendal house lands air rifle
FOUR police vans descended on a house in Kendal after reports of someone in possession of a firearm. Police say an air rifle was recovered from a home on the Hallgarth estate during a police search on Wednesday, November 17, with further inquiries
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Swimming - Troutbeck land final gala spoils
AN EXCITING points battle ensued at the final Mini League gala of the year when Troutbeck Bridge ASC hosted teams from Kendal, Appleby and Penrith. Guests of honour Coun Roger Bingham and Life Managing Director David Howell, along with a full spectator
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Rallying - Head gearing up to beat Grizedale bogey
STEVE Head and Jonny Grisedale will be hoping for third-time lucky on next weekend’s Coppermines Grizedale Stages Rally. Held on gravel tracks in and around Grizedale Forest, the December 3/4 event begins with a seven -mile stage in complete darkness
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Rugby - Kirkby let Wirral off the hook
Kirkby Lonsdale 7. Wirral 11. THIS was the one that got away. Kirkby were caught cold when a long kick-off was allowed to roll into touch near their own line. A knock-on at the maul was folowed by a penalty award to Wirral who took it short move to
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Football - Clark ruffles Cavaliers with treble
AMBLESIDE United climbed to third place in the West Lancashire League’s Second Division table with a 4-1 victory over Furness Cavaliers on Saturday. Although markedly the better team in both halves, Ambleside could not impose themselves on the scoreline
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Valerie Brennand Family Announcement in The Westmorland Gazette
A NOTICE in the Family Announcements section of today's (Thursday) Westmorland Gazette stated that the service of thanksgiving for Valerie Brennand would take place on Friday 3rd December. The correct date for the service is Friday 26th November
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Voorts View - X-Factor missing for Kendal
KENDAL coach Ian Vortman gives his weekly view: SATURDAY was one of those days where I just wanted the earth to swallow me up. We lost a game that we were 100 per cent capable of winning and when I got home I found out that Scotland had beaten my beloved
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Table Tennis - Promotion rivals in ding-dong battle
THREE points separate four teams at top of the Division 2 table in the Kendal and District League with each side eager to book a top-flight place next season. Burton D, who occupy pole position, clashed with fourth-placed Natland D this week. Bryan
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Rugby - Crawford's final kick clinches sweet victory
Carnforth 16. Windermere 17. WINDERMERE knew that they were in for a tough afternoon as Carnforth were unbeaten in their last five games. Preparations were not helped by late cry-offs, which forced Windermere into starting with only 14 players as
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Orienteering - 'Interland' quest heads south
YOUNG Lakeland orienteers travelled to Bewdley in the Severn valley for the last of the selection races for England teams for ‘Interland’, an international event in February. The Wyre forest has some interesting contour features wrapped in a blanket
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‘£5.20 each’ on Kirkby Lonsdale council tax bill
KIRKBY Lonsdale Town Council has set a £40,000 budget for next year, which will add an average of £5.20 a year to a Band D household. The increase provides funds for the Love the Lune regeneration and development project, as well as the possible cost
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Otter comes to South Lakes on a survival mission
A RARE giant otter has just arrived in the Lakes – with a big job to do. Carlos has been brought to the South Lakes Animal Park, at Dalton-in-Furness, from Germany as part of an international breeding programme. There are only 51 giant otters in
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‘Insult’ near burger van led to punch by Ulverston rugby player
AN ‘INSULTING’ comment near a burger van led to an early morning attack on an innocent bystander. Thomas Spedding, a member of Ulverston Amateur Rugby League club, mistakenly thought the insult was aimed at him and squirted ketchup on a man standing
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Icy roads warning for Cumbria motorists
ICY conditions are making driving hazardous across South Lakeland and police are urging motorists to take care. Earlier an accident slowed traffic on the A592 Kirkstone Pass both ways between Kirkstone Pass and Townhead Brow. One vehicle
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Lone piper tribute to Grange-over-Sands mum
A GURKHA plays the bagpipes during a tribute to a mother-of-two who died in an accident on the A590. Michelle Jurd, 41, of Grange-over-Sands, was killed after the Citroen car she was driving was in collision with an articulated lorry at Gilpin Bridge
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What's on: Thomas Bewick: Tale-pieces
MINIATURE masterpieces are giving art lovers a micro-sized glimpse of the past. Abbot Hall Art Gallery’s final fling of what’s been a highly successful year is the first exhibition devoted entirely to vignettes by the extraordinary 18th Century artist-engraver
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Review: Furness Bach Choir @ St Mary of Furness RC Church, Ulverston
FURNESS Bach Choir's concert of Haydn's Maria Theresa Mass and Mozart's Requiem attracted a large audience, which was treated to a thrilling performance. The choir and orchestra were scintillating under the insightful and assured direction of
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Review: Wissam Boustany @ Parish Church, Kendal
The audience was taken on a stimulating musical journey during Lebanese flautist Wissam Boustany’s ‘In Search of Inspiration’ concert, the spectacular finale to a masterclass weekend with Suzanne de Lozey’s Flutes & Co. Wissam’s interpretation
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Cumbria's £50m budget cut proposals: The services under threat
CUMBRIANS are facing unprecedented cuts to council services in the wake of the national public spending crisis. We examine the sectors likely to be most affected by the austerity measures and gauge the community reaction. Vulnerable children
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Timmy and Speedy - my eight-legged pets!
I WOULDN’T call myself an animal lover - rather I would prefer to be known as an animal respecter. My view is that all animals belong in the animal kingdom while all humans belong in the human kingdom. Of course, over thousands of years
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Adventure centre with glittering past
Maurice Dybeck, archivist and historian of the Brathay Trust, recalls the history of a lovely old building at the head of England’s longest lake. At the north end of Windermere sits Brathay Hall, an impressive 18th century Georgian house.
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Dales and Eden sanctuaries swamped by abandoned kittens
THE recession is being blamed for a sharp rise in the number of abandoned cats and new-born kittens. Sanctuaries in the Dales and Eden say they are struggling to cope with the unprecedented increase in dumped felines, which the RSPCA says is
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Childhood memories - a marathon trip to the fair
David Dobson, of Heron Close, Kendal, recalls an exciting childhood adventure on the moors between Halifax and Manchester in the 1950s IT was the school holidays and Halifax was decorated with posters advertising Belle Vue in Manchester, a funfair
