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Kendal Town v Matlock Town postponed
SATURDAY's Evo-Stik Premier League match between Kendal Town and Matlock Town has been postponed as snow continues to fall across Britain. Town officials and volunteers had been clearing snow from the pitch through the week to try to get the game on,
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'Stay safe and well in the snow' plea
Public agencies in Cumbria are gearing up for freezing temperatures to persist across the county into the weekend. Doctors at NHS Cumbria are reminding people of the steps they should take to make sure they stay safe and well. To keep warm and well
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Neighbour's shock at finding elderly Eden man dead in snow
A woman has spoken of her shock at finding the body of an elderly man in his snow-filled garden in the Eden Valley. Dawn Harrison, who has known William Wilson, aged 84, since she was a little girl, found him lying dead at around 9.45am on
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Amateur footballer fined for buying team-mates cannabis
AN amateur footballer was caught in Cumbria after buying £4,000-worth of cannabis for his team-mates, Carlisle Crown Court has heard. Yousif Mohammed Ahmad, 26, was on his way back to Glasgow when he was arrested after police found 957 grams of the banned
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White Moss and the Rydal Round walk
I enjoyed this easy stroll of around four mniles in early November, following the first flurry of snow on the high hills. There have been reports over the last few weeks of wintering birds arriving early in the face of arctic conditins in the far
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Levens clock charge man stuck in snow
A MAN accused of stealing a valuable antique clock from a South Lakeland stately home missed a scheduled appearance at Carlisle Crown Court – because the van bringing him from prison got stuck in the snow. Graham Geoffrey Harkin, 57, was due to answer
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Man arrested after Barrow armed robbery
A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of armed robbery in Furness, police say. Officers were called to Marsh Street Stores on Ramsden Street, Barrow, at 8.13pm last night. Anyone with information is urged to contact Barrow
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Bad weather halts soldiers' Carlisle homecoming parade
BAD weather has put paid to today’s Homecoming Parade in Carlisle for soldiers back from active service in Afghanistan. Following a stirring welcome previous days in Lancaster, Blackburn, Manchester and Warrington, the 1st Battalion of the
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Lancaster film producer shows young talents the ropes
INTERNATIONALLY renowned Lancaster film producer and director Chee Keong Cheung has taken a budding young media professional from Berlin under his wing for three months as part of the Event Berlin Project. Coordinating partner GJHM Business and Training
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Bentham gallery owners create striking glass centrepiece
A CREATIVE couple have just put the finishing touches to a stunning stained glass commission for the new Liverpool Hope University campus. Stonegate Glass Studio and Gallery owners Gary and Annette McMillan spent more than a year putting the
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Missing man, 75, found in Kendal
A SCOTTISH man who went missing for over a week has been found safe and well in Kendal, police have said. Ronald Shearer, 75, had last been seen in his home town of Larbert, near Falkirk, on November 24. His bank card was used later
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Kendal soldier home for Christmas
FAMILIES, friends and supporters turned out to Lancaster yesterday to support the Duke of Lancaster Regiment during a homecoming parade. Among them was Kendal's Kingsman Thomas Eland. Tom, of Vicarage Drive, joined the Duke of Lancaster
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Cumbria battling snow and ice - with more on the way
THE temperature in Shap plummeted as low as minus 14.7 degrees last night as the wintry weather continues to grip the region. And the Met Office is predicting the cold spell will continue into next week. Temperatures in Keswick dropped
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Liberal thinking
This Friday I will be handing a petition I have instigated to Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron concerning a building here in town. Even though he must be extremely busy I am very pleased he can find the time to come and support little old Sedbergh
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What's on: Choral society Christmas shows
CHORAL power is warming up and poised for its traditional festive flourish. Within the rich vein of vein of choral societies that flows through the region, few are more active than Ian Jones. He not only co-founded the forward-thinking Cumbria
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Minus -14.7C degrees recorded at Shap
The temperature st Shap got as low as minus 14.7 degrees last night. Here is the latest weather forecast from Alan Goodman, the Met Office Regional Advisor for North West England. "As promised yesterday last night saw a widespread severe
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What's on: Lancaster’s Comedy Club
WALL-to-wall mirth and merriment is on the menu for Lancaster’s Comedy Club next Thursday (December 9, 8pm) with three leading comics dishing out the laughs. Tickets are already selling fast for the Dalton Rooms show, which includes Kevin Shepherd
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Honesty is such a seasonal performer
AT THIS time of year, flower colour has all but faded from the garden. Bright autumn leaves have blown away and the evergreens that are left can seem dark and drab. Now is the time to look to the skeletal remains of summer that help give form and
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Cumbria school closures, Friday, December 3
DOZENS of schools will be closed across Cumbria today because of the weather. Asby Primary, near Appleby; Armathwaite School; Wreay C of E Primary; Kirkby Stephen Grammar School; Armathwaite Nursery Group; Kirkby Stephen Primary; Brough Primary
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Rates are ‘crippling Kendal's pubs’
THREE pub landlords have hit out at the ‘excessive’ business rates they are paying, claiming they are unfair and punish success. The Kendal licensees say the charges, which total more than £40,000 between the three pubs, are crippling on top of the
