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Warning after youngsters play on frozen Ulverston canal
YOUNGSTERS are being urged not to put their lives at risk by playing on the frozen Ulverston Canal. Police and fire services issued the warning after teenagers were spotted playing on the ice. Sgt Rupert Johnson, of Ulverston police, said: “I am appealing
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The snow must go on....
THE last two weeks have provided a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to my training. I have been really pushing my efforts and trying to force myself onto the streets of Kendal to ensure I am ready for the greatest race of all. Since
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Ulverston coach Elwood appointed England Talent coach
ULVERSTON swimming coach Paul Elwood is looking forward to a prosperous new year after being appointed an England Talent coach with British Swimming. The England Talent programme is aimed at 14-16 year olds and it controls three camps through
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North Lancashire woman launches cancer website to help sufferers
A NORTH Lancashire woman has launched a new website to help people with pancreatic cancer. Kate Hardcastle, who recently organised an awareness week in Morecambe for the illness, wants to raise more than £20,000 for charity Pancreatic Cancer
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£150,000 investment in Kendal hospital welcomed
WESTMORLAND General Hospital is set to benefit from the investment of £150,000 to secure mental health services at the site. Plans for the new facilities - which will see 30 staff relocated to one unit - were shown to Westmorland and Lonsdale
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Tributes paid to brothers who died in Cumbria bike accident
The family of two brothers who died on the A595 yesterday has paid tribute to much adored and loved sons. Police today formally identified the two cyclists who died in a collision with a coach at around 2:55pm on Sunday as Christian David Michael
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Cumbria restaurant owner faces jail for employing illegal immigrants
THE owner of three Cumbrian restaurants has been warned he could go to prison for employing illegal immigrants. Mohammed Hifzuil Rahman, 46, gave seven men board and lodging in exchange for their working part-time at his restaurants in Grange-over-Sands
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Temperature drops to -14.3 degrees C in Shap
Here is the latest weather update from Alan Goodman, the Met Office Regional Advisor for North West England. An end of the current very cold spell is now in sight but we must negotiate three more frosty days and nights before less cold air
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South Lakeland councillor urges re-think over homes plans
A PROMINENT South Lakeland councillor is calling for a re-think over plans which could lead to hundreds of new homes in Heversham and Holme. Roger Bingham said he feared a new land allocation strategy for the district could create intolerable
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Cyclists killed in Cumbria coach collision
TWO cyclists died after colliding with a bus in west Cumbria. Police launched an appeal for witnesses after the men were killed on the A595 at Moota yesterday afternoon. The men were believed to have been travelling together west on the
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Cumbria school closures, Monday, December 6
DISRUPTION to schools across Cumbria continues today as the big freeze sets in. The following schools will be closed today: - Ormsgill Primary & Nursery school, Barrow in Furness(Year 5/6 trip is still on) - George Romney Junior School,
