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Staycation boom makes for busy time at the office
Farming Diary by Helena White, chartered surveyor, H&H Land & Estates: THIS month, we have said a temporary farewell to Katie Hunter as she goes on maternity leave. We are very sad to see her go but are looking forward to an exciting new arrival
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Walker hospitalised with 'nasty' head injury
A MOUNTAIN rescue team was called out after a walker suffered a 'nasty' head injury. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was dispatched yesterday afternoon to a report that a walker had slipped backwards and sustained a head injury. A spokesman for
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Festival bosses hoping to bring 'magic' with event's new look
THE organisers of a hugely popular festival which attracts thousands of people to Kendal each year have unveiled an 'adaptable' format for the 2021 edition of the event. This year's Torchlight Carnival will see walking processions from four different
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'Worrying' - Concern over rise in assaults on area's supermarket staff
A SUPERMARKET giant has revealed violence against staff in the area soared during the pandemic. Figures showed there was a 52 per cent rise on assaults on staff in Cumbria from the previous year. It has led to Barrow's MP to call for assault
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‘Go and sort your life out’ - Man who breached suspended sentence spared jail
A HOLIDAYMAKER caught with cannabis while travelling to the Lakes for a camping trip was spared prison by a judge who told him to ‘go and sort your life out’. Kenny Christopher Jamieson, 32, fell foul of the law on April 16. “A passenger
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Leading genetic company Semex Renews National Sponsorship of Holstein Young Breeders
HOLSTEIN UK welcomed news that Semex has renewed its sponsorship of Holstein Young Breeders (HYB) for the eighth year. Not only does leading genetic company Semex provide a substantial monetary contribution as part of the sponsorship package which
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Several displays of electric blue nights to cover sky
The 2021 Noctilucent Cloud season is now well underway, and in the past two weeks there have been several displays of these electric blue "night shining clouds" that were visible to the naked eye. None of them were particularly dramatic, and apart
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Council thumbs up for library and archive centre
PLANS to turn a 19th Century home built by James Cropper into an archive centre to celebrate the craft of paper-making have been approved. The Paper Foundation applied to change the use of the home, Ellergreen in Burneside, from two flats into
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Patient couple rearranged wedding seven times due to Covid pandemic
NEWLYWEDS who had to rearrange their wedding seven times due to the Covid-19 pandemic finally said 'I do' after more than ten years together. Natalie Gaskell, 30, who works for the NHS and Andrew Ireland, 31, a project leader in BAE in Barrow,
