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MP slams Queen's Speech for failing to 'put a lid' on second homes 'explosion'
THE area’s MP has slammed the government for doing ‘very little’ for rural communities and failing to ‘put a lid’ on the ‘explosion’ of second homes in the Lakes. Prime Minister Boris Johnson used the Queen’s Speech - delivered for the first time
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Manor house prepares to show off its iconic topiary to international audience
THE head gardener responsible for caring for the world’s oldest topiary garden at an Elizabethan manor house is preparing to celebrate an international day dedicated to the horticultural practice. Chris Crowder, head gardener at Levens Hall and
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Paper company to showcase latest innovation in Milan
A PAPER company will showcase its innovative new product at an exclusive industry event in Milan. Burneside’s James Cropper will attend the Packaging Premiere- which launches on May 24 for two days- to exhibit its Wainwright Colours from Nature
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Fire service rescue trapped casualty from RTC
FIRE engines from Carnforth and Lancashire attended the scene of a road traffic collision. On the evening of May 9, three fire engines from Lancaster, Morecambe and Carnforth fire service attended the scene of an accident that took place between
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Figures reveal almost a dozen fraudsters in Cumbria reoffend within a year
ALMOST a dozen fraudsters in Cumbria went on to re-offend within the space of just one year, figures reveal. Fraud prevention group Cifas warned that the crime can be "devastating” for victims. Figures from the Ministry of Justice show that
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Rotary club donates 100 computers to schools in Africa
A ROTARY club donated dozens of computers to send to Africa to help students with their education. The Rotary club of Kendal gathered 100 computers, laptops and keyboards etc for IT Schools Africa (ITSA). The charity has now collected the computers
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Kid's lockdown reflection work displayed in community
KENDAL’S Heron Hill Primary School kids are joining with the creative team at local arts charity Kendal Windows on Art took part in a ‘Leaning on the Landscape’ community art project. The children aged 8-11 years, reflected on how walking with
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Total eclipse of the Moon coming up next week
HERE is the weekly Skywatch column written by Stuart Atkinson. There's good news, bad news and even worse news this week. The good news is that we have a total eclipse of the Moon coming up next week. The bad news is that if you want to
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Holocaust survivors return to town that welcomed them for special reunion
Survivors of the Holocaust returned to Windermere with their families for a special reunion to mark the delayed 75th anniversary of their arrival in Cumbria after World War II. The survivors included some of the so-called “Windermere Boys” – the
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The road closures to watch out for in South Lakeland this week
Drivers in and around South Lakeland will have three National Highways road closures to watch out for this week. And two of them are expected to cause delays of between 10 minutes and half an hour. The latest expected works list, with notes
