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Arthur C Clarke, Judi Dench and bombs - Kendal woman with fantastic life turns 100
A Kendal woman who has lived an incredibly interesting and varied life has turned 100 this week. Over 40 people came from all over England to celebrate Ena Woolfenden's birthday on Wednesday (June 12). She is the longest-living person in a
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Man, 28, caught drug driving with metabolites of Class A drug - sentence
A MAN has been sentenced after being caught driving with metabolites of a Class A drug. Sidney Oram, of Greenside in Kendal, was driving his Fiat Punto on Milnthorpe Road on December 27 last year when he was stopped by police. Road traffic
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How south Cumbria came together to make Dave Day a reality
South Cumbria united over the weekend to make the Dave Day celebrations a reality. On Saturday, June 8, thousands of motorbike riders made their way from London to Barrow, passing through a large part of the county in the process. They were
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Cyclist awarded Guinness World Record title for most UK counties visited in a week
A CUMBRIA cyclist's week-long crossing of 43 UK counties has been confirmed as a new Guinness World Record. In June 2023, Scott Mitchell, 46, from Endmoor, set off on an eight-day challenge to go through every county in England to share awareness
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New sculpture made out of a 170-year-old tree toppled in Storm Arwen unveiled
A NEW sculpture made out of a 170-year-old tree has been placed outside a church in Kendal. The Kendal Parish Church Riverside sculpture was commissioned by the Environment Agency and Kendal Parish Church as part of the flood relief scheme.
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Update could soon be coming on the future of Ruskin's View
AN UPDATE on the future of an iconic view could be coming soon - depending on the results of a geotechnical survey. The footpath to Ruskin's View in Kirkby Lonsdale, described as 'one of the loveliest views in England, therefore in the world'
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Former Green Party leader - section of the Dales has 'terrible lack of biodiversity'
THE former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has said that a section of the Yorkshire Dales has a 'terrible lack of biodiversity.' Baroness Bennett, who is now a member of the House of Lords, was travelling on a replacement bus service on the
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Free cheese festival to present rare farmhouse cheeses in Austwick
The Northern Cheese Festival is coming to Austwick this July. The event, hosted by The Courtyard Dairy, will showcase the north's finest farmhouse cheesemakers, including British Cheese Awards winner Mary Davenport. Andy Swinscoe, Courtyard