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Village newsletter sales raise over £10k for ambulance service
A man from Hartley has raised more than £10,000 for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) by writing and selling a village newsletter. Peter Leach, 45, has lived in the small rural village near Kirkby Stephen since 2003. After being
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United Utilites new community fund sponsors water projects across Cumbria
Inspiring the next generation of marine biologists and banishing balsam are just some of the projects in Cumbria to receive a boost from a new fund that’s helping community groups look after our environment and waterways. As part of its commitment
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Life-sized woollen swan appears on postbox in Lake District village
A life-sized woollen swan has been placed on a postbox in the Lake District village of Ambleside. The 'yarnbomb' was created by members of Widowed and Young (WAY) who have been meeting in the Lake District each summer for the past six years.