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Arts Wife of Kendal
IT'S 10pm and I've just been at the rehearsals for Wife of Kendal - and witnessed something pretty special. It isn't often I struggle for words. But I wonder fleetingly how can I do the ambitious production justice? Commanding is the first word that leaps
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Time of your life - seniors exchange
EXCITED greetings filled the Arnside air this month when over 50s from both sides of the Atlantic met one another for the first time, writes Beth Broomby. Through taking part in a senior citizen's exchange programme, the US visitors proved that wanderlust
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Mint Cake challenge for charity
BUSINESS rivals cast aside their commercial differences to join forces for the first time in a bid to raise money for a worthy cause. The impact of cyclones and floods in Punnor, southern India, led the bosses of three Kendal Mint Cake manufacturers to
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FOOTBALL: Windermere buzzing in 10-goal derby
WINDERMERE have had mixed fortunes so far, but they were up for the derby game at Ambleside last Saturday and were buzzing after a 6-4 win gave their first Westmorland League victory of the season. Settling quickly, Windermere took an early lead after
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FOOTBALL: N. Lancashire update
IN THE closest premier division for many years leaders Squires kept top spot, but only just, with an 88th minute penalty to defeat Millhead. Behind them Storeys knocked in four against Bolton-le-Sands to keep up the pressure while Morecambe Royals moved
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Country Life - Fall fruits
POETS have written much of autumn and the glory of its many fruits. The Mountain ash, bright with scarlet berries, is typical, a Northern symbol of this season. One noted by the Russian Alexander Blok, in his Autumn Love: "When rowan leaves are dank and
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RUGBY: Rich pickings for Kendal's kicking ploy
Kendal 25, Nottingham 12 KENDAL discovered kicking, someone said after beating Nottingham. It was not the whole story, but harnessed to a compelling, fully-committed display it was a key factor in establishing an impressive platform which ultimately gave
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RUGBY: Penalties fail to count
Kirkby Lonsdale 10, Carlisle 20 CARLISLE had the edge for size but Kirkby Lonsdale set off well and after weathering early pressure, they set up a blindside move which saw captain S. Storey intercept and speed over for an early try. Although the conversion
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FELL RUNNING:Border raiders snatch gold
KENDAL'S veterans had gold snatched from their grasp by Border raiders Cumberland Fell Runners at the last British championship race of the season. The small band of Kendal runners who travelled up to Inverliethen in Scotland on Saturday to compete in
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FOOTBALL: Blamire strike earns points
CORINTHIANS knew what to expect for their tough away game against high-flying Lancs Constabularly at Hutton Hall on Saturday as weeks earlier they were on the end of a 4-0 drubbing by the same side. The Milnthorpe side had the better of the early exchanges
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German trip provides food for thought
SOUTH Lakeland farmer Gordon Capstick has returned from a fact-finding trip to Germany with plenty of food for thought, writes Farming Reporter Justin Hawkins. Mr Capstick, who is deputy chairman of Cumbria NFU, was among a dozen farmers who visited the
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Meaty message issued
Branding is meat must. BRANDING and traceability are key factors for success in a very tough meat marketplace, according to the Meat and Livestock Commission. MLC director general Gwyn Howells told delegates at the World Meat Congress meeting in Brazil
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POUR AND EXPLORE - Wine Selection The four and five star wines are listed here. See The Gazette for
**** M & S, dunnigan lane Fum Blanc 1999, 75cl, 12.5%, £5.99. Region: California Area: Dunnigan Hills Nose: An aromatic grass and yeast combination with a stimulating spicy lemon twist. Palate: Appetising tangy gooseberry and soft grapefruit acidity
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Dog rescued from river
A FIREMAN got a "great big lick" of gratitude after saving a dog trapped on a rocky ledge after it was swept away in the swollen waters of the River Kent. Kendal fire fighter Chris Milburn rescued the crag fast Border Collie after a one-and-a-half hour
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Pupils win poetry competition
IMAGINATIVE images and creative writing by two Kendal pupils have won prizes in a Solway Arts poetry competition. Lyam Pearson, ten, and Kenneth Smith, 12, who both attend the Kendal pupil referral unit, won awards in the 2000 Cumbria Co-op and Bluebell
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Pick of the Week - Sep 29
ACTIVITIES BONMARCHE in Kendal will be among one of the many branches of the national retail outlet that will be hosting the World's Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of MacMillan Cancer Relief today (Friday). Donations of cakes, biscuits or drinks to give
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Nature
A DYING elm, wildly cankered, bare branches draped with the black silhouettes of starlings preparing to roost, made a picture much more wintry than autumnal. I pass the same old, scrawny timber regularly, but always with apprehension. The tree, by elm
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CommuiGate - free web sites for communities
COMMUNITY groups can now enhance their print news by putting it on their own web site - a free service from the Gazette. These free, ready-to-go web sites for not-for-profit clubs, groups and organisations are available on the Gazette's web site www.thisisthelakedistrict.co.uk
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Playing fields meeting
A SECOND parish poll over the issue of the Grange Memorial Fields has been threatened by a newly-formed group demanding that a charitable trust be set up to run the playing fields. The Friends of Grange Memorial Fields has twice written to Grange Town
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Major search begins for missing man
A MAJOR search is to be launched in the Lake District fells tomorrow, Saturday, for a man who has not been seen since Monday. Around 150 mountain rescue team personnel, search dogs, as well as RAF helicopters are expected to be involved in looking for
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RALLYING: Four-wheel frustration
RALLY driver Steve Head's first competitive experience of a four-wheel drive ended half-a-mile from the finish when a top-10 finish looked likely in the Hexham-based Centurion Rally. Head and co-driver Andrew Dugdale were prearing for next season's British
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British Red Cross gardens event
THE Cumbria branch of the British Red Cross is calling all garden owners to open up their undiscovered gardens to the public, to raise vital funds to care for people in crisis in the county. The British Red Cross Northern Region is looking to expand its
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Ulverston signs up for day of maddness
SOUTH Lakeland District Council staff are the first people from Ulverston to sign up for Make a Difference Day with the Woolwich (MADD). Organised by national charity CSV, MADD with the Woolwich takes place on Saturday, October 28, and will be the UK's
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RIDING: Jenny in Elite triumph
JENNY Edmondson from Levens put in a highly-polished performance to clinch the home-produced working hunter championship at the British Elite Show at Rochdale. Jenny was riding Oldcourt Amadeus, which also finished runner-up in the style and performance
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Fiona Castle withdraws support
OUSTED chief executive of the Roy Castle Foundation yesterday remained tight lipped after the performer's widow severed links with the lung cancer charity. Sylvia Ingham, of Langdale, a close friend of Fiona Castle, said it was "incredibly sad" for the
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Amazing Beatrix Potter discovery
FRESH clues to the origins of Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter's most famous character, have been unearthed in a previously unseen archive of watercolours and drawings by the children's author who made her home in the Lake District. Potter enthusiasts on
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Precious sketchbook stays put
A SKETCHBOOK by fashionable 18th century portrait painter George Romney is too precious to leave the mayor's parlour at Kendal Town Hall, say councillors. Romney died at Kendal in 1802 and, to mark his bicentenary, enthusiasts are planning a "once-in-a-lifetime
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Museum of life plan
Heritage hope ULVERSTON'S Heritage Centre has plans to expand - and change its name. The Lower Brook Street centre is interested in buying three adjoining courtyard properties when their leases expire in two years' time. Directors are also looking for
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Schoolsnet launches art competition
Schoolsnet (available on www.thisisthelakedistrict.co.uk), is promoting the launch of the Civic Art competition for secondary schools, to be run in conjunciton with Honda. Pupils are invited to express their creativity by producing a drawing or painting
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Celebrating success
THE chief inspector of schools, Chris Woodhead, is often portrayed as the scourge of teachers, but had nothing but praise for the education system when he turned up in South Lakeland. He was at Dallam School at the invitation of his former trainee and
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Engine co-stars with Gwynneth Paltrow
GWYNNETH Paltrow's new co-star looks set to steam ahead in the film industry. The good-looking Furness Railway No. 20 has been given a star part in the Oscar-winner's new blockbuster Possession. The oldest-working standard gauge steam locomotive in the
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Launch averted by weather
CROWDS were left disappointed after gusting winds in Walney Channel scuppered the launch of the Wave Knight at the last minute. Around 6,000 people had gathered at BAE Systems Marine in Barrow to see the 12.5 tonne naval tanker roll off her berths into
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Going back to their roots
PUPILS at Kirkby Stephen Grammar School got "back to their roots" when the school staged an Ancestral Voices Day. All the youngsters were off timetable and got an insight into their cultural and spiritual inheritance with the help of professional artists
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Woman freed by firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS freed a woman who was stuck in a lift at The Croft apartments on Clappersgate, Ambleside, on Monday. A crew from Ambleside used small tools to force open the door and took less than half an hour to release the woman just before noon. Kendal
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CCTV would be undermined say traders
KENDAL traders fear one of their most valuable crime-busting weapons would be undermined if monitoring of the town's CCTV screens is moved to Penrith. Business people, who stumped up more than £33,000 to install the 12 cameras in 1997, claim the move
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M6 business park rejected
FEARS about the effect a major new business park around junction 36 of the M6 motorway would have on the Furness economy has led to the proposal being rejected by councillors. Development on land around the Farleton interchange was seen by some councillors
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Prize for former 'naughty boy'
A SCHOOLBOY who confesses he was once "cheeky and naughty to everyone" has turned a new leaf to win the head teacher's prize for effort at the Lakes School, Troutbeck Bridge. Nigel Heap, 15, of Natland, was once a terror to teach and for his first three
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LARA works with Park on trails experiment
THE Land Access and Recreation Association is one of the key groups working with the national park authority to maintain the Hierarchy of Trails experiment. Geoff Wilson is deputy chairman of LARA and chair of the Hierarchy of Trail Routes Group. As a
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Early days for wind turbines
SPECULATION that windfarms may be built amid scenic landscape near Tebay is "very, very premature", says an energy expert. West Coast Energy is to build a 50-metre mast on Bretherdale Common, west of Tebay, this autumn to measure wind speed and direction
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Bomb alert clears out local business
STAFF fled from an engineering firm when a member of the maintenance team unearthed what was thought to be an old unexploded bomb. Around 170 people from Gilbert Gilkes and Gordon cleared the Canal Head site, in Kendal, after a worker found a device when
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Break out goes live
A FORMER Ulverston Victoria High School pupil showed off her slippery skills to the nation when she escaped jail to win a television show. Roberta Woodhouse, 29, who used to live in Union Street, tunnelled her way to a share of a £100,000 jackpot to be
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One man crime fight begins with leaflets
A ONE-man anti-crime campaign has been launched in Carnforth as the town mayor pops leaflets through every letterbox. Coun Brian Ward is distributing 7,500 flyers to raise awareness of the Crimestoppers scheme through which people can report anything
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Sunflower boy shines
A NINE-year-old boy has won a Kendal in Bloom award for growing a sunflower more than three times his own height. David Procter, of Vicarage Park CE Primary School, scooped the prize for tallest sunflower with his monster 12 ft 2in bloom. The bright yellow
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Cartmel pipped
Just pipped CARTMEL was pipped at the post by Scarva, Northern Ireland, in the village category of the Britain in Bloom competition. Representatives from the village travelled to Durham Cathedral on Wednesday for the presentation ceremony and, although
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Carnforth station facelift starts
A CIVIC ceremony is to be held next week to mark the start of work on an ambitious £1.5 million facelift at Carnforth railway station. Civic dignatories will brush shoulders with lookalikes of actors Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson, stars of the 1946
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RUGBY: Kendal A/ Widnes 48, Kendal A 18
DESPITE the final scoreline, this was not easy ride for the Widnes side, who had the greater firepower out wide but found the Kendal pack a combative and abrasive unit. A couple of well-taken Boardley penalties opened Kendal's account, but Widnes struck
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BT pagers for first aid volunteers
Modern technology is providing extra health care services in Burton-in-Kendal. The village has received a heart defibrillator from the British Heart Foundation, and will now be able to treat emergencies while waiting for assistance from the ambulance
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Profits up
FURNESS shipping company James Fisher and Sons lifted its pre-tax profits by six per cent to nearly £3.3 million in the first six months of the year. Turnover fell by nearly £7 million to £30.2 million, largely due to the purchase and subsequent sale
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Over the Gate by Jeff Swift
STAR proved to be a good stallion and an excellent stockgetter passing onto his offspring many good points such as a fine pony head; plenty of bone and a very good temperament. Unlike some stallions he was never rough with his mares and we never knew
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Ramblers skeptical of off-road vehicles in Park
RAMBLERS have welcomed the attempt to address off-road vehicle use in the national park, but remain sceptical about the outcome. Malcolm Petyt, a spokesperson for The Ramblers in Cumbria, said: "We are very dubious about this experiment and about allowing
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Locals speak out against new hierarchy of trails
AN ELDERLY resident of Little Langdale has spoken out against the use of a quiet track by four-wheel drives and motorbikes. Mary Shaw, 78, of Lowe Birk Howe, is concerned that the stoney track, known as Birch Hill, which links the villages of Elterwater
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Staff celebrate outstanding inspection
STAFF in the Education Development Unit at the Ambleside campus of St Martin's College were this week celebrating an outstanding Ofsted inspection report. The year-long inspection focused in on the way the college helped classroom teachers improve teaching
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Chambers merger plan unveiled
FIRMS in South Lakeland stand to get a greater voice and access to a wider range of training and other services under radical plans to merge several business organisations. Kendal and Lancaster chambers of commerce, trade and industry are considering
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College principal ill
A SOUTH Lakeland college is having to cope with a major period of change without its principal, who has been ill for six months. The management team at Kendal College is said to be doing "a sterling job" in the absence of Michael Wright, who has been
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RUGBY: Rosslyn quest
ANOTHER trip to the outskirts of London faces Kendal, who are bound on Saturday for Rosslyn Park, a famous name and still a big club, turning out eight or nine sides a week. The Roehampton side suffered their first defeat in four starts when beaten 31
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HOCKEY: Faulkners on fire
A POSITIVE start by Ambleside brought them a goal in the opening minutes against Kirkby Stephen Seconds in their joint Cumbria League Division 2/Netherwood League fixture and they always looked in control afterwards on the way to a 6-0 victory. Depleted
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Farm women's IT course offered
Women's day on the computer has been set for October 7. FARMING women will get a chance to get to grips with the latest farm computer software at a special open day on Saturday, October 7. The event, which has been organised at the showground, Lane Farm
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MInister responds to criticisms
In response to criticism of his proposals for the new hill farming support system, Agriculture Minister Nick Brown explains the Government's reasoning behind the new Hill Farm Allowance scheme: Hill Farmers in South Lakeland are facing serious financial
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FC quiz night
FORTY-FIVE teams of Young Farmers Clubs in Cumbria's southern district will begin battling it out in the first round of a quiz competition on Monday, October 2. Competitions will take place at Underbarrow, Colby and Crosby Ravensworth village halls, Victory
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GM decision outrage
THE not guilty verdict on protesters who thrashed a field of genetically modified maize in East Anglia has been branded as "perverse" by the NFU. A jury at Norwich crown court acquitted 28 anti-GM protestors of charges of criminal damage last week. NFU
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Conservation tops agenda
CONSERVATION of the fells is a primary concern for the Friends of the Lake District. Although vice chairman Brian Jones has been involved with the trails experiment for several years, he believes that the unsurfaced upland fells have suffered from vehicle
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Order of St John investiture
A KENDAL man is to be honoured for his dedicated and exceptional service with the Order of St John at a special ceremony in London. Paramedic Colin Daws, 45, of Captain French Lane, who has been a St John Ambulance volunteer for 34 years, is to be invested
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Mowing shoes auctioned
A SET of Victorian shire-horse lawn-mowing shoes, originally from South Lakeland, fetched £1,057 when they were auctioned by Christie's in Oxfordshire this week. The shoes, originally owned by the Hornyold-Strickland family of Sizergh Castle, were among
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Horseback vicar gives a sermon from the mount
Mount sermon A SERMON on the mount has been lined up by Canon Godfrey Hirst, who will be preaching from horseback, at Capenwray on Sunday. Mr Hirst, vicar of Lytham St Annes, will be mounting up at Lake House, at 5pm, to conduct a special animal blessing
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Bus service saved
A BUS service which runs from Carnforth through Kellet into Lancaster city centre is likely to be saved after a new company stepped in. Carnforth town councillors heard operators Stagecoach had decided to pull out of the rural service but a firm called
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Ad shelter wanted
Shelter plan A MANCHESTER company which specialises in installing bus shelters financed by advertising has expressed an interest in a site in Carnforth. Adshel is looking into the possibility of putting a shelter on Longfield Drive, Crag Bank, to keep
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Bishop of Blackburn visits yews
THE ties between our Christian heritage and yew trees were highlighted when the Bishop of Blackburn paid a visit to Thrang Wood. The wood - within English Nature's Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve near Silverdale - has a wild stock of centuries-old
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Engine co-stars with Gwynneth Paltrow
GWYNNETH Paltrow's new co-star looks set to steam ahead in the film industry. The good-looking Furness Railway No. 20 has been given a star part in the Oscar-winner's new blockbuster Possession. The oldest-working standard gauge steam locomotive in the
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CAMRA beer festival expects 1500
MORE than 50 brews ranging from an Orkney Skull Splitter to a Somerset Barn Own Bitter are being pulled in a five-day beer extravaganza. Staged at Kendal Town Hall, Westmorland branch of Camra is expecting around 1,500 hop enthusiasts to turn up. Ending
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Motorbiking
DEAN Ellison once again proved he is a force to be reckoned with in British Championship motorcycle racing. At last weekend's rain-lashed meeting at Brands Hatch, Dean, from Kendal, took his Bradgate Containers sponsored Honda SP1 superbike to a win and
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Older folk could be better off
MANY older people could be up to £53 better off if they claimed the benefit to which they are entitled, says Age Concern South Lakeland. Last year the Kendal-based charity helped people to claim attendance allowance worth around £300,000 a year. The money
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RUGBY: Three-try rally seals spoils for Windermere
Moresby 22, Windermere 32 THIS appears a comfortable win but in fact the game was much closer than the score suggests. An interception which brought a try in the closing minutes enable Windermere to stretch away but hardly did justice to the efforts of
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Arthritis workshop focuses on pain management
ARTHRITIS sufferers are being invited to a course which promises to help them change their lives. Designed to enable patients to manage their lives more effectively, topics covered will include pain management, exercise and relaxation, healthy eating,
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BOWLS: Kirkby face crunch match
KIRKBY Lonsdale are favourites to win Group A of the David Skidmore Memorial Floodlight Leagues, but could be caught by Endmoor when the two teams meet tonight (Friday). Crosthwaite and Lyth lead Group B but cannot improve on their 18.5 points and any
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Rotary action against land mines
FOUR members of the Rotary Club of Ambleside were invited to join a very hands-on day set up by the Mines Advisory Group. They experienced a vivid reconstruction of what life is like for millions of innocent people in any of the 60 countries where communities
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SQUASH: Winning start by women
THE TRADITIONAL start to the squash season is September, but Kendal Squash Club are still awaiting the arrival of the fixture list for the Cumbria Men's League. The women's league matches started on Monday with Kendal at home to North Lakes and winning
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Local cavers head for China
TWO cavers with an adventurous streak are hoping to go boldly where no man has gone before when they set off to explore unknown underground territory tomorrow, Saturday. Alister Renton and Jon Riley, who both live in Kendal, are travelling to the Guangxi
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Sign up for sign language course
SIGN language can open doors between deaf and hearing colleagues or acquaintances and the Cumbria Deaf Association are inviting members of the public to give it a whirl. In two, 24-week evening classes beginning Monday, October 2, and Tuesday, October
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Mowing shoes
A SET of Victorian shire-horse lawn-mowing shoes, originally from South Lakeland, fetched £1,057 when they were auctioned by Christie's in Oxfordshire this week. The shoes, originally owned by the Hornyold-Strickland family of Sizergh Castle, were among
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Virgin lifts threat to sue Railtrack
VIRGIN Trains has lifted its threat to sue Railtrack over delays to West Coast Main Line services. The train operator had issued a warning that it would take action unless Railtrack dealt with delays caused by modernisation work on the London-Glasgow
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Lancashire achieves crime reduction
A DRAMATIC reduction in Lancashire's crime rate was achieved by police working with other organisations and people in the community, the county's Chief Constable points out in her annual report. Pauline Clare says the 7.9 per cent fall in crime - the
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Jobs are priority for new chief executive
ADDRESSING widespread job losses across Cumbria is one of the key issues for the county council's new chief executive Louis Victory, who took up his £95,000 a year post this week. Mr Victory said Cumbria had suffered a large number of redundancies over
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Olympic referee Barry Dobson
A KEEN athlete who was a regular fixture at South Lakeland running events in his youth was invited to referee track and field events at the Olympics in recognition of his dedication to sport. Barry Dobson, formerly of Calgarth in Windermere, was one of
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TRAVEL - Nottingham
THE glazed pie, still warm from the oven, was placed before me, packed with all the food of the forest...venison, partridge, pheasant and hare. Dipping into the rich, red wine gravy, I was reminded of a time when this feast would certainly have been the
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Off-roaders raise many issues
FOR many years, the green roads and trails of the Lake District have been the subject of conflict because they are used by off-road vehicles as well as walkers and horse riders. Conservationists are concerned about damage to unsurfaced roads; walkers
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Click here for traffic vote
THE Westmorland Gazette website thisisthelakedistrict.co.uk has launched its first online polling station with a vote on the traffic changes proposed for Kendal. Everyone is encouraged to register their level of support for the proposed changes - including
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Access to sports hall guaranteed
GOVERNORS of a Kirkby Lonsdale school have reassured residents that their new sports hall will be open to the public. Concerns were raised at the recent Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale Neighbourhood Forum that townspeople would not be allowed to use the
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Job fair serves up pre-Christmas buffet
CHRISTMAS could come early this year for jobseekers in the Kendal area. In the run-up to the festive season, the employment service has got together with retailers and hoteliers to offer up a sackful of seasonal vacancies at a Christmas 2000 jobsfair
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Artists give power to turbines
FIVE young winners of a National Wind Power art competition have helped to energise one of the most powerful wind turbines yet to be used on a UK onshore wind farm, writes Beth Broomby. At the official launch of Lambrigg Windfarm near Sedbergh, the children
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SWIMMING: 'Best' efforts from Troutbeck
MEMBERS of the Troutbeck Bridge club set personal-bests at the third-round Cumbria Diddy League meeting at Kendal. Paul Langhorn set best marks in the 11yr 50m butterfly and freestyle and furthers pbs followed from James Seed (50m breaststroke and backstroke
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Offroaders raise many issues
THE sound of a roaring engine may not epitomise tranquil Lakeland, but recreational vehicle users have long argued to protect their equal rights to access green roads through the national park. Following complaints from local residents and organisations
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Too many signs
PARISH councillors are unhappy about the number of new signs proposed - seven - for Windermere JobCentre, in the High Street. Coun Jennifer Jewell said: "We would object if it was a hotel." Councillors backed the plans, but asked for negotiation on numbers
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Grizedale artists come out at night
NATIONAL and regional artists will come together at Grizedale this weekend for collaboration and experimentation in the theatre and grounds of Grizedale Forest. Cumbrian artist Kevin O'Connor has set up the weekend as a way of allowing artists to generate
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Marathon runner flies thousands to raise funds
EX-MARINE Nigel Stephenson is flying thousands of miles - to run 26 miles to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief. Mr Stephenson, 32, of Appleby, who works in the family green grocery business in Kirkby Stephen, is taking part in the New York Marathon
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Lake district course offered at university
APPLICATIONS are invited for Lancaster University's postgraduate diploma course in Lake District Studies, which starts next month. The course, which was launched last October, explores the making of the Lakeland landscape, tourism, conservation, hill
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Flu campaign launched
ELDERLY people in Morecambe Bay are being reminded to contact their family doctor to check if they are eligible for a free vaccination to protect them against influenza. This year's campaign, run by Morecambe Bay Health Authority as part of a national
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Lowick wind farm plans on hold
PLANS for a 65-metre-high wind turbine at Lowick Beacon have gone on hold after councillors voted to make a site visit. Gloucestershire-based Next Generation Ltd hopes to erect the mast, which is two-thirds the height of Blackpool Tower and has blades
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Rail passengers wanted
OBSERVANT train passengers are needed to e-mail their comments about journeys to a rail watchdog. The Rail Passengers Council hopes to link up electronically with 400 travellers who use Virgin CrossCountry or ScotRail trains. The passengers will be asked
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Safety barrier to be installed
INFANT school children, whose parents have been concerned about a nearby blind junction, will get a barrier to stop them running in front of traffic. Some of the youngsters from St Mary's CE School, Church Walk, Ulverston, go straight from a safe alley
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Teacher "too radical" for head's post now chief inspector
WHEN the teacher who is now Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools applied to be head of English at Ulverston Victoria High School, he was turned down for being too radical and progressive in his attitudes to education. Because he failed to get that
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Brewery playgroup equipment left
CHILDREN at Kendal's Brewery Pre-School will be able to use their play equipment again after councillors voted not to take action to remove it. Instead, members of South Lakeland District Council's control development committee voted to put up a trellis
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Kendal traders fear loss of CCTV monitoring
KENDAL traders fear the town's crime-busting CCTV system would be undermined if monitoring of the screens is transferred from the town to the Cumbria police headquarters at Penrith. The business owners, who contributed to the CCTV scheme in 1997, say
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Queen's road speed limits
A 20MPH speed limit and traffic-calming features might be introduced in the Queen's Road area of Kendal. Cumbria County Council's highways department has advertised the 20mph limit for High Tenterfell, Low Fellside, Middle Lane, Queen's Road, Sepulchre
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From our Files - Sep 29
25 Years Ago September 26, 1975 THE story of homeless Mrs Vera Lamb in last week's Gazette reached a young Kendal couple, who immediately opened the door of their large detached house in Horncop Lane. Now Mrs Lamb and her nine-year-old daughter, Karen
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Brisk bidding for house
SILVERDALE will not lose out following the sale of a National Trust-owned property in the village at public auction, says the conservation body. Levensfield - a detached Edwardian-style country cottage on Lindeth Road - sold for £134,000 following brisk
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FELL RUNNING: Last race sees small numbers
A SMALL field of just 46 runners turned up for what could possibly be the last ever running of the Whernside Fell race with organiser Colin Gardner considering calling it a day. And it was a veteran athlete who has regularly supported the event over the
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RUGBY: Benson in fine return
St Benedicts 43, Ambleside 3 AMBLESIDE travelled to St Benedicts with a weakened side and were beaten by a well-drilled side, whose strong running forwards and backs were difficult to contain. Some good news for Ambleside was the return after injury of
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Caravan site wins prestigious award
WORKING for wildlife as well as tourists has proved a winning combination for a Lake District caravan site. Skelwith Fold Caravan Park near Ambleside beat off stiff competition to bag a prestigious national award for imaginative environmental measures
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Web Watch -Reading between the lines 'online'
MANY said that the Internet would be the downfall of books and reading. This could hardly be further from the truth. The most recent MORI poll of Internet habits in the UK reports that 92 per cent of Internet users are surfing (reading) the Net seeking
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Petrol power on the Internet
The petrol crisis is not going to go away - as witnessed by recent activities. It appears to be on the political and public agenda for at least the next two months. So, how can the Net help you get mileage on this issue? The first place to start is news
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Neighbourhood forum grants
AN architect-designed bus shelter, pre-school play area and a new scheme to respond to medical emergencies benefited from grants voted by the Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale Neighbourhood Forum. Residents approved a grant of £1,000 to Dent Parish Council
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Winder plaque correction
AN ARTICLE about the unveiling of a new viewing point on Winder Hill, Sedbergh, in last week's Westmorland Gazette incorrectly stated that the plinth and brass plaque were sponsored by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. In fact, they were funded
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Yorkshire Dales plan reviewed
Plan update A KEY document, which helps shape decisions regarding planning and development applications in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, is getting a dusting down. The Local Plan, which illustrates the types of developments permitted in the National
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Chamber in everyone's interests
BRINGING together different business organisations in the region makes good sense, according to Lancaster Chamber of Commerce chief executive Adrian Wilkinson. "The whole purpose is to provide a better range of services for businesses in Cumbria and North
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Test drive a poem
HIRED car drivers are being invited to pick up a poem and take it for a spin when they collect the keys to their vehicle. The new 'test drive a poem' scheme, backed by Cumbria County Council, is designed to bring poetic verse to a wider audience. Drivers
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Way I See It by Dennis Aris
WHAT an unfortunate juxtaposition of signs - or is it perhaps a timely reminder for those staggering out of the Kendal Town Hall beer festival that there is a by-law preventing drinking in the street in the town centre. Interestingly the similar sign
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Parish to question 30% rent rise
Rent challenge WINDERMERE Parish Council is to question a 30 per cent increase in the rent for woodland at Elleray Wood leased by the parish from South Lakeland District Council. Parish clerk Brian Whittaker was authorised to seek a reduction in the £39
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New bosses clarify ambitions
LEADERS of Cumbria's two new training and business support organisations have spoken for the first time about their ambitions to boost the county's economy next year. Rob Cairns, chief executive of Furness Building Society, will chair the new Learning
