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PUBS of the year announced
THE WORD is out among ale connoisseurs around the country that the most tempting place to quench their thirst is The Watermill at Ings, after it was voted Beer Pub of the Year. The ivy-covered pub, which boasts a history of awards, was given the prestigious
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Mother launches fight for cancer
A MOTHER is appealing for funds to help find a treatment for a rare and lethal cancer threatening the life of her four-year-old son. Julie and Darren Thompson's son Declan was diagnosed last July with neuroblastoma, one of the rarest and most aggressive
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Locals star in robot wars
KENDAL teenagers James Proctor and Chris Elleray have proved a real hit on cult television series Robot Wars. The pair were joined by James' dad Lucien for the battle against Sir Killalot and the other house robots on the BBC series hosted by Craig Charles
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WESTMORLAND FOOTBALL: Burneside and Windermere lock up
BURNESIDE were left to rue their inability to make pressure count on the scoresheet after Windermere held them to a 2-2 draw on Saturday. Windermere suffered a severe blow when losing player-manager Peter Whitehead with a pulled hamstring after 10 minutes
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RUGBY:Rosslyn Park 25, Kendal 29
AN UNFORGETTABLE comeback by Kendalsent a shock wave around National Division 2 as they pulled back from 17-0 down to inflict a 25-29 defeat upon Rosslyn Park, one of the famous names in the game's history. It was almost enough for the portrait of Prince
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BIKER: North-West accolades for Darren
DOWNHILL mountain bike rider Darren Howarth had rarely had his feet off the pedals all summer, but his reward has been two North-West titles and the runners-up award in the British Championships at his sport. Darren, of Yeats Close, Kendal, stepped up
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FOOTBALL: Wins for Kent Valley
TWO more good wins keep Ibis at the top of the Under 14 League. The first was a 10-0 over Ambleside, thanks to solid defending by Daniel Croskell and goals by man of the match Terry McLaughlin (3), Joe Baker (3), Sean O'Callaghan, Jack Hawcroft, Richard
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Chemists Rota for October 6 - 13
The following chemists will be open outside normal shop hours: Kendal: today 5.30-6.30pm Moss Chemists, Asda. Sunday and Monday 12noon-1pm and other weekdays 5.30-6.30pm G. Lightfoot & Son Ltd., Captain French Lane. Grange: today 5.30-6.30pm. G. Lightfoot
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Submarine collection for Kursk tragedy victims
PEOPLE who are part of the great submarine tradition in Furness can now give money to help families of victims of the Kursk submarine tragedy in Russia. A fund has been set up with donation boxes at the reception of the Gazette offices in Ulverston and
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Bid for Kendal lights appeal
FOLLOWING last year's dazzling success, Kendal is preparing to get festive again with a brand new Christmas lights appeal. A Bid for Kendal, organised by the Kendal Partnership last year, saw townsfolk gather to bid for goods donated by local businesses
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Extra seat on county council awarded
KENDAL has been handed greater representation on Cumbria County Council - but Barrow is to lose one of its councillors under a redrawing of the county's ward boundaries. The shake up of electoral arrangements, approved by local government minister Beverley
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Waiting list increases
THE number of patients waiting for inpatient and day care treatment at Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust rose by 301 between July and August. In August there were 6,376 people waiting for treatment. Director of performance management Robert Daunt attributed
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Cartmel misses out in bloom competition
A DATE at Durham Cathedral was the reward for green-fingered representatives of Cartmel, who won through to the UK finals of the Tidy Britain Group's Britain in Bloom 2000 competition. Sadly, they learned that they had been beaten by Scarva, from Northern
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Police issue real warning of fake officers
CUMBRIA Police are warning members of the public that bogus police officers have been operating in the area. Two men dressed in luminous vests, posing as police officers stopped the driver of a Silver-Blue Ford Mondeo near Keswick and told him that he
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Ben Nevis challenge for charity
PERSONAL pride will be at stake for Larry Gladwin when tomorrow he attempts to conquer the highest Scottish peak for the second time. Mr Gladwin, 41, completed the 4,400-feet climb up Ben Nevis ten years ago but not long after, he was involved in a car
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FOOTBALL: Kendal v Winsford
Kendal Town 1, Winsford United 2. LAST minute winners are becoming a bit of a speciality at Kendal Town, but unfortunately they usually come from the opposition. It happened again at Parkside on Saturday when six minutes into injury time former Manchester
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Hymnathon
VOICES from across the region joined in a feast of hymn singing and raised money to the tune of £ 500. The Hymnathon event in Kendal's Holy Trinity and St George's Church attracted more than 100 people in a fund-raiser for Kendal's 102 Ecumenical Centre
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FOOTBALL: Furness
DALTON side Crooklands Casuals moved to the top of Division Two of the Asda Logic West Lancashire League with a 4-0 win over Askam United. Playing at Duddon Rod, they scored through Martin Amison (2), Andrew Pearson and Dave Mansergh. Glaxo Ulverston
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RUGBY: Try burst lifts Windermere out of tedium
Windermere 39, Furness 15 A 10-MINUTE spell in the second half produced three Windermere tries and brought respectability to what had earlier been a decidedly mediocre performance by the home side. After a bright opening and an early try, Windermere appeared
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Sedbergh gifts fair for Action Research
GIFTS Galore, spread across 22 stalls from all over the UK, will be tempting early Christmas shoppers next week in aid of Action Research. Cutlery, cashmere, jewels and gems will be for sale at the Powell Hall, Sedbergh School, on October 14, between
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Auction turnover tops £3million
A CUMBRIAN auction mart reported an extremely busy six days last week with a £3.25 million turnover of cattle and sheep. With three special store sales, including the regular weekly sales, 5,200 head of cattle changed hands at the Borderway Mart, Carlisle
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St John's getting down to business
ST John Ambulance is looking for people with business skills as part of a new recruitment drive. The first aid, healthcare, and transport charity is looking for people interested in volunteering in a variety of business type roll as well as for first
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Organics group talks marketing
THE Cumbria Organics Group is hosting a talk on marketing organic meat by Bob Kennard and Nigel Elgar of Graig Farm Organics, North Wales. The talk will take place at Newton Rigg Agricultural College on Wednesday, October 11, at 7.30pm. The talk aims
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Rescue plan set for Helme Chase Maternity
A RESCUE plan for the Helme Chase Maternity Unit has been thrown back into the melting pot by health chiefs who say the public need more information about the changes. Bosses at Morecambe Bay Health Authority - which holds the purse strings for the Kendal
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New black cat sightings
TWO fresh sightings of a mysterious black cat-type creature in the countryside have re-opened speculation that a panther or puma could be at large in South Lakeland. Similar-looking creatures have been spotted by members of the public over the past four
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Battle for airwaves
THE battle for Kendal and Windermere's airwaves reached a peak this week when the deadline for bids to run the area's new local radio station closed on Tuesday. After months of careful planning, research and consultation, two groups submitted their packages
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Heart patients benefit from funding
HEART patients throughout Morecambe Bay are benefiting from extra cash being pumped into heart services, but there are still 27 people who have waited longer than nine months for bypass surgery. Morecambe Bay Health Authority's director of public health
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Police hunt sex fiend
POLICE are hunting a man who coaxed a teenager into his car and forced her into committing an indecent act after gaining her trust by purporting to be a policeman. The 16-year-old was persuaded to get into the car after the man engaged her in conversation
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Drop kerbs on the books
DROP kerbs may be installed to help people with mobility problems negotiate Ulverston town centre. Ulverston 2000 is drawing up proposals for the development of "orange" walking routes with special facilities for the disabled. Cumbria County Councillor
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Police cuts refuted
BOTH the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have promised to reverse what they claim have been cuts to police numbers in the county. While Liberal Democrat spokesman for Westmorland and Lonsdale Tim Farron said he would be campaigning to stop even
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Cash for new paths
A NEW footpath network in a picturesque Windermere wood has been created thanks to an innovative money-raising scheme pioneered by a supermarket chain. In just one year, Booths supermarkets have raised £2,000 through the sale of reusable, recyclable shopping
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Top dog at work
A KIRKBY Stephen Primary School reception teacher, who uses her dog to teach children about caring for each other and caring for animals, has won a national competition. Tina Baines occasionally takes her ten-year-old bearded collie Max into school and
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Please restore the view
VIEWS of Windermere and the fells from a popular beauty spot should be restored to how they looked in the Queen's Silver Jubilee year, agreed Windermere parish councillors. They have held initial talks with South Lakeland District Council about clearing
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Fire fighters fund-raising for benevolent fund
FIRE-fighting postmen from South Lakeland will be striving to stand the heat as they walk the Great Wall of China next summer to raise funds for fellow colleagues. Windermere-based Doug Lishman and Shane Parkinson, who are both postmen and retained fire-fighters
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New primary school head at Kirkby Stephen
KIRKBY Stephen Primary School has a new head teacher. Mike Buckler last taught in Essex but hails from the Lakeland area and remembers taking driving lessons through the streets of Kirkby Stephen. He is delighted to be back on home turf and overseeing
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Taffy's festival a treat for all
THE roads around Staveley and Ings were alive with stories, street theatre and foot-stomping music last weekend as Taffy and Chrissy Thomas's Storytelling Festival brought the crowds out. The three-day Millennium event backed by South Lakeland District
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Ship launch at barrow
PRIDE rippled through Barrow shipyard as Wave Knight slid seamlessly into the sea at the second attempt. A huge cheer went up as the 12,500 tonne auxiliary oiler splashed into Walney Channel at 12.20pm last Friday and the BAE Systems Marine band struck
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Lindale student wins national poetry competition
BUDDING young scribe Eloise Wood has landed a Ottakers/Faber National Poetry Prize. The 12-year-old Dallam School student from Lindale, landed the prestigious award in the nine-12 section, with her poem The Magic Sleigh, which was chosen by poet laureate
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MOTOR BIKES - The MBW R1 200C
BMW has achieved the impossible in recent years, changing the image of its bikes from Breezeblock to James Bond's vehicle of choice quicker than you can say "Q." In the last-but-one 007 thriller, Tomorrow Never Dies, audiences stared agog as the international
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Conservation pond launched
A GROUP of students from Windermere St Anne's School has seen the first leg of its nature conservation project through to completion. The five Year Nine pupils, who are the recipients of a Barclays New Futures award, designed and built a nature study
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Recycling wave hits Eden
A MINI recycling wave has hit Eden as more than 250 green-thinking residents placed orders for compost bins made entirely from recycled plastic bottles. With one-third of all typical household refuse being recyclable organic waste, people will be able
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Appleby Castle public inquiry
A PUBLIC inquiry is to be held into plans to create a residential conference centre with car-parking in the grounds of Appleby Castle. Owner Christopher Nightingale applied for planning permission to build the centre on the fringes of the walled garden
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Firms set to create jobs
THREE Furness firms are poised to expand and create jobs after securing government grant aid. Urofoam at Askam-in-Furness has been awarded an enterprise grant from the DTI to help the business move into branded footwear manufacture and marketing using
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Water polo first proves excellent
A FIRST ever win at Burnley maintained Kendal's excellent run of results in the North Lancs Water Polo League. In a physical encounter Kendal matched the home team's aggression and determination with skill and speed to emerge 7-6 winners from a game littered
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Wife of Kendal Winner
A WOMAN who helped to see a generation of youngsters through the Boys Brigade has won a competition celebrating the achievements of Kendal women. Maureen Mason, of Kirkbarrow, Kendal, was selected by a panel of judges to be The Wife of Kendal, for her
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Executed soldier remembered
FIFTY five years after his execution at notorious concentration camp Sachsenhausen the name of a Sedbergh soldier is to be commemorated. Attached to the Special Operations Executive, Sgt Thomas Edward Handley was captured in Greece in May 1943. A member
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FOOTBALL: Walmsley turns it
A CRAIG Walmsley goal gave Milnthorpe Corinthians all three points at home to Haslingden St Mary's in the West Lancashire League's first division on Saturday. Corinthians were restricted to a few half-chances before half time and Chris Woodruff went closest
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RUGBY: Bowman warms to task
Kendal A 5 Sedgley Park 34 ALTHOUGH flattering to deceive in this Merit League performance, Kendal A showed improvement and Mark Bowman tackled with steel in the fiercely intensive opening passages of play, with fine support from Hall and Steve Bowman
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RUGBY: One weakness led to downhall
DISCOVERING their opponents' Achille heel allowed Kendal back into a match which looked to be beyond them, said Kendal's Director of Rugby Chris Hayton after Saturday's win at Rosslyn Park. "When we arrived at Rosslyn we knew little about our opponents
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FELL RUNNING: -Ian Hodgson relay
AMBLESIDE demonstrated they are an emerging force in fell running by pushing Borrowdale hard to finish second in Sunday's Ian Hodgson Mountain Relay. Over the first two legs of this 25 mile race, which involves 8,500ft of climb, Ambleside were within
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ORIENTEERING: School party's Odyssey
ORIENTEERS had a choice of events this weekend although the travelling distance meant relatively few from the South Lakes area attended. A two-day event, the October Odyssey, was held at Kyloe in Northumberland. A large party from Ulverston Victoria School
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TABLE TENNIS: Three-tier format for new season
THE NEW season kicked into life in the Kendal and District Table Tennis League with the format returning to three divisions. A larger 'Woolwich' league will absorb last year's fourth division for a junior set-up of almost 50 teams. As you were appeared
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Dublin marathon for the blind
ATHLETES in South Lakeland are being set a marathon challenge to help raise money for people suffering serious sight problems. The Royal National Institute for the Blind is calling on supporters to run the Dublin Marathon on October 30, a bank holiday
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Handover of command at sea cadets follows tradition
ROYAL Navy tradition dictates that a retiring sea cadet commanding officer should be carried out of the unit's building and should only ever go back in on invitation. But Lt (SCC) Paul Robinson RNR, who handed over command of the Kendal Sea Cadet Unit
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Church reports statue theft
THREE religious objects depicting stations of the cross have been stolen from St George's Church in Kendal. The reliefs - 40 inches tall and made out of a material which resembles wood - are worth £150 in total. The Rev Dr Alan Billings said they would
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China caving update
TWO cavers on an expedition to explore underground cave systems in China have arrived in the area they plan to explore. Alister Renton, 24, of Helsington Laithes, and Jon Riley, 28, of Garden Street, Kendal, will spend the next three weeks in a remote
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Search for missing man takes new turn
A MAN matching the distinctive description of a walker who has been missing in the Lake District for over a fortnight was spotted outside a shop in Grange-over-Sands last Saturday. Police have renewed their appeal for information about Salford university
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Stop the Stink meeting date set
WESTMORLAND and Lonsdale MP Tim Collins is to meet with the boss of United Utilities John Roberts to discuss ways of tackling the offensive odours coming from Kendal's Wattsfield sewerage plant. Residents of Bellingham Road and Wattsfield Road - who have
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GOLF: Kendal Scratch Trophy goes ot Povah
KENDAL Golf Club's Philip Scratch Trophy for the best score of the season went to Mark Povah for his 67 achieved in the final medal. Kendal president Gordon Andrew and Alan Dunn shared the Best Six Medals prize and third place was also shared between
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DARTS: Kendal darts
CONVINCING wins for White Hart (another whitewash), Wheatsheaf and Bridge featured in the A Section of Kendal Darts League, while Jolly Anglers and Oddfellows Arms completed the successful teams. In the B Section, Kendal Arms B were the only victorious
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HOCKEY: PLeasing start for Kendal
A NEW-look Kendal side made a pleasing start to the new season by holding experienced Kirkby Stephen to a 1-1 draw in Division 1 of the Netherwood League at Queen Katherine School on Sunday. Despite never having played together before, Kendal gelled well
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BOWLS:Victoria lead way
VICTORIA A still lead the Mint Motors League in the Kendal Victoria BC Floodlit Doubles competitions after 3-2 wins against Windermere A and Burneside. Netherfield A are six points adrift with a game in hand, while Windermere, a further four points behind
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JUDO: North West medals for Kendal
BEN CRAGHILL took a gold medal when Kendal Judo Club sent a 17-strong squad to the North West Open Junior Championships at St Helens. Flighting the best players from the region the team returned with a nine-medal haul. At the under 12 age band, Kendal
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World Mental Health Day
NEXT Tuesday is World Mental Health Day and is being marked in South Cumbria by the creation of a new website. Aided by the Westmorland Gazette, support organisation Making Space Employment Link tells how it helps local people with mental health problems
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RUGBY: Ruddenclau try keeps Kirkby in hunt
Rochdale 16, Kirkby Lonsdale 8 KIRKBY Lonsdale produced a grittier performance than of late against one of the top teams in the league. The bigger Rochdale pack used their size advantage to keep play on the Kirkby tryline, but despite good tackling, the
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Elderly phone-a-friend programme launched
THE kettle is on and the biscuits are being laid out in readiness for a new initiative by Age Concern South Lakeland, which aims to get elderly people chatting on the phone. Elderly people across the region are being invited to join the phone-a-friend
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Readers respond generously to Shoebox appeal
WESTMORLAND Gazette readers are responding to our appeal to help brighten up a child's Christmas. Shoeboxes filled with goodies have started to arrive at our Kendal offices ready to be shipped to Eastern Europe as part of the Operation Christmas Child
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Hospital development warning
DEVELOPERS who are obliged to provide ten affordable homes as part of a larger development in Ulverston should not be allowed to turn them into 'a ghetto', according to district councillors. The proposal to build 81 homes on the site of the former High
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New safety measures for A65 announced
A SERIES of safety improvements are likely to be made on the A65 at Kirkby Lonsdale in the New Year. The Highways Agency is consulting with Cumbria County Council highways, the police and the parish council on a series of measures, which include extension
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Collins in for post office services position
THIS week's Conservative Party Conference sees Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Collins chair a special fringe meeting organised by the Post Office and the British Bankers' Association on how post offices and banks can work together to provide a universal
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Norweb announces expansion
NORWEB Telecom has announced a £6 million expansion plan which will bring high-bandwidth communications services to hundreds of Cumbrian businesses. The company, part of United Utilities, is expanding its services in Kendal, Barrow, Penrith and Carlisle
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Ambleside photo project nears completion
IMAGES of contemporary Ambleside have been, snapped, filed and boxed for the benefit of future generations. Three historically-minded individuals have been working together on the Millennium project for months and the record is now almost complete. Beth
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Pratts plans expansion
A 200-YEAR-OLD Sedbergh mill will be demolished, if a planning application is approved. J M Pratt Ltd wholesale frozen food suppliers has applied to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority for permission to demolish Birks Mill, in Birks Lane, and
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Windermere in bloom
KEEN gardeners are to be encouraged to join the Windermere in Bloom group. Coun Richard Ogden, chairman of Windermere Parish Council, said it was hoped to enlarge the group by bringing in "genuine horticulturalists" and gardening enthusiasts who were
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Boost to path repairs
A LAKE District company which plies its trade on water is putting money into conservation work on dry land. Ullswater "Steamers" has donated £4,610 from last year's ticket sales for footpath repairs and plans to continue fund-raising and pioneering other
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Plush award handed out
THE OWNER of a soft furnishings firm in Ulverston has scooped a prestigious award from the Prince's Trust for her innovation. Heidi Bell, who runs WISH...creations, formed the business a year ago with the help of a start up grant and loan. She beat 40
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Barrow man charged with double murder
A 30-YEAR-OLD window cleaner has appeared at Furness magistrates court charged with the murders of Jennifer Garratt, 34, and science student Anthony McIntee, 22, who both worked at Furness General Hospital. Jason Pugh, 30, of Dale Bank, Barrow, was remanded
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Hospital calendar promotes fund-raising events
A CALENDAR featuring views of Walney Island has been launched to raise money for Furness General Hospital in Barrow. Geoffrey Thompson, an amateur photographer, has captured images of the area which have been put together for a 2001 calendar. "The initial
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New radio plans make waves
THE couple behind Lakes FM, Roger and Lynne Gilbertson, believe that their team was responsible for proving there was a demand for a new commercial radio station in Kendal. It was following the station's two successful 28-day stints on air in 1998 and
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RIDING
LOUISE Stanley missed out on the Horse of the Year Show last year because of a knee injury, but she will be trotting off to Wembley this year on her nine-year-old Guy Fawkes. She booked her place with a fine performance at the Royal Highland Show, writes
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OPINION: Giving a push on road to recovery
THE bravery and determination of Rosalie Sullivan since her devastating accident has amazed and impressed everyone who has had dealings with the sparkling teenager. Two years ago doctors doubted she would even survive the road accident which left her
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Pedestrian safety meeting
PEDESTRIANS can give their views on how their safety could be protected on Kirkby Stephen's streets. A public meeting has been called in response to complaints about drivers of Shopmobility scooters speeding round street corners and cyclists riding on
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Hannah goes for gold
CROSSING a swollen river, conserving sand dunes and playing the violin helped Hannah Longworth to achieve her Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award. Hannah, 18, of Endmoor - a pupil at Queen Elizabeth School, Kirkby Lonsdale - worked with the British Trust for
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Three Peaks bridleways work begins
MORE than two kilometres of heavily eroded bridleways in the Three Peaks area of the Yorkshire Dales has been restored over the summer. Sections of the Craven Way and the Foxup Bridleway have been resurfaced as part of the £60,000 project funded by a
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Hedges must go
PARISH councillors are calling for enforcement action to make a Sedbergh farmer cut his overgrown hedges. Hedges on Row Lane, which runs between the A684 to Garsdale and the A683 to Kirkby Stephen, are so overgrown the road has become impassable and South
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Top award granted to female entrepreneur
BUSINESSWOMAN Heidi Bell has won a top national award, less than a year after becoming her own boss. Her business, WISH...creations, scooped the prestigious Focal Point Award from the Prince's Trust, in recognition of her flair for innovation, professional
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More employers engage unions
MORE employers in Cumbria are recognising the benefits of working with trade unions, according to one of the county's leading union officials. Helen Vassie, senior organiser and Cumbria team leader of the GMB union, said both large and small companies
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Entrepreneurial experiences shared
MORE than 70 business people were given an insight into the challenges and rewards of running your own business at the Lighthouse restaurant, Ulverston. Sharing their experiences with an invited audience were John Thistlethwaite, boss of business success
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Grasmere celebrates history
THE people of Grasmere are celebrating the village's past, present and future with an exhibition that has brought together residents young and old. The idea for the exhibition was borne two years ago and the Grasmere Millennium Historical Exhibition is
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Holehird gardener retires
RETIREMENT seemed to come as a surprise to Norman Bleese, whose tendency to "take each day as it comes" stopped him from looking forward to the day when he would bid farewell to the working world. As the youngest of nine children and the only one to reach
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Guilty verdict leads to life imprisonment
A TEENAGER whose drink and drug fuelled jealousy that led him to stab a man was today found guilty of murder. Brian MacDonald, who was 19 at the time of the murder, had pleaded not guilty at Preston Crown Court to killing 28-year-old Paul Hayward at the
