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Brassed Off band coming to Ulverston
A BAND that featured in the film, Brassed Off, is performing in the Coronation Hall in Ulverston on Saturday October 6 at 7.30pm. Tickets for the Grimethorpe Colliery RJB Band are expected to sell out quickly so fans are being urged to book. The event
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Foreign youth gather at Lakeside YMCA
A YMCA in south Cumbria has been hosting a European youth camp during the last two weeks, which sees youngsters from Europe and the USA learning about each other's cultures. Camp Philia has been held at YMCA's in Europe and the USA for 25 years. This
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Dentdale Festival goes ahead
Dentdale residents have voted by more than four-to-one to press ahead with the dale's annual festival despite the continued threat of foot-and-mouth. Local farmers have had to watch anxiously as outbreaks of the disease have occurred in the Lakes to the
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GOLF: Sutton battles weather to win
BOB Sutton battled through atrocious weather for Kirkby Lonsdale's annual Millennium Trophy, sponsored by Lancaster Honda, with net rounds of 72 and 64 giving him a winning 136 net total. Wayne Lawson (139) was runner-up after a card play-off from 16-
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SPORTS: CRICKET: Neighbours do Netherfield a favour
NETHERFIELD CC had Kendal to thanks for doing them a good turn in the Bay Northenr Premier League on Saturday. Kendal's 12-point win over second-placed Chorley helped Netherfield go further clear from those rivals at the top of the table as they stretched
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Coming to a screen near you!
FSauctions have 5,000 cinema tickets to auction throughout August. You can bid for a blockbuster at an Odeon near you every day this month. There are 100 going under the hammer every day and the bidding starts at just £1. Simply click on the FSAuction
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FEATURES: Scream campaign for students
AN ADVERTISING campaign to attract students to the Cumbria campus at Newton Rigg spoofs the teen horror Scream movies. Commercials running throughout August - when GCSE and A Level results come out - feature terrifying screams, hyperventilating victims
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Lakes car park income drops
FOOT-and-mouth and the resulting fall in visitor and tourist numbers has had a big impact on car park income in South Lakeland and it has been largely felt in the Lakes. South Lakeland District Council's head of highways and public services, Morris Brundrett
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Patient waiting lists remain the same
THE number of patients waiting for hospital treatment in Morecambe Bay did not change between May and June. There were 6,436 patients on the waiting list for in-patient/day case treatment at Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust.
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NEWS: Attempted abduction worries police
POLICE have released a detailed description of a man after a "disturbing" incident in which a young girl was grabbed on her way to feed some ponies in the Lake District. The 12-year-old girl was seized from behind by a man at 9.15pm on Thursday evening
