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Monkeying around
A PILOT crash-lands on a strange planet, finding himself in a brutal, primal place where apes are in charge and humans are hunted and enslaved by the tyrannical primates. This, the premise of Pierre Boulle's classic novel Planet of the Apes, became one
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Tuning up for finale
DISTINGUSIHED Cumbrian musicians are tuning-up and dropping-in at Hawkshead Parish Church for the last in their 34th series of summer concerts at the church. On Tuesday (August 21) 11-year-old Cheshire violinist Jennifer Pike (pictured below) will be
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Villagers win praise after barn fire
Family and friends stood shoulder to shoulder with firefighters in an eight-hour battle to subdue a large barn fire near Kirkby Lonsdale. Fire engines from Sedbergh, Kirkby Lonsdale, Milnthorpe and Kendal were drafted into help contain a fire at Middleton
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Stranger grabs girl
Police are warning parents to be vigilant after a young girl was left shocked and distressed after being grabbed by a stranger near Ambleside. The 12-year-old girl, who was on her way to feed some ponies, was seized from behind by a man on Thursday evening
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Coro goes world-wide
Ulverston's main arts and theatre venue is hoping to boost visitor numbers as a result of going on-line. To bring the Coronation Hall into the 21st century, UK Theatres Online company has designed a dedicated website advertising all the forthcoming events
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Hip hop classes
If confidence is an ingredient in short supply in your kitchen, then I would make a date in Margaret Anderson's - she's got bags of the stuff in hers. Margaret is on a mission to inspire the likes of us who balk at the mere mention of making our own bread
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True grit on canvas
IF ANYONE could portray on canvas the awesome thrill of climbing, the sheer exposure of a rockface and the expressionless, unforgiving nature of fissured granite, it had to be the Lakeland painter and climber Julian Cooper. Last year he was given the
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Art on the wild side
SOME serious art muscle has pulled together at Kendal's Signature Gallery this month to make a stand for wildlife art. Until August 30, visitors to the gallery can expect to be trapped in the gaze of Geoff Taylor's noble wolves, Philip Adler's majestic
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There's more to Foot than meets the eye
HE is here to talk Hazlitt, but inevitably the same old questions crop up and the elder statesman patiently diverts from his chosen subject. Nearing 90 now, frighteningly unsteady on his feet and consumed with formidable nervous energy, Michael Foot for
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Win tickets to Cartmel races
CARTMEL Races are back on after the foot-and-mouth outbreak and the Westmorland Gazette is teaming up with the racecourse to offer our competition winner FOUR paddock badges for their choice of a day's racing at the forcthcoming August Bank Holiday meeting
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Far Away Gigs
WE ALL know that Music doesn't stop beyond the lovely green hills of the Lakes. But just because we live a million miles from London doesn't mean we have to miss out. After all we live within reach of some of the biggest venues in the North. Manchester
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JUNIOR CRICKET: Kendal fall short in final bid
KENDAL A fell short in their run chase against Lancaster in the Westmorland Junior League's U13 semi-finals. Lancaster set a target of 75-5 with Sam Johnson retiring on 200. Kendal, who had beaten these opponents in the last U13 final, bowed out six runs
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Runners will be taking to the streets tonight
RUNNERS in the Ulverston area are being urged to dig out their trainers as the annual Glaxo Hoad Hill Harriers ten-kilometre race is all set to go ahead, despite earlier fears it may have had to be cancelled because of the foot-and-mouth crisis. The group
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Gig Guide
TO HAVE your gigs included FREE of charge in the Gig Guide, telephone Beth Broomby on 01539-720555, or send a fax on 01539-720990, or drop a line to the Gig Guide, The Westmorland Gazette, 22 Stricklandgate, Kendal, LA9 4NE, at least TWO WEEKS before
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Prizetime - A tower of fun for everyone
Last year Blackpool Tower and Circus won numerous prestigious awards including Best Circus in the Country and Best Clown for Mooky who returns this year with his mischievous antics. This year's show promises to be more spectacular than ever with acts
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'Cool' gig warms Edenfest fans
Driving out to the back of beyond in the drizzling rain it was easy to lose hope in what had been billed as one of the region's essential music events of the summer. There were, after all, high expectations for Edenfest 2001, built on the back of the
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Worthy Causes...Schools of Science and Art
PEOPLE are often unaware that many smaller local charities exist in the Kendal area, which contain exhaustible yet available funds which are often underused. Over the coming weeks, The Westmorland Gazette's Worthy Causes column will focus on some of these
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Hotel where palette meets plate
IT HAS been a year since Windermere's Miller Howe hotel installed its very own artist in residence. Four seasons later and both artist and hotel are in fine form, writes Jennie Dennett. Painter Robin Dale's undimmed enthusiasm for the post is evident
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Sunflowers bring out the smiles
Our family holiday this year has been to central France, where we rented a farmhouse together with some friends and relatives. Based in the countryside somewhere between Limoges and Poitiers, we have spent two weeks exploring rural France. It is a relaxed
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Know your giant onions
GARDENING Club members who are interested in vegetables, especially of the giant kind, can have a wonderful day out at the end of September when the MetroCentre, at Gateshead, holds its first Giant Vegetable Championships. Taking place on September 29
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Priztime: Give the family a towering treat
Last year Blackpool Tower and Circus won numerous prestigious awards including Best Circus in the Country and Best Clown for Mooky who returns this year with his mischievous antics. This year's show promises to be more spectacular than ever with acts
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One-man band at bootleggers
RAY Stubbs and his amazing one-man blues band are playing at Kendal's Bootleggers tonight Friday August 18. Stubbs who is heralded as a "dedicated blues man" from the North East, conjures up the spirit of New Orleans with the help of his gravely voice
