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FOOTBALL: Kendal Town 0, Trafford 2
GOALS either side of half-time provided a severe setback for Kendal Town's new look squad on a miserable night where they create little against a Trafford side hungry to improve on their fifth-place finish in last year's UniBond League First Division.
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Hall shortlisted for award
LEVENS Hall has been shortlisted for an Award for Excellence from the Institute of Chartered Surveyors. The hall recently completed refurbishment work on the shop, catering and toilet facilities, all in keeping with the surrounding architecture and gardens
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Meeting real survivors
A STAR of television's 'Survivor' programme, Richard Owen met up with some remarkable survivors of a different kind when he visited the Lake District. Richard, who struggled with meagre rations, extreme weather and poisonous snakes during his 40-day island
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Bound for Bolivia
FOUR South Lakeland mountaineers have embarked upon an expedition to the rarely-visited Cordillera Quimsa Cruz range, in Bolivia. Paul Platt, Stuart Halford, Phil Ralph and Carolyn Bailey teamed up with friends Deno Hewson and Pete Blackburn, from Wales
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Speed cameras decision soon...
POLICE and local authority chiefs are to decide how a Government plan to radically increase the number of speed cameras could be implemented in Cumbria. There are currently no fixed speed cameras in the county, but that could change following the news
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PRIZETIME: Win family tickets for Camelot
ONE of the new attractions at Camelot Theme Park, Lancashire, is Excalibur 2, one of the ultimate white-knuckle experiences. Nerves of steel are required as you are spun around and turned upside down simultaneously by a giant rotating sword that turns
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TIC's sign up to new tourism strategy
TOURIST information centre operators throughout Cumbria are to sign up to a new strategy which aims to improve standards across the board. Centres are run by a variety of bodies, including councils, national park authorities, regional tourist boards and
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Retailers plan make-over
ONE of Kendal's most overlooked shopping zones could soon be sporting a brand new look if plans to rejuvenate the area get off the ground. In a bid to boost visitor numbers and win back passing trade, retailers in Kirkland are being encouraged to give
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CRICKET: Back-to-back derby Bank Holiday action
LOCAL cricket-lovers face a feast of Bank Holiday action with Netherfield and Kendal playing back-to-back derby matches. Lying first and second respectively in the Bay Northern Premier League, the sides were already due to meet on Bank Holiday Monday.
