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An inspiring tale
A Knight's Tale is an oddball, sometimes awe-inspiring story of a rookie discovering he is the stuff of which legends are made. Part road trip, part exuberant action adventure, the film is a rich, romantic, raucous ride during which a young squire embarks
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Lake ban protest
HUNDREDS of boat owners are staging a mass protest rally against the 10mph speed limit on Windermere this weekend. Small pleasure craft are expected to parade alongside powerboats and speedboats on Sunday afternoon as part of the Keep Windermere Alive
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Riding: Nina's 'Sparkle' has Olympia in sights
NINA Willison (nee Tideswell), from Levens, had a tremendous first outing with her mother-in-law Rose's six-year-old Dales mare Carrock Sparkle, writes Malcolm Bewsher. The combination travelled to Woodnook Arena, Huddersfield, to clinch her ticket for
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Cycling: Farrer shines
HOLME cyclist David Farrer enhanced his growing reputation over the weekend with a promising 43rd position overall in the Junior Tour of Wales. It was only the Marie Curie rider' s third road race but he adapted well to the rigours of the hilly 189-mile
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Rugby: Club kings Falcons at Kirkby
TETLEY Cup holders Newcastle Falcons' roadshow came to Kirkby Lonsdale RUFC last week. Scottish international prop George Graham was among the party who brought the trophy and gave a series of coaching clinics for the club's players ranging from the minis
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Biosecurity ring to circle towns
BITING restrictions are being put in place around the Kendal and Sedbergh area this week after the Government issued DEFRA with new powers to limit the movement of people, machinery and animals. The extension of the special biosecurity zone, and the ministry's
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£500,000 raised in eight weeks
HALF a million pounds has been raised in just eight weeks in a bid to help small businesses, voluntary organisations and individuals hit by the foot-and-mouth crisis. The Dales Recovery Appeal has passed the £500,000 mark thanks to backing from the Government's
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Boost for Foot and Mouth aid fund
A FUND set up to help people recover from the effects of the foot-and-mouth crisis was boosted by a £2,500 donation from the Cumberland and Westmorland Provincial Benevolent Fund. The Cumbria Community Foundation set up the Community Recovery Fund in
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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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Check Out
What's in the shops this weekend, with the emphasis, where possible, on locally-produced, seasonal & speciality foods. Metric weight guide: 1/2 kilo = 500g (454g = 1lb) The Barn Shop, Crooklands: Elderflower cordial made in Gatebeck by Jane Merritt
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Prizetime: Thrills, spills and firework spectaculars
Six of the country's top pyrotechnics companies will compete for the coveted title British Musical Fireworks Champions 2001, held at King's Garden, Southport (Aug 31-Sep 2). Their precision displays cast breathtaking reflections on the surface of Southport's
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Foot and Mouth rates plea
MORE than five thousand hoteliers, shopkeepers, caravan park owners and other business people across Cumbria whose fortunes have been hit by foot-and-mouth are waiting to hear if their rateable values will be reduced. Some 2,096 ratepayers in South Lakeland
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Bumper weekend
THOUSANDS of visitors hungry for a taste of Lakeland scenes, heritage and the traditional Bank Holiday buzz, poured into the area over the weekend bringing welcome relief to the tourism industry, writes Tourism Reporter Nadia Jefferson-Brown. Special
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Holiday village plan re-approved
PLANS to build a major holiday village on the banks of the Lancaster Canal at Tewitfield are still on the cards after councillors re-approved the scheme. Outline planning permission for 57 holiday units, shop, restaurant and a fitness centre on land just
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Feast of craftmanship
TRADITIONAL crafts, including the making of corn dollies, lace and hand-weaving, were demonstrated at Farfield Mill Arts and Heritage Centre, near Sedbergh, over the Bank Holiday weekend. The event was enjoyed by a large number of visitors, but centre
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Sensational
THE box-office sensation Lord of the Dance has exploded onto the stage at Blackpool's Opera House to the sound of rapturous applause and demands for encore after encore. The fiery tale of love, desire and danger, in which a dark power emerges to challenge
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Summer full of Eastern promise
LOCAL and tourist visitors to Sedbergh's Farfield Mill will find the region's newest arts and heritage centre full of eastern promise after this week's opening of the venue's second summer exhibition, In the Kasbah. The exhibition, which runs until September
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New unit opens
There is an air of excitement among midwives at Helme Chase Maternity Unit as they prepare to run the popular unit themselves from tomorrow (Saturday). Senior midwife Angela Oxley told the Gazette: "We are really excited, pretty positive. We've just finished
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Tycoon rescues abattoir
THE owner of a caravan park has hooked up with a Furness abattoir, safeguarding dozens of jobs and helping to beef up business at the meat wholesalers, reports Beth Broomby. RP Winder, which had depots in Ulverston and Blackpool, suffered heavy losses
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All set for festival
ULVERSTON'S acclaimed charter festival is to be launched this weekend with a jam-packed timetable of fun events to entertain the whole family. The 21st festival is a two-week long event aimed at attracting families from all over the county and starts
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Music website hits right note
A WEBSITE set up by a sixth form pupil at Ulverston Victoria High School to promote more live music gigs in the area is hitting the right note with local bands. Mike Atkinson, 16, of Orchard House, Bardsea, set up the website, Imprisoned Chimp Records
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Back in business
AN Ulverston pub which is pulling pints again for the first time in more than three years, is packing people in after only a week. The landlady of the The Grapes in Market Street in Ulverston, Anne Nelson, has also taken over the licence of the Old Farmhouse
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Shutters must go
KENDAL shop owner Mark Duckworth, who was told by planners that he could not install metal shutters on his conservation area shop, has been ordered to remove "unsightly" wooden boarding from his windows. Enforcement action is to be taken against Bargain
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Teenager grabbed
POLICE are trying to trace a man who grabbed a young teenage girl from behind as she walked along Castle Road in Kendal at around 3am last Saturday. The girl, who has not been named, elbowed the man and bit his hand, drawing a lot of blood, before running
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A critical time
The Lake District's beleaguered tourism industry received a much-needed boost as visitors flocked to the area over the Bank Holiday weekend. Signs declaring 'No Vacancies' in hotel and B&B windows across the area were a particularly welcome sight
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Windsor of the North
WINDSOR of the North by Benjamin Furnival, Ross Features International, £9. Benjamin Furnivals's research traces the history of Brougham Hall, near Penrith, and the parish in which is stands, through 4,500 years, a history described by the author as '
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Something for everyone at the Brewery
Melvyn Bragg, is up in Kendal next week to open the new Brewery Arts Centre autumn season. Friday, September 7 (8pm). Yet again it is an exciting season down at the Brewery with a strong programme of performing arts in store. On Sunday, September 30 (
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'Over the Gate' by Jeff Swift
To return for a moment to that far from level playing field in French and British farming. What would you say if I told you that France contributes 17 per cent of the Common Agricultural Policy budget but receives a of all spending. The United Kingdom
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Karen Barden's People
Bionic Bruce eyed the line-up of Coronation Street soap stunners and grinned sheepishly. Bruce has just taken part in a Granada TV series called Worksmart, set up by the Health and Safety Executive about work-inflicted injuries. Bruce is as down-to-earth
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'The way I see it' with Dennis Aris
Watch out: there's a beagle about - There was an unexpected star at the opening of a new shoe store in Kendal. It was six-year-old beagle Edward who took great exception to people taking the Mickey out of his breed. Surrounded by cuddly, flop-eared cartoon-like
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Jobs hope for fitness centre
A SOUTH Lakeland caravan park wants to add a fitness centre to the complex and create new jobs at the same time. Bosses at Holgates Caravan Park in Silverdale have applied to South Lakeland District Council to build a fitness centre with associated landscaping
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Royal star of the line
After spending a week punting around the Mediterranean, I can vouch that Royal Clipper combines all the glamour and flare of a sea-going past with state-of-the-art technology and unashamed comfort for her 228 passengers. If you are looking for a luxury
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Web Watch: Back to school
THE summer holidays will soon be behind us, and the back to school season means back to the books - or the Internet for the three r's - resources, research and reading. Whether you are a pupil, parent or teacher, sites in the Lake District have a lot
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Businesses beware of tax purge
SMALL traders in South Lakeland whose annual turnover has remained just below £15,000 for two years are facing a tax purge, say chartered accountants. Individuals who declared earnings of between £14,000 and £14,999 in consecutive years are most likely
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Cricket: Derby spoils put 'Field in charge
TWO DERBY matches in 48 hours and two victories for Netherfield made it a pivotal weekend for the Parkside Road club's trophy aspirations. It left neighbours Kendal - who might have entertained thoughts of a cup-and-league double themselves - extremely
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Rugby: Back to the future
THE TIME for talking is over - let battle commence and for Kendal RUFC it means starting as they finished last season when they travel to face Fylde tomorrow (Saturday, 3pm) in the opening fixtures of the National League Division 2. Fylde were last season's
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Football: Appleby's 70-year wait over
YOU have to go back to 1931- exactly 70 years ago - since Appleby last won the Westmorland County FA's Senior Cup and it was as if the weight of all those intervening years was propelling them to a 4-3 victory over Staveley United at Parkside on Tuesday
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Broughton goes wild!
THE Wild West Country Fair, in Broughton-in-Furness, at the weekend has been hailed a success with the tourist information centre receiving a record-breaking number of visitors. The event was staged in the Kepplewray Centre and Broughton School on Saturday
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Fund-raiser takes plunge
FUND-RAISER Melanie Vause will be in the swim as she aims to boost the coffers of two charities, writes Emma Chesworth. The intrepid sportswoman is tackling a gruelling biathlon to raise money for the Bendrigg Trust and Macmillan Cancer Relief. She will
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Educational trip to Triassic Park
A KEEN conservationist is embarking on an expedition to South America which will see him following in the footsteps of prehistoric creatures. Richard Sutton, of Kendal, will be spending two weeks in September working alongside leading research scientists
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Liam hits the Japanese press
A SOUTH Lakeland youngster has featured in a national Japanese newspaper after his quest to find a pen pal caught the attention of the country's media. Liam Slater, who readily greets - and surprises - Japanese visitors in their native tongue, is just
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Zoo Watch: Busy time at last
THIS is the busiest period of time in the zoo. In fact, it is a record-breaking period. After the severe effects of foot and mouth disease and the resulting lack of visitors, the summer has brought out an amazing number of people to support our conservation
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Motorcycling: Dean bids for third spot in privateers
STRONG performances in the two superbike races at Cadwell Park have strengthened Dean Ellison's hopes of finishing third overall in this season's Privateers British Superbike Championship. Riding the Bradgate Containers backed Honda VTR 1000-SP1, Dean
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Karate: Instructor gets Fourth Dan
STEVE Chaplow, 36, senior instructor at the Kendal Chojinkai Karate Club, has been promoted to 4th Dan black belt. Chaplow was awarded the higher grade after a week-long intensive training course at Butlin's, Skegness. Chaplow began training at Kendal
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Sailing: Junior national win for Rose
ROYAL Windermere Yacht Club members Alastair Rose and David Hynes enjoyed success at the GP14 National Championships at Pwllheli in North Wales. With Alastair at the helm of the family boat Bumbling Bee and David as crew, the pair finished fifth overall
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Wrestling: Non-stop Grasmere
IN A gloomy year for wrestling, the August Bank Holiday sparkled like a beacon. Three events in three days and some of the best wrestling of the decade thrilled the crowds at Grasmere, Newcastleton and Silloth. Midge-weight Chris Walton of Haltwhistle
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Quadrathlon: Longney on top of the world
TWO Westmorland quadrathletes gained success at the World Championships in Berlin. Keith Longney, of Kendal, who is also one of Great Britain's top adventure racing competitors, represented Britain in the elite race coming seventh overall in a time of
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New cordon divides valley
CHAOS reigned in Kentmere Valley on the busiest Bank Holiday weekend of the year, according to one farmer. The valley has been bisected by the boundary of the new biosecurity area announced on Friday, August 24. To the west of the new boundary, footpaths
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From our Files
25 Years Ago - August 27, 1976 Dent quake COMPARED with the massive earthquakes rocking other parts of the world, the people of Dent can rest assured the latest tremor to shake their homes was almost insignificant. In fact, experts estimate it was probably
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Girl power hits new heights
A GROUP of 17 women from Ambleside went on the pull last Sunday evening - and hauled their way to a new record in the annual Kirkstone Pass Car Pull, reports Jane Renouf. The three-mile route from outside Ambleside Tourist Information Centre to the Kirkstone
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Chicago Blues explosion
A WALL to wall Chicago Blues explosion is planned for this weekend in Bowness. Fifteen talented Chicago bluesmen -and-women- are being shipped in to Mariner's on Lake Road for a double helping of authentic soul and blues from the USA. Shepherding the
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Rising stars
TWO rising stars of the planet pop have been attracting attention in high places. Lancaster lasses Angelica and Furness band 12 Ft Machete have been making great strides in their musical careers thanks to a new government scheme run by community music
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Vets' crisis HQ plan rejected
Board members of The Westmorland Agricultural Society have unanimously rejected an approach by DEFRA to prepare a site on the Crooklands showfield as a crisis centre for vets fighting foot-and-mouth, writes Farming Reporter Justin Hawkins. Their refusal
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Check Out
What' s in the shops this weekend, with the emphasis, where possible, on locally-produced, seasonal & speciality foods. Metric weight guide: 1/2 kilo = 500g (454g = 1lb) The Barn Shop, Crooklands: Elderflower cordial made in Gatebeck by Jane Merritt
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Parishioners put their community on the map
AN ILLUSTRATED map celebrating the Millennium will soon be on sale in an Eden community. Detailed drawings of local wildlife, history and landmarks adorn the map, which has been produced specially for Ravenstonedale and Newbiggin-on-Lune Parish. Parishioners
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Talks under way over K Shoes job losses
UNION bosses at K Shoes have embarked upon a first round of talks with management following the announcement of 29 job losses. Shocked factory workers at Kendal's Springer Factory, on Natland Road, learned their jobs were at risk last week when parent
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Art in the garden
FOR those who haven't already been, it's not too late to visit the outdoor exhibition of Phytoform sculptures at Levens Hall. Designed and constructed by Julia Barton during a Year of the Artist residency, these sculptures are constructed mostly of metal
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New pool approved
PERMISSION has been granted to build a new indoor swimming pool and gym at the Pine Lake holiday resort at Carnforth. Lancaster City Council planners approved the proposal after hearing that the existing pool is suffering from subsidence. A new gymnasium
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Pool bid receives boost
FUND-RAISERS in Grange-over-Sands were in buoyant mood this week following another breakthrough in their bid to raise cash for a community swimming pool. The Cartmel Peninsular Recreational Trust has been attempting to raise £800,000 'match funding' to
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House plans rejected
PLANS to build a house in the garden of a Silverdale residential home have been thrown out by Lancaster City Council after objections from a neighbour and the village parish council. Mr and Mrs M. Motch, of the Cumbria View residential home on Emesgate
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Disabled rider rescued from river
AN 81-YEAR-OLD woman had to be rescued from the River Kent on Tuesday after she lost control of her disabled person's scooter and plunged into the river opposite the Millbeck Factory in Kendal. Two men and a woman answered her calls for help until police
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Competition fun for everyone
THE feelgood factor is slowly returning to Cumbria after months of doom and gloom because of the foot-and-mouth crisis - and this week The Westmorland Gazette is teaming up with Westmorland Packaging to launch a competition aimed at lightening the mood
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Prizetime: Thrills, spills and fireworks spectaculars
Six of the country's top pyrotechnics companies will compete for the coveted title British Musical Fireworks Champions 2001, held at King's Garden, Southport (Aug 31-Sep 2). Their precision displays cast breathtaking reflections on the surface of Southport's
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Parish history revisited
THE history of Westmorland village Ings with Hugill is brought to life in a new, revised edition of the book Ings with Hugill. A small parish it may be, but it is steeped in history and Elisabeth and Spencer Crookenden, who pieced together the story,
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Bumper season at Old Laundry
The Old Laundry is gearing up for another bumper festival, including a benefit evening courtesy of one of the country's finest laughter-makers. Now under the banner of the newly-registered charity Bowness Theatre Festival, the Old Laundry's Sixth Autumn
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'Look at Nature' by JM
I have been busy this last week in both the bird and the flower areas despite the general "quiet" so often experienced at this time of year. Take the case of the old brick-clay pool, for example. Once again this dim, dark and very dangerous pool is smothered
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Bumper Bank Holiday boosts confidence
Signs proudly boasting 'No Vacancies' appeared in windows across South Lakeland as thousands of visitors flooded into the area and snapped up accommodation over the Bank Holiday weekend. Following several painfully quiet months, the hustle and bustle
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Body found in wood
THE body of a missing teenager from Manchester was discovered in a wood at Windermere this week. The body of Mark Robert Hughes, of Pinfold Lane, Whitefield, was discovered by a local man, who has not yet been named by police, in Orrest Woods at 6pm on
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Bosses lobby Prime Miinister for lower taxes
Businessmen in South Lakeland have called on the Prime Minister to stop hitting them with high taxes. The Cumbria Chamber of Commerce has drawn up a 20-point plan of action it wants from Tony Blair's government. Members state that the tax burden on British
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Business awards
Parcelforce Worldwide has launched its 10th annual small business awards. Prizes worth more than £130,000 are up for grabs, with the overall winner receiving £24,000 worth of equipment for their business and the regional finalists each getting £ 8,000
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They liked the company so much they bought it
A TEAM of IT specialists liked the company they worked for so much, that they have bought it, reports Nadia Jefferson-Brown. It was a bold step, but staff at Carnforth-based Savant were determined to keep the north Lancashire town as the base for the
