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Gazette news

• Plumgarths roadwork restrictions return on Sunday evening

  RESURFACING on the A591 at Plumgarths Roundabout and Kendal Bypass are due resume on Monday (April 16). read more

• Driver rushed to hospital after Tebay crash

  A MAN was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries after being involved in a car crash near Tebay. read more

• Anniversaries theme for Wray Scarecrow Festival

  QUIRKY scarecrows will be on display in Wray as the villagers celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Wray Fair at the end of April. read more

• Lakes outdoor organisations come together for Swimathon

  TWO of the Lakes District's leading outdoor organisations have joined forces in time for the nationwide Swimathon. read more

• Dragons' Den's Duncan Bannatyne criticises Bowness restaurant on Twitter

  A BOWNESS Italian restaurant lambasted on Twitter by a multi-millionaire television star has hit back at his ‘offensive’ comments. read more

• Lakeland adventurer retraces steps of Polar explorer

  LAKELAND-based TV adventurer Paul Rose has retraced the footsteps of a ‘forgotten’ Antarctic hero for a moving documentary. read more

• Skydiver, 87, in 14,000-ft plunge

  AN 87-year-old woman showed her daredevil spirit when she jumped at the chance to parachute from a plane, at more than 14,000ft, to help a good cause. read more

• Morecambe Bay maternity problems 'may have been overlooked by health watchdog', claims MP

  A TROUBLED health watchdog may have overlooked serious problems in Morecambe Bay’s maternity services 18 months before they were finally revealed, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron claims. read more

• Fury after more sheep are attacked

  FARMERS in South Lakeland and Eden have blasted dog owners for not keeping their pets under control following a series of lamb and sheep attacks. read more

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