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  • NOSTALGIA: Impressive drive near Windermere

    This pleasant road or impressive drive is winding its way towards buildings on the forested shore of Windermere. Do you know the location of this photograph and the identity of some of the buildings? If you have any information about this image

  • NOSTALGIA: Memories of Christmas in the past

    IN the second of a two-part series, we reprint Cecil Otway's memories of ‘How Christmas Used to Be’, originally printed in The Westmorland Gazette on September 4, 1987. Each church, except St Mary’s had a Christmas party but you had to attend for three

  • BOOK REVIEW: Musings of a Matelot by John Thompson Murray

    Musings of a Matelot by John Thompson Murray, £6.90FORMER mariner John Thompson returned to his seafaring roots when selecting many of the poems for this eclectic anthology.Mr Thompson spent much of his working life as a marine engineer on Shell tankers

  • Stringfellow blasts players after Burscough drubbing

    KENDAL Town boss Michael Stringfellow blasted his players' performance against Burscough but insists the upcoming busy festive period will give his team the chance to prove their worth.The Mintcakes last picked up points against Warrington Town in the

  • Networking 2015

    THE Family Business Network - part of Cumbria Business Growth Hub - has announced a schedule of events for next year.Its popular networking events called In-sight - offers the opportunity to hear from some of the area's leading family businesses. The

  • Police on hunt for Christmas tree thief

    A THIEF has made off with a Christmas tree, complete with baubles and lights, from the front garden of a Dalton-in-Furness home. The festive decoration was stolen sometime between 7pm on Friday and 5pm yesterday, from the property on Market Street.

  • Youths sought over property damage in Furness town

    A GROUP of youths are being sought in relation to damage was caused to property in the Parklands areas of Askam-in-Furness. Cumbria police are searching for the males following the incident which occurred at around 8.30pm last night. Anybody

  • National Park business goes nuts over red squirrels

    BUSINESSES in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being given the chance to help look after endangered red squirrels. From this month, local entrepreneurs are being invited to sponsor a feeder set up at a special red squirrel viewpoint at Snaizeholme

  • CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Treasured memories on church premises

    Church buildings and grounds are now used for so many agreeable activities that it seems the word ‘churchgoing’ needs redefining: does it have to involve Sunday?To put it to the test I gathered some treasured memories from the past.These included a welcome