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Hearing without listening becomes a habit
4:58pm Thursday 18th March 2010
Christian Viewpoint: It is common nowadays to be surrounded by noise.
A bit more hirsute - but still feeling young!
10:00pm Wednesday 17th March 2010
I WAS shocked to discover yesterday that I am no longer middle-aged, but old.
"I could do with a couple more tractors" - Farmer Mike Taylor writes
9:49am Monday 15th March 2010
WELL it looks like winter is finally over, whether spring is here remains to be seen.
Panther yes, but I'll pass on the chickens' feet
10:20pm Wednesday 10th March 2010
I THINK it was Chairman Mao who once said that Chinese people should be prepared to eat any creature that walks, crawls, flies or swims - humans excepted.
Venus is back on view - if you look carefully
4:15pm Tuesday 9th March 2010
FOR the past few months we've been able to see both orange-red Mars and blue-white Jupiter blazing in the night sky.
You certainly can’t blame the Romans
4:10pm Tuesday 9th March 2010
I ASSUME that most people know March was named by the Romans for Mars the God of War.
Wintering sheep have gone home
5:48pm Monday 8th March 2010
THE recent dry spell has allowed us to get our lime spread on the land and so far we’ve spread about 70 acres.
A generation of men and women is passing
6:15pm Friday 5th March 2010
Christian Viewpoint column: Reading obituaries can be uplifting; not only those of the great and the good.
Farming at Selside in March
9:44am Friday 5th March 2010
AS I write the column this week I am looking out of the window at a beautiful sunny day and, oh how I am praying it will be like this for lambing time.
I was a bit of an imp myself once!
8:40pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010
Allan Tunnningley column: Elsewhere in the Gazette today we run a report about strange goings-on in Grasmere.
My farming quiz for the politicians
6:06pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010
Farming column: I’ve been at the NFU annual conference this week.
Success on ice is an uphill struggle
6:03pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010
Sandra Gold-Wood column: This year the Winter Olympics are being held in Vancouver, Canada.
Social Media and Internet Workshops
7:57pm Tuesday 2nd March 2010
Many a workshop come and go but not many have proven track records!
Kendal Wattsfield march on!
9:36am Monday 1st March 2010
The Kendal Wattsfield ladies make it 3 from 3
Foreign travel sparks interest and empathy
6:27pm Friday 26th February 2010
Allan Tunningley column: As a young boy growing up in the old West Riding of Yorkshire, I wasn’t particularly good at geography.
Many people believe Christianity is just to get people out of hell
6:28pm Friday 26th February 2010
Christian Viewpoint column: A friend of mine served with the British army for a number of years, during which time he saw live action several times.
The Latest Kendal Town unofficial blog
7:09pm Monday 22nd February 2010
a look ahead to a very important week!
Ashy’s Angle: Keiran Walmsley is our own Beckham
12:44pm Wednesday 17th February 2010
IF proof were required that we are back to our best then Saturday’s 2-0 win over North Ferriby showed it.
Act now to meet early retirement deadline
5:41pm Tuesday 16th February 2010
BUSINESS owners and entrepreneurs considering early retirement should act immediately if they want to avoid a long wait to dip into their pension pot.
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