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Win a family holiday to Hadrian’s Wall country

12:24pm Friday 29th August 2008

Northumberland Tourism has launched a new website dedicated to Hadrian’s Wall country – www.hadrianswall-northumberland.com The site has been developed to mark the Hadrian: Empire and Conflict Exhibition at the British Museum, which runs until Oct. 26, 2008.

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Walk with a buggy

9:33am Friday 29th August 2008

PARENTS are being urged to bring a buggy on a special high-level walk for people who are less mobile. The guided walk around Blea Tarn, near Great Langdale, is being organised by the National Trust as part of the Fix the Fells project which aims to restore upland paths in the Lake District.

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Woodland favoured by Wainwright gets make-over

9:00am Friday 1st August 2008

THE woodland at one of Cumbria’s most remote properties - which over the years has hosted some leading literary luminaries – is receiving a much-needed makeover.

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More trains promised for walkers

4:08pm Thursday 31st July 2008

TRAIN company Northern Rail has vowed to try to lay on more services to help cope with the massive influx of walkers that descend on Grange-over-Sands each fortnight to take part in the cross bay walks.

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Beach safety warning issued by RNLI

1:42pm Monday 21st July 2008

As the school holidays start, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is asking people to take a few simple steps to make sure they and their families stay safe at the beach this summer.

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Fancy a stroll in a garden?

9:03am Tuesday 15th July 2008

The chance to spend a summer's day enjoying one of the North West's finest gardens is on offer this month when the National Trust opens the gardens at SIzergh Castle to help raise funds for the National Gardens Scheme and to promote its Careership Gardening Scheme.

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MP puts his suport behind Fix It for Lakes fells

8:55am Friday 11th July 2008

A LOCAL MP hopes to use his influence in government to rescue the Lake District’s crumbling fell paths.

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Maize maze offers singles nights

2:16pm Wednesday 9th July 2008

Lakeland Maize maze, which opens this weekend with the new design theme of llamas, is hosting its first series of singles nights this summer.

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Popular Lakes path gets a makeover

2:41pm Friday 4th July 2008

ONE of the Lake District’s most popular paths has undergone a major makeover as part of a project to safeguard high-level routes for future generations, reports Paul Duncan.

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