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Penrith

8:59am Tuesday 17th April 2007

PENRITH is a lively market town, steeped in history. The gateway to the north Lakes, it is in a central position between the Lake District and the North Pennines at the meeting point of the A66, M6 and A6.

Penrith - The bustling heart of the Eden Valley

3:05pm Tuesday 10th August 2004

Penrith is the bustling heart of the Eden Valley and the gateway to the North Lakes.


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He is used to making all the big decisions, but Sir Alan Sugar has admitted a wrong call when he crash-landed his plane.


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Home to Phnom Penh

Returned home to my flat in Phnom Penh yesterday. Seems like I have been away for ages, had a great trip to Thailand meeting up with a friend from Kendal who I been busy traveling in Australia and New Zealand. It was great to see her and also helped me appreciate many of the things I am experiencing. But it is difficult to explain Cambodia to other people who haven’t been here.

Locals appoint directors to health trust

FOR the first time ever, local people have been involved in choosing four non-executive directors to sit on the county’s mental health trust.

WI's Teresa Doherty with (L) Ruth Jennings, Mel Connell, Charlotte Robinson, Wayne Scurrah and Richard Dickens. Photo by Glen Gater (D8I131GG06)
Teens help clean allotment

KENDAL residents have had their faith restored in the town’s youth this week when teens pitched in to restore a vandalised allotment.


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