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Comic legend statue unveiled

10:30am Wednesday 20th August 2008

A TRIBUTE to Ulverston’s comic hero Stan Laurel has been unveiled – but it was not in the South Lakeland town where he was born.

Puppy believed stolen from Eden family

10:24am Wednesday 20th August 2008

AN EDEN family has been left “devastated” after their new puppy was stolen from their home.

Ulverston at the Olympics

9:31am Wednesday 20th August 2008

AN Ulverston-based visionary is all set to be a part of history this weekend when the Olympic flag is handed over to Great Britain ahead of London 2012.

Mountain rescuers find body in the Lakes

9:40am Wednesday 20th August 2008

MOUNTAIN rescuers searching for a missing man from Stoke have found a body in the Lake District.

Birthday rescue on Helvellyn

8:26am Wednesday 20th August 2008

Patterdale mountain rescue team were called to rescue a man who was celebrating his 75th birthday on Helvellyn on Tuesday 19th August. The man from Nottingham slipped and injured his hip. He was unable to walk and passing walkers and family helped him to the summit shelter.

Card skimming device found on Kendal ATM

5:11pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

POLICE are warning customers who used a cashpoint at a Kendal supermarket to check their bank accounts.

Patients urged to speak out about experiences

3:45pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

A GP from Ambleside is urging patients and their families to help him monitor the impact of changes at Westmorland General Hospital.

Power cut hits village

3:17pm Tuesday 19th August 2008

A SOUTH Lakeland village has been reconnected to the electricity supply, after a power cut lasting nearly 29 hours.

Man injured in alleged fight over a taxi

11:32am Tuesday 19th August 2008

A MAN was left with serous facial injuries following an alleged argument about a taxi in Kendal.

Police concerned about missing man

10:35am Tuesday 19th August 2008

POLICE are becoming concerned about the welfare of a man who has gone missing while on holiday in Cumbria.


UK Entertainment News

Lavigne 'too sexy' for Malaysia gig

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party has urged to cancel Avril Lavigne's concert

Updated 6:59am Wednesday 20th August 2008

Malaysia has cancelled a concert by Canadian rock singer Avril Lavigne after the Islamic opposition slammed the show as being "too sexy".


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