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Firefighters tackling Furness barn blaze

6:43pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

FIREFIGHTERS are tonight tackling a blaze at a Furness farm.

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Police operation to combat increase in rural crime

3:50pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

POLICE have launched an operation to tackle rural crime in the South Lakes.

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Kilimanjaro trek will raise money for Alice's Escapes

2:04pm Tuesday 18th June 2013

MEMBERS of ‘bucket list’ teen Alice Pyne’s family and a group of friends are embarking on a high-altitude adventure to raise money for her charity.

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Morecambe Bay has potential to attract 'nature tourists' - new report

10:15am Tuesday 18th June 2013

A NEW report shows Morecambe Bay has the potential to become a leading destination for nature tourism.

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Food stolen from Kendal outhouse

8:49am Tuesday 18th June 2013

FOOD has been stolen from an outhouse in Kendal.

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Exciting additions for Kendal Calling

5:35pm Monday 17th June 2013

WITH just over five weeks left until Kendal Calling, organisers have announced a new stage and some extra acts.

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Oxfam plea for more volunteers

4:08pm Monday 17th June 2013

TWO South Cumbrian Oxfam shops were forced to temporarily close as volunteer numbers dropped to an impractical low.

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Police crack down on cyclists flouting the law

12:43pm Monday 17th June 2013

CYCLISTS flouting the Road Traffic Act by riding on the pavement, contravening one-way street signs and cycling without lights will be targeted in a new campaign.

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You've heard of Independence Day but what about Independents' Day celebrating local businesses...

10:46am Monday 17th June 2013

SOUTH Lakes MP Tim Farron has backed the Westmorland Gazette’s Independents’ Day campaign to support local independent traders.

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Woman airlifted to hospital after suffering heart attack at Great North Swim

4:35pm Sunday 16th June 2013

A GREAT North Swim participant has been rushed to hospital after suffering a heart attack.

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Police appeal for witnesses after stained glass is smashed on Beetham church

4:25pm Sunday 16th June 2013

Police are appealing for information after a glass bottle was thrown through a church window.

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Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team attend two incidents within four hours

1:00pm Sunday 16th June 2013

MOUNTAIN rescuers from Patterdale were called out to two incidents without hours of each other yesterday.

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Commercial premises in Grasmere targeted by thieves

12:00pm Sunday 16th June 2013

POLICE are appealing for information after two commercial premises in Grasmere were ransacked in the early hours of yesterday.

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Police appeal for information following boat thefts in Windermere

10:53am Sunday 16th June 2013

Police are appealing for information following the theft of two boats at Windermere.

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North Yorkshire police clamp down on drink and drug drivers

6:33pm Saturday 15th June 2013

POLICE in North Yorkshire have arrested 40 people since they began their campaign to target drink and drug-drivers.

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Lancashire blood bikers to appear on National Lottery show

8:00am Saturday 15th June 2013

A GROUP of bikers who spend their nights saving lives will star on national television tonight.

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