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Mintfest is real feast of street arts

11:51am Saturday 4th September 2010

AS DARKNESS fell the Mintfest torch burned brighter.

Great North Swim cancelled due to algae in Windermere

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8:51am Friday 3rd September 2010

THIS weekend's Great North Swim has been cancelled because of potentially dangerous algae in Windermere.

Kendal charity for homeless and vulnerable under threat

4:01pm Friday 3rd September 2010

THE future of a South Lakeland charity for homeless and vulnerable people is threatened by public spending cuts.

Woman admits 'outraging public decency' while driving

4:00pm Friday 3rd September 2010

AN APPLEBY woman who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving on the motorway while masturbating has revealed she was trying to ‘cheer herself up’ after a catalogue of family problems.

Council warns of 'tax refund' phone scam

2:28pm Friday 3rd September 2010

SOUTH Lakeland District Council has warned of a telephone scam where the caller pretends to be from the council.

Kendal man jailed for threatening police and attacking mum

2:20pm Friday 3rd September 2010

A PERSISTENT nuisance has been jailed for threatening police officers and assaulting his mother.

Tributes to man found dead in Ullswater

3:55pm Friday 3rd September 2010

TRIBUTES to the ‘sensitive, complex and loving’ man found dead in Ullswater have been paid by family members who said that the keen fisherman died in the place he loved.

Be safe during harvest, farmers warned

3:59pm Friday 3rd September 2010

NORTH west farmers are being reminded to wear safety straps when driving their tractors, especially during the busy harvest period.

New era at Cartmel Races

DAY AT RACE: Punters watch the horses

3:43pm Friday 3rd September 2010

WITH GALLERY A new era at Cartmel Races started over the bank holiday with the arrival of a new managing director who has big plans for the South Lakeland course.

Penrith and Border MP leads broadband access bid

CONFERENCE: Rory Stewart

12:30pm Friday 3rd September 2010

EDEN MP Rory Stewart is leading the charge to ensure Cumbrians are able to make the most of the internet by improving accessibility across the rugged landscape.

First night of Mint Fest

11:49am Friday 3rd September 2010

EXPERIMENTAL art really made an explosion onto the Kendal scene last night when an internationally renowned band headlined the first night of Mint Fest.

Oil spill on Kirkby Lonsdale road

9:58am Friday 3rd September 2010

MOTORISTS have been warned to take extra care on the A65 following a diesel spill.

We’re being persecuted, say Lake District off-road drivers

OFF ROAD: Instructor Ellie Leighfield, of Windermere off-road company Kankku, guides Andrew Parton on Parka Moor, with Walna Scar road in the background.

9:00am Thursday 2nd September 2010

OFF-road enthusiasts claim they are being persecuted and forced off the hills after a landmark High Court ruling.

Search for missing Ulverston man stepped up

2:50pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

UNDER-water divers have been called in to assist with a large search mission after a 58-year-old Ulverston man went missing on Sunday morning.

Shafilea Ahmed murder - suspects released

Shafilea Ahmed

1:37pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

A MAN and woman arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenager who was found in the River Kent in January 2004 have been released on bail pending further police enquiries.

What's on: Westmorland County Show

9:00am Thursday 2nd September 2010

RECORD livestock entries, more than 500 exhibitors and a host of first-time events set to make the 211th Westmorland County Show the best yet.

South Lakeland 'guerilla gardeners' sow the seed of debate

GROUND FORCE: Guerrilla gardeners Morag Leiper and Lorna Singleton

8:40am Thursday 2nd September 2010

‘GUERRILLA gardeners’ are forcing councillors to rethink the way public land is used.

Kendal Cricket Club defiant over Sainsbury's plans

DETERMINED:Kendal CC officials David Sykes, Stuart Parkin, Sally Phillips, Derek Wightman and Gerald McGill

8:10am Thursday 2nd September 2010

PLANS by supermarket giant Sainsbury’s for a new Kendal store have been opened to public scrutiny this week. We gauged the reaction of the cricket club and that of town centre traders.

Carnforth historian finds hoard of Roman coins near Arnside

BURIED TREASURE: Historian John Harrison with his metal detector

7:00am Thursday 2nd September 2010

A METAL-detecting historian has made an exciting discovery of rare Roman coins at a South Lakeland caravan park.

Kendal shoppers targets of thieves

4:50pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

THIEVES have targeted two women shoppers during separate incidents at supermarkets in Kendal.


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Entertainment event previews

Annie Mawson's Sunbeams Music Trust shines again (external link)

thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure 9:50am Sunday 5 September 2010

Brewery Theatre Company pulls pints and punters (external link)

thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure 8:10am Friday 3 September 2010

Kendal's St George's Church celebrates its 1883 Wilkinson organ in style (external link)

thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure 9:10am Monday 30 August 2010

American classic plays Theatre by the Lake (external link)

thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure 11:40am Sunday 29 August 2010

Leading Russian choir performs at Hawkshead Parish Church (external link)

thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure 9:50am Sunday 29 August 2010

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