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Armed police called to 'incident' at South Lakes Wild Animal Park, Dalton

4:49pm Friday 24th May 2013

ARMED police have reportedly been called to South Lakes Wild Animal Park at Dalton-in-Furness.

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Visiting restricted to close family at Lancaster hospital ward to prevent spread of norovirus

5:57pm Friday 24th May 2013

VISITING to ward 37 at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary is being restricted to close family over the Bank Holiday weekend due to due to a norovirus outbreak.

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Horsebox fire on M6 near Lancaster

5:21pm Friday 24th May 2013

The southbound lane of the M6 between J32 (Preston) and J33 (Lancaster) has now re-opened after a horsebox fire.

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Tourist given suspended prison sentence for biting boyfriend's face at Bowness hotel

5:02pm Friday 24th May 2013

A TOURIST who bit her boyfriend’s face at a Bowness hotel was given a suspended prison sentence.

Kendal pub fined after allowing 'disorderly conduct' when man was hospitalised in assault

4:36pm Friday 24th May 2013

A KENDAL pub has been slapped with a £130 fine for selling alcohol outside permitted hours and allowing disorderly conduct on licensed premises.

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Police chase ends in County Durham as vehicles stolen from Bentham workshop

11:04am Friday 24th May 2013

A HORSE box stolen from a workshop in Bentham was abandoned in County Durham after a police chase.

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Money stolen from Scope charity shop till in Windermere

12:51pm Friday 24th May 2013

POLICE are looking for a man and two women believed to have stolen money from the till of a charity shop in Windermere.

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Windermere holidaymakers targeted by bankcard and money thieves

10:33am Friday 24th May 2013

WINDERMERE holidaymakers should be vigilant against bank card thieves, police have warned.

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Has your family suffered from a suicide? Support charity opens doors

9:22am Friday 24th May 2013

A CHARITY supporting people whose lives have been affected by suicide is holding an open day in Kendal next month.

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Kendal care home closure shock: 27 vulnerable residents face uncertainty

1:48pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

NEARLY 30 vulnerable residents are facing an uncertain future after the shock news that their Kendal care home is to close.

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Thieves strike at Windermere charity shop

4:53pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

CASH has been stolen from a charity shop in Windermere.

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Police operations to cut metal theft in Cumbria is beginning to have an impact

4:05pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

POLICE actions are having an impact on metal theft in the county with a 30 per cent decrease in the number of crimes since operations began in early 2012.

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Olympic sprint star to compete in Windermere's Great North Swim

3:09pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

AN Olympic running legend who has finished second in Celebrity Masterchef will be taking part in this year’s Great North Swim.

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Two quizzed as part of Crime Commissioner's expenses leak will face no criminal action

12:21pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

TWO people quizzed by police looking into the alleged leaking of Cumbria's Crime Commissioner's expenses will not face any criminal action.

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