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DVD tells story of war hero South Lakeland vicar

A GREAT MAN: The Rev Theodore Bayley Hardy in a painting by Kendal-born artist Theodore Howard Somervell

4:30pm Friday 19th March 2010

The amazing story of a South Lakeland vicar who became Britain’s most decorated non-combatant in the First World War is being told in a new DVD.

£100m scheme to breathe new life into Kendal area

VISION: An artist’s impression

12:40pm Friday 19th March 2010

A £100 MILLION pound scheme to regenerate 20 acres of Kendal town centre will go before planners this summer.

Traders fear a ‘cafe epidemic’ in Windermere

WORRIES: Some fear there are too many cafes in Windermere

9:10am Friday 19th March 2010

CONCERNED traders say Windermere is in danger of suffering a ‘cafe epidemic’.

Detectives investigate suspicious Kendal fire

6:10pm Friday 19th March 2010

Detectives investigating a suspicious fire at NHS Cumbria’s offices in Kendal are appealing for information from the public. Officers were alerted after Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service were called to the Tenterfield offices on Brigsteer Road at around midnight on Wednesday (March 17) after a neighbour reported a fire.

Farmers help bridge the gap with general public

4:40pm Friday 19th March 2010

FARMERS in South Lakeland are helping to bridge the gap between the farming community and the general public by helping to educate young people about what goes on behind the scenes of agriculture.

Whoop Hall charity show staged by Tulchan Textiles

4:30pm Friday 19th March 2010

WHOOP HALL at Kirkby Lonsdale will be the location for a charity fashion show in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support and Children’s Hospices UK, staged by Tulchan Textiles of Cowan Bridge on Wednesday, March 24 at 7pm.

Cumbrian parents urged to take advantage of free learning

3:49pm Friday 19th March 2010

PARENTS in Cumbria are being urged to take advantage of an increase in free learning and childcare.

Re-launch for popular Furness business

3:30pm Friday 19th March 2010

A FURNESS-based business is marking its 30th anniversary by re-launching under a new name.

Carnforth High receives Government minister

2:32pm Friday 19th March 2010

A HIGH profile Government minister on a fact-finding visit to a north Lancashire secondary school left with a good impression.

Cumbria fast becoming beer-brewing hotbed

10:23am Friday 19th March 2010

CUMBRIA is fast becoming a beer-brewing hotbed that is increasingly attracting visitors to the county as its number of microbreweries expands further.

Bowness woman ordered to pay back drugs money

9:16am Friday 19th March 2010

A WOMAN who lived a life of luxury funded by her husband’s multi million pound drugs empire has been ordered to pay back every penny she has.

Tributes paid to 'inspirational' Morecambe-born DJ

6:11pm Thursday 18th March 2010

Friends, musicians and broadcasters have saluted Morecambe-born DJ Charlie Gillett, who has died after a long illness.

Waterfront access road to ‘truly transform’ Barrow area

Waterfront access road to ‘truly transform’ Barrow area

5:11pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A MAJOR new access road into the Waterfront Business Park is due to open tomorrow as part of the transformation of the docklands.

New bollard row divides Kendal neighbours

FAMILIES FIGHT: Kirsty Martindale and her three children, from left Ella, Lauren and Madeleine

5:00pm Thursday 18th March 2010

BOLLARDS installed to stop people parking on a grass verge alongside a busy main road into Kendal have outraged local residents.

Expert: Paw prints in Yorkshire Dales ‘definitely’ from a wild big cat

LEOPARD SPOTTED?: The paw print, next to a penny

4:33pm Thursday 18th March 2010

EVIDENCE pointing towards the existence of a large non-domestic cat in the Yorkshire Dales continues to mount.

Ingleton man charged over wife stab death

TRIBUTES: Tracy Dryden

3:00pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A DALES community has been left in a state of shock after a man was charged with the murder of his wife, a keen sportswoman and the mother of their two children.

Milnthorpe man ‘froze to death’ on skiing trip

2:20pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A 24-YEAR-OLD man from Milnthorpe has been found frozen to death at a ski resort in the Pyrenees.

South Lakeland and Eden ditch overnight election counts

7:20am Thursday 18th March 2010

VOTERS in South Lakeland and Eden will have to wait an extra 10 hours after the General Election to find out who they have elected to represent them as MPs.

Staveley villagers support park ban for dogs

5:15pm Thursday 18th March 2010

STAVELEY residents have shown their support for a ban on dogs using the village park.

Health trust performing well, says regulator

4:54pm Thursday 18th March 2010

CUMBRIA’S primary care trust has been given a clean bill of health by regulators.



Entertainment event previews

Show preview: Postman Pat in Ulverston (external link)

thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure 6:09pm Wednesday 17 March 2010

Comedy preview: Chris Addison in Kendal (external link)

thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure 5:57pm Wednesday 17 March 2010

Comedy preview: Katy Brand in Kendal (external link)

thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure 5:52pm Wednesday 17 March 2010

Dance preview: Brewery Dance Platform in Kendal (external link)

thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure 1:00pm Sunday 14 March 2010

Concert preview: London Welsh Male Voice Choir in Kendal (external link)

thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/leisure 9:10am Saturday 13 March 2010

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