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£1,000 damage caused to cars in South Lakeland village
12:37pm Thursday 4th December 2008
VANDALS have caused around £1,000 damage to cars parked in a South Lakeland village.
Comments (0)Carnforth man ploughs millions into park
1:12pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008
A CARNFORTH businessman is to invest millions of pounds developing a caravan park near Milnthorpe.
Milnthorpe head's development speech
5:20pm Friday 28th November 2008
THE head teacher of Milnthorpe’s Dallam School, Steve Holdup, will speak about how a 50-bedroom boarding accommodation block fits into the governor’s strategy for the future development of the Heversham site when he addresses next Tuesday night’s meeting (December 9) of the Kent Estuary Neighbourhood Forum at Preston Patrick Memorial Hall. Also speaking at the meeting, which starts at 7pm, is Jim Grisenthwaite, Head of Culture for Cumbria County Council, who will speak about the main elements of his job, including the county’s Library and Archive Services.
Christmas shoeboxes for soldiers
8:40am Thursday 20th November 2008
PLUMTREE Hall in Heversham is organising Christmas shoebox gifts to be sent to British troops fighting in Afghanistan.
New lifeboat for Cumbria
1:40am Thursday 20th November 2008
Silloth RNLI lifeboat station has become the first in north west England to operate the most technologically advanced inshore lifeboat in the rescue charity’s fleet – the Atlantic 85.
Cool and Nicol at Hornby Insitute
4:12pm Monday 17th November 2008
STEELEYE Span star Ken Nicol will appear with comedian Phil Cool at Hornby Institute tomorrow (Saturday, 8pm). Ken was the lead guitarist and vocalist for the famous folk band while rubber-faced Phil has had three hit BBC series and toured with Jasper Carrot.
Top spot for Milnthorpe hotel
11:00am Sunday 16th November 2008
A SOUTH Lakeland hotel is celebrating after a near perfect score scooped them a top award.
Restrictions to be put on Carnforth car park
3:52pm Friday 14th November 2008
MOTORISTS who use a supermarket car park as a free long-stay car park will no longer be able to do so following a planning decision.
Charities team up to host Christmas fair
10:20am Tuesday 11th November 2008
THE UK's leading grant-giving charity has teamed up with the NSPCC to host a Christmas fair in Grange on November 21.
Road Safety Week at Storth primary
4:05pm Monday 10th November 2008
CHILDREN in Storth will spend this week travelling to school on a “walking bus” as part of National Road Safety Week.
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