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£100m scheme to breathe new life into Kendal area
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
9:10am Friday 19th March 2010
CONCERNED traders say Windermere is in danger of suffering a ‘cafe epidemic’.
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
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
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
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
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.
Laurel and Hardy boosts Ulverston’s tourism
4:56pm Thursday 18th March 2010
A TRIBUTE to a world-famous comedy duo has increased tourism in Ulverston by almost 50 per cent since it was unveiled a year ago.
Runners sought for Cross Bay Challenge
5:01pm Thursday 18th March 2010
RUNNERS are being sought to take part in what is believed to be the world's only race across a tidal bay.
Cumbria County Council chairman has emergency operation
9:43am Wednesday 17th March 2010
Chairman of Cumbria County Council Roger Bingham was rushed into hospital for a non life-threatening emergency operation on Sunday.
Auction mart move scheme up before South Lakeland planning
4:10pm Thursday 18th March 2010
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to relocate an auction mart out of Kendal to a more rural location is set to go before planning bosses next week.
Starling is top bird seen in Cumbria's schoolgrounds
4:13pm Thursday 18th March 2010
A UK-wide survey of wildlife in schools has revealed that the starling is the most common visitor to school grounds in Cumbria.
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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