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Good turnout at annual hedge laying competition

12:14pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

NEARLY 30 competitors turned out for the Friends of the Lake District’s 31st annual hedge laying competition last weekend.

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Lake District's ponds fare better

11:10am Tuesday 9th February 2010

PONDS in the Lake District have fared better than those in the rest of Britain, the first national survey of small waterbodies has revealed.

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Assault outside Kendal nightclub

10:43am Tuesday 9th February 2010

POLICE are investigating after a man was assaulted outside a Kendal nightclub.

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Shadow chancellor says Lake District key to country's future

10:28am Tuesday 9th February 2010

SHADOW chancellor George Osborne called in at one of South Lakeland’s biggest employers and said he believed it provided a blueprint for a thriving economy.

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Corrie's Joe to meet grizzly end on Windermere tonight

1:57pm Monday 8th February 2010

WINDERMERE will feature in Coronation Street tonight, Monday, as builder Joe McIntyre meets a grizzly end.

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Settle's bid for HGV study amid tourism fears

6:30pm Monday 8th February 2010

COUNCILLORS in a Dales town have backed calls for a study to establish whether heavy goods traffic is driving away visitors.

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Cold weather payments change benefits LA6-LA7 pensioners

4:59pm Monday 8th February 2010

PENSIONERS in the Milnthorpe, Kirkby Lonsdale, Burton and Holme areas will receive the cold weather payments they are entitled to this winter after the Department of Work and Pensions changed the weather station they use for calculating payments in the LA6 and LA7 postcode areas.

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Green energy event held in Sedbergh

4:16pm Monday 8th February 2010

RESIDENTS of a South Lakeland town have seen the benefits of low carbon technology at an energy-saving event.

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Walker dies after collapsing on Striding Edge

12:16pm Monday 8th February 2010

A MAN has died after collapsing and falling a short distance while walking on Striding Edge to the summit of Helvellyn.

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New DNA test for fell ponies launched

11:05am Monday 8th February 2010

THE launch of a new DNA test which will save fell ponies from unnecessary pain, suffering and ultimately death, has been cautiously welcomed in Cumbria.

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First responder scheme for North Craven

4:38pm Sunday 7th February 2010

A NEW Community First Responder scheme is being set up in North Craven by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

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Car window smashed

12:37pm Sunday 7th February 2010

POLICE seek information after the rear window of a car was smashed in Kendal.

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Police seek woman who drove off after collision

9:30am Sunday 7th February 2010

A WOMAN driver who reversed her 'Jeep-like' motor into another vehicle before driving off is being sought by South Lakeland police.

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Witnesses to 'failed to stop' collision sought

8:30pm Saturday 6th February 2010

WITNESSES are being sought after a blue Mercedes car was damaged while parked in Central Drive, Ulverston, on Friday.

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Witness appeal after assault

7:26pm Saturday 6th February 2010

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an assault on an 18-year-old man in Kendal.

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Countdown to opening of Richard Whiteley Theatre

7:17pm Saturday 6th February 2010

GIGGLESWICK'S new school theatre is to be named after Countdown star Richard Whiteley when it is officially opened next week.

Energy giant invites public to see Lune Valley windfarm plans

9:30am Saturday 6th February 2010

Residents living near Kirkby Lonsdale will have the opportunity next week to meet with E.ON representatives to discuss its plans for a wind farm in the area.

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Special constables target Cumbrian motorists

8:50am Saturday 6th February 2010

SPECIAL Constables across Cumbria will be targeting road traffic related offending as part of a national awareness raising event.

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Dufton couple's anger at £45,000 BT quote to install broadband

4:20pm Friday 5th February 2010

AN EDEN couple who were asked to pay £45,000 by BT to install broadband internet to their home say they are being unfairly penalised because of their rural location.