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Flood victims free treat on Mothers' Day

10:54am Wednesday 10th March 2010

FAMILIES in Ulverston whose homes were flooded last year have been invited to celebrate Mothers' Day at a local attraction that was also hit by the torrential downpours.

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Doctors get more say in NHS future

10:30am Wednesday 10th March 2010

FAMILY doctors are to be given more responsibility over the future shape of NHS services in Cumbria.

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Police release CCTV to help trace witnesses to Kendal fire

10:29am Wednesday 10th March 2010

DETECTIVES have released CCTV footage of three people in Kendal on the morning of the fire at the Conservative Party Offices.

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Moonlit walk to raise funds for hospice

10:03am Wednesday 10th March 2010

WOMEN are being asked to stroll under the stars to help smash a fundraising target for one of South Lakeland’s biggest charities.

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Wounding charge teenagers get jail

9:24am Wednesday 10th March 2010

TWO TEENAGERS accused of attacking a man known as the “King of the Gipsies” with machetes have been released from bail.

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Hoax caller jailed

9:27am Wednesday 10th March 2010

A KENDAL woman who persistently made hoax calls to the emergency services has been jailed for four months.

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Nine get prison warning over Kirkby Stephen mass brawl

9:14am Wednesday 10th March 2010

NINE people have been warned they could be sent to prison for their part in mass violence that erupted after a rugby club gala day in Kirkby Stephen last June.

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South Lakes police chief 'an inspiration'

8:50am Wednesday 10th March 2010

A CHIEF Inspector from South Lakeland has been named one of the county’s ‘inspirational women’ in a booklet produced to motivate Cumbria schoolgirls.

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Kendal mum of two plans Bosnia aid trip

8:32am Wednesday 10th March 2010

A KENDAL College graduate is set to fly out to Bosnia to support people affected by war.

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Fire on Shap Road in Kendal

1:06pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

A HOUSE FIRE on the Shap Road this lunch time started after hot ashes being stored in an out-house burst into flames.

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South Lakeland equal pay claimants 'losing thousands'

6:20pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

FOUR Cumbria County Council workers in South Lakeland claim they have missed out on thousands of pounds in equal pay cash after their paperwork was ‘lost’.

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Strategy to combat Appleby Horse Fair problems revealed

5:10pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

THE detail of a policing strategy to combat crime and anti-social behaviour by Appleby Horse Fair travellers has been revealed at a packed public meeting in Sedbergh.

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Smoking is going out of fashion in Cumbria, says health chief

3:14pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

LIGHTING up in Cumbria is going out of fashion according to the county’s top public health expert.

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School children are at risk on busy Kendal road

2:53pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

CHILDREN are taking their lives in their own hands every day when they try to cross a busy South Lakeland road to get to school, according to parents.

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New alcohol free zones for Kendal and Ulverston

12:13pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

Five new alcohol-free zones have came into effect in Kendal and Ulverston.

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Lake District set to gain millions for conservation works

5:50pm Monday 8th March 2010

THE Lake District is set to benefit from millions of pounds worth of funding for conservation work over the next four years.

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Cumbrian doctors get more budget powers

3:57pm Monday 8th March 2010

Family doctors are to be given more responsibility over the future shape of local NHS services in Cumbria.

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Campaigners welcome National Trust's stance on nuclear power

2:58pm Monday 8th March 2010

ANTI-NUCLEAR campaigners in the Lake District have welcomed the National Trust’s formal opposition to plans for a new generation of reactors in west Cumbria.

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Progress made towards ending common land confusion

11:40am Monday 8th March 2010

EFFORTS to end the confusion over moving livestock on and off common land are progressing well, according to the outgoing chairman of the county’s association.