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Milnthorpe woman has a close shave as fallen wall crushes her car

7:00pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

A WOMAN has spoken of her relief that no one was hurt when a wall collapsed and crushed her husband’s car ‘like a pancake.’ Bronwen Spence, who runs Lakeland Picture Framers in Milnthorpe, said she could have been in the blue Peugeot when the accident happened yesterday lunchtime.

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Live webcast of council meeting

4:48pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

SURFERS of the web will be able to watch a council meeting for the first time tomorrow (Thursday).

Tea grower to back Cumbria Fairtrade efforts

3:20pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

A REPRESENTATIVE of a Malawi tea growing group is to tour Cumbria during Fairtrade Fortnight to promote the work of the foundation that supports farmers and workers in the developing world.

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Pancake racers record flipping fast times

2:56pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

VILLAGERS of all ages grabbed their frying pans to participate in a Troutbeck tradition which sees the community come together to mark Shrove Tuesday.

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Ambleside tree is largest in the North West

2:39pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012

A TREE which stands in a Lake District wood is the tallest in Cumbria and could be the largest in the North West.

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'I've held a torch for the Olympics since I saw the flame in 1948'

8:40am Wednesday 22nd February 2012

AN Olympics fanatic is hoping to witness a second British torch relay when the iconic flame passes through the Lake District in June.

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Kendal man's memorial to late wife snatched

2:39pm Tuesday 21st February 2012

A WIDOWER has appealed for help after a 20ft tall tree he planted for his late wife went missing.

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Cartmel chef's masterclass for TV hopefuls

5:10pm Tuesday 21st February 2012

CONTESTANTS in a popular television cooking programme donned their wellies and waterproofs to experience some Cumbrian cuisine.

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Flookburgh man set for 400 mile charity cycle

11:13am Tuesday 21st February 2012

A VIDEO game developer will put its pedal to the metal when he cycles home to South Lakeland to raise funds for a good cause in memory of a friend who died of leukaemia.