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Orton slating firm re-roofs Coronation Street

7:40am Thursday 24th January 2013

ICONIC Coronation Street settings are being given a makeover by a family-run Cumbrian business.

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Diamond Jubilee: Orton celebrates

3:10pm Tuesday 5th June 2012

Diamond Jubilee celebrations at Orton included a scarecrow competition and sports on the school field.

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Tell us your Diamond Jubilee plans

1:30pm Friday 27th April 2012

Are you planning an event to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee? If so, The Westmorland Gazette would like to hear from you.

Were you affected by the Falklands Islands invasion?

11:00am Thursday 22nd March 2012

April 2 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina, which sparked a two-month conflict.

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How will you be celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee?

9:01am Tuesday 13th March 2012

Are you planning a special event to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June?

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Orton gran is 'driven' to help street kids

2:30pm Wednesday 10th November 2010

A CRUISE in a pink stretch limo was the grand finale for an Orton grandma’s unusual fund-raising mission for street kids in Africa.

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Orton couple's novel approach to help African orphans

5:15pm Wednesday 15th September 2010

BORIS Johnson and Sir Cliff Richard are just two of the celebrities set to feature in a new book written by an Eden couple raising crucial funds for children living in Africa.

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Remote Eden village given free curries

5:13pm Thursday 24th June 2010

AN EDEN village believed to be one of the furthest places away from a curry house has had a taste of the spicy stuff.

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Local man John Falshaw interviewed for Desert Island Discs

4:45pm Friday 4th June 2010

A TOTAL of £330 was raised for the Kasese Street Kids Project at Orton Market Hall, when Mary Jenkin interviewed well-known local John Falshaw for a Desert Island Discs.

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Orton couple on Uganda hostel mission

5:56pm Friday 9th April 2010

AN EDEN couple are on a mission to improve the lives of children in Uganda.

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Slides on Penrith history at Orton meeting

4:44pm Monday 8th March 2010

BERNARD Thornborrow welcomed members to Orton and Tebay Local History Society, at the market hall, noting that the annual meeting will be held on March 22, and the April meeting will be about the Tebay War Memorials.

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Rory Stewart treks Penrith and Border constituency

4:14pm Monday 14th December 2009

THE Conservative Party’s most adventurous member has set off on a 260-mile walk around Cumbria to meet his prospective constituents.

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Firefighters free woman from car

11:47am Monday 9th March 2009

A TEENAGER received minor injuries after losing control of her vehicle and hitting a tree near Orton in Eden yesterday.

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