News for Shap in Cumbria from the Westmorland Gazette

Shap football club folds due to lack of interest

9:00am Wednesday 19th June 2013

SHAP will almost certainly not have a football team this year due to a lack of interest among players and the resignation of committee members.

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Windermere SC, Unisun Athletic and Lunesdale United Reserves claim cup glory in Westmorland competitions

1:30pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

AMBLESIDE United Reserves and Lunesdale United shared a victory each as the Bluefin Insurance Westmorland Football League reaches its conclusion.

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Keswick handed first defeat of season while Sedbergh and Kendal United pick up good wins

3:50pm Wednesday 3rd April 2013

KIRKOSWALD inflicted the first defeat of the season upon Keswick when they emerged 2-1 victors at the West Cumbrians on Tuesday night.

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Swimming honour for loyal Raymond

9:00am Friday 15th March 2013

KENDAL swimming supremo Raymond Watson was presented with Cumbrian swimming’s highest honour when he was awarded the President of Cumbria Amateur Swimming Association Chain of Office.

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Wiggins and Cavendish head peloton as breakaway six made for Shap

3:00pm Wednesday 12th September 2012

CROWDS of people gathered in Shap to cheer on Olympic hero Bradley Wiggins and a host of other top cyclists.

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Date change boosts Shap show

2:43pm Tuesday 21st August 2012

THE annual Shap Village Show organised by St Michael’s Church was held at the memorial hall and raised more than £300 for church funds.

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Wilcox hattrick can't stop Team GB from women's water polo defeat to Russia

7:34pm Tuesday 7th August 2012

TEAM GB missed out on claiming their first ever women's water polo win after losing to Russia.

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Wilcox scores twice as Team GB lose Water Polo Ashes

9:12pm Wednesday 1st August 2012

Chloe Wilcox from Shap bagged a brace to make it three goals in two games as Great Britain went down 16-3 at the Water Polo Arena.

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Wilcox scores as Team GB are a whisker away from producing water polo shock

7:30pm Monday 30th July 2012

TEAM GB almost caused a huge upset in the women's water polo to achieve their best ever result.

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On your marks, get ready, and everyone's set for the Olympics in South Lakeland

3:30pm Tuesday 24th July 2012

OLYMPIC fever is gripping the nation and South Lakeland is no different as the London Games start with the opening ceremony tomorrow.

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Busy time for Wilcox as GB make a splash in water polo test event

10:00am Thursday 24th May 2012

Having played water polo in a test event in London and with the Olympic Torch arriving in Britain, Chloe Wilcox, from Reagill, Shap, told Scott Kirk how her excitement levels for the Summer Games are continuing to rise.

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Victim in Shap M6 crash is named

3:01pm Monday 14th May 2012

POLICE have named the woman who died in an accident on the M6 last week.

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Shap church receives £6,000 donation towards cost of roof repairs

5:40pm Wednesday 9th May 2012

A VICAR who blessed a village's new sewage works received a surprise donation for a campaign to repair the roof of his church.

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Two Kendal women injured in Shap accident

12:08pm Friday 4th May 2012

FIRE crews were called to a crash on the A6 near Blue Quarry, Shap, late last night (Thursday).

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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.

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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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Shap book's success is un-bear-lievable!

3:20pm Wednesday 14th March 2012

A FIRST-TIME author is celebrating after his storybook rocketed to number one this week in the Kindle chart for children’s fiction.

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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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Cumbria couple have fostered 54 children

1:00pm Thursday 22nd December 2011

PATIENCE and being a good listener are the key to being a successful foster carer, according to a couple who have looked after 54 children over the past 30 years.

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