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UPDATE - Cash machine fire in Shap
1:05pm Saturday 6th March 2010
POLICE are investigating after a cash machine caught fire as part of an alleged break-in at a convenience store.
Shap cash machine goes up in smoke
9:34am Saturday 6th March 2010
A SMOKING cash machine had to be tackled by Cumbrian firefighters today (Saturday).
M6 roadworks will remain over Christmas
4:09pm Tuesday 22nd December 2009
ROADWORKS on the northbound M6 north of J38 at Shap Fell will remain in place over Christmas due to the severe weather, leaving one lane closed.
Lowther Estate to switch away from organic farming
5:31pm Thursday 10th December 2009
A MAJOR estate which has been practising organic farming for eight years is set to return to conventional husbandry on 3,500-acres of Eden farmland.
Shap family pay tribute to 'beautiful little girl'
1:49pm Tuesday 8th December 2009
THE family of a three-year-old girl from Shap who died suddenly have paid tribute to their ‘beautiful little girl’.
Furness hit hardest by torrential rain
4:30pm Wednesday 4th November 2009
UPDATE: The Furness area bore the brunt of the heavy downpours that saw fire and rescue teams across South Lakeland on high alert this week.
Memorial service marks 10th Anniversary of tragic air crash
8:50am Sunday 18th October 2009
A VILLAGE devastated by an air crash which killed two RAF men will mark the tragedy’s tenth anniversary today (Sunday).
‘Greyhounding’ across the Furness fells
9:36am Saturday 17th October 2009
CYCLISTS from across Furness have been praised for their efforts in raising thousands of pounds for a local cause.
Housing survey under way in Shap
4:20pm Monday 24th August 2009
AFFORDABLE housing is a hot topic in an Eden village, where residents and businesses are being urged to give their views.
Missing cat strays 150 miles to Cumbria
2:30pm Tuesday 14th July 2009
A CAT who undertook a mysterious 150-mile journey from Scotland to Eden has been reunited with his concerned owners.
Lorry involved in a collison on the M6
10:24am Saturday 4th July 2009
TWO lanes on the M6 are closed after a lorry was involved in a collision with the central reservation.
Woman taken to hospital following M6 crash
11:02am Friday 3rd July 2009
A WOMAN has been taken to hospital following an accident on the M6 this morning.
Shap man loses foot in workplace accident
1:47pm Wednesday 1st July 2009
A SHAP man is recovering in hospital after losing his foot in a workplace accident.
MP's call to save iconic Eden farmhouse
2:55pm Thursday 11th June 2009
WESTMORLAND and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has called upon English Heritage to save an iconic Eden farmhouse.
Sleddale Hall sale falls through
1:48pm Thursday 4th June 2009
THE sale of a remote Eden farmhouse made famous by the cult 1980s film Withnail and I has "fallen through".
Former Kendal man's 180-mile fundraising challenge
4:06pm Wednesday 8th April 2009
A FORMER Kendal man is preparing to run, walk and swim over 180 miles to raise money for the North West Air Ambulance.
Economy trek
10:30am Friday 27th February 2009
AN Eden man has set out on an epic trek in protest against the Government.
Runaway trains still a threat for rail workers
3:07pm Wednesday 18th February 2009
FIVE years after four rail maintenance workers were killed at Tebay, Network Rail has been called upon to “urgently address” the continued threat from runaway train wagons.
Home security advice offered to Eden residents
3:20pm Sunday 15th February 2009
EDEN residents will have the opportunity to get advice on home security at a drop-in surgery.
Drive safely warning for young drivers
9:50am Sunday 15th February 2009
POLICE are heading out to warn young people of the importance of driving safely in a bid to reduce the number of accidents on Cumbria’s roads.
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