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County's dentists in oral health pilot scheme

9:59am Monday 15th March 2010

CUMBRIA is to be at the cutting-edge of national improvements to NHS dentistry.

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Milnthorpe man dies on Andorra skiing trip

10:32pm Sunday 14th March 2010

A MILNTHORPE man has died while on a skiing trip in Andorra.

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Window damaged in Kendal

10:16pm Sunday 14th March 2010

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an act of criminal damage which saw £150 damage caused to the window of Dixon's Printers, in Burneside Road, Kendal, some time between March 11 and 12.

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Star rating for SLDC website

4:40pm Sunday 14th March 2010

SOUTH Lakeland District Council’s website has been given a rating of three stars out of four by IT experts.

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Lottery boost for counselling service

1:40pm Sunday 14th March 2010

RELATE Lancashire and Cumbria, which offers a counselling service to help victims of domestic violence and abuse in the two counties, has been boosted by £192,328 from the Big Lottery Fund.

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More help at hand for flood-hit farmers

10:10am Sunday 14th March 2010

EXTRA support is being given to help Cumbrian farmers hit by last year’s flooding.

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Charity walk hopes to be fishermen's friend

9:30am Sunday 14th March 2010

A CHARITY walk is to take place on the sands of Morecambe Bay to help raise money for the families of shipwrecked fishermen.

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Man charged with murder following stabbing of Ingleton woman

8:10pm Saturday 13th March 2010

A MAN has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of an Ingleton woman in Halton yesterday morning.

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Cumbrian World Heritage Site lit by beacons

7:59pm Saturday 13th March 2010

ONE of the UK's most famous sites has been lit up tonight in a spectacular launch of British Tourism Week.

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Turbine delivered to South Lakes green hydro project

4:40pm Saturday 13th March 2010

A HYDROELECTRIC turbine has been delivered to a South Lakeland green energy project.

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Big Freeze flashmob strikes Kendal

1:36pm Saturday 13th March 2010

TIME stood still for people in Kendal town centre today as Market Place witnessed a stationary ‘flashmob’.

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Halton stabbing victim from Ingleton

12:18pm Saturday 13th March 2010

POLICE have confirmed that the female victim of a fatal stabbing incident near Lancaster yesterday was from Ingleton.

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Kendal shop window smashed in roadworks collision

11:15am Saturday 13th March 2010

A KENDAL shop window has been smashed after a car collided with roadworks.

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Kendal to be 'flashmobbed' today

9:55am Saturday 13th March 2010

KENDAL town centre is to be ‘flashmobbed’ today.

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Police seek 'large' woman following Kendal theft

9:40am Saturday 13th March 2010

POLICE are looking to speak to a ‘large’ woman in relation to a theft in Kendal.

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder in Lancaster

12:49pm Friday 12th March 2010

DETECTIVES have launched a murder investigation after a woman was attacked in Lancaster this morning.

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Major works to start on Lake District adventure playground

5:37pm Friday 12th March 2010

A MAJOR redevelopment of an adventure playground used by 60,000 visitors a year starts tomorrow.

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Furness businessman jailed for perjury

3:12pm Friday 12th March 2010

A SKIP hire businessman who made a “cynical attempt” to evade a conviction at the magistrates court has been jailed for six months.

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Grass fires blaze at Furness farms

3:05pm Friday 12th March 2010

FIRE fighters are tackling blazes at two Furness farms.

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Young farmers through to national final

2:52pm Friday 12th March 2010

YOUNGSTERS who are seen as the future of agriculture will represent their county in a national final after engaging in friendly battle at a festival of public speaking, drama and sports.

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