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Daffodils and spring are both blooming late!

9:20pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

LATE-blooming daffodils have put spring on hold in the Lake District.

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Celebrity takes break at top Lake District hotel

8:00pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

CELEBRITY Kym Marsh swapped her hectic lifestyle for several days fresh air and pampering in the Lake District.

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Cumbria firefighters wash cars for charity

5:08pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Bighearted firefighters across Cumbria could be washing down your car this Saturday as they raise money for charity.

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Lakes MP makes party conference speech

4:05pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron made a speech to kick off the Liberal Democrat party conference at Birmingham He joined a high profile speaking line up which included with Shirley Williams, Paddy Ashdown and party leader Nick Clegg.

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Retired farmer committed suicide - Inquest

11:16am Wednesday 17th March 2010

THE step-son of a retired farmer who shot himself was interviewed by police who suspected foul play, an inquest was told.

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Driver led police on 120mph chase down M6

9:04am Wednesday 17th March 2010

A DRIVER led police on a hair-raising 120mph chase down the M6 in Cumbria after going to the Lake District to kill himself, a court has heard (TUES).

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Italian man in hospital following M6 collision

5:26pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

A 77-YEAR-old man is in intensive care following a collision on the M6 this morning.

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Lune Valley windfarm bid rejected by city council

2:15pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a 20-turbine windfarm in the Lune Valley have been rejected by Lancaster City Council.

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Man jailed for three years for Kendal burglaries

11:02am Tuesday 16th March 2010

A MAN who burgled eight houses in Kendal in the space of little over an hour has been sent to prison for three years.

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Grizebeck community pub could be sold

12:10pm Tuesday 16th March 2010

A GROUP of volunteers in Grizebeck who have been renting and running The Greyhound Inn for the last year are trying to raise enough money to buy the pub.

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Four South Lakeland burglary suspects arrested

11:12am Tuesday 16th March 2010

POLICE arrested four youths on suspicion of burglary after being called to a house near Cow Brow, Lupton, early today.

Kirkby Lonsdale Town Council declines to vote on park extension plan

9:59pm Monday 15th March 2010

KIRKBY Lonsdale Town Council has decided not to express a view on the controversial proposal to extend the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

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UIverston girl designs high street firm's logo

3:34pm Monday 15th March 2010

NOT many 16-year-olds get the opportunity to design a brand for a new company and see the results of their work so quickly on the high street.

Chernobyl aftermath still hitting Cumbria farmers

12:51pm Monday 15th March 2010

FARMERS who are still having their livestock tested for radiation poisoning 24 years after the Chernobyl disaster are still getting the same compensation they received when contamination first hit the Cumbrian fells.

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Cumbria'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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