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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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Wordsworth manuscript features in Cumbrian auction

2:49pm Friday 12th March 2010

A HANDWRITTEN William Wordsworth manuscript is one of the items going under the hammer at a predicted quarter million pound fine arts sale later this month.

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Police join forces to tackle rural crime

11:43am Friday 12th March 2010

POACHING and rural crime have been the target of a major operation by Lancashire, Cumbria and North Yorkshire Police.

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Milestone for Yorkshire Three Peaks project

11:48am Friday 12th March 2010

A NEW organisation set up to help protect the Three Peaks has reached its first milestone - its 100th member.

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Olympic swimmer opens Milnthorpe school's sports centre

11:10am Friday 12th March 2010

OLYMPIC swimmer Keri-Anne Payne praised Dallam School’s strong sporting tradition as she opened the school’s £4m sports centre.

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Knotweed bug greeted with caution in Cumbria

10:23am Friday 12th March 2010

THE introduction of a bug to combat Japanese Knotweed has been met with cautious optimism by Cumbrian river organisations.

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Battle to save butterflies in South Lakeland

9:18am Friday 12th March 2010

THREE species of butterfly could become extinct if Britain’s recent run of wet summers continues.

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Gardeners' helpline to launch in Kendal

2:16pm Thursday 11th March 2010

A NEW telephone helpline for people bitten by the grow-your-own fruit and vegetable bug is to be officially launched later this month.

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Police search for man missing from Buttermere

1:50pm Thursday 11th March 2010

CUMBRIA Police have launched an investigation to trace a man who has been reported missing from the Lake District.

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Armitt Museum campaign joy

1:02pm Thursday 11th March 2010

A CASH-STRAPPED Lake-land treasure has been thrown a lifeline following a campaign in The Westmor-land Gazette..

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Lake District couple contemplate South Pole wedding

11:20am Thursday 11th March 2010

A LAKE District couple are looking to be the first to get married at the South Pole.

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Trust's nuclear power stance welcomed by Lakes campaigners

9:52am Thursday 11th March 2010

ANTI-NUCLEAR campaigners in the Lake District have welcomed the National Trust’s formal opposition to plans for a new generation of reactors in west Cumbria.

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Cumbria Police's 'report card' can be seen on line

9:48am Thursday 11th March 2010

AN INTERNET innovation which reveals how Cumbria Police is performing can be viewed by the public from today (Thursday).

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Swiss hotel school bid for Ambleside

8:00am Thursday 11th March 2010

KENDAL College bosses are hoping a radical plan to create a Swiss-style hotel school in the Lake District will rescue the University of Cumbria’s Ambleside campus.