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Over 2 million consider buying a pet as a Christmas present
10:22am Friday 5th December 2008
More than two million people (4% of the adult population) are thinking about buying a pet as a present for a friend or family member this Christmas, leading to concerns that some of these people may not have given enough consideration as to whether the recipients can afford to look after the pets properly.
Comments (0)Cumbria Police hunt thwarted safe raiders
9:59am Friday 5th December 2008
POLICE are searching for four men who tried to steal a safe from a Pub in Eden.
Street drink ban fine to rise five-fold
8:20am Friday 5th December 2008
People who consume alcohol in any of the 236 areas where public drinking is banned in South Lakeland could face a five-fold increase in fines, according to measures announced in the Queen’s Speech.
Police appeal after Furness thefts
4:14pm Thursday 4th December 2008
POWER tools have been stolen in a series of burglaries in Broughton-in-Furness this week.
Thieves pinch £1,200 mountain bike from outside pub
3:01pm Thursday 4th December 2008
A £1,200 mountain bike has been pinched from outside a Furness pub.
M6 lanes reopened
2:43pm Thursday 4th December 2008
LANES blocked on the M6 from an earlier smash have now been reopened.
Emergency services battle through weather conditions
2:33pm Thursday 4th December 2008
THE adverse weather conditions have been making life difficult for the region’s ambulance service.
Smash blocks motorway lanes
2:13pm Thursday 4th December 2008
A SMASH on the M6 has forced the closure of two lanes of traffic.
£1,000 damage caused to cars in South Lakeland village
12:37pm Thursday 4th December 2008
VANDALS have caused around £1,000 damage to cars parked in a South Lakeland village.
Traffic lights cause woes for South lakeland commuters
11:58am Thursday 4th December 2008
FURIOUS employers were left without staff this week when temporary traffic lights brought a South Lakeland town to a standstill.
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Over 2 million consider buying a pet as a Christmas present
More than two million people (4% of the adult population) are thinking about buying a pet as a present for a friend or family member this Christmas, leading to concerns that some of these people may not have given enough consideration as to whether the recipients can afford to look after the pets properly.
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