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           <title>Don't vilify cyclists</title>
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  Allan Tunningley's comments were yet another example of the uninformed commentary on road use (Allan Tunningley column, April 26, ‘Not cycling to longevity’).
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           <title>Road tax does not exist</title>
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  As a local cyclist I would like to respond to Alan Tunningley’s column (Gazette, April 26, ‘Not cycling to longevity’). I enjoy reading Alan’s column and he is entitled to his opinion, which is
  always an interesting read.
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           <title>'Outrageous' comments about cycling</title>
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           <description><![CDATA[  I'm sure that being provocative is part of the brief, but it is simply outrageous of Allan Tunningley to suggest that cyclists should keep off the roads (Allan Tunningley column, April 26, ‘Not
  cycling to longevity’).
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           <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Cyclists should be taxed</title>
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  Allan Tunningley’s tongue in cheek anti cycling piece raises one or two serious points about a hobby which is gaining popularity but is also the one area of transport in which deaths and accidents
  are on the increase.
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           <title>Motor vehicles are the problem on country roads</title>
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  I think that Allan Tunningley has got the wrong end of the stick (Allan Tuunningley column, April 26, ‘Not cycling to longevity’). It is the motor vehicles on our country roads that cause the
  problem, not the cycles.
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           <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 10:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>If people cycled more, our roads would be safer</title>
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  When I read Richard Leafe's Podium article (Gazette, April 12) in which he outlined plans to reduce the amount of cars going into the Lake District by encouraging people to cycle and use public
  transport, I felt like writing a letter in support of his ideas, but thought 'Who could not agree with him?'
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           <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 09:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Questioning the resurrection</title>
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  I was interested to read the letter from Steve Brain about the putative death and resurrection of Jesus (Letters, April 26, 'This is not a mader-up tale').
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           <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Universal need for reasoned dialogue</title>
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           <description><![CDATA[  Two letters caught my eye in the April 19 edition - David Boulton’s humanist one (‘Mythic truth and realism’), alongside Gavin Wilshaw’s for believers (‘Questioning Gospel facts’). Both were very
  welcome. Each responded politely but firmly to the Christian Viewpoint from Tim Farron.
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           <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>New Testament record is thoroughly reliable</title>
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  Truly, I feel sorry for those correspondents (Letters, April 19) who do not feel able to believe that Jesus Christ really died and rose from the dead.
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           <title>Resurrection jump-started the Christian church</title>
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  Recent correspondents on the subject of the resurrection of Jesus seem to have overlooked the evidence of the letters of Paul, which predate the four Gospels, all of which are first century
  documents.
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           <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:50:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Questions for the NIMBYs</title>
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  They don't want wind turbines - "they spoil the view"; they don't want nuclear power stations - "too dangerous".
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           <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>The Bible means what it says</title>
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  I am responding to the letters ‘Mythic truth and literalism’ and ‘Questioning Gospel facts’ which appeared in the April 19 edition.
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           <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:55:37 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>Belief in the resurrection changes lives</title>
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  I was pleased that David Boulton and Gavin Wilshaw (Letters, April 19) took the trouble to respond to Tim Farron’s Christian Viewpoint. They have taken a
  vital topic seriously.
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           <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:01:09 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>LETTER: SSAFA needs volunteers</title>
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  Not many people have heard about SSAFA and what we do.
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           <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:48:31 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>LETTER: History of Chapel Island</title>
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  On the Nostalgia page, under the heading 'Did you know?' (Gazette, January 26) is the following: 'Chapel Island was built in the 14th century by Cistercian monks from nearby Conishead Priory to
  serve the needs of travellers and fishermen working in the Leven fisheries. The island lies on the path of the ancient crossing from Cartmel to Conishead.'
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           <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:42:51 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>LETTER: Royal honour for firm where loyalty counts</title>
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  We were very interested to see a picture of our Ambleside garden centre in 1968 (Within Living Memory, February 2).
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           <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:44:08 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>LETTER: Poor welcome for visitors</title>
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  Having walked for the first time in quite a while from the area around the entrance to Lane Foot Farm on Windermere Road at Kendal up to the roundabout at Plumgarths, I must say how appalled I was
  at the amount of trash and litter discarded in the hedgerows and grass verges on either side of the road.
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           <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:46:04 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>LETTER: White bread harms swans</title>
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  Most species, including our own, may suffer and even die as a result of ingesting the wrong things, misled by taste buds or empty stomach.
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           <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:46:59 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>LETTER: Cycling laws need obeying</title>
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           <description><![CDATA[  Society has rightly adopted a harm reduction culture, in which we seek to persuade people by law and reason to safeguard their health.
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           <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:49:38 +0100</pubDate>
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           <title>LETTER: Dog owners - don't be lazy</title>
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  I have just read the letter from Emily and Lucy about the river walk at Kendal being a mess (letters, February 16, ‘Don’t spoil the riverside’).
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