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Walk to Boost British Business and Health

9:24am Tuesday 28th October 2008

Work Wise UK is urging employees to walk to work today, to provide a boost to their health, happiness, and benefit the UK economy.

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Lake District open for business

Ashness Bridge

9:16am Tuesday 28th October 2008

Ian Stephens, the Chief Executive of Cumbria Tourism has today issued a statement after the weekend’s events in the Lake District.

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French learn about 'le path' repairs

9:26am Tuesday 21st October 2008

TEAM of French environment officers visited the Lake District to learn some of the techniques used to repair upland fell paths.

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"Tommy in the 21st Century We aren’t made for cool Britannia; we leave boot marks on the floor. We don’t walk like Peter Mandelson or talk quite like Jack Straw Call us “forces of conservatism” if it suits your turn But we’re off like some world fire brigade when flash points start to burn. Yes it’s Tommy this, and Tommy that, and spend less on defence But who walks the streets of Basra when the air is getting tense? When the air is getting tense , boys, from Kabul to Kosovo Who’ll say goodbye to wife and kids, and shoulder pack and go?..." (more in forum post)  − councillor

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