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Family's pride as park is crowned best in the North West

Fog on the M6

Gas works close section of the A590

Call for £5 Lake District Tourist Tax

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Veteran broadcaster Michael Buerk sparks debate at Giggleswick School lecture

25 years ago South Lakeland District Council was planning a crack down on dog owners who let their pets foul the street

Blue Badge experiment makes things worse for disabled people

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Vehicle fire in centre of Kendal

Late night crash in Kendal causes damage

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LETTER: 'Let's introduce a bedroom tax in the Lake District'

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Sixteen Kendal headteachers make plea over education funding

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Family rescued after taxi stranded as floods cause problems across region

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Travel: Keeping up with Los Cabos - the Mexican resort the a-list loves

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LETTER: Hand the baton back to us to break this Brexit paralysis

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A66 partially blocked both ways

Bus passengers satisfied with Stagecoach in Cumbria, survey shows

Flood alert in place for South Lakes rivers

Three Lakes heritage projects reach major milestones

LETTER: We need to become radiation free

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Chimney fire sparks call out near Ulverston

Frank was a lifelong devotee of outdoor life

Lane of M6 closed for roadworks

Section of South Lakes road to close for two days

Jupiter is so huge it could easily contain a thousand Earths with room to spare

Family devastated after memorial bench vandalised

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South Lakes brewery launches tea infused beer

Lakes fish farm plan fails to win support

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A picture of inspiration

New facility for homeless opens

Teacher welcomes news breakdancing could become an Olympic sport

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Tribute to Victoria Wood is fabulous fundraiser

Labels are less important as none can adequately define what is beyond words

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A stunning introduction to a band that dominated the latter half of the sixties

Roundhouse play is dramatisation of Ruth Ellis story

Cricketer catches new job with estate agency's Kendal office

Cumbria YFC is top in North

£1 million refurb of Ambleside's Rothay Manor hotel complete

Record year for Dairy Expo

Big Interview: Sara Cox on life as an un-funny parent

LETTER: Everyone was so helpful after my husband's fall

Flood alerts issued in South Lakeland and Furness

Updated

One lane of A66 closed due to flooding

Water quality warning for River Eden

Need a dentist in Windermere? You'll have to go to Maryport

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Campaign launched for 20mph zone in South Lakes town

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"The Queen" cheers on right royal cycle ride at Staveley School

Plastic scourge reaches Lakes

Share your memories of Grange Lido at special event

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A true pillar of the community

Late winter blast as storm follows snow

What to do with overwintered trays of seedlings

From denim to duck egg, will you style 2019's blues at home?

Top dogs return in triumph from Crufts 2019

Three things to see at the theatre in South Lakeland

LETTER: Education is the key to fighting racism

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Bid launched to get rid of cigarette litter in South Lakeland

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Walk: Why not try this wander around Morecambe Bay

Cumbria Life Home & Garden Show returns to Rheged for 2019

Tributes to 'Mr Ulverston' who shared his 70th birthday with the NHS

Welcome mortgage boost for home buyers in Eden

TENNIS: County boys acquit themselves well at Grantham

Road closed after serious traffic incident

Updated

Busy road closed due to 'unsafe building'

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Windermere restaurant named best in Cumbria

Fire crews called to blaze in flat in village

PICTURE GALLERY: Starlit sleep is hailed success

GSK reveals which 200 jobs are being made redundant at Ulverston

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New call on B4RN tax move

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Updated

Lorry comes off A65 and ends up in a field

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A66 blocked both ways due to two-vehicle incident

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WATCH

VIDEO: 100 jobs available at Lake District company

Nearly 70 homes without power

Sport

TENNIS: County boys acquit themselves well at Grantham

In form Woodburn and Gibson take the honours

Fantastic medal haul for Kendal judo kids

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Sport

RUGBY: it was a lack of confidence from Kendal Rugby

Rallying: Weather a driving force in Malcolm Wilson retirements

PICTURES: Kendal Town lose to promotion-chasing Radcliffe FC

Windermere Warriors just lose out in match played in tough weather conditions

HOCKEY: Kendal and Windermere compete in hard-fought encounter

Kendal Colts just miss out on league title

HOCKEY: Kendal Ladies 2nds move off bottom of league with win at Wigton

WESTMORLAND FOOTBALL: Kirkby Stephen battle to hard-fought victory at Ambleside

WEST LANCS FOOTBALL: Seven games survive the rain

South Lakeland cross country runners turn in winning performances at Mid Lancs race

Netherfield snap up New Zealander as new pro

Area to stage a cricket cracker

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Manager leaves on good terms

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CRICKET: Netherfield sign pro for new season

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TABLE TENNIS: Top two teams are both defeated

LADIES RUGBY: Injury-hit Wasps battle well but lose to Carlisle

RUGBY: Injury-hit Kirkby Lonsdale go down to heavy defeat at Sandal

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National sport

Michele Campagnaro to make Harlequins switch after World Cup

Denver Nuggets secure first NBA play-off place in six years after Celtics win

Football rumours from the media

Hudson-Odoi determined to make an impact after receiving first England call-up

Ratcliffe takeover of Team Sky ‘ideal situation’ for Brailsford – Wiggins

Never say never – Alun Wyn Jones on whether Gatland could coach England

Calvert-Lewin happy to be focal point of Everton attack

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Cumbria

Soldiers to parade through Kendal on Saturday

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More than 20 of your pictures to mark World Book Day

Kendal Calling announces Yam Riot stage line-up

In form Woodburn and Gibson take the honours

Fantastic medal haul for Kendal judo kids

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Education

South Lakes school head bans pupils wearing fake tan

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Kendal school is rated 'good'

Smiles all round as nursery wins praise

Lakes School's head's delight at new report

The new class at Wilson's Endowed CE School, Over Kellet

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Safety on the Sands

Safety on the Sands

A Westmorland Gazette campaign

Education

Helping you to make the right choice

Stop the fly-tippers

Stop the fly-tippers

Stop the fly-tippers

Centenary

WW1 Centenary section

Eden

How gran inspired a system to support independent life

Small is big for new pub

Honour for a quick thinking pharmacist

Rallying: Weather a driving force in Malcolm Wilson retirements

Photos

Pictures of aftermath after lightning strikes house in Cumbria

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National news

Record 32.7 million people in work as jobless rate falls to 3.9%

First full-sized bus with driverless technology trialled in UK

Scramble to rescue families as cyclone death toll mounts in southern Africa

‘No Facebook users reported Christchurch massacre during livestreaming’

Petition opens for constituents to vote on unseating disgraced MP Onasanya

Police and Army ‘unable to protect’ murdered Alice Ruggles

Ministers to press on with May’s Brexit deal after Bercow bombshell

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