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Residents Emma Beresford and Chris Dean at the hedgerows nets at Vicarage Lane, Allithwaite

Hedgerow netting angers residents

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Motorists face A590 and M6 delays

Market town named the best place to live in the northwest

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Cumbria poppy appeal tops £700,000 for first time ever

Bright, spacious family home with Kendal Castle views, £400,000

Lakes Line heritage service hailed another "massive success"

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Cave rescue volunteers help two casualties on Ingleton waterfalls walk

Driver dies after crash on M6 in Cumbria

South Lakeland brewery enjoys best ever year

Rising star chef to take over the reins of new race course eatery

Lake District pub named among the best in the UK

Man identified following fatal collision on the A66

SOUTH CUMBRIA SAFETY: Crime rise blamed on recording

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Crews called to vehicle fire in Kendal

Festival is a terrific two-nighter of dynamic, diverse and exciting high quality dance

One of UK's top stand ups in fundraising comedy night line up

Top selling mystery thriller writer talks about his new epic

Homes take 19 weeks to sell on average, says RICS

PICTURE FROM THE PAST: Do you know where this photograph was taken?

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Hutton Roof mechanic took his own life

Firm’s staff take on littered beach

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See birds through the lens this May

Brewery to sell village pub

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Volunteers help to rescue distressed animal

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MBE given Greene light for London Marathon

Author's debut novel takes reader on a journey from wartime Suffolk to the souks of Marrakech

Grange doctor receives CBE honour at Buckingham Palace

Award-winning stand up tells it as she sees it in Shame Pig

Spoken and hand written contacts seem to be a thing of the past

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The music world's Holy Grail

Work in new exhibition is inspired by shorelines of Scotland and western Ireland

NOSTALGIA: Kendal's first market charter was given to the town in 1189

Farmers urged to understand insurance cover for dog-related incidents

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Estate agents come to charity golf day's rescue

LETTER: Thank you to Cedric

NOSTALGIA: A look at Cumbria's crosses

Youth soccer coach is jailed

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First Bowness market was a great success

South Lakes man running London Marathon to honour uncle

CORRECTION: CUMBRIA CC: Controversial fire plans backed

Fun blossoms at Damson Day 2019

High Sheriff kicks off her year with a visit to a South Lakes charity

Silverdale hosts successful spring show

New defibrillator installed in South Lakes market town

A taste of summer and one of life's pleasures

Interpreting your dreams: The next thing I was being thrown in the air across the yard into a wall!

LETTER: There were concerns about the rise in the Windermere Ferry fares as far back as 1863

CRICKET: Westmorland League set to join pyramid

Car ace Jim is ready for 20 rounds of action

Detached houses soar by £125k in a decade, says Housesimple

LETTER: It's up to us to make a difference now about the climate

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Whittington point-to-point event may have reached finishing line

Easter point-to-point off and future in doubt

Two lanes shut on M6 Northbound following incident

Part of A66 is closed both ways due to road traffic collision

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Gang of men leave South Cumbrian man with serious head injuries

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Motorists warned of reduced parking at tourist hotspot due to works

Police launch investigation following assault of 15-year-old boy

Tributes paid to PO worker mum, aged 35

999 time-wasters revealed: Patient phoned for ambulance because they couldn't sleep

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Firefighters called to an incident in South Lakes

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Times announced for Lakes Line Easter weekend

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Cash for clubs and playgroup

Mediation can help settle entrenched property disputes

RIBA's homes of the future contest focuses on Lakes and Dales

Asthma sufferers warned of 'deadly pollen bomb' as weather heats up

Chair of seventy-year-old South Lakes angling association makes appeal to younger generation

CUMBRIA CC: Top cop’s police pledge

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Hollywood blockbuster filmed in South Lakes releases date

Friends to gather for launch of late Kirkby Lonsdale poet's work

Bread specialists rise to the top at annual awards

Fabulous fare on offer at Taste Cumbria food festival

Sport

Kendal and Netherfield all set for derby thrills and glory bids - NPCL preview

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CRICKET: Westmorland League set to join pyramid

Car ace Jim is ready for 20 rounds of action

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Sport

Westmorland Cricket League set to join pyramid

Welcome back Kendal, says league chief

A double header as Town bid to seal safety

Appleby fall at semi-final hurdle to the title chasers

Carlo’s spot kick can’t save County

SWIMMING: Kendal winners in Copeland Club’s Griffin Gala

FELL RUNNING: Kendal Winter League winners announced

Clark steps down as Askam head coach

RUGBY: Kirkby Lonsdale end season with a home win against Wilmslow

Royal Windermere Yacht Club hosts Flying Fifteen Lakeland Grand Prix

RUGBY: Sorry reverse concludes a season of disappointment for Kendal

FELL RUNNING: Record broken at Loughrigg

TABLE TENNIS: Natland clinch promotion

Novel farewell gift for Ambleside Sports president

Happy reunion for all conquering Kendal County

Misery mounts for Mintcakes

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Veteran fell runner Rob turns in fine performance

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National sport

Milner to become Manchester United fan for first time as title race goes to wire

Chelsea will complain to FA after Burnley staff ‘offended’ Sarri – Zola

James Cahill leads Ronnie O’Sullivan as amateur seeks Sheffield shock

Sarri sent to the stands as Chelsea held by Burnley

Sissoko set to miss Ajax showdown for Spurs

Brooks grabs late equaliser for Wolfsburg against Frankfurt

Norwich’s Premier League promotion party put on hold

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Cumbria

Man takes on epic challenge in South Lakes for youth charity

Man treated by Mountain Rescue Team following injury in South Lakes

South Lakes leisure centre is set to introduce pay and display parking

Former PE teacher, 85, jailed for historic indecent assaults

Climate campaigners pretend to be dead as part of protest in South Lakes

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Education

Ofsted inspectors praise polite pupils at South Lakes school

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

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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

Fancy taking part in an open mic night for charity?

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Traffic incident partially blocks A591

Complaints to Cumbria Police fall by 16 per cent

MP's concerns over new NHS Trust name

"Glitzy" ball puts on a night to remember and raises nearly £5,000 for charity

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National news

North Korean leader Kim to meet Putin in Russia

Edinburgh takes historic University Challenge victory

Theresa May to convene Cabinet as MPs return to Westminster

Fire crews dealing with large wildfire in Moray

British mother and children confirmed among Sri Lanka terror victims

Tesla gears up for fully self-driving cars next year

Kate shares snaps of Louis to mark prince’s first birthday

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