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LETTER: Please use your vote in today's Euro elections

LA9 and LA8 postcode house sale speeds revealed

Country, folk, rock, R & B and soul are all in this week's Gig Guide

Seven day guide to what's on in Cumbria and North Lancashire

Motorists praise M6 in Cumbria

Volunteer toasts 30 years at Age UK

Digital crime to be hit by new unit in Cumbria

Updated

Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after collision 'leaves motorbike on fire'

Judge jails Kendal danger driver

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Burst water main forces A65 closure - motorists are facing delays

Teenager missing in South Lakes

A592 partially blocked

Flood-hit bridge to re-open

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Mountain rescuers called out twice in 70 minutes

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Lake District home with 'painting' views on market for £1.5m

BID looking to shake off Kendal's 'gateway to the Lake District' tag and put town on tourism map

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Converted coach house nestles beside River Lune, £799,950

Three fire engines called out to fire near Sedbergh

Lake District charity to feature on the BBC this weekend

Couple plan to convert shippon into homes

New shopfront plan for Kendal newsagents

ASK THE MEDIC: I have a small lump on my skin that won’t go away – how do I get rid of it?

Dad-of-two to take the reins at cancer charity

Quaker meeting houses listed by Historic England

Rural school praised for using education technology

Awards joy for Kendal lettings agency

2009 and 2015 floods were biggest for 600 years, says study

Lakeland Leather boss calls for immediate action on business rates

Purchase brings new life to radio company

PODIUM: It's time to smile a bit more!

PICTURE FROM THE PAST: Where was this photograph taken?

Mini bus overturns on M6

Sheep found running on one-way system

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Fell pony dies after being shot

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UPDATE: M6 northbound reopens

Stop and go boards on A590 today

Characterful 17th century farmhouse full of charm for £535,000

Popular path on Whernside rebuilt after £46,000 raised in campaign

Newton Rigg students awarded scholarships

Morrisons to scrap plastic packaging on some fruit and veg

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Arnside Try Sailing Day was a great success

Beer festival will be at the heart of Taste Cumbria in Ulverston

CITIZENS ADVICE COLUMN: A man I have not met has asked me to contribute towards his daughter's medical care

Village set to go cuckoo crazy on Bank Holiday Monday

Resurfacing of village's multi use games area moves step closer

Pupil, 13, receives commendation for helping to locate missing person

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Trustees look to future of Clapham Primary School after its reprieve from closure

Japanese housebuilder to help build thousands of homes

Classic cars, live music and stunts at retro-themed event which raised money for Guide Dogs

Top notch jazz players get in the swing at Zeffirellis

World class singer songwriter Eddie Reader plays Kendal gig

Family pay tribute to man who died in A66 collision

Driver has lucky escape after tyre crashes through windscreen on M6

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Parish council for Oxenholme?

SOPHIE'S WALK: Kendal teacher takes on 800km walk in memory of her daughter

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Updated

Cash machine 'blown up' outside supermarket

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M6 partially blocked after incident involving two vehicles

Traffic slow on A590 as grass cutting takes place

Woman faces jail for stealing from 81-year-old

Award for group that aims to bring more Chinese visitors to the Lake District

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1,000 people take part in Colour Dash at Kendal

Tourism chiefs voice anger over disruption to West Coast Main Line services

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Four police officers who formed a human chain to save a distressed man's life given top honour

New greatest hits package - plus three new tracks - from Mike + the Mechanics

Traffic delays due to road works on A591

Town crier honoured with new award for community service

North Lancs woman to do daring flight to honour aviator Amy Johnson

Charity head makes Lake District pit stop in a 1927 Humber provided by the Freemasons

Carnforth railway station ticket office to be taken over

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Sign up for charity walk across Morecambe Bay

Oyez, oyez, Kendal has a new town crier

Kendal Buddhists celebrate their Vesak festival

Sport

Wattsfield United Under 12s do the league and cup double

SWIMMING : Fine performances at Kendal meet

WESTMORLAND CRICKET: Carnforth move clear at top of Division One

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Sport

BOWLING: Netherfield climb to fourth after victory

FOOTBALL: Burneside battle but fail to win Peter Daws shield

David has been playing football in local leagues for 50 years

Levens cyclist is the first Cumbrian to race in Grand Tour

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RUGBY UNION: Cumbria gain a 'comfortable win' at Newark

CRICKET: Kendal win by 15 runs at Fleetwood as impressive start to season continues

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CRICKET: Netherfield remain on top of league after beating Garstang

Royal Windermere Yacht Club sailors compete in new Keelboat League

CRICKET: Cup and league joy for Kendal Seconds

Deadly cricketing dad and daughter duo

Busy week of sailing in variable wind speeds

Women's rugby try-outs at Windermere

New sponsors for girls football league

SWIMMING: Otters excel at Copeland gala

Marshall leads Kendal charge

Les Trotter: Bikers revved up as Barbon is back

Cartmel racecourse upgrade complete

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National sport

Football rumours from the media

Two-time World Cup runner-up Phil DeFreitas backs England to end drought

FIFA drops plans to expand 2022 World Cup in Qatar from 32 to 48 teams

A closer look at the Cricket World Cup

Gayle can still make a big impression on the biggest stage

10 players to watch at the French Open

Konta leads British quartet in French Open draw

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Cumbria

Traffic light failure causes delays on A595

'The Windermere Boys' and relatives gather to recreate poignant photo in Prague

Risk of a flu pandemic in Cumbria has been ranked “very high

Scam which hit South Cumbrian woman highlights online banking flaw

11-year-old to tackle suicide with mammoth feat up Helvellyn

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Education

Young South Lakes chefs don whites and impress diners

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Young chefs from South Lakes school hope to impress diners

Ofsted inspectors praise polite pupils at South Lakes school

South Lakes school head bans pupils wearing fake tan

Kendal school is rated 'good'

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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

Fundraiser for historic Brough church bells targets £30,000

Lake District ice cream proves to be a big hit with the visitors

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Litter pickers find a boat among the rubbish

The founder of Thompson Matthews Estate Agency and a former RAF pilot has died aged 97

Secluded South Lakes Baptist church celebrating 350th anniversary

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National news

Modi’s party builds commanding lead as Indian votes are counted

Severe weather warning as ‘violent tornado’ touches down in Missouri

British woman dies on Edinburgh-bound Ryanair plane in Majorca

Six airports shut as air traffic controllers strike

Britain ordered by UN to return control of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Dog jumps from motor home during US police chase

Pressure intensifies on Theresa May to resign as Andrea Leadsom quits Cabinet

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