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Section of the M6 Southbound is closed following serious crash

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Woman dies following collision on the M6 Southbound

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Mountain rescuers respond to 'shouts for help' from injured walker

LETTER: Time to put Brexit on the back burner?

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Ingleton bakery cooks up a host of awards

Literary festival to come to South Lakes

CLASSIC VINYL: a true rock 'n' roller

New relationships are made in beer business

"Give and take" is couple's recipe for 60 years of happy marriage

Talented school choristers sing at St Paul's and Westminster Abbey

LETTER: We need half the world's drivers to become cyclists

NOSTALGIA: Head's advice to leavers was to ‘play the man’

Lake District search dogs to appear on TV

TV chef and food critic to deliver a last supper talk in Cumbria

Film about mythical ‘Bownessie’ released by Kendal musician

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LETTER: We would suffer badly if the Gulf Stream changed

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Leading horticulturist dies, aged 91

Cheese shop and cafe Shop promotes local spend

Lakes church praised with award

Ambleside Flower Show excels as blooming success

GARDENING: How to lay the perfect lawn

Buddhist celebrates 25th anniversary in her faith

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New records at Texel sale

Juice your harvest at Beetham's Traditional Apple Weekend 2019

M6 northbound section to close over four weekends

LETTER: What are Boris Johnson's solutions for Cumbrian farmers?

South Lakes vacant insurance hall goes on market

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New suicide bereavement group set up in Cumbria

Film about mythical ‘Bownessie’ released

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KFC seeks new outlet in Kendal

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New bridge at Coniston will open up mining heritage

Freemasons walk across Morecambe Bay for young hospice patients

LETTER: A question for the PM to ask Donald Trump

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Eden football team backs 'United Against Abuse' campaign

Could you play a part in dispensing justice?

Smurfs head to Kendal for Lakes Comic Art Festival 2019

LETTER: No note of apology left after car bumped

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Victoria Bridge at Kendal closes both ways once again - traffic heavy in town

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Last orders at pub

Woman with links to Kendal has gone missing

Rain forces cancellation of agricultural show

Historic sheepdog trials return to farm near Kendal

Brave Agnes was a devoted mum

Make tracks for first-class railway art show in Shap this August

Kendal Wool Gathering is back for 2019

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Building society launches £171,000 charity pot for good causes

New owners for luxury hotel in Lake District village

TV appearance and new exhibition for award-winning artist

This weekend try a gentle climb across pastures and along leafy lanes

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LETTER: Memories of chilly ride on Ribble bus

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LETTER: Bowder Stone is rock of ages

LETTER: Top 20 would bring back memories

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University of Cumbria myth buster: You can still gain a degree without the ‘right grades’

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A Level results day: Furness, South Lakes, north Lancashire and Eden

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Man arrested following police pursuit of car allegedly stolen

Sedbergh School - A-level results

Barrow Sixth Form College - A-level results

Carnforth High School - A-level results

Queen Katherine School - A-level results

A temporary lane closure has been introduced on flood hit Kendal bridge

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Kirkbie Kendal School - A-level results

Keswick School - A-level results

Ulverston Victoria High School - A-level results

Rangers to share their Lake District know-how in Nepal

Seeking volunteers to survey marine life in the Irish Sea

Police are investigating Kendal burglary

Work on replacement road bridge is progressing well

Morecambe Bay NHS Trust patient emergency treatment times show marked improvement

Bender UK installs new electric car chargers

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Beer buffs promised a real buzz from Lake District park's new brew

Drop in proportion of A-levels awarded top grades

Gigs playing this week in and around the Lakes

Don't miss Rusland and Lakeland Country Shows featured in this week's what's on

Sport

Tour de Yorkshire to visit Dales?

Super Sophie leads the way in Kendal gold rush

Coniston father and son prepared for Ride Around Ireland

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Sport

Hodgson top triathlon man at Capernwray

Fleming and King lead the way for Kendal AC

Cartmel and Windermere take cup honours

Price heroics not enough for Kendal

A Tullett triumph in testing conditions on Windermere

Youngsters show they have a driving ambition at Kendal

Victoria A stay top after crucial win

Major honour for Westmorland League lady umpire

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Kendal Town's FA Cup hopes quickly dashed

Auld Greys up for final battles

Arnside girl has big footballing dreams

Advantage Holme A as bowling season hits final straight

Triple triumph for Ingleton speed king Rushton

Close brace helps Corinthians down Eagley

Teenagers take home spoils for Cumbria in national sailing competition

SWIMMING: Amelia wins hosts of medals at Kendal meet

FOOTBALL: Teams all set for start of Westmorland League

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National sport

Thiago Silva insists PSG have to improve after loss at Rennes

Steve Smith targets Headingley return

Concussion sub Marnus Labuschagne earns praise for helping Australia secure draw

Ligue 1 champions PSG suffer early loss as Rennes maintain perfect start

Moving to Arsenal underlines my ambition, insists David Luiz

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Paul Pogba will remain at Manchester United

Pochettino: Moving Premier League summer transfer deadline was ‘massive mistake’

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Cumbria

Commuters 'will refuse to pay' if rail fares are hiked again

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Record ticket sales and donations at charity's Cross Bay Walk

Famous Auschwitz exhibition to go on display in Windermere

Royal visitor to meet with South Lakes midwives

Bridge is set to be demolished

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Education

Barrow Sixth Form College - A-level results

Carnforth High School - A-level results

Queen Katherine School - A-level results

Kirkbie Kendal School - A-level results

Keswick School - A-level results

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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

Police deal with overturned road sweeper in South Lakeland town

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'Country people feel they are under siege' as cost of rural crime in Cumbria rises

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Traffic released following a collision on the M6

Biker breaks collarbone in crash

Not-to-be-missed Cumbrian sights

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National news

Funniest joke of Edinburgh Fringe announced

Johnson to meet EU leaders as Number 10 plays down Whitehall no-deal dossier

River safety warning on 30th anniversary of Marchioness disaster

North ‘to receive £2,300 less per person in transport spending than London’

Iranian tanker sought by US heads to unknown destination

Duke of York ‘appalled’ over Epstein sex scandal claims

PM orders urgent action to boost vaccination rates after measles rise

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