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  • FOOTBALL - Kendal Town match called off

    Today's Kendal Town home fixture against Kidsgrove Athletic has been called off because the Cheshire side is involved in a replay after drawing 1-1 with Frickley Athletic in the FA Trophy on Saturday. Town crashed out of the Trophy a the first hurdle

  • Black cat sighting

    ANOTHER sighting of a large black cat has added weight to the idea that there is a breeding population of predatory felines at large in Cumbria. In what was the 12th reported sighting this year, Penrith man Jeremy Godwin said he had seen a "big" black

  • Rural Action Zone funding

    IT WILL be 2003 before Cumbria feels the benefit of the Rural Action Zone funding promised in the wake of foot-and-mouth, according to county council leader Rex Toft. During the crisis last year Cumbria County Council and the Foot-and-Mouth Task Force

  • Problems with Lakes rail connection

    RAIL users claim passengers are being deterred from using trains to reach the heart of the Lake District because of poor reliability and missed connections. The train travellers want rail companies to improve their services so local people and tourists

  • RUGBY: Kendal live with high-flyers

    Final score on Saturday was Kendal 9, Henley Hawks 16. IT WAS a case of pride restored at Kendal when they entertained top of the table Henley Hawks on Saturday. Although ultimately beaten, Kendal produced total commitment, tackled their hearts out and

  • RUGBY: Another England star from Sedbergh

    SEDBERGH School has sent best wishes to its latest 'old boy' to be capped in the England Rugby Union team for Saturday' s big match against the All Blacks on Saturday. James Daniel-Simpson, who is already a star with Gloucester in the Premiership, will

  • Mountain Film Festival coming up

    THE spirit of adventure will be conjured up on celluloid next week when one of the country's most prestigious mountain festivals gets underway. In a programme packed as tight as a mountaineer's rucksack the Kendal Mountain Film Festival presents an impressive