Vehicle donated to rescue team

A RESCUE team has taken delivery of a new emergency vehicle to help its life-saving work.

Last updated 28 July 2010
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Walkers cross bay for charity

MORE than 200 fund-raisers, aged four to 80, braved the elements to complete an eight-and-a-half-mile charity cross-bay walk in water that, at one point, came up to their chests.

Last updated 28 July 2010
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Planning powers at local level ‘welcome’

RURAL communities will be able to give themselves permission to build on land including local green belt without planning permission following a local referendum.

Last updated 27 July 2010
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Road closure is slammed

CONTROVERSIAL plans to shut a vital link between Furness and west Cumbria have been slammed by councillors.

Last updated 27 July 2010
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Top flight airshow draws thousands

AERIAL display teams left thousands of people awestruck at the 10th Windermere airshow.

Last updated 26 July 2010
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Flookburgh Steam Gathering

SMOKE filled the air as steam engine enthusiasts fired up their machines.

Last updated 26 July 2010
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Campaigners successfully oppose plans for walking and cycling trail

FARMERS and landholders have successfully opposed plans for a 10-mile walking and cycling trail that would have passed through their land. (5 comments)

Last updated 26 July 2010
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Lakeland slate marks the last resting place of Britain’s own ‘Rain man’

IT began with a television programme and ended with a Lakeland quarry owner taking part in a moving memorial service in London to remember the forgotten “Rain man of Britain” –over a century after he died.

Last updated 24 July 2010
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Man with a passion for making records

Last updated 24 July 2010
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Ready for spectacular show

AERIAL acrobatics and stunning displays will be showcased over England’s largest lake this weekend.

Last updated 22 July 2010
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Wrestling to tractor driving on offer at steam event

THE Steam Gathering at Flookburgh is also being held this weekend.

Last updated 22 July 2010
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Public welcomed to historic garden site

AN historic farm building turned arts headquarters was opened to the public as part of an open garden event.

Last updated 21 July 2010
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Free summer travel for young

By Katie RobinsonYOUNG people in Grange and Cartmel can travel for nothing this summer thanks to a free bus scheme.

Last updated 20 July 2010
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Updates for public

WINDERMERE will top the agenda at an upcoming public meeting.

Last updated 20 July 2010
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Festival encouraging us to dig up our rich history

By Naomi Taylor THE Lake District’s rich history is being celebrated in the annual Festival of British Archaeology.

Last updated 20 July 2010
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“This is the best show yet...” - Lord Cavendish on Holker Garden Festival 2010

LORD Cavendish has hailed this year’s Holker Garden Festival as the best ever. (1 comment)

Last updated 19 July 2010
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Holker Garden Festival 2010

THOUSANDS of visitors flocked to a sun-drenched Holker for one of the North’s premier gardening shows.

Last updated 19 July 2010
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A spot of rain fails to ruin the fair

RAIN failed to dampen spirits at the Coniston Country Fair.

Last updated 19 July 2010
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North Lonsdale Show to make a popular return

A POPULAR agricultural show will bounce back this month to offer a fun-filled family day out.

Last updated 19 July 2010
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