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Fifteen foot plant takes over town centre shop for Mintfest 27 Aug 2013 | 09:19 pm
A Kendal town centre shop will be taken over by nature this month in a scene reminiscent of the famous ruins of Ankor Wat. A tree measuring 15ft x 15ft will sprout and swallow up a store in the town's...
Mud, mud, glorious mud for hospice fundraisers 27 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Scrambling over cargo nets, running through mud pits and plunging into flooded streams, a team of Eden Valley Hospice fundraisers will take on the ultimate test of stamina as they support the Hospice ...
Wild flowers get plugged 27 Aug 2013 | 08:57 pm
Cumbria Wildlife Trust and The National Trust teamed up last week (23 August) to begin restoration on a large meadow at Fell Foot Park, near Newby Bridge. Nearly 2,000 wild flower plug plants were pla...
Firefighters issue carbon monoxide warning 27 Aug 2013 | 07:37 pm
Firefighters are reminding households in Cumbria that carbon monoxide detectors save lives. Potential tragedy was averted in Carlisle on Friday (23 August) when fire crews attended a report of a carbo...
New racecourse boss hosts her first fixture 27 Aug 2013 | 07:31 pm
Carlisle Racecourse's new general manager Geraldine McKay takes charge of her first meeting tomorrow (WEDS AUG 28), having started the job on Friday (AUG 23). Geraldine, 45, will oversee Wednesday's F...
Cumbria’s second Dry Stone Walling Grand Prix promotes Rural Skills 27 Aug 2013 | 07:17 pm
Sunday 25th August saw the finale of the second Cumbria Dry Stone Walling ‘Grand Prix’ competition at Dent. Organised by Friends of the Lake District’s Work the View Project, the four dry stone wallin...
Kendal Calling 2014 Dates Confirmed 27 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
Kendal Calling has thanked all those who attended the festival in July and confirms its dates for 2014, a ticket price freeze and a new payment plan. Primal Scream closed what is widely regarded to be...
Carlisle bookies robber gets over 3 years 27 Aug 2013 | 06:40 pm
A teenager who got away with £290 in an armed raid on a Carlisle betting shop has been jailed for three years and four months. 19-year-old Tyler James Elliot, of Mardale Road, Carlisle, was arrested t...
Commissioner to ask police chief Stuart Hyde to resign or retire 27 Aug 2013 | 06:36 pm
Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner has decided to suspend Mr Hyde who is currently the Temporary Chief Constable for Cumbria, under section 38 (2) of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility A...
Whitehaven mum’s £72,500 benefits fraud 27 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm
A woman who pocketed £72,500 by claiming benefits she wasn't entitled to has been given a suspended prison sentence at Carlisle Crown Court ( tues). Julie Mean, a 40-year-old mother of two from Lowthe...
