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  • Teen was murdered, police say

    A MURDER investigation has been launched today (Tuesday 24) after police confirmed the badly-decomposed body of Warrington teenager Shafilea Ahmed was hidden in the River Kent. Cheshire Police spokesman Lindsey Clarke said police believed the body

  • Walking made easier on the Web

    Choosing a suitable walk in parks is becoming easier as the web offers a range of sites for ramblers to use. Cumbria Tourist Board (www.golakes.co.uk) now offers walkers a link to www.lakedistrictoutdoors.co.uk which has a searchable data base of walks

  • Enter your Lakeland Book of the Year now

    AUTHORS and publishers are being encouraged to enter their favourite books of 2003 in this year's Lakeland Book of the Year. The books can be about any aspect of life in Cumbria from local history to poetry. The only rule is that they must all have been

  • Search is on for Lakeland Book of the Year

    AUTHORS and publishers are being encouraged to enter their favourite books of 2003 in this year's Lakeland Book of the Year. The books can be about any aspect of life in Cumbria from local history to poetry. The only rule is that they must all have been