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Whos playing where in the area this week. CRICKET ECB NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE Saturday Division One (12.30pm) Leyland & Farington v Kendal Morecambe v Netherfield Division Two (1pm) Kendal A v Leyland & Farington A Netherfield A v Morecambe

WI Results... Produce. GalbraithSalver for co-operative exhibit: "Home & Country": 1 Crosscrake; 2 Newton & Field Broughton; 3 Bowness. Hunter Rose Bowl for co-operative exhibit "Country Women of the World": 1 Bowness; 2= Kendal Castle/Windermere;

BACKSTAGE at the dog show, it was more Milan catwalk than canine competition as bulging beauty boxes helped to transform pooches into prize-winning pets. As owner of four-year old Lowchen, Britney - no nod to the pop princess - Irene Ellis from Hale

Horse results Shire Horses. Brood mare with foal: 1 E. Shuttleworth; 2 R. Whiteoak; 3 G. & J. Dodd. Colt or filly foal: 1 Williams; 2 E. Shuttleworth; 3 R. Whiteoak. Yearling colt, filly or gelding: 1&2 Mrs Dodds. Filly or gelding: 1 J. Mason & Son

Pig results TRADITIONAL bread. Sow: 1&3 P. Gott; 2 J.R. Sutcliffe. Gilt: 1 Unknown; 2 S. Partington; 3 J.R. Sutcliffe. Jan Gilt: 1 J.R. Sutcliffe; 2 B. Mulkeen; 3 A. Roberts. Jan Boar: 1 D. Murphy; 2&3 J.R. Sutcliffe. Modern breed. Sow: 1 J.R. Sutcliffe

STOCK Best managed farm: 1 D. Martin; 2 J.J.&M.A. Park & Son; 3 J.A.&R. Geldard. Working farm: 1 J.J.&M.A. Parkinson; 2 D.R.&C. Galbraith; 3 R.C.S.&L.F.E. Addison. Best milking herd: 1 J.N.&D.J. Bowes; 2 W.H.&K.M. Robinson; 3 C.L.&A.M. Mason. Best stock

Geldard. Ewe: 1&2 J.A. & R. Geldard; 3 John Stott Jnr. Gimmer Shearling: 1 J.A. & R. Geldard; 2 John Stott Jnr. Gimmer Lamb: 1&3 J.A. & R. Geldard; 2 John Stott Jnr. Group: 1 J.A. & R. Geldard; 2 John Stott Jnr. Texels. Aged ram: 1 P.K. Woof. Shearling

SHORTHORNS. Maiden heifer: 1 J.M. Kelsall; 2 W.H.&K.M. Robinson; 3 G.A. & D.W. Dent. Heifer in calf: 1 G.A.&D.W. Dent; 2 A.E. Wilks; 3 J.M. Kelsall. Cow in calf: 1 D.W. Throup; 2 W.H.&K.M. Robinson; 3 T.M. & D.M. Dobson. Heifer in milk: 1 G.A.&D.W. Dent

DISCOVER Kendal, Arthur R. Nicholls. Published by: Arthur R. Nicholls, Kendal, Cumbria. £6.95. ISBN 095481520-3. Before I opened the book, I had a good indication about what to expect after looking at the front cover. There was no large text or fancy

WATERSIDE Walks in the Lake District by Colin Shelbourn, is published by Sigma Leisure and is available from all major book shops for £7.95. WALKERS to the Lake District often concentrate on conquering the most challenging peaks and fells, forgetting

BLEA Tarn is situated on the fells that divide Great Langdale from Little Langdale in the heart of the Lake District. The road meanders upward quite steeply from both valleys, offering spectacular views across most of the central fells: Bow Fell, Crinkle

WINNING book reviews for the first Westmorland Gazette and Kendal Ottakar's New Authors - New Reviewers project featured the new novels The Piano Teacher by Lynn York and Miracles of Santo Fico by D. L. Smith. Rosey Darbishire of Ulverston had the winning

Everyone knows how useful the web can be as a resource for finding information and shopping, but it’s also a fantastic way to get lost in time and space. Whether you’re in front of your computer on a break (obviously not on the company’s time) or sitting

THREE Wannabe Chefs' from Kirkbie Kendal School stole the show in this year's food hall when they cooked a feast of local produce in front of a packed house. It was part of their prize in the annual schools competition of the same name run by Cumbria

Brockhole's new head gardener has impressive pedigree... I'M pleased to report that Brockhole finally has a new head gardener! She is Sue Fryer, and she took over the job last month, nearly six months after I departed. The regular gardens team had

THERE was a feather in the cap for the show's cattle sections this year as the Aberdeen Angus Breed Society said it was planning to nominate the Westmorland as its show of the year for 2005. Each year, the breed society puts forward three of its favourite

...for director steeped in theatre. Joe Fairclough is a fresh face in the director's chair of the Brewery Theatre Company, a man with years of theatre experience and expertise to share. The Ulverston-based motivator makes his directorial debut at

THE Lakes Summer Gospel Choir performs in aid of the New Beginnings charity at Kendal's Stricklandgate Methodist Church on Saturday, September 18 (7pm). The choir was founded in 2003 and led by Robin and Michael Perris of Storth and performs a compilation

Stick with it was the message to the farming community at this year's Westmorland County Show. Addressing the sun-soaked crowds, Chairman of the Westmorland County Show John Park said he was proud of a show which had stayed true to its roots. "We have

ANCIENT and Modern is the theme for Lonsdale Music's next concert at Kendal Parish Church tomorrow night (Saturday, 7.30pm) featuring Baroque concertos by Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Torelli and Telemann, plus new works for recorders and strings. With the

ARTWORK takes centre stage in Kendal for the next few weeks as the creative efforts of artisans across the region go on display. Exhibits in this year's mammoth Kendal Windows on Art High Exhibition are in businesses and other venues across the town

As far as foot-tapping, comic opera goes, they don't come much better than The Mikado. It bursts with vitality, song and dance just like the producer of Staveley Amateur Operatic Society's latest production! Yes, Doreen Dunlop is at the helm again for

Stick with it was the message to the farming community at this year's Westmorland County Show. Addressing the sun-soaked crowds, Chairman of the Westmorland County Show John Park said he was proud of a show which had stayed true to its roots. "We have

FOLK rock legends The Strawbs are coming to Kirkby Stephen as part of their UK tour in September. Leading the group will be singer songwriter and band founder Dave Cousins, with guitar virtuoso Dave Lambert, and Strawbs bass player from the mid seventies

ROCK and Roll will be coming to the Whitehaven Civic Hall tomorrow (Saturday) as The Elvis Collection' attempt to leave the audience all shook up'. Led by Billy McGregor and Alan Wearmouth, both Elvis fans since childhood, they will perform with their

SOUNDS of the traditional Lune Valley Jazz Band, the Latin sounds of Lava and contemporary jazz from Off the Rails will be playing at the Morecambe Heritage Gala this Sunday. Further details of the event at Morecambe Promenade, Arena and Platform forecourt

At first glance, the flat oblong-shaped item, cupped in the well-suited man's hand, looked like an insignificant glass postage stamp. But, as he casually rubs it with his thumb and holds it to the intense light, all is revealed: It is a diamond. A very

FRIDAY: Outgate Inn, Outgate: Jubilee; Eclectic, Kendal: Nottin' Kendal: Jez Turner, Styx and Nath; Bootleggers, Kendal: Catch 22; Mint, Kendal: Torchlight Night After Party, Exhibit DJs v Fairplay Productions. SATURDAY: Milnthorpe Institute: D&C Disco

WRITER-director Chris Kentis and producer Laura Lau have taken a killer premise - a couple scuba diving in tropical waters is mistakenly abandoned in the middle of the ocean - and created an edge-of-seat thriller. Shot on weekends and holidays, Open

...your guide to local, seasonal and speciality food & drink. The Honeypot, Hawkshead: Boiled ham cooked at home by Honeypot proprietor Fiona Wilson's dad Fred Haddow - £1.12 per 100g. Dales butchers, Kirkby Lonsdale: Best-selling own-make pork

IT'S been six years since I last ventured out to Cark and the High Bankside HQ of Cartmel Valley Game Supplies and Smokehouse, so the start of the game season seemed the perfect time for a revisit. I'm delighted to report that business is booming for

A TEENAGER has been ordered to brush out his non-regulation braids after he turned up on the first day of school sporting an " extreme" haircut, reports Ruth Lythe. Dallam School pupil Simon Hudson, 14, claims that he was effectively sent home and ordered

FEET in the Clouds A Tale of Fell-Running and Obsession by Richard Askwith, published by Aurum Press, price £16.99 (hardback). For more than 20 years, Bill Smith's Stud Marks on the Summits has been held aloft as the definitive fell running book.

WINDERMERE made a good start to their Cumbria League campaign with an emphatic win over Carlisle side Creighton at Dawes Meadow. The home side were in control for most of the match scoring six tries to Creighton's solitary penalty goal, four of the home

THE FIRST Thwaites 20-20 final was set to feature Kendal last night (Thursday), when they were away to Leyland Motors. Kendal won through to the showpiece with a 29-run win over Blackpool at Shap Road last Thursday. Good efforts from Kendal's top

"The Sunday morning following the first game of the season is always a time for sober reflection on the prospects ahead, as the rumours and reports of the strength of opponents are, for the first time, substantiated by results. To everyone's surprise

CENTRE Martin Armstrong is one of several doubts in Kendal's starting line-up for tomorrow's National League 3 North match away at Macclesfield. Armstrong is struggling to overcome a dead-leg - a problem which sidelined him for five weeks last season

A NEW season brought a new match-points system and Kendal earned a bonus-point despite a defeat for finishing within seven points of their opponents, writes Richard Daniels. Kendal 10 - Halifax 17. There were only tantalising glimpses of the exciting

TOMMY: One game remains and we have cut Fleetwood's lead to seven points, a situation about which we can have no complaints. Rather we must put everything into obtaining the maximum 15 points at Morecambe. If achieved, this will mean that Fleetwood

NETHERFIELD go into the final weekend of the ECB Northern Premier League season with a chance of lifting the championship trophy - but they need to turn around a seven-point deficit with the leaders Fleetwood to do so. Netherfield skipper Tommy Prime

NETHERFIELD professional Dale Benkenstein has signed a three-year contract to play in the First Class game with Durham. "We want to send Dale off with a win and wish him luck. We've enjoyed his company very much," said Netherfield skipper Tommy Prime

SOUTH Lakeland residents and businesses will be able to comment on proposals to pedestrianise Kendal town centre at a Cumbria County Council organised exhibition being staged at Kendal Town Hall next Tuesday, September 14, between 2pm and 6pm. It is

GORDON Ramsay is back in Ambleside this weekend to revisit The Glass House for an update on the nightmare' he filmed for Channel 4 earlier this year. Unlike last time, proprietor Neil Farrell is hoping the top chef's visit will go like a dream thanks

FARMERS are being urged to think carefully before questioning the boundaries of the Moorland Line used to calculate their share of £1.7 billion worth of Common Agricultural Policy payments. The 14-year-old Moorland Line is the boundary that defines

FIVE people have been arrested and released on police bail, charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in the case of the murder of 17-year-old Shafilea Ahmed. Her badly decomposed body was found in the River Kent at Sedgwick, near Kendal

TWO Conservatives have emerged as likely candidates to replace Rex Toft as leader of Cumbria County Council. Conservatives on CCC were expected to decide on a preferred candidate to recommend to the full council for ratification next Thursday, September

VISITORS and entrants to this year's Westmorland County Show were relieved to hear that show organiser Rodger Read was recovering after sudden illness forced him to rest at home on the biggest day of the year for the society. Mr Read, 55, chief executive

IT IS not quite an electronic spy in the sky but the information superhighway is being engaged to keep farms down remote rural lanes safer from thieves. The county's farm computer training network Pentalk has joined forces with Cumbria Constabulary to

THERE was fighting talk from embattled fox hunters at the Westmorland County Show yesterday (Thursday) as they threatened civil disobedience in the face of hurried legislation to ban hunting, report Jennie Dennett and Lisa Frascarelli. Outspoken celebrity

Television viewers in the hills and valleys of South Lakeland could be left watching blank screens if the Government scraps non-satellite TV before the satellite service can be received, claims an MP. Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Collins is launching

KENDAL Ladies reached the last four of the Cumbria Tournament at Carlisle on Sunday, beating some rivals for the first time and enjoying a thoroughly positive day for a team playing together for the first time since April. In their first game Kendal

A South Lakeland telecoms training company is ringing the changes by leaving its base for nearly half a century and moving to new premises. Bosses at Wray Castle Ltd say there a number of reasons behind the relocation, which will see the high-tech firm

PRE-TAX profits rose by ten per cent for Furness-based marine services provider James Fisher during the first half of the year. The firm made pre-tax profits of £6.6 million and marine support services now account for 46 per cent of profits, making

PRE-TAX profits rose by ten per cent for Furness-based marine services provider James Fisher during the first half of the year. The firm made pre-tax profits of £6.6 million and marine support services now account for 46 per cent of profits, making

FORMER Cumbria Euro MP Lord Inglewood has been appointed a non-executive director of Cumbria-based agriculture, food and engineering group Carr's. His private interests include farming dairy and beef cattle, sheep and arable, and a directorship of the

A SNEAK-THIEF who stole goods and money worth £1,000 from the Kirkby Lonsdale dressing-room spoiled the Milnthorpe Taxi Services Trophy (Division) Cup final. The incident happened while Kirkby, the newly-crowned Division Two champions who were seeking

A SNEAK-THIEF who stole goods and money worth £1,000 from the Kirkby Lonsdale dressing-room spoiled the Milnthorpe Taxi Services Trophy (Division) Cup final. The incident happened while Kirkby, the newly-crowned Division Two champions who were seeking

OPERATIONS at the port of Barrow helped to boost owner Associated British Ports, which made pre-tax profits of £65.2 million for the first half of the year, up seven per cent on the same period last year. ABP chief executive Bo Lerenius said: "The underlying

SEDBERGH maintained their impressive start to the Talbot Insurance Westmorland League season with a 5-1 home win over Keswick. Three wins and a draw in four matches played so far have lifted the Dales side to joint second in the table with Kendal County

OPERATIONS at the port of Barrow helped to boost owner Associated British Ports, which made pre-tax profits of £65.2 million for the first half of the year, up seven per cent on the same period last year. ABP chief executive Bo Lerenius said: "The underlying

"IN THESE days of holier-than-thou referees who are never wrong it was highly commendable of referee Mr C. Buxton to admit that he had made a mistake in sending off Nigel Taylor," said Kendal Town boss Tony Hesketh. "He had obviously had a talk with his

A THRIVING Cumbrian business park has been hailed as one of the best developments of its kind after winning a national award. Kingmoor Park, Carlisle, earned a coveted award in the Property Management Awards, organised by the Royal Institution of Chartered

NEWCOMERS Woodley Sports made Kendal Town work extremely hard for an away point at Lambeth Stadium, Stockport, on Tuesday. Former Carlisle United player Michael Jack made his Kendal debut on the right side of midfield. The 22-year-old was snapped up

A NORTH Lancashire firm has been nominated for a prestigious national award by an industry body. Lancaster-based Lonsdale Payroll, part of Lonsdale & Partners Chartered Accountants, is in the running for the team of the year prize in the Institute of

KENDAL cleared the first FA Cup hurdle despite an atrocious refereeing error that reduced them to 10 men for much of the second half. After the match, referee Mr C. Buxton admitted that he had made a mistake in dismissing central defender Nigel Taylor

PLANNING applications submitted to South Lakeland District Council include: Arnside: Conservatory at 26 Inglemere Close, for Mr and Mrs C.K. Williams; alterations to French window, and window to form a door and installation of window at 1 Wood Close

A PRIMARY school head teacher was left counting his blessings after arsonists tried to set fire to his school but failed. Sometime between 1.30pm on Sunday, September 5, and 8.30am the next day, someone thrust burning paper into a classroom at Windermere

THE Passport to Export Success' programme is living up to its name for several South Cumbrian companies. The programme, which is supported by UK Trade & Investment, and delivered by Business Link for Cumbria, is designed to assist small to medium-sized

THE sudden death of a Swarthmoor woman during a routine medical procedure was not caused by any doctors' blunder, an inquest concluded this week. Dorothy May Edmonds, 72, began coughing blood before collapsing at Barrow's Furness General Hospital on

KENDAL cleared the first FA Cup hurdle despite an atrocious refereeing error that reduced them to 10 men for much of the second half. Final score: Kendal Town 4 - Eccleshill 1. After the match, referee Mr C. Buxton admitted that he had made a mistake

THE Police Federation has blasted Cumbria's top policeman for not sharing all the results of a review into a collapsed misconduct investi-gation that took three years and cost over £300,000. The federation, which represents all officers up to and including

A WAR of words has been whipped up by the launch of a major fund-raising campaign by the North West Air Ambulance. Fund-raisers collecting cash to keep another emergency helicopter based in Cumbria operational are upset that the Blackpool-based NWAA

A WAR of words has been whipped up by the launch of a major fund-raising campaign by the North West Air Ambulance. Fund-raisers collecting cash to keep another emergency helicopter based in Cumbria operational are upset that the Blackpool-based NWAA

JAMES Nield in Amira completed an excellent week's sailing in the Royal Windermere Yacht Club's 17-foot class with a fifth place on Wednesday to win outright both the Susan Crossley Trophy and the Tarakee Cup. The race was sailed in the south lake in

CROWDS of visitors flocked to Kirkby Lonsdale last weekend to soak up the atmosphere of a bygone era, reports Jennie Dennett. The town's annual Victorian Fair drew an estimated 14-15,000 people, around 50 per cent more than last year. Visitors were

JOHN Ingham was the leading local rider in Saturday's Barrow Central Wheelers 10-miles time trial on the Levens course won by Preston's Paul Fleming in 20 mins 31 secs. The Kent Valley vet-eran clocked 21-31. Other KV times were: Andrew Barlow on 21

THWAITES North Lancashire and Cumbria League champions Furness rounded off their season with a four-wicket win over Cockermouth. Playing at Furness Park, Cockermouth batted first and were dismissed or 138, Mark Bowen scoring 63 and Graham Captick returning

Double European Supersport champion and leading British Superbike privateer James Ellison is at last getting noticed by the Formula One teams of motorcycle racing. Last weekend he was offered a ride at Estoril, Portugal, in a round of the World Moto

THE FATHER of an Ulverston teenager who fell 35ft through a roof and survived has made a plea for better play facilities. Peter Lorne, of North Lonsdale Terrace, said there needed to be a better playground in south Ulverston to deter children from playing

THE DAPPER dress of well-practised participants in Ulverston's annual Dickensian festival clinched five of the six adult costume prizes at last weekend's Kirkby Lonsdale Victorian Fair. In their Victorian outfits, Sandra Hall-Fletcher won best hat,

A MAN was temporarily deafened when a firework rocket was fired at him in Rydal Road, Ambleside, on Tuesday. A couple were walking beside the road when the driver of a silver Volvo stopped and aimed the firework at the pair. The rocket exploded by the

PLANNERS have rejected designs for 38 new riverside apartments in Kendal, complete with shops and a car park, branding them "unworthy". The proposed development by the Riverside Hotel, on Beezon Road, was rejected by South Lakeland District Council's

AMBLESIDE'S Nick Sharp was a comfortable winner of the ten-mile Grisedale Horseshoe fell race from Glenridding on Saturday, writes Mike Addison. He and team-mate Simon Stainer were together for much of the way over the course that takes in Catsycam

KIRKBY Lonsdale's winning streak in the North Lancashire League Premier Division continued with a 3-1 victory over Slyne-Hest on Saturday, Paul Gibson, Brian Pennington and Luke Vernon finding the net. Michael Huitson and Dean Walker were on target for

ORGANISERS of the Kendal Torchlight Carnival that takes place tonight (Friday) are looking forward to what they believe could be the best procession ever. Highlights of the 35th Torchlight parade will be a first After Torchlight Carnival Party' held

A PUB landlord is facing a bill for thousands of pounds after planners ordered him to remove decking from his beer garden, reports Andy Bloxham. Kendal licensee Damian Savage, who runs the Masons' Arms, on Stramongate, was refused retrospective planning

KENDAL'S Retail Forum has approved, in principle, the idea of Christmas market in the town. It may be held at the new Booths store, which is due to open in November, and then if successful the market may be located along Stricklandgate next year. The

LONG wrestling apprentice-ships paid dividends last week when Callum Lowry won the Under 15 Years/8-stones title at Hesket Newmarket, and David Atkinson won the 12-stones Championship at Wolsingham Show, writes Roger Robson. Lowry, the son of former

WALNEY coastguard was called out on Friday after two Cumbrian cocklers looked in danger of being cut off by the tides near Aldingham. The pair, who were local men, were helped to safety by fellow cocklers before the tide trapped them offshore at about

PLANS to demolish a defunct garage in Dalton-in-Furness to make way for five one-bedroomed flats have been put before Barrow Borough Council. The new owner of Hall Street Garage, Steve Pears of Classic Mouldings, Coniston, has applied to flatten the

THE Spectator Stage at Lowther Wildlife Park on the WA Developments Pendragon Rally certainly provided plenty of action for the hundreds watching. After completing two stages on Warcop, the 90-car entry made their way to Lowther with Appleby's Dougi

PHIL Archer, a cast-iron certainty to regain his place on the European Tour at the end of the season, is among several of the region's leading professionals battling for glory in the Rayrigg Rover Motor Group Lakes Autumn Classic at Windermere this

A PUB landlord is facing a bill for thousands of pounds after planners ordered him to remove decking from his beer garden, reports Andy Bloxham. Kendal licensee Damian Savage, who runs the Masons' Arms, on Stramongate, was refused retrospective planning

IT'S a big week for Kendal Golf Club which has the honour of hosting the Marlborough Fund Managers Northern Club Professional Championship on Wednesday and Thursday, September 15 and 16. The event, which has not been held in Cumbria before, is run

MORECAMBE Bay is one of the least bouncy' parts of Britain according to scientists from Newcastle University. For almost 100 years, scientists have known that Britain rises and falls under the weight of tidal pressure. But for the first time the phenomenon

A HAWKSHEAD woman who died when her car ploughed head-on into an HGV on the A590 had almost three times the legal limit of alcohol in her blood. Joyce Hamblett, 64, of Far Sawrey, was driving along the A590 towards Kendal on February 10 this year in

A HAWKSHEAD woman who died when her car ploughed head-on into an HGV on the A590 had almost three times the legal limit of alcohol in her blood. Joyce Hamblett, 64, of Far Sawrey, was driving along the A590 towards Kendal on February 10 this year in

ENDANGERED red squirrels are thriving because of the Red Alert North West Fellowship offensive to curb the spread of marauding greys. Earlier this year The Lake District National Park Authority supported the five-year action plan to help save the area's

SARAH Tunstall from Kirkby Stephen exceeded her own expectations when a magnificent eighth in the junior women's race at the World Mountain Running Trophy event held at Sauze d'Oulz in Italy. Sarah, aged 18, who runs for Carlisle-based Border Harriers

BRITAIN'S Soil Association is inviting everyone to indulge in Organic Experience Weekend. Organic farms up and down the UK are throwing their gates open tomorrow (Saturday) to encourage consumers to see where their food comes from. Howbarrow Farm, near

HALF a century after a dedicated band of 15 set out to clear the Lake District of litter, a working party has poignantly gathered to celebrate a special band of volunteers. The last Sunday in August marked the 50th anniversary of the first Voluntary

THIRTEEN-year-old Katie Heginbotham, from Helm Mount Farm, Barrows Green, had a memorable win in the Red Rosette Event Pony competition at Burghley Horse Trials. Katie was riding 12-year-old Wrayton Monty and gave a polished performance, putting him

FURNESS girl Rebecca Lewis (Barrow LDSC) swam a well-paced race to win the arduous Windermere Championship. She completed the 10.5-mile swim from Lakeside to Waterhead in 4hrs 7min 37sec, finishing over 20 minutes ahead of Dee Llewellyn (Halifax) with