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Police appeal after Furness thefts

4:14pm Thursday 4th December 2008

POWER tools have been stolen in a series of burglaries in Broughton-in-Furness this week.

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Witnesses sought to Ulverston fail-to-stop

1:39pm Friday 28th November 2008

POLICE are urging witnesses to a fail-to-stop road traffic collision in Ulverston to come forward.

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Tourism partnership closure fears

1:00pm Thursday 27th November 2008

THE closure of a tourism and marketing agency in Ulverston could lead to job losses, it has been claimed.

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Arts group attempts to boost local produce

11:35am Wednesday 26th November 2008

GRIZEDALE Arts is searching for funding for an allotment scheme in Coniston.

Student's robot will search for survivors

Student's robot will search for survivors

5:16pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

A SOUTH Lakeland student is using his expertise to help build a robot which will search for survivors in disaster zones and aid with their rescue.

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New venue for Dalton youth club

3:57pm Tuesday 25th November 2008

YOUNGSTERS in Furness who visit a youth club run by a team of volunteers will soon be able to make the most of improved facilities in their hometown.

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"I'm looking for TEN genuine bargain tips shopping around Kendal that can make my Christmas feel as if I've got value for money - I mean food and drink. By the way I think Greenhalgh mince pies (from Booths) are top of the list in my annual tasting expedition plus the Co-op (if you can get to one) has a great two-for-one offer on those Christmas puds recommended in the Sunday supps..." − pelican

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"Tommy in the 21st Century We aren’t made for cool Britannia; we leave boot marks on the floor. We don’t walk like Peter Mandelson or talk quite like Jack Straw Call us “forces of conservatism” if it suits your turn But we’re off like some world fire brigade when flash points start to burn. Yes it’s Tommy this, and Tommy that, and spend less on defence But who walks the streets of Basra when the air is getting tense? When the air is getting tense , boys, from Kabul to Kosovo Who’ll say goodbye to wife and kids, and shoulder pack and go?..." (more in forum post)  − councillor

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