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Expert advice on Christmas wines

11:53am Thursday 4th December 2008

Wine expert Paul Quinn will host a special Christmas tasting evening at Barrow's Forum 28 on Wednesday, December 10.

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Feathers fly in Ambleside

Feathers fly as hawk holds down pigeon, ignoring passersby on Ambleside street. G. Eccles

11:36am Tuesday 2nd December 2008

FASCINATED shoppers in Ambleside witnessed nature at its most ruthless last week as a sparrowhawk stripped a pigeon of its feathers and flesh in the middle of a busy high street.

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Beetham farmer invests millions in Caribbean

8:55am Tuesday 2nd December 2008

A FARMER from Beetham who turned his life around after breaking his back is investing nearly £340million extending his Caribbean property.

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Future looks healthy for opticians

10:30am Monday 1st December 2008

AN INDEPENDENT opticians’ practice, which is marking 30 years in business this month, is going from strength to strength.

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Spice up your Christmas

9:00am Monday 1st December 2008

SIZERGH Castle is preparing to spice up its Christmas festivities with a special tasting evening organised by National Trust catering manager Debbie Robertson.

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Steak fest

4:50pm Saturday 29th November 2008

A LAKE District pub is planning to take the ‘eat local’ message to a whole new level when landlord and farmer join forces for their first ever ‘steak fest’.

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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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