South Lakes news

Our man in Manila builds playground for poor kids

0533938 A FATHER-OF-FOUR has embarked on a mission to build a playground for some of the world’s poorest children.

Last updated 4 February 2012
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Call for £4.5m to spark Ironworks plan to life

CASH to fund regeneration projects should be spent on a Backbarrow development, an MP has claimed.

Last updated 4 February 2012
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Students showcase dance, drama skills

STUDENTS have performed two evenings of dance and drama.

Last updated 3 February 2012
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New houses for Flookburgh

MORE than 70 new homes could be built in a South Lakeland village over the coming years.

Last updated 2 February 2012
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Lakes School to stage West End hit Phantom of the Opera

A SOUTH Cumbrian school is one of the first in the country to be allowed to stage one of the most world’s most successful West End musicals.

Last updated 2 February 2012
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South Lakes murder accused denied bail

A MAN charged with murdering a woman who died after she was burnt in a fire has been denied bail.

Last updated 2 February 2012
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Pylon costs are revealed

CONNECTING a new nuclear power station to the National Grid is about more than just money, a councillor has claimed.

Last updated 1 February 2012
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Centres facing chop are saved by Lakes charity

A LAKE District charity has stepped in to save two outdoor education centres faced with closure.

Last updated 1 February 2012
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Careers advice offered

MORE than 200 students got advice to help them make important choices for their futures.

Last updated 1 February 2012
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Olympics spectacular has debut in Lakeland

THE stars of Lakes Alive’s spectacular Windermere Olympic show have been selected after an intense weekend of auditions. Reporter JO DAVIES went to find out more about the world premiere

Last updated 1 February 2012
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Lakes Alive auditions in Ulverston - 2012 programme announced

A FRENCH director flew into the UK and got straight to work with talented Cumbrian artists to work on a world-first production to be staged on the shores of Windermere.

Last updated 1 February 2012
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Whitton challenge all set to save lives in Lakeland

A MOUNTAIN rescue team has been given a new ambulance to help them save lives.

Last updated 31 January 2012
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Murder accused appears in court

A MAN charged with murdering a Haverigg woman described as “one of a kind” has appeared in court.

Last updated 31 January 2012
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Death probe detectives charge man with murder

A 61-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman who suffered 95 per cent burns in a fire at her home.

Last updated 30 January 2012
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Family pay tribute to Haverigg woman killed in house fire

The family of Stacey Mackie have paid tribute to a woman who was ‘one of a kind’. (2 comments)

Last updated 30 January 2012
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Man on murder charge after death of Haverigg woman

A 61-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with murder after a woman died after suffering 95 per cent burns in a fire at her home.

Last updated 30 January 2012
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Artists win Olympic showpiece commission

A DOZEN artists have received the commission of the year by earning a coveted place in the Lakes Alive Olympics showpiece.

Last updated 30 January 2012
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Raymond drops in to drum up Lakes show

A FRENCH director flew into the UK and got straight to work with talented Cumbrian artists on a world-first production to be staged on the shores of Windermere.

Last updated 28 January 2012
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