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Livestock centre goes solar powered
Mitchells Lakeland Livestock Centre at Cockermouth has invested over £100,000 on 220 solar panels.
Last updated 15 December 2011
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Bid for £3m Solway coast wetlands project
A £3 million project to develop the Solway coast’s wetlands could be launched in April.
Last updated 17 November 2011
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West Cumbria Rivers Trust aims to preserve rivers and lakes
A new environmental trust has been launched in West Cumbria to help protect and develop rivers and lakes.
Last updated 17 November 2011
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Young farmers celebrate club’s 75 years
Greysouthen YFC celebrated its 75th anniversary on Saturday with a dinner dance and raised £2,700 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Last updated 3 November 2011
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More than just one man and his dog at Cockermouth trials
This year’s Cockermouth Sheepdog Trials featured a Borrowdale man who took part in the world event at Penrith last month.
Last updated 13 October 2011
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Hairy Bikers on the menu at Taste Cumbria 2011
There were a whole host of foodie delights on the menu at this year's Taste Cumbria festival in Cockermouth. (6 comments)
Last updated 29 September 2011
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Not a theme park stunt
Sir Chris Bonington, Caldbeck-based mountaineer, spoke to the planners in favour of the scheme:
Last updated 15 September 2011
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Victory for the environment
Richard Pearse, planning officer for the Friends of the Lake District:
Last updated 15 September 2011
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Opinions stay divided as zip wire scheme is thrown out
Plans by Borrowdale’s Honister Slate Mine for a zip wire from Fleetwith Pike to its visitor centre were rejected by the Lake District National Park Authority last week. (3 comments)
Last updated 15 September 2011
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£10million investment in Aspatria creamery
First Milk will invest £10m in its Lake District Cheese Factory in Aspatria.
Last updated 8 September 2011
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Compensation for fishing clubs after pollution of river
Three Cumbrian fishing clubs have been given undisclosed compensation after chemicals leaked into the River Ellen near Maryport, killing thousands of fish.
Last updated 1 September 2011
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Chris beats heart surgery to shepherd his way to glory
A Loweswater shepherd has made it through to the International Sheep Dog finals months after undergoing heart surgery.
Last updated 18 August 2011
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First-time win for Borrowdale’s Gavin
A Borrowdale man won this year’s local stakes at the Threlkeld Sheepdog Trials this week.
Last updated 18 August 2011
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Sunshine draws the crowds to Cockermouth Show
GLORIOUS sunshine drew thousands of visitors to ensure a hugely successful 161st annual Cockermouth Show on Saturday. (2 comments)
Last updated 4 August 2011
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All set for a successful Cockermouth Show
The passion of long-standing committee members will ensure another successful Cockermouth Show on Saturday. (1 comment)
Last updated 28 July 2011
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Material experts weave their magic for students at Woolfest
Keswick School pupils were among hundreds of visitors who attended the first day of this year’s Woolfest event near Cockermouth.
Last updated 30 June 2011
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Crowds keen for food knowledge at Cockermouth's Fell Gather
Hundreds of people flocked to this year’s Fell Gather event at Mitchells Livestock Centre in Cockermouth on Saturday.
Last updated 16 June 2011
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New life for Herdwick flock hit by foot and mouth culls
A Lorton farmer has more reason than most to be full of the joys of spring.
Last updated 5 May 2011
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‘The worst thing was the deathly silence’ - 10 years since foot and mouth ravaged Cumbria
It is not the reek of death or the piles of animal carcasses that stick in the memory, but the appalling silence.
Last updated 17 February 2011
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Life goes on through gene bank after foot and mouth
A decade after foot and mouth disease ravaged Cumbria, ewes in Lorton are pregnant by sheep slaughtered during the outbreak.
Last updated 17 February 2011
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Loweswater Show cancelled
Last updated at 17:42, Tuesday, 02 September 2008
THIS weekend’s Loweswater Show has been cancelled.
The decision was taken last night to cancel the show after farmers could not get on to the grass to prepare the show field due to persistent rain.
The show, situated opposite New House Farm, in the Lorton Valley, was meant to take place on Sunday.
Show secretary Annette Billinghurst, said: “We are very disappointed that we have had to cancel the show.
“We had hoped that this would be the one show that would go ahead after the cancellation of others, but due to the weather we have not been able to prepare the show field.
"There were major concerns about car parking as well and we reluctantly had to take the decision to cancel it.
“The rain has caused a lot of damage and all the people I have spoken to are very disappointed that it has had to be cancelled.
“It is a small traditional agricultural show and we are bitterly disappointed that we have had to take this decision.”
First published at 14:15, Tuesday, 02 September 2008
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