Farm and country

Opinions stay divided as zip wire scheme is thrown out

zipwireroute1609 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.

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

dsshepherd1908 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

dsthrelkeldtrialsBrenda 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

cockishowquadkids 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

woolfestmegan 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

fellgatherrrr012 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

Andrew Nicholson 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

farmer 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

FMDnicholson1802 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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Keep the nation's forests for the nation

whinlatter Striding along through a dense green space full of lush pine trees, with a fresh breeze catching your hair and filling your lungs, may soon be a thing of the past, according to some people.

Last updated 3 February 2011
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Campaign launched to protect Lake District forests

whinlatterforest2801 THE Friends of the Lake District has launched a campaign against the sale of publicly owned woodlands. (8 comments)

Last updated 27 January 2011
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Progress on Solway area's wetlands preservation

A £2.8m project to preserve the Solway area’s wetlands is moving forward.

Last updated 13 January 2011
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West Cumbria's Blencathra hunt gathers but stays off fells

DCE/50015002T001_DCE.jpg Dozens of people turned out to support the Blencathra bank holiday hunt on Monday, despite it never making it onto the fells.

Last updated 30 December 2010
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Customers flock to annual West Cumbrian bird auction

DCE/50014885T000_DCE.jpg More than 350 birds were on show at Mitchell’s Livestock Centre in Cockermouth on Tuesday for the annual turkey auction.

Last updated 22 December 2010
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West Cumbrian farming flood co-ordinator meets the Queen

sandy brown The woman charged with helping farmers who were affected by the 2009 floods has met the Queen in recognition of her work.

Last updated 9 December 2010
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Scheme to replace flood-destroyed trees

A RIVER bank tree planting scheme is under way to restore wooded areas destroyed in last year’s floods.

Last updated 4 November 2010
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Alice is a teenage cow whisperer

alicecows0511b FARMER’S daughter Alice Nixon takes being a cowgirl to new heights.

Last updated 4 November 2010
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More news

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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