Beaujolais shakes off nouveau image

FRANCE continues to produce some of the best, and occasionally the worst, wines of the world depending on the weather.

Last updated 28 July 2010
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Colourful way to explore

A GUIDE to Cumbria has been launched, aimed at children.

Last updated 28 July 2010
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University challenge

Last updated 28 July 2010
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A walk alongside a site of very special interest

NESTLING neatly between the more popular villages of Ravenglass to the south and Seascale to the north, Drigg is often overlooked by tourists and day-trippers alike.

Last updated 28 July 2010
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Getting started with the roots of your family tree

Q Can I have my family history please?A If you want to find out about your family’s history, there are a number of ways to get started.

Last updated 28 July 2010
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Fitness: David Little

Fire your questions at Fitness Dave

Last updated 22 July 2010
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Games Addict

From Broadway music to brain-eating zombies

Last updated 22 July 2010
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GAMESTATION TOP 10

Last updated 21 July 2010
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The nature in our rural churchyards

IN high summer our old churchyards can aspire to becoming rich oases for flowers and wildlife – but only if they are managed in an ecological and intelligent way.

Last updated 21 July 2010
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We’ll teach you to unearth the secrets from the past

HOOKED by the BBC TV series, and the humble beginnings or exciting secrets of celebrities, and keen to find out more about your own local ancestors? If so, perhaps you need to find out who we are!

Last updated 14 July 2010
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Medieval and modern castles

BREATHTAKINGLY beautiful would be an accurate description of this property. The castle lies only a few miles from Kendal, amid 14 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, a water garden and a lake. SOME ‘Castles’ are in effect follies, or “copy-castles”, built centuries after the eras of the genuine castle-builders, and not designed to withstand sieges or warfare; their prime purpose appears to be that if gratifying the whims of the land-owning aristocracy and to display signs of their wealth, power or influence. Some of them are described below.

Last updated 14 July 2010
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More up bits than usual but well worth the effort

WHAT a cracker of a walk I have for you today. It’s a little more strenuous than the usual ‘Softie walk’, as there are more ‘up bits’ than usual, but believe me, you will be rewarded for all your efforts, with some of the most fantastic views and spectacular scenery in the whole of the British Isles, never mind the Lake District.

Last updated 14 July 2010
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Ghost ship

ONE of the many traditional tales told in West Cumbria concerns the ‘ghost ship’ Betsey Jane. It tells of a 19th century ship trying to reach Whitehaven harbour on Christmas Day.

Last updated 13 July 2010
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Taxi drivers raise funds

LOCAL taxi drivers raised £600 at a charity car wash held in aid of the Darren Rewcastle Memorial Fund and the Great North Air Ambulance.

Last updated 7 July 2010
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Stepping outdoors to escape the dangers of boredom in the gym

Q I’ve become so bored of the gym recently and I’m looking for good alternatives. I have developed good muscle in that time and generally work a body part each day as well as a three-mile run three times a week. I’m worried that I won’t be able to maintain my muscle away from the gym – can you help?A It is a common misconception that only true gym work can develop a physique. I believe that for developing the ‘show’ muscles the gym has more variety but you shouldn’t feel at a loss because you have stopped going.

Last updated 7 July 2010
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Our seventh birthday seems good time to have a go at the ‘big ‘un’

Last updated 7 July 2010
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Rediscovering the taste of Germany

GERMANY has certainly hit the sweet spot in soccer’s World Cup. Few knew much about them – you could say much the same about the country’s wines.

Last updated 7 July 2010
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Developing world

Last updated 7 July 2010
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Official: We have Britain’s favourite view on our doorstep...

Last updated 7 July 2010
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