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Crompton House Sixth Form students have again achieved an outstanding set of A Level results, with nearly 80% of...

THE first hotel opened in Windermere has celebrated its 175th anniversary.

A TEENAGER who damaged cars in a spate of vandalism has been sentenced. A 17-year-old from Barrow was convicted at a youth court after he damaged two cars in Dalton. He was forced to pay compensation to three people following the incidents, which happened between November 17 and 18. The boy was also referred to the Cumbria youth offender panel for six months when he was sentenced at South Cumbria Youth Court. Among those whose car was damaged was Claire Murphy, who said her windscreen appeared to have been stamped on while it was parked near Dalton Leisure Centre. Reacting to the ...

A ONCE familiar sight in Rawdon the Primitive Methodist Church on Harrogate Road is now long gone. Built in 1866 it played a central role in the community for more than a century until its closure in 1971.The church, which was close to Littlemoor Primary School, was demolished in 1974 and replaced with housing. Before the chapel was built the area's Primitive Methodists met in a small building in Canada Road, which is now two houses. The Primitive Methodists were a 19th century working class movement.Primitive meant "simple" or "relating to an original stage" and this type of Methodism ...