A CHARGE against a man of breaching a restraining order by allegedlyfollowing a primary school teacher has been dropped.

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The Rev. Richard Teal officially opens the play centre with (left to right) Greta Ellis, headteacher of Kirkoswald School; the Rev. Margaret Christopher, superintendent minister of the Kirkoswald circuit; Yvonne Hunt, headteacher of Lazonby School; Deb Holder, Penrith senior librarian; Helen Armstrong, helper; and Brian Christopher, helper.

THE Rev. Richard Teal, chairman of Cumbria Methodist District, officially opened the new Godly Play Centre at Lazonby Methodist Church.

At Sunday’s service (left to right) are Ron Young, project manager for the parochial church council; Jayne Meadows, PCC member, with her son, Quinlan; the Right Rev. Robert Freeman, Bishop of Penrith; the Rev. Bill White, team rector; Mary Gillett, PCC member; contractors John Watson and Andrew Beatty; Sylvia Campbell, PCCmember; and Freda Davis, treasurer, with the new boiler building in the background.

WORSHIPPERS at a small village church can expect a warmer welcome after a new eco heating system was installed.

PLAY TIME: The Rev. Richard Teal officially opens the play centre with (left to right) Greta Ellis, headteacher of Kirkoswald School; the Rev. Margaret Christopher, superintendadt minister of the Kirkoswald circuit; Yvonne Hunt, headteacher of Lazonby School; Deb Holder, Penrith senior librarian; Helen Armstrong, helper; and Brian Christopher, helper.

THE battle against domestic violence in Cumbria is being stepped up with the launch of a new network.

A MAN who was stopped for driving erratically on the M6 in Cumbria had 39 cannabis plants in his car, a court heard on Monday.

PENRITH Evergreen Community Centre chairman Frank Swainson introduced Jean Riley and her friend, Annie Hodgson, who gave a talk on Sound Advice Cumbria.

All month: WOW exhibition, Rheged, Penrith, 10-30am.

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A CHAMBER orchestra concert to be staged in Penrith is to be the subject of a live recording for BBC radio.