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MARGARET Lamb, former chairman of the Wine Appreciation Society of Penrith (WASP), presented wines selected by member Keith Tibbott, who has the diploma of the Wine and Spirit Education Trust, at the society meeting.

UPPER Eden maintained their unbeaten home record with an unexpectedly narrow victory against a resilient St. Benedict’s side, but were disappointed with a somewhat below par performance, due in part perhaps to the absence of skipper and playmaker Matt Allinson who had earlier picked up an ankle injury.

KEEPERS’ SHOOT: The Glassonby Estate keepers’ shoot, organised by Douglas Bell (left) at the end of the pheasant shooting season 25 years ago.

A MAN is seeking more information about a medal awarded to his father in recognition of his service during the First World War.

The last patients at Penrith’s Jubilee Cottage Hospital moved out as the building went out of health service use. Four men and five women patients had breakfast there on the day of closure and were then transferred by ambulance to the new Jubilee ward of Penrith Hospital in time for lunch. The cottage hospital was then cleaned and locked up. It is shortly due to go on sale as part of a rationalisation scheme by the East Cumbria Health Authority. Miss Heather Burton, assistant community manager for Penrith and Eden, said: “The move went very smoothly and the nine patients are nicely settled into the new ward.”

Sir, Geoffrey Graham’s “slumbering lion” (Herald, 21st January) belongs in a “Diznee” cartoon. Mainly, as our Scottish friends might say, because it “diznee” exist.

IF there is an expression more smug and unappealing than that conveyed by Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond then I’ve yet to see it.