25 years of Westmorland Gazette cartoons
The weekly cartoon on the front of the Westmorland
Gazette reflects the main stories in the news.
The selection below demonstrates
that although the drawing style may have altered, many of the concerns remain
the same...
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6 April 1984 The original Good Guide to the Lakes is published, the first guide to the area with real opinions. And my first cartoon to appear in the Gazette.
"I shall complain - he hasn't insulted me once in here..." |
6 July 1984 First appearance of a cartoon about low flying jets (and after all these years, the RAF still haven't tried to bribe me with a free ride in one) 
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13 June 1986 By now the cartoon is weekly and the Lake District timeshare property debate is hotting up
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27 June 1986 The Chernobyl disaster drops radioactive fallout onto the Lakeland fells; lamb prices plummet
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5 December 1986 The Gazette begins the long campaign to get the Westmorland General hospital properly funded
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8 January 1988 The cartoon has a history of featuring the farming community. Sometimes sympathetic.
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8 January 1988 The cartoon has a history of featuring the farming community. Usually sympathetic.
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26 May 1989 South Lakeland's rash of second homes hits the news again
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18 May 1990 BSE hits the headlines
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31 May 1991 The Windermere 10mph speed limit is suggested
"We never go above 10mph anyway - it makes the G&Ts slop over." |
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13 May 1994 The Windermere 10mph speed limit inquiry gets into gear
"Apparently
it's all about |
9 September 1994
"My parents are white, middle-class and I've grown up in the Lake District - how uncool and deprived can I get?" |
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13 January 1995 Local firm K-Shoes
cuts
"There's only one, sir - they've given the other one to their admin staff." |
7 June 1996 The health authority reduces night cover at Westmorland General Hospital
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20 June 1997
"Looks
like we'll have to |
26 March 1999 Two planning controversies in one
"This is our latest design for a transmitter mast to blend in with the Lakeland landscape. " |
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24 September 1999 Farming again ...
"Bad news - the sheep ate your government grant cheque." |
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21 December 2001
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3 May 2002 Locals find Kendal's new traffic system a tad confusing
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5 July 2002 Local council
votes for
"Actually, I wasn't voting for loo closures - I had my hand up to be excused for a minute."
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28 March 2003 More post office closures.
"Mum - what's a postman?" |
13 February 2004 The drowning of the Chinese cockle pickers hits the national headlines.  "I don't think I'll have cockles - the cost is too high." |
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1 April 2005 Peace and quiet descend over Windermere as the 10 mph speed limit comes into force
"It's nice to be able to hear the low-flying jets again."
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7 July 2006 South Lakes needs 3,425
(2009 update: |
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15 June 2007 Uproar as rural bus services are threatened
"I hope nobody saw us arrive by car." |
21 March 2008 Cumbria's list of Post Office closures is published
"This is a postcard from us... we couldn't find anywhere on holiday to post it." |
