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The round-up
Kirkby Stephen man climbs Everest
 Peter Brittleton
Kirkby Stephen builder Peter Brittleton climbed to the summit of Mount Everest
at 0200 GMT on May 23, 2008 - and you won't find many people in town who can lay claim to a feat like that! Full story here
Community plan launched
The Upper Eden Community Plan has been launched. If that sounds like something of a distant issue to you then think again - it's an important document that a group of Eden people have spent a long time developing, and it concerns all our futures, and those of our children.
One of the most important issues dealt with in the plan is housing. If rural life as we know it is dying, many people believe it's the lack of affordable housing that is killing it.
The plan is available at the Community and Council
Centre, but a quicker way to see it is to click this link . It really is worth having a look.
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Our thriving town
 Kath Pemberton at Beautiful Curtains
Take a look at KSO's section on the shops and services of our town and the surrounding villages.
We're a community website, so there are no 'advertising' fees for Kirkby-based businesses to be listed. If your shop isn't on our list, you'd better get in touch so we can put it on.
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A free ticket to adventure
Huzzah! For some of us of a certain age bus travel is now free. Ann Sandell has the lowdown on some choice local destinations. In fact they're so good it's even worth buying a ticket if you're young enough to need one ...
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Going out for a meal tonight?
This is an interesting little feature that's bound to keep you amused for a few moments. Ever wondered how the place you've chosen to go for that celebration meal rated in its last hygiene inspection? Here's some local results ...
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