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Sarah Varty standing outside her shop, The Healthy Skin Clinic. She has black hair and is wearing a black uniform.

Cumbria stories you may have missed this week

Stories from Cumbria include a missing tortoise which was found months after being lost.

Leonardo the tortoise walking on a lawn

Tortoise missing for months found a mile from home

Leonardo, who disappeared from his owner's garden in July, is found safe and well near his home.

Photo of campaigning group The Roxy Collective standing outside the eponymous cinema they've managed to save. They are eight people, three men and five women, wearing coats and smiling at the camera.

Historic cinema's future secured by £500k funding

Campaigners have worked for years to save the much-loved Ulverston venue from closure.

A group of women wearing fluorescent green tops look exhausted as they pull a one-tonne car up Kirkstone Pass.

Women break record for pulling car up high pass

The women smash a previous Kirkstone Pass car pull record, raising money for an Ulverston hospice.

Road leading up to Nook Farm Bungalow in Ulverston. The farm sits in a green field with cottages to its left. It is a sunny day.

Plans for 350 homes at two farms set for approval

Planning officers recommend two housing developments at West End Farm and Nook Farm for approval.

David Lamb carving an inscription on a piece of stone. He is sat by the flat piece of stone, holding carving tools. He has short brown hair and is wearing safety googles, a grey waistcoat jacked and cream shirt.

Stonemasons sought to pass skills on to learners

Stonemasonry is at risk of disappearing because few places teach the heritage skill.

Team Spot smiling at the camera, as they sit outside The Old Mart in Victoria Road. From left to right: Zoe Mander, Ceri Hutton, holding a red sign reading The Spot, Jennie Dennett, who holds the keys, Helen Shacklady, Simon Wand and Stephanie Sexton.

New community hub after 'rough run' of closures

Those behind the purchase say they have had "unbelievable support to pull off a win" for the town.

A long, brown eel being measured in a grey container. A red bucket and grass can be seen below.

Bid to boost endangered eel population

South Cumbria Rivers Trust hopes to install rocks to help migrating eels navigate weirs.

A general view of the field where the camping pods were planned

Farm's 'harmful' camping pods plans thrown out

The planning inspectorate says the impact of the project would not outweigh its economic benefits.