Residents of Cumbria have long corrected the erroneous use of Lake Windermere or Lake Ullswater - pointing out quite rightly that it says the same thing twice.

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All services from and to Oxenholme and Windermere in the Lake District and Carlisle will terminate at and start from Preston.

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It also said it had no plans to impose a blanket ban on the loch similar to the one now in place on Windermere in the Lake District.

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Traffic cones, road signs, bottles, shoes and an old black and white car registration plate were among the rubbish found in a clean-up of Windermere in the Lake District.

BBC: Windermere clean-up finds traffic cones, signs and shoes

Rangers say the 1, 000 geese in Windermere have been causing environmental problems by grazing and polluting the lake with droppings.

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With their departure, Windermere will once again start to be that jewel in the crown of the Lake District.

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Campaigners from the Keep Windermere Alive Association, claim a series of studies conclude a wide range of activities can safely take place on the lake, including the use of power boats.

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