Cumbria stories you may have missed this week

The the 30kg (66lb) dog had flatly refused to walk any further

A worrying discovery in a field, a row over the cost of mayoral robes and an unusual Lake District rescue.

Here are some of the Cumbria stories you may have missed this week.

Metal detectorists unearth live hand grenade

The hand grenade was discovered in Flookburgh by Kendal Metal Detecting Club

A controlled explosion had to be carried out after a live hand grenade was discovered in a field by metal detectorists.

Members of Kendal Metal Detecting Club were on a day out in Flookburgh when one found the ordnance 4in (10cm) below the surface, hitting it with a spade in the process of digging it up.

Joyce Brown, who had organised the event, contacted Cumbria Police and bomb disposal experts from Catterick Garrison carried out the explosion, which was watched by the club along with the landowner and his family.

Ms Brown said she was not "fazed" by the ordeal and she was "more concerned for the farmer's wall".

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Group urged to make savings on £10k mayoral robe

Mayor of Carlisle, councillor Jeanette Whalen, said the current robe was damaged

Savings could be made when replacing a mayoral robe, a councillor has said.

The Charter Trustees of Carlisle, which aims to preserve the mayoral tradition in the city, decided to replace the ceremonial robe at a cost of £9,945 at a meeting last month, due to its age and wear.

Independent Cumberland councillor Robert Betton, who sits on the committee, said opportunities to make savings were missed and believed the current robe could be refurbished at a lower cost.

However, the Labour Mayor of Carlisle Jeanette Whalen said the robe's fragility meant it was not possible to repair it and the "cheapest like-for-like option" was chosen.

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Large dog rescued after refusing to move

The walkers and the dog were assisted down to the lake shore

A mountain rescue team spent more than three hours helping a dog who refused to move.

Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team (WMRT) was called out by police to Wastwater Screes in the Lake District after the 30kg (66lb) dog would not walk any further.

The area, which has loose boulders is on the bank of Wastwater, underneath Illgill Head and Whin Rigg.

WMRT said the dog and two walkers were safely brought to the landing area and walked back to their campsite.

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Filter 'temporary fix' to harbour's orange water

The water in Whitehaven Harbour, which is usually orange, has been filtered

A new filtering system has provided a temporary solution to a years-long problem of a harbour's water turning orange, bosses have said.

Tests have identified iron ochre getting into Whitehaven's Queens Dock through a culvert draining water from the Bransty railway tunnel, resulting in a discolouration to the harbour.

Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners said the "amazing" transformation to the water was "most likely" the result of a new filter installed by Network Rail in the tunnel, but it was "not yet a permanent fix".

Network Rail said the system was temporary while "essential" work was undertaken, but the firm would play its part in seeking a long-term solution.

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Cafes hit by dine-and-dash spike, says manager

The manager of Keswick cafes No Monkey Business and Cafe Hope says she no longer offers table service due to the rise

A hospitality boss has said the rising number of "dine-and-dash" thieves this year has forced her to start charging customers upfront.

Vicky Mallaghan, manager of No Monkey Business and Cafe Hope, in Keswick, said she had decided to stop offering table service after seeing a spike in customers leaving without paying the bill.

She said it was having a financial impact on her businesses and was also very stressful for her staff.

"If we're short-staffed and things are getting on top of us, we have to change our procedure," she added.

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