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Media Coverage What the papers and other media have to say Here are samples of just some of the worldwide
press coverage that The Dedicated Partnership has received:
Face
off - RENAULT CLIO WEB SITE, September 7-12
2001 - There's nothing easy about gurning. It requires
concentration, facial elasticity and a complete lack of inhibition. Oh,
and an ugly face helps... New website - WESTMORLAND GAZETTE, June 29 2001 - A new website has been launched by Cumbria Magistrates Courts Service to give users information about court services and increase public accountability for the service... We ARE open for trade in Cumbria – NEWS & STAR, April 19 2001 - Cumbria’s tourism businesses have to ram home the message that the county is “open for business” despite the foot and mouth outbreak… Cumbria is back in business – LAKELAND ECHO, April 17 2001 - A Web site has been launched to tell the world that Cumbria, despite being the county worst hit by the foot-and-mouth crisis, has never been ‘out of business’… Cumbriabackinbusiness.com – THE KESWICK REMINDER, April 13 2001 – A new Web site has been launched to help businesses and tourism in Cumbria during the foot and mouth outbreak, and also to raise money for the Fighting Fund... An eye-opening look at Web sites – BUSINESS GAZETTE, March 2001 - The chances are that you won’t make it to the end of this article. Research has shown, however, that the nature by which you digest information will vary markedly according to…
Mugs worth a mint – THE NET, February 2001 - If you're pulling in perfect tens on the amateur sites, why not enter a professional contest?... Vigorous competition in the net’s portal race – BUSINESS GAZETTE, January 2001 - Once upon a time, in an internet era long ago, computer users would visit Netscape’s Web site for one single purpose – to download the latest version of their browser. This has all changed… Pulling power in a spiralling market – THE FINANCIAL TIMES, December 27 2000 - When you open your wine over New Year, you’ll probably be more interested in the contents of the bottle than the corkscrew you’re opening it with... Richard's Favourite - www.cumbria.uk.com - THE WEB REVIEW (ITV), October 10 2000 - My favourite this week was sent in by viewer Paul, who pointed us towards an amusing section on ‘gurning’ within this Cumbria tourist site... Gurning goes hi-tech with internet contest - WHITEHAVEN NEWS, August 17 2000 - Egremont's age-old tradition of gurning is going hi-tech with the launch of the world's first on-line gurning competition... Manchester's ugly mug is one of the best - BBC ONLINE MANCHESTER, August 11 2000 - A man pulling a funny face has been crowned 'Gurner of the Month' by a Cumbrian website... Update or be left behind by your competitors - BUSINESS GAZETTE, August 2000 - People often talk about 'sticky' Web sites; by this they are referring to the content of the site being sufficiently enticing for someone to stay - or 'stick' - on it for a significant period of time... Tourism group back on the Web - THE SOUTH LAKES CITIZEN, July 12, 2000 - Furness Tourism Partnership has re-launched its Web site in a bit to draw further visitors to the area... Web site revamped to attract visitors - NORTH-WEST EVENING MAIL, July 6, 2000 - Furness Tourism Partnership has revamped its Web site in a bid to entice even more visitors to the region... Launching a one-stop Cumbrian Web shop - BUSINESS GAZETTE, July, 2000 - For the millions of people who use the Internet, portals have become the starting points whenever they log onto the Web. A portal - or gateway - is simply a Web site offering content that loads quickly, and that surfers will find both helpful and easy to use... Gurning site nets an ugly mug haul - NEWS & STAR, 30 June, 2000 - If the internet makes you screw up your face in horror, then Paul Johnson has a Web site for you. Dr. Johnson is the power behind www.cumbria.uk.com - home of the world's first on-line gurning competition... Your PC says "I Love You" but the feeling's not mutual - BUSINESS GAZETTE, June, 2000 - Most of the urgent e-mails you get about "deadly viruses" are just hoaxes. But there are a few real ones out there. This month, for example, saw the release of a virus entitled "I Love You"... Directing more Web traffic to your site - BUSINESS GAZETTE, May, 2000 - The internet is something you either love or hate. For many businesses it is a frustrating medium where it's difficult to be found amongst such a colossal mass of information... Charm of Lakes lures Japanese - THE GUARDIAN, November 8, 1999 - The Japanese are shunning London - traditionally the most popular tourist destination in the UK - in preference for the rugged charms of the Lake District... Leisure centre 'amazed at the results' - THE WESTMORLAND GAZETTE, November 5, 1999 - www.langdale.co.uk generates "serious amounts of business" for the Langdale Leisure Estate, with its hotel, country club, timeshare units and pub... Web site has already paid for itself - THE WESTMORLAND GAZETTE, November 5, 1999 - "Without doubt this is the way business is going to be done in future" says Rothay Garden Hotel managing director Chris Carss of the internet... Hotels On Line - BUSINESS GAZETTE, November, 1999 - The Dedicated Partnership - a Kendal based travel and tourism promotion company - are launching a new Web site for the UK hotel industry... Surf the Net - GUIDE POST, October, 1999 - For up to date information on accommodation, activities, attractions... New marketing tool for Grange-over-Sands - SLDC CULTURAL & TOURISM UPDATE, Summer, 1999 - Grange-over-Sands is now live on the World Wide Web, thanks to a partnership between South Lakeland District Council, Grange- over-Sands Town Council, Cumbria County Council, Grange Chamber of Trade and Grange Now... You too can share the secret - WESTMORLAND GAZETTE, April 30, 1999 - At the southern tip of Windermere, you will find a secret corner inhabited by man for more than 6,000 years...
Resort provides a site for surfers... - WESTMORLAND GAZETTE, April 9, 1999 - Grange-over-Sands has gone online and already 100 people have clicked into the holiday town... Grange on the Internet - GRANGE NOW!, April, 1999 - You can now log on to Grange at www.grange-over-sands.com. The Web site is to be officially launched on 29th March at... 'Thief' nabbed by internet - NORTH-WEST EVENING MAIL, March 30, 1999 - Man repairing CCTV seen 10,000 miles away. Coniston electrician John Barlow had the shock of his life when an eagle- eyed American put him in the frame for stealing a CCTV camera... Grange-over-Sands on the World Wide Web - SLDC TOURISM & ARTS UPDATE, Spring, 1999 - A new internet site for Grange-over- Sands will be launched in late March in a unique partnership between Grange Town Council, SLDC, Cumbria County Council, Grange Now!, private sector operators and Grange Chamber of Trade... Restaurant with a lake view - NORTH WEST EVENING MAIL GOURMET GUIDE, 1999 - The spectacularly situated restaurant of the famous Miller Howe Hotel in Windermere has undergone a huge facelift in readiness for the millennium... Web Watch - Rachel Garnett keeps you plugged into the internet - THE WESTMORLAND GAZETTE, December 24, 1998 - Seaside resort Grange-over-Sands will market its appeal to young and old around the world with an internet Web site. Grange will be promoted not only as a tourist destination but also... Buenos Hoteles Individuales - Boletin Turistico Num 83, Julio 10, 1998 - Estas paginas son un directorio de hoteles de propiedad u operación individual, muchos de ellos en el Norte de Inglaterra... Water World - THE ADVERTISER, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, May 2, 1998 - Water and mountains form the beauty of the Lake District but Karin Keays finds that art in a forest brings added charm...
Cumbria The Lake District - CUMBRIA TOURIST BOARD MEMBERS' BULLETIN, September, 1997 - 'Cumbria The Lake District' - the Official Cumbria Tourist Board Web site - is already receiving approximately 5,000 page accesses a week. Featuring about 100 members, it has fast become... Cumbria Tourist Board on the Web! - CUMBRIA TOURIST BOARD MEMBERS' BULLETIN, April, 1997 - Following an agreement with The Dedicated Partnership, the official "Cumbria - The Lake District" Web site will be up and running by the end of April. Many operators are offering to provide access to the internet, but this will be the only site carrying the Cumbria Tourist Board stamp of authenticity... MPs join forces to promote Furness tourist hot spots - LAKES LEADER, May 15 1996 Two MPs have crossed the political divide to help officially launch the 1996 top visitor attractions leaflet for the Furness and Cartmel Peninsulas. Selling Furness to the Eskimos - NORTH-WEST EVENING MAIL, August 31, 1994 Furness and Cartmel residents may soon be rubbing noses with Eskimo tourists in search of a new and unusual holiday destination... Ulverston visitor numbers on the rise thanks to new leaflets - NORTH-WEST EVENING MAIL, April 21, 1994 - Tourism in Ulverston is booming after the publication of one million information leaflets extolling the virtues of 23 of the area's top visitor attractions... Furness
bumper guide to days out - NORTH-WEST EVENING MAIL, April 12, 1994
- The latest information on days out in Furness is listed in the 1994
edition of Top Visitor Attractions on the Furness and Cartmel Peninsulas...
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