“APPALLING” and “totally unacceptable” is how councillors have described the lack of consultation surrounding reduced opening hours at Kendal Tourist Information Centre. Coun Austen Robinson said South Lakeland District Council had breached
AN expert sheepdog handler and trainer is getting ready to walk her native Cumbrian sheep across one of the most famous bridges in the world tomorrow (Saturday). Katy Cropper, of Hause Farm, between Shap and Orton, has been asked to take part in the
MADCAP comedian Freddie Starr brings his own brand of outrageous humour to Ulverston’s Coronation Hall on Friday, July 24 (7.30pm). Born in wartime Liverpool, Freddie has celebrated more than 50 years in showbusiness and got his big break in
LEADING organisations in agriculture have spoken out against the proposals to introduce compulsory electronic identity tagging of sheep. The National Sheep Association (NSA) and Rare Breed Survival Trust (RBST) believe the European Union proposals are
FEARS are growing that farmers will be held liable if their cattle attack walkers using footpaths across their land, after a court hearing. Cumbrian farmer John Cameron was found liable for breach of his duty in negligence at Preston Crown Court, after
A BIKE worth £2,000 has been stolen from Windermere Marina. The red and white men’s mountain bike was on the bike rack of a car left at the site overnight on Friday. Anyone with information is asked to contact Cumbria Police on 0845-3300247.
A TRIO of young ospreys has had a successful health check. The Lake District Osprey Team near Keswick weighed, measured, photographed and gave each bird a ring on each leg - a British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) ring on their left leg, which is unique
A TEACHER will test his stamina by swimming 135 miles along the Thames next month to raise money for leukaemia research. The challenge - the equivalent of six and a half trips across the English Channel - will see Kirkby Stephen Grammar School’s Mark
A TEACHER will test his stamina by swimming 135 miles along the Thames next month. The challenge - the equivalent of six and a half trips across the English Channel - will see Kirkby Stephen Grammar School’s Mark Walsh spend five days submerged in the
A POPULAR exhibition of Cumbrian farming across the ages which has captured the imagination of the public moves to a new location next week. The Pentalk photographic display, which attracted 5,600 in its first two months at Penrith’s Rheged
A GROUP of schoolgirls who designed a boardgame to make maths fun have been offered £100,000 for their invention - and turned the cash down. The Casterton School pupils were told by business experts that their classroom creation was worth more
BUSINESS rates could be slashed if a campaign to save small shops gets the green light. Westmorland and Lonsdale Conservative parliamentary candidate, Gareth McKeever is fighting for a 75 per cent discount for independent retailers in their
A GROUP of schoolgirls who designed a boardgame to make maths fun have been offered £100,000 for their invention - and turned the cash down. The Casterton School pupils were told by business experts that their classroom creation was worth more
TEXTILE artist Jan Hicks has been selected as one of the best new arts graduates in the country and will be exhibiting her weaving and embroidery work at the Business Design Centre in London next week (July 9-12). The popular New Designers show has been
After all the recession-busting columns this year, I thought it was time to 'Think Pink! Think Positive!', writes Derek Kingwell. Fine balance is what’s needed in a decent rosé and the quality of those tasted below has been quite outstanding
ONE of the country’s fastest growing chain stores opened a new branch in Kendal at the weekend, creating 40 jobs and the opportunity for shoppers to snap up a bargain. Discount retailer Home Bargains - owned by the TJ Morris family firm
SIXTEEN-year-old Alisha Casement, a pupil at Queen Elizabeth School, Kirkby Lonsdale, has won her first gold medal. She was competing in the Northern Athletics Regional Finals at Gateshead International Stadium, where she and won the Under-17 girls’
KENDAL’S James Ellison finished Sunday’s Knockhill showdown in Scotland on a positive note with a podium-place after a torrid first-race experience. Meanwhile, Ellison’s Airwaves Yamaha team-mate Leon Camier put together another coulple of pristine performances
THREE riders all scored a maximum 300 points in the fifth Lakeland Lanequest series. David Heffernan, David Hollingham and Mike Toyn visited all 30 controls to achieve the feat. Wheelbase rider Toyn had already secured the series title with maximum
TWENTY-one wickets fell during the opening day of Cumberland's Minor Counties clash with Staffordshire on Sunday. Staffordshire were dismissed for 129 in 51.1 0vers with Greg Wilmott top-scoring on 28 not out. Alex Stead took 3-21 and Daryl Wearing 3
A HISTORIC church hall has been given a fresh lease of life as a much-needed affordable homes complex. High Gate Hall at New Inn Yard in Kendal has been converted into sixteen high quality, affordable properties for rent. Dating back
THIS is a pleasing walk to places that you may have visited before but which have changed, been renewed or possibly have been forgotten over the years. The church, the hall, the waterfalls and the stepping stones are all stunning in their own way
Winner – Langley / Bridge Creative Competition. One lucky winner has won a £1,000 bespoke walnut cabinet made exclusively for the Bolton News. The winner is Susan Holt From Bolton. Winners – World of Glass Competition.
EIGHT people have been arrested following an alleged assault on a group of eastern European men in Kirkby Stephen. The four victims had been socialising in the town on Saturday night and were walking home along High Street when police say they
EIGHT people have been arrested following an alleged assault on a group of eastern European men in Kirkby Stephen. The four victims had been socialising in the town on Saturday night and were walking home along High Street when police say they were attacked
HARVESTING GARLIC: This week Dirty Nails has been digging up his garlic. Yellowing tops indicate ripening bulbs underground and are the cue for lifting. A fork is inserted to the full length of its tines (or prongs), and levered upwards
KENDAL Town have arranged a last-minute pre-season friendly with Football League side Carlisle United to take place at Parkside this Thursday, July 9 (kick-off 7.45pm). Admission will be £6 for adults, OAPS £3 and U16s £1.
