AN OUTBOARD motor worth £450 has been stolen from a South Lakeland boating club. The engine, a two-stroke Johnson Seahorse, was taken from Lake Bank Boating Club, Wateryeat, Ulverston, between 9.45pm on June 26 and 2pm on July 5. Anyone with information
AN MP is appealing to landowners to help hundreds of aspiring gardeners in need of a vegetable patch. Westmorland and Lonsdale MP, Tim Farron, has joined Kendal Town Council in its quest to create more allotments in the town, after it was revealed around
SUMMER is here and it’s time for the Wordsworth Trust to put on its biggest exhibition of the year. The Grasmere-based arts organisation is pushing back the boundaries, hosting a ground-breaking show, combining traditional creativity with ultra modern
POLICE are treating damage caused to a car in Kendal during the early hours of Saturday as a criminal act. Officers say the driver’s door of the black Ford Fiesta was scratched with a sharp implement while it was parked outside Brewery Arts in Highgate
A 19-YEAR-OLD man had to undergo emergency surgery after being seriously assaulted in the early hours of Sunday. Police say a group of ‘young males’ attacked the man in Bridge Street, Kendal, at 2.45am, breaking his cheekbones in several places. Officers
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 27-year-old man was punched in the face outside Gino’s Takeaway in Allhallows Lane, Kendal, on June 29. Officers say the victim was attacked at around 11.30pm by a man in his 20s. He is described as 5ft 9ins
A TEENAGER has been ordered to pay almost £500 after he was caught handling a mountain bike worth £3,500 that was stolen from South Lakeland. Mohammed Kesser, 18, of Petre Crescent, Blackburn, admitted receiving stolen goods at South Lakeland
KENDAL Town’s Alex Taylor showed little sign of pre season cobwebs with the striker bagging a hat trick as Town ran out 8-1 winners over Garstang on Monday night. Playing in Town’s first fixture of a busy pre-season campaign Taylor scored three second
PET owners and farmers are being warned to keep their animals away from lakes and rivers as blooms of a deadly algae spread across South Lakeland. A potentially toxic blue-green algae called cyanobacteria has been found in waters in Windermere
PET owners and farmers are being warned to keep their animals away from lakes and rivers as blooms of a deadly algae spread across South Lakeland. A potentially toxic blue-green algae called cyanobacteria has been found in waters in Windermere
WHEN selecting the right vehicle for a 10,000-mile rally across mountains, jungles and deserts a 1983 Dennis Fire Engine might not be your first choice. However, for Tom Lawler, 25, and five friends, it offered the perfect combination of size
A POLISH man has been banned from driving after he was caught drunk behind the wheel in a South Lakeland village. Jacek Radota, 39, of Holme Mills Cottages, in Holme, was involved in a collision with a moped in Duke Street, also in Holme, when
A SOUTH Lakeland man has been ordered to pay £235 after threatening to assault someone in a pub. Paul Booth, 27, of Lingarth, in Lindale, admitted threatening unlawful violence against Simon Fife in the Guide over Sands pub, in Allithwaite,
WITH Ashes fever sweeping the nation, Active Cumbria takes a look at centuries old sport. Since England’s 2005 victory over the Aussies, cricket has enjoyed a surge of interest. The sport improves hand-eye coordination, balance, and endurance, while
GO APE High Wire Forest Adventure has won a national tourism award. The organisation, who has a zip wire and high rope adventure course in Grizedale, beat three other companies to win the Responsible Tourism award category in the TravelMole 2009 Web
PEOPLE can find out more about voluntary work at the Kelsick Centre, St Mary’s Lane, Ambleisde, on Saturday (July 11). Whether looking to bolster your CV, get work experience or fulfil the requirements of a Duke of Edinburgh Award, organisations offering
IN CELEBRATION of the world's toughest sporting event 'Le Tour de France' this weekend the UK's largest cycle store WHEELBASE.co.uk is holding its annual 'Le Tour de Staveley', a non-competitive road sportive for all abilities on Saturday.
CONSERVATIONISTS have called for more protection for peregrine falcons following high levels of persecution, including cases in Cumbria. Since April, three pigeons believed to be smeared in poison have been found tethered to the ground at a peregrine
AN excellent turnout of sheep in each class ensured an annual club show was a success. The North West Suffolk Breeders Club held the event at North West Auctions, Lancaster, and after some tough competition, the Championship went to Keith Denby
Ambleside: Mature elm - pruning away from the building, at Queens Hotel, Market Place, for Queens Hotel; change of use to mixed use to include guest house on first and second floor and shop with sale of cold and hot food to include sandwiches, salads,
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 29-year-old motorcyclist was killed in an accident near Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Stuart David McCarthy, of Westhoughton, Bolton, was riding with a group of five bikers when the crash occurred at 9.05pm on the
RURAL farmland is proving a sound investment according to the latest research. Despite testing economic circumstances, the Rural Property Index shows investment in farmland delivered a positive annual return of 1.7 per cent in 2008. The research was
DENTAL records are being checked to establish if the body of a man found on a beach in west Cumbria is missing Millom angler Paul Sheldon. The 52-year-old was reported missing on June 28 after failing to return home from a fishing trip in Eskmeals.
A 16-year-old has been charged with manslaughter and violent disorder after a former University of Cumbria student died while on a night out with friends in Blackburn. Adam Rogers, 24, suffered a fatal head injury during an incident near Blackburn
IT HAS been positively sub-tropical here, with temperatures in the mid twenties and humidity at 60 per cent and above. The heat, coupled with several heavy downpours, has been great for plant growth, but it’s not so easy for the gardener.
THE Grayhound Inn in Grizebeck will hold a rock day on Saturday (July 11). The Muscovados, Bag of Spanners, The Balkanics, The Razzcats and Therb Diamante will rock the crowds at the free event from 2pm - 10pm. There will be a selection of meals on
FUNNY Enuff (J. Atkinson and E. Morton) won both the Vice-Commodore’s Prize and the Dragonfly Trophy when the Flying 15 Fleet from RWYC raced last weekend Racing took place in the southern section of Lake Windermere with 5-8mph breezes.
THOUSANDS of women in South Lakeland are being urged to make one last dash for cash in aid of Cancer Research UK. The charity is asking everyone who took part in this year’s Race for Life to take that final step by returning their sponsorship
SHADOW Secretary of State for Defra and Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has called for a significant proportion of funding to go towards tackling the decline of the honey bee. Defra invested up to £10million to help to identify the main threats
FAR Arnside will be made spick and span thanks to a BeachCare clean-up tomorrow (Saturday). Volunteers can meet at the road end at 10am to take part in the beach clean, which will run until noon. For more information contact Susannah Bleakley
KENDAL Athletics Club moved into second place in the Cumbria Track and Field League with an outstanding performance at the second meeting in the series in Carlisle. With two meetings remaining, the Kendal club trail Barrow and Furness Striders by only
KENDAL Town’s busy pre-season got of to a great start as Lee Ashcroft’s side ran riot at Garstang to finish 8-1 winners. Town striker Alex Taylor stole the show as the former Burnley man bagged a hat-trick against West Lancashire League Garstang
A TEENAGER who led police on a car chase through South Lakeland was sentenced to prison. Daniel Mason, 19, of Cartmel Place, Morecambe, also stole from his aunt to buy drugs, Kendal Magistrates heard this week. Prosecuting, Lisa O’Laughlin said
A TEENAGE mother assaulted police officers and her boyfriend during a one-month period of offending. Katrina Swayne, 19, of 20 Anchorite Fields, Kendal, pleaded guilty to five charges of assault, one charge of using threatening behaviour and
A MAN who caused nearly £3,000 of damage to council offices escaped prison. Mitchell Dean Harrison, 20, of Highgate Court, Kendal pleaded guilty to criminal damage, burglary and threatening behaviour at Kendal magistrates this week. Prosecuting,
POLICE are seeking information after a spate of small fires caused damage to private property in Sedbergh Road, Kendal. Officers say the fires were lit overnight between Sunday and Monday. No further information was released but a Cumbria
