Seven goals including a spectacular David Foster overhead kick, some lovely passages of play and a 5-2 Kendal Town win. This fixture against a young Carlisle United side might not have had the intensity of a league match, but it had more then
POLICE are appealing for information after a "suspicious" incident when a man tried to stop a young girl in the street. At 4.15pm on Thursday, a man aged between 30 and 40 years old tried to stop an 11-year-old girl who was cycling on the pavement
THE opening sale of store lambs drew in the crowds at Gisburn Auction Mart. Texel cross lambs, from Wigglesworth farmer, Susan Murphy, topped the sale at £56, selling to PE Dalby, of Otley, West Yorkshire. Auctioneer, Rachel Capstick, of Richard Turner
AN APPRECIATIVE Kendal Parish Church audience made the most of a balmy evening at the Westmorland Youth Orchestra’s entertaining, if sometimes challenging, summer concert. Noel Bertram continued his crusade to broaden the musical horizons of both orchestra
FIRST time novelists often turn to autobiographical inspiration for their plots and this trend has been dutifully continued in Peter Cropper’s book Bowing Out. Like the hero Chris O’Neill, the author used to be a teacher. A key difference, however, is
LAWRENCE Alderson is an internationally renowned author of technical books on livestock breeding and production, but this novel – his first work of fiction – is very much a human story. Spanning 60 years, A Pennine Dynasty follows the contrasting careers
LIKE a blackbird pecking away at the carcass of a dead mammal, Una picks over the incident that was the death of her innocence. But is Ray, the man she hasn’t seen for 15 years, the victim of the affair or the grim reaper of her joy for life
THE oldest place of worship in Settle has been given an update. Extensive work has been carried out on the 1678 Quaker meeting house, in Kirkgate, to eradicate woodworm, replace joists and flooring and strengthen the gallery. The Grade Two listed
WESTMORLAND and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has slammed yesterday’s defeat in the House of Commons on the vote to reduce duty on alcohol as “a real blow” to the pub industry. “This is a very disappointing result and a real blow to the pub industry,” said
A LEADING Yorkshire Dales cheese company has appointed a new commercial director to help pursue ambitious plans for future growth. Hawes-based The Wensleydale Creamery have appointed Peter Andrew, 43, as its commercial director. Mr Andrew arrives having
THE nation’s favourite postman is just one of the options being explored for an innovative sculpture in a South Lakeland park. Postman Pat, whose adventures in Greendale were inspired by the life of a rural Cumbrian postie, could be the subject
A Royal Navy Sea King Mark 5 Search and Rescue helicopter will visit Kendal’s Queen Katherine School next Tuesday (14 July). The helicopter and her crew of four – part of the Royal Navy's HMS Gannet SAR Flight – will spend almost four hours at the school
EACH year thousands of people head to Lancaster’s Williamson Park to enjoy one of the biggest open air walkabout theatre events in the UK. This time around The Dukes theatre’s acclaimed creative team puts on the timeless epic of love, honour
A KEY service that helps rural businesses navigate complex planning regulations is set to continue in Cumbria. The Northwest Regional Development Agency has announced it is to continue with its Rural Planning Facilitation Service in the county - committing
BUSINESS leaders are being invited to the Cumbria Chamber of Commerce’s latest networking event. The Network Lunch event, on Thursday, July 23, at the Clarence House hotel, in Barrow, will be attended by guest speaker David Heeley, founder of top dining
THE North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust has appointed a new chief executive. Darren Hurrell replaces John Burnside, who retired from the role at the end of May. A former chief executive of Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Foundation Trust, based
A CUMBRIAN law firm has produced a free guide to help businesses through the economic downturn. The guide offers advice on how to protect against a customer becoming insolvent, and alternative cost-saving measures to redundancy. Explaining the decision
A TWENTY pence tip could turn into a bonus worth hundreds of pounds for two teenage waitresses. Harriet Walker and Ailish Butland normally expect to share between £30 and £40 in tips after a busy day serving at Baldrys Cafe in Grasmere -
AMBULANCE bosses failed to keep a promise to allow paramedics more flexibility over where to take patients for treatment, Tim Farron has claimed. The Westmorland and Lonsdale MP complained to North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) after paramedics and
A KIND-HEARTED Kendalian raised more than £1,000 for cancer charities by swapping birthday presents for donations. Catherine Hine of Garden Road decided to turn her 40th birthday celebrations into a fundraising extravaganza in memory of a lost loved
ULLSWATER steamers is holding a special event to raise money for the endangered red squirrel. Three Simply Red Squirrel cruises in aid of conservation group Save Our Squirrels will take place on August 8. Departing from Glenridding at
A FAMILY that saved a Lake District tourist information centre from closure have been so successful they have launched a fashion shop. Rob and Julia Treeby, who took over the Hawkshead tourist information centre when the Lake District National
A SPECIAL Ceilidh Taste of Scotland cruise has been organised to help raise funds for Children in Need. Ullswater Steamers will hold a two-hour cruise where passengers will be entertained by the Eden Ceilidh Band, enjoy Scottish-themed canapés provided
THE Lake District will get its own online television channel later this month. Lakes TV goes live on July 27, featuring an array of gig and film reviews, cookery programmes, sports roundups, business features and documentaries. There will also
MORE than £700,000 has been spent on hedgerows and dry stone walling restoration in Cumbria over the past year. Natural England’s Higher Level Stewardhip (HLS) scheme has allocated around £712,000 to farmers and landowners in the county to
A PRIMARY school head teacher who has chalked up 36 years in the profession is ready to retire. Paul Gardner has been at the helm of Kendal’s Heron Hill Primary School for the last 12 years. He started his teaching career in Burnley,
A SOUTH Lakeland man died partly as a result of his mining past a coroner has recorded. Arnold Parkinson, 81, died of bronchial pneumonia while living at the Heversham House care home, an inquest has heard. Mr Parkinson, who, during his youth, worked
A HOLLYWOOD classic was brought to life at a Kendal care home when residents set sail on a virtual cruise to the world’s greatest holiday destinations. Drawing on the glamour of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, residents at the Summerhill Nursing and Residential
AN ORGANISATION which aims to help businesses attract visitors could take over one of South Lakeland’s troubled TICs. The Lakes Hospitality Association is in talks with Kirkby Lonsdale about running its tourist information centre along with a district
AN ORGANISATION which aims to help businesses attract visitors could take over one of South Lakeland’s troubled TICs. The Lakes Hospitality Association is in talks with Kirkby Lonsdale about running its tourist information centre along with a district
A JUMBLE sale is taking place in Endmoor, near Kendal, tomorrow (Saturday). The sale is being held in the Village Hall between 2pm and 4pm and all proceeds will be donated to Preston Patrick Church. Contributions can be taken to the hall from 10am tomorrow
KENDAL Town FC take on Carlisle United tonight in hastily arranged pre-season friendly at Parkside Road. The friendly, which is Town’s first home fixture of the season, was arranged just five days ago but promise to be a eagerly contested encounter
A CORONER has recorded an open verdict on the death of a woman who plunged 250ft from the top of a South Lakeland landmark. Freda Gadstone, 57, of Lyndene Drive, Grange-over-Sands, died on February 24 of multiple injuries, particularly from
A MAN is in a stable condition in hospital after a "serious" road traffic collision on the A5084 yesterday near Coniston. The 47-year-old, from Barrow, was riding a black and red Honda motorbike, which was involved in collision with a blue Mercedes,
