A SOUTH Lakeland school has been rated as good by Government inspectors. Penny Bridge CE Primary School, near Greenodd, also has some outstanding features, particularly in personal development and the curriculum inspectors said. “The school provides
Heron Hill residents watched on as a hot air balloon skimmed over rooftops and landed in a school playing field this morning. Carrying 16 passengers, the scenic Virgin flight took off from Kentmere Valley at 7.15am, but still winds
I DARE you not to drool over this week's goodies - surely a feast sent from heaven! For starters, watch out for the Iberico de Bellota which will soon be on the shelves at Dales butchers in Kirkby Lonsdale. This king of Spanish hams is made from pigs
WHEN is a French bread pizza not a French bread pizza? When it’s a ‘tartine’ of course – the traditional lunchtime fodder for hard-working French craft bakers. Grabbing whatever’s to hand in the larder – tomatoes, a little cheese, perhaps a few vegetables
VILLAGERS celebrated American Independence Day with sports events, a parade and a gruelling 10k fell race at the annual Warton Sports Day. Huge crowds of competitors and spectators turned out to the Lancashire village to watch a parade of elaborately
Not only has their culinary genius helped the school meet new Government nutrition standards three months ahead of schedule, but their 'meal deals' menus have generated a 20 per cent increase in school dinner take-up. QKS is one of six secondary
A TEENAGER who denied that he had deliberately stabbed another youth has been cleared of wounding charges. The 16-year-old was accused of attacking the 17-year-old on Stramongate Bridge, Kendal, on December 11. The youth, from Windermere, denied wounding
A LARGE amount of cash was stolen from a property on Park Avenue in Kendal. Police are seeking information regarding the theft, which occurred between Wednesday, July 1 and Wednesday, July 8. Anyone with information should call Kendal Police on
GAME farmers are being warned to be vigilant after the attempted theft of almost 1,000 poults from a north-west farm. A gang targeted the farm near Preston and removed the young game birds, including pheasants and partridges, from secure cabins
POLICE are investigating a link between a spate of thefts in South Lakeland. At 1am on Sunday, Cartmel Grange Nursing Home was broken in to and a safe containing cash and jewellery was stolen from the office, with the thieves using a wheelbarrow found
KENDAL rockers The Hoodoo have been picked from over 500 applicants to play at this year’s Cockermouth Rock Festival. Vocalist Ferg Wade, guitarist Roger Cairns - both of former Kendal band Hush - bass player Beak Davison, from Windermere and
AN EXCITED bunch of schoolchildren swapped their desks for horseback and their classrooms for yurts as Mongolian Week got into full swing. Pupils from Dean Barwick School in Witherslack teamed up with staff and students from Lancaster’s Beaumont
A HISTORIC South Lakeland firm’s profits have almost halfed during the last financial year due to a difficult trading climate. James Cropper Plc, a Burneside-based manufacturer of quality paper products that employs almost 500 people in South Lakeland
A GREEN energy scheme planned for Killington Reservoir near Kendal will use water and wind power to generate electricity for 2,300 homes. British Waterways want to site up to two 80-metre turbines and a small-scale hydro scheme at the lake near junction
HUNDREDS of people have been having their say on the future of a controversial car park this week. Once again, New Road common land has been a hot topic in Kendal, with a three-week public consultation eliciting strong views from people who live and
FRIDAY : Stonewell Tavern, Lancaster: The Section. Wateredge Inn, Ambleside: Fiona. Dickie Doodles, Kendal: Cliff Rescue. SATURDAY: Unicorn Inn, Ambleside: Folk Night. Stonewell Tavern, Lancaster: Chas Ambler and Michael Jackson Farewell Disco. Sticklebarn
A RETAIL giant has been given the green light to expand its store in Kendal town centre despite objections from local residents. Marks & Spencer, which moved to its Library Road site in 1994, will add an extra floor to the store after South Lakeland
United Utilties, which looks after the county's power network on behalf of Electricity North West, is trialling the use of helicopters to survey overhead lines. Test flights along the west coast, Millom, Broughton-in-Furness, Askam-in-Furness and between
A FORMER Furness resident and University of Cumbria student has been killed by a single punch on a night out with friends. Adam Rogers, 24, was killed when he was punched and hit his head on the floor during the incident in Blackburn, police have said
LITTER louts and dog owners who allow their pets to foul South Lakeland’s streets could soon face a crack down. South Lakeland District Council’s cabinet agreed to consider tougher enforcement as part of a raft of recommendations to improve
FEARS that more than a third of South Lakeland’s 44 public toilets will be axed to save cash have been allayed. Concern over the future of the area’s least-used loos was raised after a consultants’ report to South Lakeland District Council
A LITTLE girl whose tummy ache was passed off as a simple bug will be welcomed home to Kendal today, just three weeks after a heart transplant. Tiny Skye Wilson started feeling ill around her sixth birthday in April and within days was fighting
SOUTH Lakeland and Furness have been put on high alert in anticipation of a major spread of swine flu. NHS Cumbria says it has full stocks of anti-viral drugs to combat a predicted rise in cases in these areas over the coming months.
