A £3 million pound project is set to make Coniston Water a higher quality environment for its animal and plant life. Water company United Utilities plans to build a new treatment process at its Coniston Wastewater Treatment Works, which will help remove
A £3 million pound project is set to make Coniston Water a higher quality environment for its animal and plant life. Water company United Utilities plans to build a new treatment process at its Coniston Wastewater Treatment Works, which will help remove
PATTERDALE mountain rescue team evacuated a young woman from the summit of Lower Man, Helvellyn today (July 24). The woman was suffering with pain from an old injury and was unable to make her own way off the mountain around 3pm. Patterdale MRT
THE DAUGHTER of Coniston water speed ace Donald Campbell has called for her late father to be honoured with a posthumous knighthood. Gina Campbell was just 17-years-old when her father was killed while piloting the 300mph jet-powered boat Bluebird
A NORTH Lancashire pub company is selling off ten per cent of its public houses. Mitchell’s of Lancaster, which owns around 60 pubs, is selling six freehold pubs, including the Devonshire Arms, in Ulverston, and the Horse and Jockey, in Dalton in Furness
ONE of the area's most popular motor events will be held for the 49th time on Saturday (August 1). The Percy Duff Barbon Motorcycle Hill Climb, run by the Westmorland Motor Club, will take place in the beautiful parkland setting of Barbon Manor at Barbon
PATERDALE Mountain Rescue Team were called out to two incidents yesterday. At around 5pm a lady from Bristol slipped on a damp path as she made her way off Sheffield Pike, towards the old mines above Greenside, Glenridding. She heard
PATERDALE Mountain Rescue Team were called out to two incidents yesterday. At around 5pm a lady from Bristol slipped on a damp path as she made her way off Sheffield Pike, towards the old mines above Greenside, Glenridding. She heard
THE old and new meet in perfect harmony as Lake District Summer Music celebrates its 25th birthday. Recognised by many as one of the top three festivals of its kind in the UK, it runs from Saturday, August 1, until Saturday, August 15.
A SOUTH Lakeland financial management firm has taken on new staff. Independent Investment Associates Ltd, based in Grange-over-Sands, has recruited consultant Jason Crane and senior paraplanner Sue Lowis. Leigh Hornby, director of IIA, which advises
NOW the summer holidays are here the RSPB Leighton Moss nature reserve in Silverdale has lots of activities planned to keep little wildlife lovers entertained. A flying insect safari and an opportunity to explore underwater life are on offer at family
SMALL businesses throughout Cumbria are set to benefit from a £9.5 million education programme. The University of Cumbria has been selected to deliver the Leading Enterprise and Development (LEAD) course aimed at businesses with less than 20 staff.
A GROUP set up to tackle wildfires in Cumbria’s countryside is looking for new members and stepping up its training. Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service joined forces with Cumbria County Council, the Lake District National Park Authority and the Forestry
THEY can stand the heat, and they can't wait to get into the kitchen ... that's the GCSE catering students at Sedbergh's Settlebeck High School who have once again staged their version of television's Hell's Kitchen. The event was organised for the second
I'M not a lover of pork loin - it might be lean but to my mind that makes it dry. Spare rib or shoulder, on the other hand, is usually much more moist and flavoursome thanks to the layers of fat which melt as the meat cooks. When I spotted a little pork
POLICE used a stinger device to stop car thieves on the M6 at Killington yesterday. Drivers of a blue Ford Escort, stolen in Egremont, failed to stop when signalled by officers at Junction 40 of the motorway. Police pursued the car down
RURAL jobseekers have been hit harder by the recession than those in urban towns and cities, according to the Local Government Association (LGA). Research has shown that although there are more people chasing every job in urban areas - nine for every
RURAL jobseekers have been hit harder by the recession than those in urban towns and cities, according to the Local Government Association (LGA). Research has shown that although there are more people chasing every job in urban areas - nine for every
A Kendal teenager is to appear before magistrates after it is alleged he hit a 20-yr-old Kendal man over the head with a metal bar in the town on July 18. The 17-yr-old male was arrested yesterday and is due to appear in Kendal Magistrates court July
A BLUE Ford Fiesta was damaged while parked on a garage forecourt on the Dockray Hall industrial estate, Kendal. The damage occurred between 6:30pm on Wednesday July 22 and 8:30am on Thursday July 23. Anyone with information should call PC Hunter
CUMBRIA’S tourism businesses will play a vital role in preventing the spread of swine flu in the county, according to health chiefs. With millions of holidaymakers expected in the Lake District this summer, hoteliers are being urged to wise up to the
VINTAGE motors will be on display in Grange next month at the annual Dales and Lakes Historic Vehicle Day. Over 250 rare and classic cars, motor cycles and commercial vehicles have already signed up for the show on August 9. Many vehicles will drive
A £450,000 project has been launched in north Lancashire and Cumbria to help save one of the UK’s rarest butterflies. The High Brown Fritillary has seen an 80 per cent drop in numbers over the past 35 years due to a decline in woodland management, coppicing
A £450,000 project has been launched in north Lancashire and Cumbria to help save one of the UK’s rarest butterflies. The High Brown Fritillary has seen an 80 per cent drop in numbers over the past 35 years due to a decline in woodland management,
A CUMBRIAN special effects artist has been working some Hollywood magic on the set of the new Harry Potter film. Emma Slater, 23, from Arnside, has been rubbing shoulders with the stars during the filming of Harry Potter and the Half Blood
A NURSERY owner whose employee stole more than £1,000 in cash from his business said he feels “utterly betrayed.” Julie Singleton, 47, of Kirkstone Road, Ambleside, pleaded guilty to three counts of theft at South Lakeland Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday
CUMBRIA’S public health chief has called for a sweeping crackdown on school run parents, fast food outlets, pubs and tobacconists to improve people’s health in the county. Dr John Ashton’s ideas include: Setting up no stopping areas outside school
CONTROVERSIAL plans to sell-off valuable buildings at a South Lakeland university campus have been put on ice - the Westmorland Gazette can reveal. In March last year the University of Cumbria announced intentions to flog assets in Ambleside
A SOUTH Lakeland town is in mourning following the death of a popular University of Cumbria student in a mountaineering accident. Lawrence Walker, 21, was killed by a falling boulder during a climbing expedition in the French Alps which left his best
