SOUTH Lakes Wild Animal Park is celebrating a new arrival after a white rhino gave birth to a calf. Indiana, named after zoo owner David Gill’s son, gave her mother Ntombi a loving lick just after she was born, and immediately made her first
I WAS dubious when I heard the Chinese restaurant I was going to was called Ricky’s – the name hardly oozed with authentic Asian roots. However, my friends, who have lived in the area all their lives, assured me this place was worth a visit. Upon arrival
IN AN organisation employing as many people as the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust you would expect grumbles. But it seems in this trust’s case the grumbles have turned into a groundswell of indignation about its management culture. Indeed
THE cost of parking at all 42 South Lakeland District Council car parks is to remain the same following a decision made at a meeting of the cabinet. But from April 2012 charges will be put in place after 6pm, with a £1 charge being made to park from
REMEMBRANCE Day came and went this year and I didn’t wear or buy a poppy for probably the first time in my adult life. Although my memory is not the best, this wasn’t a question of forgetting to remember but a deliberate decision not to wear the emblem
EEL passes are to be built in South Lakeland to help the critically-endangered species get past dams, weirs and flood defences to reach their river homes. A scheme by the Co-operative and the Rivers Trust will see the specially-designed passes built
BURNESIDE paper maker James Cropper Plc has warned that its profits will be lower than expected this year because of poor trading by an American subsidiary. The company said the ongoing Eurozone crisis had also had an impact and warned that its full-year
SAINSBURY’S hopes of opening a store in Kendal have been dashed after a cricket club declared it was staying put. For more than a year, the supermarket giant has been trying to persuade Kendal Cricket Club, in Shap Road, to relocate to make
THREE South Lakeland butchers have triumphed in a competition aimed at showcasing the region’s finest pies, black puddings and speciality sausages. Mark Duckworth, of Dales Butchers, Kirkby Lonsdale, John Nicholl, of Huddleston’s Butchers, Windermere
AN man who was raped in a local authority special school when he was just 12 years old has won a compensation payout. The victim, now in his 40s and from Accrington, was a pupil at Stone Cross School, in Ulverston, which was run by Lancashire County
I welcome the news that the Olympic Torch will pass through Morecambe and Lunesdale on Friday, June 22, 2012. The torch will be carried into the constituency by members of the public at Carnforth then will travel to Bolton-le-Sands on to Hest Bank,
IT ALL started when pudding queen Lynne Mallinson from Penrith tweeted news of National Pudding Day last week. “No pudding is complete without its beloved custard,” reckoned Lynne, who wanted to know what favourite accompaniments her many followers
QUEUING ambulances are waiting for up to five hours outside Royal Lancaster Infirmary’s accident and emergency department with patients on board. Paramedic and ambulance union rep Paul Carlisle said sometimes up to 10 ambulances have been left
THE patients’ pressure group South Lakes Health Action has supported the whistle-blowing consultant’s calls for top management resignations at the Morecambe Bay trust. Secretary Alan Price said: “We concur absolutely with the sentiment expressed
Full statement by a whistleblowing consultant with Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust... We have here a lame duck management with no credibility. I don’t think there is any respect left for them among the clinical staff. Their inclination
MORECAMBE Bay hospitals trust boss Tony Halsall has addressed the issue of follow-up appointment failures which it has been claimed affected more than 30,000 outpatients. But Mr Halsall declined to respond in detail to criticisms made by a
A DAMNING indictment of the management culture at Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust has been delivered by one of its own consultants. In an exclusive interview with The Westmorland Gazette, the whistle-blower called for ‘senior resignations across
A PUB worker had to be rescued by the fire service in the early hours of this morning after a blaze broke out at the Black Dog Inn, Dalton-in-Furness. Fire fighters wearing breathing equipment found the man asleep in his first-floor bedroom
THE organisers of the Kendal Calling music festival are being sued by the family of a crane driver who suffered an electric shock while setting up last year's event. Donald Berry, 46, was delivering an accommodation unit to the festival
DAME Judi Dench has amazed school pupils by agreeing to star in their school play. The Oscar-winner has provided the voice of the Giant in the Giggleswick School production of Into the Woods. Her special recording will be played as part
THE much-awaited Kendal Mountain Festival starts today (Thursday), running until Sunday, November 20. Celebrating all things outdoors, seven venues across Kendal will host the four day spree of events. Included among the scores of screenings, speakers
A FELL walker is recovering after a dramatic rescue which was captured on her friend’s mobile phone. Keen hiker Liz Johnson, from Brigsteer, broke her hip after slipping on rock while walking with friends at Riggindale Ridge, near Haweswater
KENDAL Town breezed past Padiham with a comfortable 3-0 victory. In an evenly matched first half, the North West Counties Premier Division outfit had the first chance. Lee Morris whipped the ball in and Martin Parkes headed over with the goal
KENDAL Town breezed past Padiham with a comfortable 3-0 victory. In an evenly matched first half, the North West Counties Premier Division outfit had the first chance. Lee Morris whipped the ball in and Martin Parkes headed over with the goal gaping
