‘ROGUE’ taxi drivers are risking the safety of unwitting passengers, South Lakeland cab firms have warned. Bona fide taxi drivers, vetted and licensed by South Lakeland District Council, say an increasing number of vehicles which look like taxis are
POP rock legends 10cc are set to dazzle revellers during an exclusive gig, headlining a new music concert in South Lakeland. Famous for a host of chart hits, including their romantic ballad I’m not in Love, their reggae-styled smash-hit Dreadlock Holiday
THE Great North Air Ambulance’s Pride of Cumbria helicopter was scrambled to help an injured walker near Ambleside today. A 56-year-old man from London fell at Low Pike at around 12.40pm, sustaining leg injuries. The helicopter crew
A TOP academic has been enlisted to help improve research and training Morecambe Bay hospital trust. Chairman of the University of Morecambe Bay Trust (UHMBT) Sir David Henshaw has announced Prof Sir George Alberti will review the organisation’s of research
PLANS for a new wind farm in South Lakeland are set to be revealed at a public exhibition next week. Banks Renewables is looking to erect five 135-metre high turbines on land between the A684 Sedbergh Road and Junction 37 of the M6 near Killington.
ASPIRING police officers can take part in a live webchat to learn what it is like being a special constable. Two Cumbria Police officers and a ‘Specials Co-ordinator’ will be on hand to answer questions about the role and how special constables
A WEBSITE offering comprehensive information on the Appleby Horse Fair has been revamped ahead of this year’s event. Organisations including Eden and South Lakeland district councils, Cumbria Police, the RSPCA and representatives from the Gypsy
A TEAM led by one of the country’s leading firms of landscape architects has been appointed to map out and design the next phase in the major redevelopment of Brockhole, the Lake District Visitor Centre on the shores of Windermere. Cheshire-base Planit–IE
A Passion for Kendal took Easter out of the church and on to the streets. Breathing a human realism into a story normally seen as purely religious, it straddled the sacred and secular and brought crowds flocking from across the UK to the town
Caroline Moir’s script gave a modern voice to the 2,000 year-old story. A Passion for Kendal was dramatic, witty at times, there were flashes of anger and the tension built perfectly as the action moved from each plot point across Kendal.
