A CADET Sergeant who gained his captain’s wings last year has become the youngest person in the Air Training Corps to achieve ‘C’ Category gliding instructor status. Lewis Alderson is now able to teach fellow cadets at 1127 Squadron in Kendal how to
DISRUPTIVE resurfacing work at Plumgarths Roundabout near Kendal has been completed a week ahead of schedule. Traffic cones were removed and diversions ended on Sunday. The remaining resurfacing work on the A591 north of Plumgarths will be carried out
PUPILS at a South Lakes school have done their bit for the environment by taking part in a bike to school scheme. The youngsters from Dean Barwick School joined in the fun as part of an initiative by Sustrans, the charity which aims to encourage and
A 53-year-old man who sustained a leg injury while out walking near the Nine Standards, Winton Fell, Kirkby Stephen, was treated at the scene by Great North Air Ambulance paramedics before being flown to the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, on Saturday
Kendal 15, Harrogate 21. WITH Kendal already relegated, their final home match had more significance for visitors Harrogate who needed maximum points to retain National League 2 status. The game started badly for Kendal when they went down to 14 men
CUMBRIA Constabulary is supporting Alice Pyne who is raising money, along with a number of cyclists, for Alice’s Escapes which organises holidays and treats in the Lake District for families of seriously ill children. Alice, who has Hodgkins Lymphoma
A NEW patient record system which allows medical information to be shared between health professionals is being introduced across South Lakeland’s GP practices. Details such allergies, medication, recent test results and diagnosis will be accessible
NATURAL England has scrapped a controversial 50-year ‘vision’ which critics claimed would have driven live-stock farmers off the fells. The Vital Uplands Project was launched in 2009 to map how conservation of upland areas might be enhanced in a changing
A SOUTH Lakes businesswoman is suggesting an innovative way for local people to clear out their clutter and blitz their bodies at the same time. Jill Clark, who runs Maid2Clean in Cumbia, said: “Hoovering for just 30 minutes burns over 90 calories —
Roads Minister Mike Penning has been invited to South Lakeland to look at a stretch of road which has claimed 117 lives in 11 years. Crosthwaite and Lyth Parish Council has called on the Highways Agency to install a roundabout at the junction of Foulshaw
AN essential upgrade to the telephone system at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary will be taking place, in conjunction with British Telecom, between 11pm on Tuesday 24 April and 2am on Wednesday 25 April. During this time, it may not be possible for members
THE former owner of three Cumbrian restaurants – in Sedbergh, Grange-over-Sands and Keswick – has been ordered to pay nearly £40,000 after being found guilty of employing illegal immigrants. Mohammed Hifzuil Rahman has already served a two-year prison
MEMBERS of a South Lakeland church congregation are set to help people to get on top of their household finances. Kendal’s Parr Street Church is hosting the free sessions after gaining specialist training from charity Christians Against Poverty. The
CUMBRIAN men have been challenged to come to the rescue of single women and take part in a new series of speed dating events. Leah Davies, 29, has started organising the county’s first ever regular speed dating events through her new company Boo Events
A FUN-filled family fundraiser helped boost a campaign for a brain injured Furness toddler. More than £1,500 was raised at the event organised by the family of Jack Bennett, three, who was diagnosed with severe Cerebral Palsy at the age of one after
KENDAL Town finished their season on a high after goals from Gary McEvatt, Alex Taylor and Danny Williams delighted fans on a sunny day in Stocksbridge. Kendal started the game slowly, going 1-0 down after only five minutes when an early Stocksbridge
Since the Budget, much has been made in the media of the proposed ‘pasty tax’ and ‘granny tax’ while another tax seems to have slipped unnoticed through the net. At a time when Britain is hosting the biggest show on earth this summer and the Government
THERE’S a general feeling among other occupiers of these islands that we English don’t celebrate St George’s Day with enough effervescence. And a good thing, too, I say. Having a patron saint that hasn’t any direct connection with your country does
MEDICAL staff are to be put in charge of turning round the troubled University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust (UHMBT). Chairman Sir David Henshaw said clinicians would lead the ‘comprehensive recovery plan’ with managers providing support
Ambleside: Ground floor internal extension of Masonic Lodge into garage and store room, at hillard Rooms, Kelsick Road, for Hillard Rooms Ltd; fell 1 beech tree, at Sweden Bridge Cottage, Sweden Bridge Lane, for J. Smith; prune 2 oak trees and fell 1
REVELLERS have been charged to get dressed-up in weird and wonderful fairy tales and comic books themed clothes for Kendal Calling. For the third year, Kendal Calling has revealed a fancy dress theme that has been a huge success in previous years with
