A FOOTBALL fan’s dream job has come up with computer game makers Sports Interactive. The firm, which produces smash-hit football management simulation Football Manager, is looking for club researchers. And Kendal Town is among the clubs the firm wants
NETHERFIELD suffered an embarrassing collapse as they failed to chase down a target of 141 away to Morecambe. Field were cruising on 120-5 after the 38th over when they lost five wickets for just 18 runs, finishing all out on 138. This came after
I HOPE you managed to see the space station crossing the sky last week, because it won't look as impressive again for a while. This week, the Moon will again help us to find a couple of Earth's sister planets in the evening sky. After dark on April 25
Tony Christie, who this year celebrates fifty years in the music business and whose illustrious career gave us big hits such as 'I Did What I Did For Maria', 'Is This The Way To Amarillo', 'Avenues And Alleyways, 'Don't Go Down To Reno' and 'Las Vegas
FOUR talented students from Kendal’s Queen Katherine School have auditioned and landed places at two prestigious performing arts organisations. Year 10 student Elliot Baxter and year 11 student Curtis Medley have gained places at the Youth
The new £60,000 colposcopy unit at Westmorland General Hospital has attracted praise for its service provision for women in Cumbria. Facilities and equipment were upgraded at the hospital after a quality assessment in 2011 highlighted the need for substantial
OPENING batter Jamie Heywood scored a superb 64 runs in only his second match back from a serious head injury which ruled him out of the whole of last season. Heywood, who was in a coma when he fell on his head in a building accident last year, grafted
VISITORS to a South Lakeland tourist attraction will be able to take part in a celebration of one of the UK’s best loved specialist sports cars. Lakeland Motor Museum, at Backbarrow, is the venue for a one-off event marking the 40th anniversary
AN 18-year-old man was taken to hospital after collapsing in the Grisdale Valley today. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was contacted by police to assist the Durham man, who was complaining of back pain. They located him in the area
THE spirit of England could be seen and heard on the streets of Ingleton. Around 200 beavers, cubs, scouts, explorers, parents and supporters turned out in force to attend the Ingleborough District St George’s Day Parade on Sunday. Thanks to the co-operation
AN APPEAL has begun to keep a Viking treasure find within south Cumbria. The Furness Hoard of Viking Treasure was discovered a year ago at an undisclosed site by a metal detector enthusiast. Campaigners need to raise £50,000 to buy and put it on display
ULVERSTON: Tuesday, April 17. Sale of livestock. Prices - Prime hoggs: Blackfaced to £83.50 each (average £83.50), or 196.47 pence per kilo (average 196.47p); Charollais 98 (91), 227.91 (205.79); Cheviot 96.50 (90.14), 230.31 (212.69); Herdwick 84 (80.25
KIRKBY STEPHEN: Tuesday, April 17. Weekly sale of sheep. Forward: 1,060 sheep. Prices - Prime lambs: Texel to £122.80 each, or 318.4 pence per kilo; Suffolk 100.30, 233.3. Prime hoggs: Suffolk 111.30, 194.1; Charollais 106, 199.6; Rouge de l’Ouest 104.80
PENRITH: Wednesday, April 18. Weekly sale of prime sheep. Forward: 3,829, comprising 2,847 hoggets and 982 cast ewes and rams. Prices - ALSO: Monday, April 16. Weekly sale of primestock. Prices - British Blue steer to £1,190 each; British Blue
LANCASTER: Monday, April 16. Show and monthly sale of dairy cattle. Judge: M Dewhurst. Sponsors: Ribble Fuel Oils, Wynnstay (J Hatton Agriculture), Kilco, Elanco, Dectomax and Marr and MacGregor Feeds Ltd. Results: Champion and Reserve Champion, DJ &
HAWES: Tuesday, April 17. Spring show and sale of rearing calves for the Bill Thompson Trophy and sale of sheep. Forward: 12 calves and 684 sheep, comprising of 475 prime and lightweight hoggs, 158 cast ewes and rams and 51 ewes with 87 lambs at foot.
CARLISLE: Wednesday, April 18. Weekly sale of livestock. Forward: 282 calves, 415 weanlings. Prices - store cattle. Bullocks: Limousin to £1,405 each; British Blue 1,250; Charolais 1,205; Simmental 1,180; Blonde d’Aquitaine 1,165; Aberdeen Angus
BROUGHTON: Tuesday, April 17. Show and sale of store and breeding cattle. Forward: 503 store and breeding cattle. Judge: S Beaty. Results - Steers: 1 JM Hannah, £1,000; 2 Anthony Hartley Ltd, 1,135; 3 Messrs Lawson, 945. Heifers: 1 (Champion) & 2 (Reserve
BENTHAM: Wednesday, April 18. Weekly sale of livestock and evening sale of prime hoggs, feeding and cast sheep. Forward: 14 dairy cattle; 808 breeding sheep with lambs at foot; 69 calves; 3,209 sheep, comprising of 35 spring lambs, 2,448 prime hoggs and
CARTMEL’S Lord Cavendish has entwined the themes of family and gardening in a new book tracing the history of Holker Hall. The peer’s account - A Time to Plant: Life and Gardening at Holker - will be launched during the 20th Holker Garden Festival
Retained fire-fighters are being sought for fire stations across the South Lakes. Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service wants to recruit around 40 on-call fire-fighters for 16 of its stations in Cumbria - including at Kirkby Lonsdale, Shap, Arnside
Planning applications submitted to Lakeland District National Park Authority. 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
FORGET your Jaffa Cakes and McVities Digestives – when it comes to biscuits there’s nothing beats a Fruity Brittle or a Curly Peter. And what about Appleby Fairings, Kringles, and Tebay Crunch; not to mention Napoleon Hats, Ginger Ruffles, and Orange
A LAKE District man well known in the North West’s economic development arena has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion. Steve Hoyle, who lives at Cunsey, near Ambleside, will attend a London reception hosted by the Queen for
THE Ship Inn, harboured on Caton's main road goes to great lengths to create a nautical experience for its customers. Its front windows are decked out with small lantern lights to highlight the vessel, there is also quirky boat memorabila peppered around
My vegetarian meals come out rather bland and I am cooking a stew for some friends. Any tips? Jo Elliot, Penrith Although vegetables in their own right have a great flavour, it can easily be lost during cooking. For extra flavours try to add a little
Now for a real treat this week from the northern Rhône and the ubiquitous Gamay grape, normally found in Beaujolais, but also found in the Ardeche region and thriving on the granite soils there. It is aptly named the vin de pays de l Ardeche Gamay 2011
Reader Mike Molloy was travelling down Windermere Road in Kendal when he saw the Scottish flag in the sky. Do you have any interesting pictures like this? If so, email them to mark.harrison@kendal.newsquest.co.uk and put Web Picture in the email title
Bakers in the South Lakes are promoting their doughy creations this week as part of National Bread Week. Now in its 11th year, the event seeks to raise awareness of the nutritional benefits of bread and the ‘roll’ that it plays in a balanced diet.
A SURGE in scout numbers in Cumbria is helping cement the organisation’s position as the largest youth movement in the country. The county has the highest growth rate in the north west in the past year with figures showing 254 new Scouts signed up -
THE Co-op has stepped in to raise money for the Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation, its charity of choice for the coming year. It is a vital time for the CRO as its major fundraising event of the year, Broughton Game Show, was cancelled. Sheila
People in Penrith are being urged to get involved with the village SOS and secure up to £50,000 for the community. The Village SOS initiative, run by the Big Lottery Fund and the BBC, has been launched to help breathe life into towns with less than 3,000
A WINDERMERE pensioner is to sing in a massed choir in the Royal Albert Hall in London as a thankyou to the cancer charity that helped her husband. Patricia Barnicott, 74, will join singers from across the country to perform at The Night
Kendal soldier Lance Corporal Daniel Appleby is embarking on an expedition to reach the summits of at least three unconquered mountains on the fringes of the Arctic along with seven other soldiers from the 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s
A BRITAIN'S Got Talent star will be opening a new community playground in Ambleside this weekend alongside the PCSO who made it all happen. The Kirkfield Playground Project - sponsored by local businesses and the Big Lottery fund - has now been completed
MAYOR of Appleby Coun Dot Anderton opened a new dementia day centre. The Riverside Building, on Chapel Street, will be open between 9.30am and 4pm on Mondays and Thursdays to provide emotional and legal support for carers. One-on-one
A STUDENT who lost three relatives to cancer in two months helped raise more than £1,200 at a special gig at a Kendal nightclub. Conor Bolton got together young DJs from South Lakeland to perform at the event - called Haywire - at Studio-Loft
