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  • Plan could create iconic building

    Plans to build a world class convention and exhibition centre right on the lakeshore between Windermere and Ambleside are bound to stimulate huge local debate. English Lakes Hotels, which operates the nearby Low Wood Hotel, wants to create

  • The Bible means what it says

    I am responding to the letters ‘Mythic truth and literalism’ and ‘Questioning Gospel facts’ which appeared in the April 19 edition. Atheists, agnostics and scoffers, there will always be - but the Bible means what it says! God loves us so much, and

  • All change at Kendal's Allhallows Lane

    This photograph, from the 1960s, shows Jordan’s Granary at the top of Allhallows Lane – an area now so changed that it is hardly recognisable though the road layout is much the same. On the left is the Black Swan pub, with the road continuing steeply

  • Bid to bring back Newton Rigg College society

    A BID to revive the historic Newton Rigg Society, which folded in the early 1990s, has been launched by a former member. John Rigg is seeking ex-students and friends of Newton Rigg College to help him resurrect the organisation, which was formed nearly

  • Not cycling to longevity

    MEN’S increasing longevity compared to that of women has been the subject of an interesting news story this week. According to the Office for National Statistics, the gap between male and female life expectancy is closing and, indeed, men could catch

  • Time to bring back Newton Rigg College soiety

    A BID to revive the historic Newton Rigg Society, which folded in the early 1990s, has been launched by a former member. John Rigg is seeking ex-students and friends of Newton Rigg College to help him resurrect the organisation, which was formed

  • A touch of food nostalgia

    A NOSTALGIC start to this week’s Checkout thanks to Helen Todd at Bowland Bridge Stores. When she recommended new season Majorcan new potatoes (£1.30 per kilo) my first thought was bacon. That’s because when I was little I used to love mum’s minted

  • What's the best cut to use for braised steak?

    I usually fry steak but fancy trying it braised. Does chef have a recipe to suit four people? Jan Rose, Penrith Braised steak is one of my favourite dishes, but I like to use a cut called feather blade! It is taken from the shoulder and has

  • I've found your perfect summer wine

    With spring in full swing now, and good weather to boot, I have tracked down a stunning white wine from Italy. The wine in question is from Piemonte, north western Italy, and is home to the more famous reds: Barolo and Barbaresco, made from nebbiolo

  • Great Thai food - my daughter's not wrong!

    Whatever you choose from the menu at Morecambe Thai – you will just not be disappointed, as the food is wonderful. My husband and I, along with my young children, went for dinner after work one night and ordered lots of different dishes to dip into

  • Parties prepare for local elections in South Lakeland

    LAKELAND Liberal Democrats say there is ‘no sign’ the party’s national woes exist locally ahead of next week’s council elections. Opinion polls have made for grim reading for the party in recent weeks, with surveys suggesting greater support

  • Health Minister backs South Lakes radiotherapy unit campaign

    THE Health Secretary has turned his personal attention to plans for a radiotherapy unit in South Lakeland – but fell short of offering financial support. Andrew Lansley said this week that he ‘completely’ understood the need for a centre at Kendal’s

  • Pioneering Kendal "Men in Sheds" charity needs volunteers

    A PIONEERING South Lakeland project could come to a premature end unless more volunteers are found. Kendal’s “Men in Sheds” project currently supports 48 local older men in South Lakeland and is based on an idea from Australia. The idea sees older men

  • £4 million convention centre planned for Windermere lakeshore

    A STRIKING 600-delegate convention and exhibition centre on the shores of Windermere looks set to get the go-ahead next week. The glass-fronted complex, which would be the largest of its kind in the Lake District, would be built next to the A591 opposite

  • Tributes to South Lakes man after beck tragedy

    THE wife of a 72-year-old man who died after falling into a beck at the back of their home has paid tribute to ‘a brilliant man’. Mavis Downing cradled her dead husband, Anthony, in the waist-deep waters of Peasey Beck for minutes while she waited for

  • How baby Poppy beat all the odds

    A MIRACULOUS baby girl is about to celebrate her first birthday after amazing doctors, who told her parents she would not last a night. Tiny Poppy Longcake defied the odds and clung to life despite being born with an undetected liver tumour weighing

  • Review: Cafe Ambio, Lakeland Motor Museum, Backbarrow

    THE Lakeland Motor Museum, just off the A590 at Backbarrow, is without question a fascinating visitor attraction. It has a range of exhibits from the earliest cars and motorbikes right up to modern day versions – but another really good thing

  • Kissing! That's what matters

    I CALCULATE that, so far, I have sat through at least 60 exams. I’m only 25 – it’s not right. My generation – Generation Exam – now seem to be examined from the moment we can walk. If it carries on like this it won’t be long before all newborns are