AN overhaul of two much-visited areas at Kendal’s Westmorland General Hospital were unveiled to the public this week. Renovations to improve the reception area, including the installation of a brand new cafe, were revealed on Monday after just
KENDAL Snowsports Club is kick-starting the winter season with free ‘TRY’ ski and snowboard sessions for beginners aged over seven from 10am-4pm on November 24. To book, email info@kendalsnowsports-club.co.uk.
FOUR Kendal College film students are celebrating after they each picked up a gold medal at a prestigious competition. They created an emotional film that won them top awards and accolades in the Video Moving Image event at Worldskills held at
Trading Company’s charity shop in Kendal’s Highgate today launched its 2013 Christmas campaign with an appeal to shoppers that ‘All we want for Christmas is…your donations!’ The shop will unveil new window posters and Christmas card-style leaflets
More change is certain in South Lakeland following a planning inspector’s decision this week to rubber-stamp a major blueprint, which identifies 88 sites where new homes and businesses might be created up to 2025. The decision could be the catalyst
KENDAL Civic Society is putting together a project to restore the Old Police Yard off the town’s Market Place. The work includes restoring the stonework, fresh paint and lighting along the length of the yard but the centrepiece will be the commissioning
ACTING coach Hilary Pezet has launched an exciting new initiative for budding young performers. The Pezet Actors Studio is a professional actor training organisation specialising in working with talented young performers and actors who want to
IAIN Wright MP, shadow minister for competitiveness, will be in Furness tomorrow to see how the area is becoming a hub for high-tech manufacturing jobs. He will be accompanied on a tour of Barrow and Ulverston by Barrow and Furness MP John Woodcock
A CUMBRIAN town has finally been ‘brought into the 21st century’ becoming the very first in the county to celebrate the arrival of super-fast fibre broadband. As part of the multi-million pound Connecting Cumbria programme between Cumbria Council
PARENTS and children staged a road safety protest calling for drivers to cut their speed on a busy Kendal road. On average, five ‘near misses’ are recorded on the Sedbergh Road crossing each week where the road currently has a 30mph limit.
STAFF at a care home have filled 28 boxes with goodies to be sent to poverty-stricken children this Christmas. Employees at Heron Hill Care Home have packed treats galore into decorated shoeboxes after colleague Nicole Tamblin suggested they contribute
SOUTH Lakeland District Council will be offering free Sunday parking throughout the district in the four-week run up to Christmas. Parking will be free on December1, 8, 15 and 22 in all of its pay-and-display car parks in Ambleside, Bowness, Windermere
GREAT North Air Ambulance funds look set to be boosted thanks to a former RAF pilot’s compilation of fascinating Lake District images. Photographer and author John Nowell has released his latest book A Day Above The Lake District, featuring amazing
BBC Radio Cumbria has celebrated its 40th anniversary. Presenter Paul Braithwaite – who has been with the station since its inception in 1973 – joined managing editor Mark Elliott and colleagues past and present to celebrate 40 years of broadcasting
KENDAL College has won a grant of more than £3million for a state-of-the-art new development at its town centre arts and media campus. The ambitious plans for the Wildman Street site include new art galleries, studios for dance, digital sound recording
By now we should all have put our clocks back one hour. However if you don't put your clocks forward in spring, as perhaps you are one of those people who don't hold with this pesky British Summer Time, you can still watch some of your favourite
PROPOSALS to improve cycling routes and upgrade rights of way between two Lake District villages have gone out to public consultation. As part of the GoLakes Travel Programme, the Lake District National Park Authority is looking to improve routes
Drivers using the A590 in Cumbria this weekend are being reminded that temporary traffic lights will be in place at Greenodd - with queuing likely. Users of the westbound and eastbound carriageways around the new roundabout works will need to take turns
THOUSANDS of Kendal homes and businesses could have been affected by this morning's burst water pipe, United Utilities have said. The water company began receiving reports of low pressure or no water at around 5am this morning. It has now confirmed
LANCASTER Magistrates' Courthouse in George Street is holding a public open day tomorrow from 10am to 4pm. Visitors will be taken through the court process by JPs and agencies in the justice system.
FORECASTERS are predicting that thousands of homes across the country could be swamped as a strong westerly jet stream dominates the weather in the coming weeks. And the increased risk of flooding in Cumbria has prompted the Environment Agency to expand
CONTROVERSIAL plans for more than 5,200 new homes across South Lakeland have officially cleared a key hurdle. A Government planning inspector has rubber-stamped a blueprint identifying 88 sites where new homes and businesses might be built.
ONE of the most significant sagas in aviation history is to take off again as shares to recreate Britain’s first successful seaplane are offered. For as little as £3, punters can join a £160,000 mission to recreate Waterbird, a century after her
There two lovely girls were the winners of the Little Cuties competition, which featured inThe Westmorland Gazette in October. The winners of the 0–18 months category was Paige Grace Metcalfe, of Sedbergh. The winner of the 19 months-three
FOLLOWING the release of their self-titled album in June, up-and-coming Manchester jazz quartet Mercury are coming to Zeffirellis, Ambleside, on November 23 as part of a nationwide tour. After just a few club gigs the foursome’s rapid rise saw
CARNFORTH songwriting prodigy Molly Warburton is releasing her debut EP with a special launch event in Lancaster. The 17-year-old’s debut record will round off an incredibly busy year which has seen her perform over 150 gigs in 12 months.
THURSDAY: Bootleggers, Kendal: Idol Minds. Brewery, Kendal: Colin Hay. Burgundys, Kendal: John Woodhouse Quartet. Gregson, Lancaster: Folk Session. Malt Kiln Village Hall, Bardsea: Ulverston Jazz Appreciation Society. Sun Hotel, Troutbeck Bridge: Matt
CARNFORTH’S Arron Newby celebrated his tenth victory of his career with a performance that clinched the Eurostars Motorsport.com Manx Rally Championship at the weekend. Coming into the 2013 PokerStars Rally, the 18-year-old and his Manx co-driver
SOME Kendal residents are experiencing problems with water this morning after a water pipe burst. An incident report on the United Utilities website said the problem began at 5.35am. A team of engineers are now on route to Burton Road to begin
ULVERSTON will today celebrate being the first town in Cumbria to be upgraded for super-fast fibre broadband as part of the Connecting Cumbria programme between Cumbria County Council and BT. Dignitaries including county councillor James Airey
Police officers in south Cumbria are working hard to reduce burglary in the run up to Christmas. Cumbria Police launched their annual campaign earlier this week to help people keep their property safe and reduce burglary and theft in the lead up
