RESIDENTS in Kirkby Lonsdale are hoping to bring back the early-September crowds when they launch their first ever ‘Edwardian weekend’ this year. The event – named The Summer Before – will be held over the first weekend of the month, replacing
A series of special stamps is to be published over the next five years by the Royal Mail to commemorate the First World War. The first stamps, being issued in July, feature a painting of a poppy, lines from the poem For the Fallen, first published
A WOMAN involved in an accident which left a cyclist with ‘catastrophic’ injuries had admitted dangerous driving even though her vehicle was stationary at the time, a court heard. Preston Crown Court was told that Jodie Postlewaite was in her car
A KENDAL man has been arrested on suspicion of ABH and GBH offences after a 36-year-old man was assaulted twice in the town centre. The first incident occurred at Blackhall Road, near the bus station at approximately 5pm on June 5. Witnesses
A MAN has been charged with manslaughter by gross negligence following the deaths of a mother and daughter on a boat at Windermere last year. Matthew Eteson, 40, of Church Road, Leyland, will appear before South Lakeland Magistrates Court on June
SHIRESHEAD maintained their position at the summit of Westmorland Cricket League Division One after claiming a winning draw from their clash with Ambleside at Clifton Park. In a match reduced to 28 overs per side due to the weather, the hosts
THE legacy of bucket-list teenager Alice Pyne is set to continue after a second caravan to provide holidays for seriously ill children and their families opened. Brave Alice passed away in January last year after battling with Hodgkin’s lymphoma
A SCHOOLBOY died of a single gunshot wound to the head in a 'tragic and devastating' accident, a coroner has ruled. Edward Benjamin Gabbert died at the Royal Manchester Children's hospital on Novem-ber 22 last year – a day after he was shot with
CURATORS at Penrith and Eden Museum are appealing for First World War memorabilia to add to its own collection. The musuem is displaying its own material over the coming months to mark the centenary of the conflict and is making a case and
Touching tributes were paid to Ulverston’s war heroes at a special D-Day memorial service. Many Ulverstonians lost their lives on Normandy’s beaches and behind enemy lines on June 7, 1944. More than 50 people gathered at Market Place last Friday
A MAN was rescued from the marshes near Grange-over-Sands yesterday after getting lost. The man, who had a heart condition, called Cumbria Police on his phone at around 4.40pm to ask for help. The Coastguard was called and a search of the waterways
FOUR men have been arrested after a brawl at Bootleggers Bar, Kendal, over the weekend. Police were called at 12.50am on Sunday (June 8) to reports of an altercation at the Finkle Street venue. An 18-year-old man from Milnthorpe was arrested
A CONTROVERSIAL planning application to develop a marina and hotel complex in Carnforth has raised safety concerns. Most members of Carnforth Town Council are fiercely opposed to the development after councillors learnt it would be built close
BASSENTHWAITE has welcomed the arrival of three osprey chicks. The trio hatched between May 30 and June 3 and bird-lovers at the Whinlatter Visitor Centre have had the opportunity to watch them via live nest cam images. Pete Barron, of the
ONE of the Lake District’s most visited tourist attractions has appointed a new general manager. Stacey McShane has taken the top job at the World of Beatrix Potter Attraction in Bowness. Born and raised in Windermere, she has worked her way
VILLAGERS are planning a charity bike ride to raise money for their village hall roof. Urswick Recreation Hall is in desperate need of new slates and fund-raisers have already made huge strides towards the £16,000 needed. Riders will set off
A COMMITMENT to create 1,000 new jobs and 1,000 affordable rented homes within a decade has been re-inforced by South Lakeland District Council. SLDC Leader Coun Peter Thornton said last night that the authority’s newly-adopted Local Plan had unlocked
A SMALL farming community with big ideas is powering ahead with plans for a 50kW turbine on the River Lune. If approved, the £400,000 project could generate enough electricity to power three-quarters of the houses in Killington, says the village
FRESH plans to extend a private Bowness-on-Windermere villa into a boutique hotel, bar and restaurant have been rejected by a government planning inspector. Plans to change the use of St Andrews, on Lake Road, to a bar, restaurant and hotel suites
