THE annual County Show - arguably the highlight of the agricultural calendar - is over for another year. By all accounts it was a fabulous day. The sun shone on the showground, livestock left with both trophies and proud owners, and delicious
A GRASS ROPE TO CATCH A UNICORN by Janet Rawlins, £20 in hardback RENOWNED artist Yorkshire Janet Rawlins painted this collection of wild flowers as relaxation, while carrying out commissions for large scale machine-embroidered fabric collages.
VOLUNTEERS from Kirkby Lonsdale were among the team of Save the Children volunteers and supporters who met HRH Princess Anne. The Princess Royal was guest of honour at the Save the Children Preston Branch, 50th Anniversary celebration, at the Gibbon
SPIRITS are soaring among cadets at the Windermere Air Cadet Squadron after a summer of achievements. Four cadets attended the regional music camp and achieved their musician’s badges – Cdt Suzanne Hall, Cdt Daniel Booth and Cpl Stephanie Booth
NORMAL service has resumed after an earlier signalling problem caused delays of up to 20 minutes on trains between Lancaster and Carlisle. Northern Rail Lancashire has confirmed the problem, which caused problems on the stretch of the West Coast
CUMBRIA police have put out an appeal for information following an attempted break-in at a South Lakeland primary school. Officers say sometime over night between Thursday and Friday an offender or offenders have tried to break in to Sedbergh Primary
LORD Chris Smith, former MP, Secretary of State for Culture, and chair of the Environment Agency, will deliver the Friends of the Lake District’s annual fundraising Kirby Lecture at Grasmere Village Hall on Thursday October 2, at 7.30pm. His talk
POLICE have issued a countywide plea for information after a serious collision on the M6 involving five vehicles. Officers from Cumbria Constabulary say the 'large scale incident' took place at around 10.50pm last night, causing several people
Malcolm Wheatman, of Kendal, recalls travelling to a school on a milk lorry I HAVE fond remembrances of before the war, when I walked from Helme Drive to Natland School with older girls. The route was: down Natland Mill Beck Lane, passing Natland
A MAN has been killed after being hit by a train at Silverdale. A spokeswoman for British Transport Police confirmed officers were called out at around 8.30pm last night after the male - whose identity has not been confirmed - was struck by the
SOUTH Lakeland residents are being challenged to gather a tonne of unwanted clothing to help keep their local air ambulance service flying. Seven towns across Cumbria and the North East have been set the target by the Great North Air Ambulance
A CAR has been set alight at Brettargh Holt in Levens. At around 5.43pm yesterday firefighters were called out after reports a 4x4 was on fire. They used foam to put out the flames. It is not thought anybody was hurt in the incident.
BEETHAM'S Heron Theatre has announced an autumn programme with more music events alongside a wide range of professional theatre and film. The highly regarded Lakeland theatre - which is run by entirely by volunteers - aims to widen its appeal with
AUTUMN is just around the corner and a new and exciting Lakeland Sinfonia Concert Society season beckons. This time around the highly respected society celebrates its 40th anniversary, opening the 2014/15 series on Saturday, September 27 (7.30pm
CHILDREN'S favourite Peter Rabbit has found a new place to play at the National Trust’s Wray Castle on the shores of Windermere. Rooms in the former servant’s quarters have been given a magical makeover to become the Peter Rabbit Adventure, where
A WOMAN has been handed to the care of paramedics after a collision in Shap last night. At 11.26pm firefighters were called to a report of a collision on the B6261, involving one car. A woman was hurt but not trapped. She was handed to
Action-packed is an oft-used cliché in today’s media. A catch-all adjective used by TV presenters and reviewers to describe even the most mundane cultural events ranging from novels to sporting clashes. However, after even the briefest perusal
FATHER-of-three Mark Griffiths, 49, has been appointed area manager for Young Cumbria to cover South Lakeland.The charity champions the needs of young people and provides grassroots youth services across the county.As a college lecturer in fine art, a
EFFORTS to conserve a cluster of Victorian coke ovens beside the Lancaster Canal at Carnforth will begin on Monday. Everybody is welcome to attend the inaugural meeting of the Friends of Carnforth Coke Ovens, at the Canal Turn pub in Carnforth,
