OVERFLOW parking for 24 more cars at the Castle Green Hotel, Kendal, have been given the go-ahead by South Lakeland District Council.The chosen location of the car park will ensure that protected newts on the site are not harmed, according to planning
TEENAGERS have been lending a helping hand to make life easier for people walking the Three Peaks in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.The young people faced everything from sunshine to wind and rain as they shovelled tonnes of aggregate on the path going
A WOMAN stole a Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal collection box from Mcdonald's in Kendal.Nicole Pepper was too scared of her mother’s disapproval to take it home, a court heard.Pepper, 20, wept as she was sentenced at South Lakeland Magistrates’ Court
IN a bid to boost Kendal nightlife Cumbrian DJ Gaz Killip will be bringing a new era to Idols nightclub on Friday.‘Transition Nights’ at the Kent Street venue will consist of two halves - beginning at 10pm with a Chilled Deep House vibe.Customers can
PASSENGERS have been given a “use it or lose it” warning over a bus service given a reprieve by the intervention of a town council. Windermere Town Council agreed to pick up the cost of subsidising the 597 bus last month after funding was cut by
MAJOR changes in the age of people living in South Lakeland need to be addressed, MP Tim Farron has warned.He said figures for the decade between 2001 and 2011 underline the need for changes in health, care and community services.The Office of National
THE South Cumbria Acquisitive Crime Group have been handing out ‘purse bells’ at a series of crime prevention events this week in a bid to deter purse and wallet thefts.The partner agency group held events at Kendal and Windermere yesterday, and will
A RACEHORSE which was trained in Appleby before its 2011 retirement has been named 'Horse of the Year' at a ceremony at the prestigious Jockey Club.Thirteen-year-old Whatcanyasay took the top gong at the inaugural 'Retraining of Racehorses' (RoR) awards
SOUTH Lakes eateries have made their way onto the culinary map in a downloadable national cookbook. The Punch Bowl Inn & Restaurant in Crosthwaite, Kirkby Lonsdale's Hipping Hall and Gillam's in Ulverston all feature in the Great British Cookbook
I'm cooking a traditional roast for Christmas Day but we are having two vegetarians as guests what dish can I serve for them?Amy Stables, Penrith Because you will be already doing quite a lot of work getting ready for your festive lunch, I would suggest
STAFF from a popular Lake District bus service cycled 23 miles to raise cash for Langdale & Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team.Workers at Windermere-based Mountain Goat and their family members raised £282.50 after cycling from five and a half hours travelling
A FORMER Kendal woman at the head of Britain's 'biggest family' has announced she is expecting her 18th baby.But Sue Radford, who attended Kirkbie Kendal School, has told a national newspaper that the newest addition to her brood will be her last.Sue,
CUMBRIA'S police and crime commissioner has stepped into the debate about police force mergers. With national government finances under pressure, the idea has returned to the political agenda. Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe
HEALTH experts in Cumbria have welcomed regulations prohibiting smoking in cars containing children that have been laid before Parliament today. The British Lung Foundation estimates that 430,000 children are exposed to second hand smoke in their
Thomas Hancox and Richard Shaw, Kendal Town HallThomas Hancox and Richard Shaw are not names that readily spring to mind when flautists and pianists are discussed. This is highly regrettable because, as was demonstrated at a recent midday concert club
ONE hundred years ago soldiers in the middle of one of the bloodiest conflicts in history, decided to lay down their arms and greet their enemy as a friend. The Christmas Truce of 1914 is hailed by many as an example of humanity triumphing over the madness
JOHANN Strauss' Blue Danube and the cheeky Plink, Plank, Plunk and Waltzing Cat by American composer Leroy Anderson feature in Manchester Camerata's programme for its much awaited New Year’s Viennese Gala at Ulverston's Coronation Hall.Staged on Friday
A FORMER furniture shop in Ulverston is 'unsafe' and 'should be demolished as a matter of urgency' according to plans before South Lakeland District Council.Accurite Properties Ltd is seeking approval to knock down the 19th century building in Ulverston's
WINDERMERE post office is to get a first-class facelift in the new year.The Crescent Road branch will close for refurbishments on Wednesday, January 14 at 5.30pm - reopening with a modern, open-plan layout on Wednesday, January 28 at 1pm and offering
Champ - Hannah Atkinson (Wynnstay) sponsor, judge Mark hewitt and vendor James BurrowMark Hewitt of Cockerham. A good show of heifers were put before the judge who awarded both the Champion and Reserve Rosette to James Burrow of the Stardale herd of ArnsideCHAMPION
A PLANNING application to extend an agricultural building at Bees Nest Farm, Casterton, have been turned down by South Lakeland District Council.Using delegated powers, planning officials decided that the plans, submitted by David Metcalfe, would be
THE latest development in a raft of improvements at Ulverston Leisure Centre has officially opened to the public.The centre, on Priory Road, is managed by North Country Leisure (NCL) and has undergone a facelift this autumn with an extended new fitness
CUMBRIA County Council is planning to start work in January 2015 on a major £2.3m road improvement scheme in Penrith. The project will improve access to the Gilwilly Industrial Estate and Eden Business Park, paving the way for future business growth
BURNESIDE Brass continue their festive fixtures on Friday (December 19, 7.30pm) with a concert staged as part of Kendal Parish Church's third Charity Christmas Tree Festival.The tree festival runs until Sunday, December 21 (Friday, 4pm-7pm, Saturday,
CUMBRIA Community Foundation launched this year’s Big Sleep from a bed floating on Windermere.The charity’s Chief Executive Andy Beeforth and Gary McKeating, from Nuclear Management Partners, took to the four poster bed on the lake last Friday.The stunt
BURTON Singers are ready to raise the Burton-in-Kendal Memorial Hall roof on Saturday, December 20 (8pm) with their Let’s Celebrate Christmas concert.The 25-strong vocal ensemble stage an evening of seasonal songs, carols and music from traditional favourites
AN SOS call from lost Lake District walkers was picked up by Isle of Man Police before their rescue. The couple dialled 999 after they became lost on the back of what they reported as Bowfell on Tuesday (December 16), but their call was picked
A NORTH Lancashire law firm has reopened its Kirkby Lonsdale offices following a major renovation. Oglethorpe Sturton & Gillibrand LLP (OSG) on Main Street, has also recruited new legal and support staff.n. David Gillibrand, the senior partner is based
TOW hitches have been stolen from caravans parked near Milnthorpe. Three caravan tow hitches were taken from caravans on Quarry Road, Sandside, between 12pm on Saturday (December 13) and 8am on Monday (December 15). Anyone with information
CONNECTING Cumbria has overcome a major technical challenge to make high-speed fibre broadband available to thousands more Cumbrian customers.The innovation will see almost 25,000 Cumbrian homes and businesses able to move to the outside lane of the superfast
Spennymoor Town 2 - 1 Kendal TownBIG spenders Spennymoor Town snatched victory with the last kick of the game against Kendal in atrocious weather conditions at Brewery Field on Tuesday night.The first-half was a tight affair with few glaring chances for
