A FELL runner is believed to have suffered a broken ankle after slipping while crossing a clapper bridge. Cave rescuers from Clapham Cave Rescue turned out this morning after the 38-year-old fell between Masongill and Thornton in Lonsdale.
Levens Choir, St Martin’s Church, BownessHandel composed Messiah in an age of religious observance. From its beginnings, it was associated with charitable giving. We anticipate it at Christmas like the warm embrace of an old friend, but because it is
BY CULTIVATING moustaches during November, the team at Lancaster digital agency Nublue raised £500 for local charity CancerCare.The colleagues were taking part in annual fundraiser Movember, which raises awareness of men's health issues.
CUMBRIA Wildlife Trust has produced a guide to wildlife spotting in the county’s hills, valleys, woodlands and the coast during the winter.Great Places to See Winter Wildlife in Cumbria advises lovers of the outdoors to look out for migratory birds which
The Lyvennet rises on Crosby Ravensworth moor, passes Crosby Ravensworth, Mauds Meaburn and Kings Meaburn, joining the Eden at Temple Sowerby.Perhaps the name of Lyvennet comes from the “Llwyfenydd”, referred to by the Welsh bard Taliesin. However, the
ULVERSTON looks set to form a transatlantic partnership to match that of its most famous son, Stan Laurel.The Furness town is planning to forge links with the tiny city of Harlem, Georgia – the home town of Laurel’s long-standing comedy partner Oliver
TWO of the most innovative and subtle roots musicians working today are set to play at the Brewery on January 22.Cahalen Morrison & Eli West’s music draws from old folk sources, but it sounds vibrantly alive.Cahalen Morrison writes songs that sound like
A FAMILY-run golf course has become the first in South Lakeland to offer lovers of sport a new attraction - Footgolf.Combining the social aspect of golf with the countries passion for the beautiful game of football, Footgolf is already played in numerous
Gran on the Run by Wendy Ellwood, £9.99AFTER her young granddaughter Heidi was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, Wendy Ellwood was determined to do something positive to help her and other children suffering from the same illness.And the opportunity
TRAFFIC is queuing and one lane is closed on the M6 after a lorry overturned and shed its load of beer. Traffic police say the accident, on the southbound carriageway between J34 for Lancaster and J33 for the A6, is causing delays for people travelling
ANYONE who was a teenager in the early noughties will remember the sheer excitement of getting a new mobile phone.That was back when Nokias were all the rage (iWhat?) and it was an event to go to Carphone Warehouse clutching your birthday money to choose
Dumb Show, University of Cumbria, Lancaster campusDumb Show, by Joe Penhall, was first produced at The Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2004. Unlike many modern plays, it has not aged one whit in the intervening decade.'Mr Saturday Night' Barry (Matthew
A MAN has been assaulted on Appleby Road in Kendal. Police are appealing for information about the incident which occurred on December 14 at around 12.20pm. They did not release any further information but asked anybody with information to
CUMBRIA County Council is looking for volunteer drivers to help support its social car scheme.The volunteer drivers will help people get about, do some shopping, socialise and attend groups.Priority areas for recruitment in South Lakeland and Eden are
THE former general manager one of Simon Rogan's Cartmel establishments has gone his own way and set up shop elsewhere. John Strange, 35, worked at Rogan and Company for one year and left at the start of November to pursue a dream of his own.
ON AUGUST Bank Holiday 1954, 15 people met up to collect litter at White Moss Common, between Rydal and Grasmere.They formed the Lake District National Park's first ever voluntary warden work party and, 60 years on, that same spirit of volunteering remains
ROADSIDE blood transfusions will be available for the first time in Cumbria thanks to a scheme now being run by the the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). From January it will become one of only a few air ambulance organisations in the
A KENDAL schoolboy has become the youngest junior in Cumbria to obtain his 2nd Dan Black Belt in the discipline of Shotokan Karate. Ethan King, who is in Year 9 at Kirkbie Kendal School, successfully attained his 1st Dan Black belt at the age of
FOUR people have been arrested in Kendal as part of last night's 'Festive Friday' celebrations. Police based at the town's Busher Walk took to Twitter to keep residents updated as locals partied in the town's bars and pubs to celebrate the last
ONE of the most famous childhood stories of all time is putting plenty of bums on seats at Theatre by the Lake and at the same time raising money for a well-known children's hospital charity.Hundreds of seriously ill children will benefit from two months
