POLICE in Eden undertook an operation to target anti-social drivers last week. On Friday (April 17) police officers worked in partnership VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) in response to regular complaints made by residents in respect
MORE than 20 teams of youngsters took part in Kendal's revived snowsports races.Kendal Snowsports Club hosted only its second Primary Schools Race Evening since 1990 which saw pupils from ten schools go head to head in relays on two slalom courses."
VANDALS damaged six panes of glass at Windermere Community Church on Park Road. Police say the damage happened between 9am on Monday (April 20) and 4pm on Tuesday (April 21). They are appealing for anyone with information about the incident
INGLEBOROUGH Scouts have been boosted thanks to a fundraising fashion show.The catwalk in Ingleton, was graced with a selection of versatile, smart and stylish clothing put together by Kitty Brown Boutique of Carnforth.Unique prints, chic dresses, fashionable
Westmorland and Lonsdale Green Party candidate Chris Loynes is backing calls for a unitary authority for Cumbria and a regional assembly for the North West. He said: "In Cumbria we are confused by too many layers of local government. We think it
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a grey Ford Ka was hit by a passing vehicle on Nelson Street, Dalton-in-Furness, today (Wednesday). The car was parked outside the library when it was hit between 9.30am and 11.30am, causing damage to the
POLICE are hunting three young men who made off without paying for a taxi from Barrow to Askam-in-Furness on April 13. The men arrived at the Co-op in Askam-in-Furness at 6.35pm, before getting out of the taxi and running away up Duke Street.
A NEW courtyard garden at Westmorland General Hospital has been officially opened by Kendal mayor Tom Clare.The Community Roots Project for the small local charity Chestnut Events has been working there since Aug 2014, clearing and preparing one of the
AN Independent candidate has thrown his hat in the ring for the Barrow and Furness seat. Ian Jackson, born in Dalton and now living in Ulverston, served his apprenticeship as a fitter and turner in the shipyard and have lived and worked in the
THE A591 has been named as the best road to drive on in the UK. The 30-mile stretch from Kendal to Keswick, which offers unmatchable views of Lakeland fells and the banks of Windermere and Thirlmere, came top in research conducted by a quantum
MILNTHORPE parish councillor Roger Bingham has been congratulated on his unbroken 35 years' service to the parish. Parish council chairman Jim Robson announced the "magnificent achievement" this week and said that Cllr Bingham had not missed one
THE Gazette's resident cartoonist Colin Shelbourn is lending his biting wit to the medium of online prose during the run-up to the May 7 election. You can follow his perceptive political blog - Spoilt Paper - at http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/
FRANK Cassidy, a caseworker for Barrow and Furness's Labour MP John Woodcock, has score his own electoral victory by taken Walney South for the party in a Cumbria County Council by-election. He secured 727 votes - three times the number polled
PLANS submitted to South Lakeland District Council's planning committee include an agricultural building for silage at Halforth Farm, Heversham, for Brian Nelson; and erection of a slurry tower at High Gateside Farm, Cartmel, for Phil Wilson (both
MOUNTAIN rescuers had a surprise celebrity encounter on Monday when they were called to help in the search for a missing dog. ‘Tiger’, who was stuck on a steep part of Haystacks, turned out to belong to comedian Bill Bailey. The TV star contacted
AN array of classic cars, trucks, vans and motorbikes motored down to the Lakeland Motor Museum, Haverthwaite, for the attraction’s ‘Drive and Ride In Day’.The event was open to the proud owners of classic cars, trucks, vans and motorbikes, as well as
A CALL for Queen Elizabeth's lengthy reign to be recognised in Milnthorpe has been made by Cllr Roger Bingham. Cllr Bingham told Milnthorpe Parish Council that Her Majesty would become Britain's longest-reigning monarch in September - overtaking
THIRTEEN people from Cumbria were among nearly 1,000 nationwide convicted of animal cruelty last year. Figures revealed by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) showed they investigated 159,831 complaints in 2014 compared
ONE of Bay Search & Rescue’s Hagglund all-terrain vehicles has been temporarily re-homed at Arnside.The rescue team has three of the Swedish tracked vehicles which have were initially stationed in the team’s base at Flookburgh.But for nearly two years
THE election is hotting up. All the parties have published their manifestos. The deadline for voter registrations has passed, leaving large numbers of young people wondering why they get hit with tuition fees while more politically-active, older
POLICE are investigating the cause of a car fire in Grasmere in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday). Fire and rescue crews were called at 3.40am to reports of a Volkswagen Polo on fire close to the A591. Firefighters, two wearing breathing
SEDBERGH Spring Show returned with a flourish on Saturday after a gap of two years. Sedbergh folk showed their appreciation by making 718 entries in 99 classes in the show, held in the town's People Hall.There was a wide range of categories including
A SOUTH Lakes dental therapist is sporting a smile of success after being crowned ‘Best Dental Therapist’ at a national awards ceremony. Linda Holmes, of Stainton, near Kendal, won the accolade at The Dental Awards ceremony in Birmingham. Linda
AN American woman was cut from her car by firefighters after a one vehicle road traffic collision at the junction of Bonningate and Ratherheath Lane, Kendal. The Skoda Octavia was on its side when crews arrived at 5.40pm yesterday (Tuesday), and
AN Ulverston man has been charged in connection with an alleged £4,000 burglary at Photo Express, Ulverston, on Monday. Daniel Orsini, 23 from Priory Road, has been charged with burglary and will appear at Furness and District Magistrates on May
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a report of a field on fire in Grizebeck Brow, near Buckhorn Lane, yesterday (Tuesday). When crews arrived at 9pm they found that around 600 square metres of grass and gorse were involved in the fire. The blaze
AN experienced walker has died after falling approximately 100 metres from Helvellyn's notorious Striding Edge. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team said the death of the 75-year-old man on Monday afternoon was the fourth fatality on the mountain this
