YOUNG people are being urged to attend South Lakes MP Tim Farron's annual football youth surgery on Thursday, September 3. Tim will be at the MUGAs on Hallgarth from 11am to 12pm, Sandylands from 1pm to 2pm and Kirkbarrow from 3pm to 4pm. Previous
THE Cumbria Agricultural Chaplaincy, set up to support hard-pressed farming communities in the county, was officially launched at Penrith Auction Mart on Sunday evening. The mart was filled to capacity, as people gathered from all across the county
CUMBRIA Wildlife Trust (CWT) has launched its own carbon contribution scheme to help people protect the natural environment.The county's peat bogs and wetlands are stores of carbon. Drumburgh Moss, Foulshaw Moss and Meathop Moss nature reserves - cared
ULVERSTON police are urging motorists to be patient during the upcoming Ulverston Charter Lantern Procession which will be held on Saturday, September 12. Four pedestrian processions will parade through the town all starting at separate locations around
POLICE have released images of a man they would like to speak to in relation to an incident of criminal damage in Kendal. The CCTV pictures, sent to the Gazette today, show a male throwing bottles at the Armstrong Ward shop in Wainwrights Yard at 1.40am
HEYSHAM 2’s new station director John Munro is taking over the nuclear site’s top job, seven years after joining the management team.John returned to the nuclear industry in 2009 after leaving Torness power station, near Edinburgh, in 2004 to start his
SOUTH Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on residents in the Haverthwaite area to have their say over proposed safety improvements to the A590 in the area. The Gazette reported is last week's edition that radical changes could be made to the road layout
APPLICATIONS for the latest round of The Prince's Countryside Fund grants can be made from September 7. The fund is making £725,000 available to support 'inspiring rural initiatives'. Organisations and charities that are helping to protect
CAPTAIN Chris Miller came to the rescue to earn Kendal an unlikely tie as a thirteenth loss of the season looked on the cards against Chorley.The Shap Road club travelled to Windsor Park searching for their first win since late July but were dismissed
A FURNESS woman has clocked up half a century working as a PA to specialist nursing staff.Ruth Hogg started her long career as a 17-year-old office junior in Barrow in 1965, supporting nurses in what was then called the NHS Local Health Department.Five
Tuesday, August 25. Weekly sale of sheep and special show and sale of prime Mule Wether lambs. Sponsor: PK Nutrition. Judge: A Slack. Results: 1 (Show winner) E Fairburn & Sons, £67.50; 2 A&H Watson, £61.50; 3 WC Porter, £61. Prices - Prime
Tuesday, August 25. Weekly sale of sheep. Forward: 3,094 sheep, comprising of 2,311 prime lambs and 783 cast ewes and rams. Prices - Prime lambs: Beltex to 98.80 each, or 229.8 pence per kilo; Rouge 87.30, 212.9; Dutch Texel 85, 198.3; Texel 84.80,
Wednesday, August 26. Weekly sale of cattle and sheep. Forward: 20 dairy cattle, 169 rearing calves, 1,765 cast ewes. Prices. Dairy - Newly calved Black and White: Heifers to £1,500 each (average £1,160); Cows 1,240 (1,120). Rearing calves - Bulls:
Tuesday, August 25. Weekly sale of livestock and monthly show and sale of calves. Forward: 100 calves. Sponsor: Ian Rawlinson Feed Solutions. Judge: C Rothery. Results - Any breed, less than 8 weeks (Male): 1 (Reserve Champion) M&R Nelson; 2 JS
Thursday, August 27. Weekly sale of calves and store lambs. Forward: 26 calves and stirks. Prices. Calves - Bulls: British Blue to £360 each; Charolais 270; Shorthorn 142; Friesian 150. Heifers: British Blue 330; Aberdeen Angus 275. Stirks - Steers
CARLISLE: Wednesday 26th August 2015 - Dairy dispersal sale. North Field Montbeliarde Herd Disperses In Style. Borderway was once again packed to capacity for the North Field Montbeliarde dispersal owned by the Dent family from Barnard Castle, Bowes
Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 3,515 prime sheep, comprising of 2,075 prime lambs & 1,440 cast ewes and rams. Topping the sale at 199.0p/kg was a single Beltex prime lamb from Messrs Bindloss, Shap Abbey, purchased
Spring Lambs: The strong trade for prime lambs continues at Lancaster with a larger entry of 1341 selling to a market average of 147ppk. Buyers continue to look for well finished lambs, with lambs lacking finish penalised today. Topping trade this
Above Derwent: Removal of existing dilapidated garage/storage shed and renewal of existing base replacement with a new 2 bay double garage and a one bay open unit, at Stair Mill, Stair, Keswick, for Martin Duke; (two applications received: non material
DAVE Mansergh bagged a hat-trick to lift Crooklands Casuals off the foot of the Premier Division of the West Lancashire Football League with their first points of the season.The Cassies went into Saturday's fixture against Eagley with five losses on the
LANCASHIRE star Luis Reece was the key player as his return of 7-42 saw Netherfield crash to a miserable 97 run defeat to Leyland at Parkside Road.Leyland's South African overseas amateur Richardt Frenz top scored for his club as they made 201 all out
NETHERFIELD ran out comfortable winners as they saw off Kendal by 86 runs in the Bank Holiday Monday Derby clash at Shap Road. Kendal won the toss and elected to put Netherfield in to bat on what was a relatively slow wicket. Netherfield openers
7/2015/5494 District: South Lakeland Application type: Amend/Delete Condition Applicant Name: Mr Philip Saunders Location: Sunny Brow Farm, Outgate, Ambleside, LA22 0PU Development: Variation of condition
THE closure of Ulverston Police Station has prompted Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team to expand its home base near Broughton-in-Furness. For many years, the team has maintained a fully equipped emergency vehicle at the police station with
POLICE in Cumbria will now be able to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to help tackle crime and keep people safe. Earlier this year, staff from the Constabulary’s Operational Support Unit purchased two UAVs for a trial period. Rigorous testing has
OVERNIGHT wear and tear repairs giving drivers safer, smoother journeys along the A590 will be taking place later this month. During the work the eastbound carriageway will be closed for four nights with diversions in place. Highways England
THE summer Arnside Horticultural Show has been hailed 'a huge success'. The weather remained fine for visitors who enjoyed the spectacular displays in the floral hall on Saturday. Although the number of entries were down on the previous year
KENDAL Judo Club's Matt Clarke will be fighting for New Zealand at the World Masters Judo Championships in Amsterdam later this month.The 37-year-old, head brewer at Staveley's Hawkshead Brewery, has lived in Staveley for over ten years and tried to enter
WINDERMERE brothers Billy and Freddy Blaydes emerged victorious in their age groups at the Cumbria County Tennis Championships, held in the last week of August at both Ulverston and Carlisle.Billy caused an upset by beating the number one seed James Hale
POLICE are investigating after a criminal used a large rock to cause extensive damage to a parked car on the A65 near Crooklands. An unknown person has used a stone from a nearby wall to put a large dent in the roof of the brand new Seat Ibiza between
