THE proposal to lend £6m to housing associations to build low cost homes in South Lakeland sounds to be a good proposal in principal.The major problem in South Lakeland is finding both suitable and affordable land to build homes upon.The old cattle market
WAYS to mark 100 years since World War One ended are being considered by Milnthorpe Parish Council.At their meeting, councillors heard it would be good to trace family members of fallen soldiers. Harry Bond, whose name appears on Preston Patrick's
TWO new apprenticeship schemes run by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) will provide a jobs boost to the region. The Nurse Degree Apprenticeship, in partnership with University of Cumbria will offer individuals the
RESIDENTS have raised concerns about plans to extend Sandside Quarry's period of use to 2029. Speaking on behalf of Sandside villagers, Janice Dyson told Beetham Parish Council this would delay the site's return to nature. She said there were
"DISAPPOINTMENT" with regular flooding at the Dallam School roundabout was expressed at Milnthorpe Parish Council's recent meeting.Cllr Barbara Adair told fellow councillors it raised safety concerns for pedestrians and motorists on the
BEETHAM Parish Council is to speak to the new owners of village pub The Wheatsheaf about siting a defibrillator on a wall at the Church Street property. The location is next to the Old Beetham Post Office and Tea Room. At their recent meeting, councillors
LANCASHIRE Police is the first force in England and Wales to team up with national organisation 'Why me?' to improve victim’s access to restorative justice. The move is to help victims make an informed choice about their recovery in the first phase
THE Ship Inn at Sandside flooded again in a recent high tide, Beetham Parish Council heard. Mud and sand breached the pub's cellars.Councillors were also told of "persistent flooding" between two bridges on the B5282 road, at their January
CUSTOMERS struggling to pay their water bills could benefit from a new package of support launched by United Utilities.The Payment Plus scheme is designed to free people from debt in two years. For every £1 they pay off, UU will pay £1. After six months
SHOPPERS who gave £920 to the Rosemere Cancer Foundation at Booths' supermarket in Kirkby Lonsdale have been thanked by the charity.Members of Lunesdale Rotary Club did the collection just before Christmas. The money will go to Rosemere's 20th
MORE than 85 Scouts and leaders from the Kentdale district met up with more than 2,000 others from the north of the UK to welcome in a new year of adventure while camping at Hawkhirst Scout Activity Centre in Northumbria. The annual Winter Camps
PUPILS at Crosby Ravensworth Primary School spent a day doing a sausage-making masterclass with Dave Morland, the head of butchery at Westmorland Family Butchers at Tebay Services.The school is one of four in the local area taking part in a Schools Awards
AN ACCIDENT on the A685 is affecting traffic between Grayrigg and Docker this morning (January 17). The road is partially blocked both ways due to an accident involving one vehicle near Docker Lane. And one lane is blocked and traffic is queuing
To mark the 200th anniversary of The Westmorland Gazette in 2018, we are publishing a photograph from our archives on our website every day this year. Today's photograph shows the foot bridge New Road in Kendal undergoing repairs in 1975.
