FROM world maps to stark concrete buildings and leafy palms, the team at Murals Wallpaper have unveiled their seven top trends for 2018.The Liverpool-based company specialises in full-wall murals and bespoke papers. One of its most surprising interiors
ANYONE thinking about becoming a foster carer in Lancashire is invited to an information evening on Wednesday, January 24, at County Hall, Preston.The event is from 6pm to 7.30pm and there will be social workers and foster carers on hand to answer questions
AN EXPERIENCED Kendal estate agent and surveyor expects house values to rise by around two per cent in 2018.Graham Iles, director at Michael CL Hodgson, of Kendal and Grange-over-Sands, says he anticipates "small growth" in line with forecasts
AS A parent we can accidentally encourage poor sleep habits.We may get into the habit of allowing our children to fall asleep downstairs or with us, rather than being settled in their own bed.Breaking bad habits is not always easy! There are steps you
THE Rusland Valley Horticultural Society will stage its fourth annual Potato Day at Greenodd Village Hall on Sunday.Gardeners and allotment holders flock to the event from all over South Lakeland to buy goods supplied by Brighter Blooms of Preston, which
POLICE attended New Road in Kendal on Thursday evening (January 18) following a report of an assault.Officers were called at 6:09pm and arrested a 52-year-old man, from Kendal, on suspicion of ABH assault. He has been released under investigation.A 54
BURROWING badgers have forced the closure of a second Cumbrian road this month because of their tunnelling.Cumbria County Council has today announced that the U4279 road, west of Linbeck in Eskdale, is closed until further notice due to the discovery
MORE than 2,000 emails and letters have been written in response to a controversial application that would see eight zip wires run over a Lake District beauty spot. The deadline to submit views to the Lake District National Park Authority about plans
A PROTESTOR who has set up camp on Kendal's New Road has been given 48 hours to leave the common land. Speaking to the Gazette earlier this week, Jeff Hayton said that he was living on the car park to protest its closure. A notice posted
TRIBUTES have been paid to the woman who died after a collision on the A590 at Backbarrow. Doreen Fell, aged 76, died following an incident on Wednesday (January 17) evening. Mrs Fell, from Backbarrow, was a pedestrian when she was struck
STARS from the up and coming panto production Jack and the Beanstalk at the Coronation Hall in Ulverston got in on the act as decorators continued with the facelift for the entrance foyer and staircases at the hall.The panto team took a turn treading
A FOOTBALL agent whose dangerous motorway driving killed one man and permanently paralysed another has been jailed for seven years. Peter Morrison, 37, had been speeding and sending a string of phone WhatsApp messages minutes before losing control
THREE pupils from Sedbergh School opened their post to discover that they had been successful in their applications to Oxford and Cambridge.Will Ross and Maja Segger received offers of A*A*A to attend Cambridge. Will's offer is to read medicine at
The annual Divisional Shield tournament, run by the Kendal & District Table Tennis League, took place at the Dallam School Sports Centre in Milnthorpe. 16 teams competed across three divisions. Burton A, represented by Peter and Stephen Baxendale, were
100 YEARS AGO - 1918 At Coniston Institute, in the presence of a large gathering, Miss Walker, who retired as mistress-ship of the Coniston CE Infants School last July, was presented with a Treasury note case containing £105, in recognition of
"How do you kill the goose that laid the golden egg"? Introduce a tourist tax to the Lake District.Peter GaukrogerKendal
THE Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) has submitted plans for an upgrade to its Cumbrian airbase.The charity is hoping to extend its base at Langwathby, near Penrith, to include space for research and training as well as providing essential facilities
STAFF and mothers have enjoyed a sneak preview of South Cumbria's new state-of-the-art maternity unit ahead of its official opening. The £12million South Lakes Birthing Centre, situated at Furness General Hospital, Barrow, will officially open
FOUR Furness cats may have been deliberately poisoned, a leading animal welfare charity has warned. Two cats, Smudge and Bruno, who were both owned by Dawn Milburn of Moorgarth, Swarthmoor were found dead five days apart in September.
A STRIKING minor episode in Buttermere over Christmas has made me wonder whether a tourist tax, used widely and successfully across Europe, might provide a solution to current constraints on Cumbria County Council’s winter roads budget.On December 28
THE Fix the Fells Volunteers had a record breaking year in 2017, delivering more for the Lake District environment than ever before.This army of outdoor enthusiasts spent 2237 days in the fells, looking after the mountain paths – a record number of volunteer
MOUNTAIN rescuers in the Lake District have warned there is a risk of avalanches as a result of recent wintry conditions.Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team said: "The team would like to remind people that the fells are in full winter conditions and
MAJOR plans that promise to bring hundreds of jobs to Ulverston have been opposed by the town's council. The 'Beehive' development, which will be opposite the planned Blue Light Hub off the A590, will be the location for a Marks and Spencer and
A BMW was involved in a collision on the M6 this morning (January 19). The incident happened at 7.09am on the northbound side of the carriageway, between junctions 37 and 38. It involved a Blue BMW, driven by a 39-year-old, male, from Worcestershire
THERE are hazardous driving conditions and road closures in place across the county this morning (January 19). Driving conditions in Shap are hazardous due to ice on Shap Summit. Following the heavy snow fall from yesterday morning, the snow has
THE timing of a road-widening scheme in a South Lakeland village has been criticised for putting too much strain on residents.Cumbria County Council is due to start work on widening part of Hollins Lane, at Burneside, later this month.But local residents
INGS village makes an ideal base for this short walk, writes JOHN EDMONDSON. It has an award-winning pub, a delightful cafe, a state-of-the-art bike-store, guesthouses and a filling station with a shop. It’s name means ‘the water meadows’ but some people
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 children at Kendal Town Hall for a party organised by the Westmorland
WINTER is an ideal time to wrap up a house sale, says nationwide estate agents Humberts.The company - whose offices include Windermere, Mayfair and Wiltshire - says it received the highest number of new instructions since 2013 in October and November.Darren
