RENOWNED watercolourist Ian Gardner launches his latest collection of work in his home city of Lancaster next Wednesday, March 28.His new work focuses on Woodwell in Silverdale, where the Freehold-born artist first visited as child, and encompasses paintings
QUICK SPECSPrice: offers in region of £375,000Agent: Armitstead BarnettT: 01539-751993W: www.abarnett.co.ukAN ELEGANT two-bedroom residence is for sale in one of Silverdale's finest country properties.Hazelwood Hall, at Hollins Lane, is an impressive
QUICK SPECSPrice: £360,000Agent: Thomson Hayton WinkleyT: 01539-815700W: www.thwestateagents.co.ukAN ELEGANT apartment on the outskirts of Kendal has come onto the market.This luxurious property forms the lower part of the west wing of Bannel Head, a
History teacher Dirk Paagman, of Vught in Holland, is seeking a photograph of a South Lakeland World War II heroI AM trying to find a photograph of a Preston Patrick soldier, who played a pivotal part in the liberation of Schijndel in Holland during World
FOUR people have been taken to hospital following a collision earlier today (March 20) on the A65 at Long Preston.Police say a car and a quad bike were in collision at just before midday close to The Riddings.The male driver and female passenger of the
THE former owner of a South Cumbria residential school has been found guilty of two charges - and acquitted of six others. Verdicts in the case of 77-year-old Derrick Cooper - who for more than two decades ran Underley Hall, Kirkby Lonsdale - were
A WOMAN who with her family set up a successful South Lakeland ice cream business has died, aged 87. In 1987 Caroline Manchester Lawson (nee Nutter) helped establish English Lakes Ice Cream which is based at The Old Dairy, Gilthwaiterigg Lane,
WESTMORLAND and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has thrown his support behind the campaign to help people suffering with cancer get a seat on busy public transport. The Cancer On Board organisation has designed a new "Baby on board"-style badge to encourage
A 20-YEAR-OLD man was rescued after he became crag fast on snow and ice in the early hours of this morning (March 20). Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) was called by Cumbria Police to the Kilnshaw Chimney above the Kirkstone Pass at 5.38am.The team
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of tools have been stolen from a farm in Appleby.The tools, worth £11,000 in total, were taken from a barn in the Heights, between March 16-17. Tools taken: -Two GS 500 grinder pumps -Nuson Wacker -Yanmak 12" Wacker plate
MOBILE phone network 02 will soon be launching its 4G service in Hawkshead. The successful implementation of the 4G network will allow its customers to experience a new level of high-speed mobile internet. In addition to the launch of 4G, O2 is upgrading
A HIGHLY-respected history teacher and head of sixth form at a South Lakeland school has died suddenly at home of natural causes, aged 52.Richard Doyle had been at Dallam School, Milnthorpe, for 16 years and as well as his teaching and leadership roles
FOR fans of cult Americana, the latest donation to the Lakeland Motor Museum’s ever-growing collection is sure to stir up some special memories of the Swingin’ Sixties. A striking 1962 Ford Consul Capri has been donated and put on display at the
MORE than 20 teams from schools and colleges across Cumbria took part in a technology tournament organised by the Rotary Club of Kendal.The challenging brief was to design and build a launching vehicle to hold a satellite (a golf ball), which had to go
A TEENAGER involved in a tragic car collision has been reunited with the doctor from the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) who saved her life. Ellis Marr, 18, was travelling from Millom to Gosforth with her friends Skye Mitchell and Caitlin
A BRAND-new jetty has been unveiled at Wray Castle, with scheduled sailings due to get underway this Easter for the official start of the summer holiday season.Since Wray Castle was opened by The National Trust as a visitor attraction in 2011, the growth
KENDAL Bowman’s fifth annual Longbow Shoot was held on Sunday at Kendal Cricket Club. The event, which was attended by archers from across England, battled the cold weather conditions while most other sports were cancelled.All competitors were shooting
A 70-year-old woman died after plunging 60 feet from a cliff top path at the weekend. Emergency services were called at 12.30pm on Sunday after the woman fell onto the beach on the path from Silverdale to Arnside. Despite keeping her alive
A SOUTH Lakeland woman is campaigning to raise awareness about an ‘horrific’ condition she suffered during pregnancy.Natalie Fryer, of Kendal, was diagnosed with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) while pregnant with both of her children, meaning
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 Windermere Pram Race team members celebrating the New Year in 1992.
