FOUR luxury tourist apartments are being planned for a former hair salon and bed-and-breakfast in Kirkby Lonsdale.Philip Armstrong, of Aquamajik Ltd, is seeking consent to convert the property at 4 Main Street. Each self-contained unit would feature a
FIREFIGHTERS administered oxygen therapy to a dog after it was rescued from a fire in Nether Kellet.Carnforth and Lancaster crews attended a kitchen fire at a domestic property on Shaw Lane on Monday (March 19) afternoon.The fire had spread from the kitchen
LOCAL projects are to share £239,000 in the latest round of community funding from South Lakeland District Council (SLDC). The council’s Locally Import Projects (LIPs) fund allows local groups, clubs and organisations to invest in a wide range of initiatives
KIRKBY Lonsdale Rugby Club is seeking planning consent for more car parking.Chairman Nigel Winn has lodged plans for 50 new spaces on grassed land at Underley Park.This would take the club up to 118 spaces, if South Lakeland District Council gives the
A JUROR who played on his mobile phone during trial deliberations has been fined £1,000. Callum Toole, 22, was handed the punishment at Carlisle Crown Court today (WED) after he admitted a contempt of court charge. Toole's appearance in the
A SILVER transit van with a roof rack was stolen off Maryfell in Sedbergh on Monday night (March 19).The registration of the van is KP09 FXZ. If you have any information ring Cumbria Constabulary on 101 stating log number CP-20180320-0032.You can also
TWO teenage girls have been trying to pass counterfeit Irish £50 notes in the Kendal area. The girls, aged 13-14, have been described as wearing bright pink jackets and black leggings. MORE TOP STORIES: Police urge people to contact them
PLANS to demolish a bungalow in Storth and build two houses have been lodged with South Lakeland District Council.Hawthorns, at Storth Road, would be knocked down to make way for a pair of four-bedroom dwellings with slate roofs and solar panels, according
NORTHERN will run almost 1,400 rail services during each day of RMT strike action next week.On Monday 26 and Thursday 29, Northern will run more than 50 per cent of its usual services, with a focus on peak time trains.The vast majority of services will
JOIN a walk with a Lake District expert for the first guided walk of the year this weekend. In a bid to make the Lake District landscape accessible to visitors and encourage those with varying levels of experience to explore, the National Park
MUSIC making of the highest quality is centre stage at Ulverston this week during the popular South Cumbria Musical Festival. Celebrating 42 years of performance and competition in music and speech, SCMF 2018 opened on Sunday with a day of brass
FORMER Captain at Carus Green golf club has raised more than £1,000 for Muscular Dystrophy. 58-year-old Ian Fairhurst, from Kendal, embarked upon a gruelling weight-loss challenge during 2017, losing 42lbs in 16 weeks, raising £387.
A DOG walk in Grizedale Forest will be raising money for Mountain Rescuers on Easter Sunday. Cumbrian Cottages has partnered with Coniston children’s author, Fay Lakin, to raise funds for Coniston Mountain Rescue with the 2-mile walkies.
The Beatles' Ringo Starr has told of his "shock" at receiving a knighthood at Buckingham Palace. Described as the "most overdue knighthood of all time" by musical writer Sir Tim Rice, the honour was presented by the Duke of Cambridge. But Starr
CUMBRIA County Council’s Public Health department is hosting a ‘Healthy Weight Summit’ on Friday (March 23) and tackling obesity is top of the agenda. The council has invited more than 100 representatives to join the Summit – including colleagues
A NEW gym has opened its doors in Kendal, promising a ‘welcoming and friendly’ atmosphere for its prospective clients. Joe Robinson, a former rugby player and qualified personal trainer, is the man behind the new CoreWorx Gym on Sandes Avenue.Set over
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 Llama expert Paul Adorian from Burton, who was featured in The Westmorland
100 YEARS AGO - 1918On Thursday afternoon, as John Brennan, gamekeeper, on the preserves in Foulshaw, to G.E. Wilson, Esq, of Dallam Tower, was out rabbiting in the woods, near Ulpha, one of the dogs began barking very loudly at a distance from him and
