WORK looks set to begin next month on 110 new homes at a greenfield site on Kendal's southern fringe. Housebuilder Jones Homes has secured more than five hectares of land at Milnthorpe Road for the major new development, to be called Stonecross
NORTH Lancashire villagers will be back in the swim at last when their much-loved pool reopens on Monday, April 9.Hornby's swimming pool has been saved by the volunteers of the Lune Valley Community Trust, who were determined to keep the Melling Road
A RECENT case has flagged up the problems Japanese knotweed can cause and how expensive it can become if you ignore it. A long-running argument between neighbouring landowners in Cornwall, Mr Smith and Mrs Line, has resulted in Mrs Line being ordered
A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of a burglar who left his Lake District victim with a repair bill of around £75,000. Darren Spicer, 44, was due to be sentenced today at Carlisle Crown Court having admitted breaking into a Windermere holiday
EMERGENCY services were called to a crash on the A65 near Nook today (March 23). The incident happened just outside the Hideaway Cafe at around 12.35pm. It involved a Penrith man driving a Volkswagen 4x4 and a Dumfries woman driving a Ford Fiesta, both
AN INDEPENDENT coffee shop has been taken over by Kirkby Lonsdale Brewery and relocated to a new venue. Kircabi Roasters has now moved from its shop on the town's Main Street to The Royal Barn just around the corner. Anthony Gatrell, owner
SOUTH Lakes MP Tim Farron has urged the government to reconsider increases to service charges on NHS properties that could endanger the future of a rural medical practice.Last autumn, the Central Lakes Medical Group were hit with a proposed £25,000 increase
A KENDAL man believes he may be the oldest person alive to have been born at Helme Chase.Peter Carlos was born at the maternity hospital on the Coronation Day of George VI, in 1937, and was presented with a special engraved cup to commemorate the occasion.There
ULVERSTON's St Mary's hospice will use a £20,000 grant to fund a new project aimed at giving bereaved people a chance to get out of the house - and mend furniture.The hospice was awarded the cash by the Masonic Charitable Foundation and will use
A TEENAGER who was Labour's prospective Parliamentary candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale last year has been selected as a youth ambassador for an anti-poverty group.Eli Aldridge, 19, is joining The ONE Campaign, an advocacy organisation of more
A SOUTH Lakes market town that 'punches well above its weight' has been named as one of the top places to live in the north west. Kirkby Lonsdale has been placed fifth in the north west category in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live list.
TRAFFIC is queuing on the A590 due a fallen tree between the B5278 and the Bouth turn off, near to the Rusland Pool Hotel. Traffic is able to just pass the fallen tree but will have to be stopped while the tree is removed. This is affecting
CHILDREN got their hands dirty planting the next generation of trees on the Cowran Estate in Pennington, near Ulverston.Helped by Ulverston-based charity TreeLife and with support from the Woodland Trust, Year Five pupils from Pennington C of E Primary
A FURNESS environmentalist has completed an epic journey of more than 8,000 miles across South America on a bamboo bicycle she made herself. Dr Kate Rawles, from Ulverston, left the UK by cargo ship in December 2016, aiming to raise awareness and
A NEW chair has taken the helm of the committee which organises England’s oldest traditional sports event.Marjorie Blackburn is the first woman chair of Ambleside Sports, now in its 132nd year. Mrs Blackburn takes over from Jak Hirst who is stepping down
AN AWARD winning nurse from Kendal was invited to rub shoulders with royalty at a Buckingham Palace event last week. Zoe Butler, who won Student Nurse of the Year in 2017, was one of more than 350 frontline nurses invited to the reception with HRH Prince
A FURNESS-based councillor has said a recommendation to cap the amount people can wager on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) does not go far enough.A review into the machines by the Gambling Commission has found stakes should be a capped at £30 or
A FORMER Helme Chase sister was inspired by the launch of Gazette's Helme Chase 50 Club to share her experience on the ward. Sister Anne Blundell moved from Plymouth to Kendal after finishing her midwifery training, aged 23. She spent from 1966 to
FAMILIES and businesses are invited to take part in the annual Super Sands Walk weekend this summer to raise funds for local hospitals. On the Cross Bay Walk, Cedric Robinson MBE, Queen’s official guide, will be leading around 300 walkers
A CRASH near Lindale closed the B5277 for six hours last night (March 23). Police were called to the one vehicle collision, involving a HGV, at 10.22pm. The road was closed between Back Road and Lyndene Drive and diversions were in place.
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FOR a 'top of the world' feeling climb six summits on the northern Howgill Fells, writes JOHN EDMONDSON. This linear walk makes use of the Western Dales Bus, a community venture run entirely by volunteers. The walk should not be undertaken in
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 busy Bowness at Spring Bank Holiday in 1975. You can see all of
