Council shake-up will see job losses and service cuts
A SOUTH Lakeland District Council shake-up will result in some job losses, redundancies and potentially service cuts, the chief executive of the authority has admitted.
A SOUTH Lakeland District Council shake-up will result in some job losses, redundancies and potentially service cuts, the chief executive of the authority has admitted.
BRITISH Sea Power head for home shores next week as they kick off their UK tour in, not London, not Manchester, but Barrow.
A DREAM holiday turned to disaster for two Kendal couples who were holed-up in a Mexican hotel room for three days as Hurricane Wilma did her worst, reports Lisa Frascarelli.
DESCRIBED as "the best band to ever come out of Japan" by Radio One DJ Steve Lamacq, Mika Bomb are coming to the Bay this weekend.
EMOTIVE rockers EZIO (right) are set to play an intimate gig in Allithwaite next month, as part of their European tour, writes Lisa Higginson.
WITH a borrowed name and borrowed hair, hotly-tipped songstress Scout Niblett heads for Lancaster.
A FATHER and son from Ingleton are part of a team of rescue experts racing against time to pull victims of the Pakistan earthquake from the rubble, reports Lisa Frascarelli.
WILLIAM Wordsworth knew it, Beatrix Potter knew it and now it seems so does everyone else after the Lake District came tops in the North West Tourism Awards.
AN ENTREPRENEUR has chosen the sleepy surrounds of Sampool Bridge, near Levens, to revive his plans for a South Lakeland crematorium, reports Lisa Frascarelli.
BRITISH Sea Power have announced they will play Barrow on November 19, and they're looking for a local support band. The Lake District's most eccentric musical export will be getting the opening night of The Canteen Media and Arts Centre under way with a Club Sea Power night. The Canteen wants to hear from bands "not just shoe-gazing indie types" but even brass bands to support BSP. Interested musicians should send a CD of their stuff to: Sam Hunt, Northern Riviera Productions, The Canteen Media and Arts Centre, Michaelson Road, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14-1AD. As well as music, the infamous Club Sea Power night will also see films, talks and poetry readings. To book tickets for the Barrow date log on to www.seetickets.com.
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