Michaela Robinson-Tate

VIOLENT sandstorms, 50 degrees heat, and possible mortar attacks are just some of the challenges facing a nurse who is setting off for a four-month tour of duty to the hazardous Helmand Province, in Afghanistan.

FORMER K Shoes workers and their families are being asked to check in their sheds, attics and garages for shoe-making treasures, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate.

AS WOMEN continue to bombard a high street store with inquiries about a "wonder" wrinkle-busting cream, The Westmorland Gazette has managed to secure a bottle to give away.

RADIO listeners who enjoy hearing a familiar voice on the airwaves will want to tune into Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour next week.

A GROUP of paintings once owned by Beatrix Potter and locked away in the attic at Kendal Town Hall for many years is set to cause a stir in a new exhibition.

A POSTMAN has retired from his scenic round after 20 years - but his world-wide fans can be reassured that his striking Lakeland images will continue to appear on his website.

A LONG-SERVING magistrate has quit the bench because of what she claims is an unfair surcharge levied on offenders, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate.

WHEN it came to breaking out of their shells to put on a cracking Easter display the pupils of Queen Elizabeth School proved themselves to be 'eggstraordinarily' talented, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate.

THE record breaker Donald Campbell is often remembered for the dramatic manner of his death, when his Bluebird boat crashed on Coniston Water. However, when his daughter, some of his original team members, and fans, gathered at Coniston’s Ruskin Museum they were celebrating what would have been his 86th birthday.

A PICTURE of a happy band of K Shoes employees enjoying a trip to the Isle of Man in the 1930s has sparked memories for readers, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate.