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Carnforth cricket club granted late license

12:42pm Thursday 8th January 2009

A CARNFORTH sports club has been granted a license to hold live entertainment until midnight.

Carnforth residents to visit French twin town

11:24am Thursday 8th January 2009

THE French town of Sailly sur la Lys will welcome friends from twin town Carnforth once again this spring.

ANIMAL rights activists have challenged claims that fox hunting is more popular than ever after more than 1,000 spectators gathered at The Longlands, at Tewitfield, near Carnforth, to see 80 horses and riders take part in the traditional Boxing Day hunt.

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Beetham prepares for new priest

1:09pm Tuesday 23rd December 2008

A PRIEST with a love for rural life will soon be welcomed into a South Lakeland community.

Hollywood blockbusters screened in Milnthorpe

10:48am Tuesday 23rd December 2008

THE excitement of the big screen will soon become a regular feature in a South Lakeland village thanks to an enterprising scheme devised by local youngsters.

Waxwings at Grange

10:48am Friday 19th December 2008

VISITORS to Grange were treated to a rare sight last week as a flock of Bohemian Waxwings paid a flying visit.

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Grange speed limit extension

12:50pm Friday 12th December 2008

PLANS to extend a speed limit in Grange-over-Sands have been approved.

£1,000 damage caused to cars in South Lakeland village

12:37pm Thursday 4th December 2008

VANDALS have caused around £1,000 damage to cars parked in a South Lakeland village.

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Carnforth man ploughs millions into park

1:12pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008

A CARNFORTH businessman is to invest millions of pounds developing a caravan park near Milnthorpe.

Milnthorpe head's development speech

5:20pm Friday 28th November 2008

THE head teacher of Milnthorpe’s Dallam School, Steve Holdup, will speak about how a 50-bedroom boarding accommodation block fits into the governor’s strategy for the future development of the Heversham site when he addresses next Tuesday night’s meeting (December 9) of the Kent Estuary Neighbourhood Forum at Preston Patrick Memorial Hall. Also speaking at the meeting, which starts at 7pm, is Jim Grisenthwaite, Head of Culture for Cumbria County Council, who will speak about the main elements of his job, including the county’s Library and Archive Services.