Reduced opening at Kendal TIC sparks anger

10:51pm Monday 6th July 2009

“APPALLING” and “totally unacceptable” is how councillors have described the lack of consultation surrounding reduced opening hours at Kendal Tourist Information Centre.

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Native Cumbrian sheep will cross the Thames

6:20pm Monday 6th July 2009

AN expert sheepdog handler and trainer is getting ready to walk her native Cumbrian sheep across one of the most famous bridges in the world tomorrow (Saturday).

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Sheep tagging is driving away farmers - claim

6:00pm Monday 6th July 2009

LEADING organisations in agriculture have spoken out against the proposals to introduce compulsory electronic identity tagging of sheep.

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Farmers fears after court ruling

5:36pm Monday 6th July 2009

FEARS are growing that farmers will be held liable if their cattle attack walkers using footpaths across their land, after a court hearing.

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Farming exhibition heads for pastures new

4:50pm Monday 6th July 2009

A POPULAR exhibition of Cumbrian farming across the ages which has captured the imagination of the public moves to a new location next week.

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Cut interest rates and "save our shops"

4:24pm Monday 6th July 2009

BUSINESS rates could be slashed if a campaign to save small shops gets the green light.

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Eight arrested after eastern Europeans 'attacked' in Eden

10:06am Monday 6th July 2009

EIGHT people have been arrested following an alleged assault on a group of eastern European men in Kirkby Stephen.

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Vandals leave Kendal lampost in dangerous condition

7:03pm Sunday 5th July 2009

A LAMPOST was left in a dangerous condition after being attacked by vandals.

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Vigilance warning after early morning burglaries

12:47pm Sunday 5th July 2009

RESIDENTS across South Lakeland are being warned to be vigilant following a number of burglaries during the early hours of this morning (Sunday).

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Two-day collection raises funds for Cancer Research UK

9:40am Sunday 5th July 2009

A TWO-day collection at Kendal's Morrisons supermarket helped raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.

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Almost half of children misplace the Lake District

8:50am Sunday 5th July 2009

ALMOST half of the children questioned in a survey thought the Lake District was in the Midlands or Wales.

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All lanes reopened on the M6 after accident

11:50am Saturday 4th July 2009

THE southbound carriageway of the M6 has been reopened following an accident this morning (Saturday).

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Traffic problems on the M6 following accident

11:36am Saturday 4th July 2009

TRAFFIC travelling both ways on the M6 has been affected by an earlier accident.

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Ambulance service scoops two awards

11:00am Saturday 4th July 2009

NORTH West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) scooped two awards at Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service’s annual awards ceremony.

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Charity walk to take place in aid of Cystic Fibrosis

10:40am Saturday 4th July 2009

FUNDRAISERS are being called upon to take part in a challenging walk in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Charity.

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Lorry involved in a collison on the M6

10:24am Saturday 4th July 2009

TWO lanes on the M6 are closed after a lorry was involved in a collision with the central reservation.

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Store staff go green for charity

10:00am Saturday 4th July 2009

STAFF at a Kendal store will be going green in a fundraising challenge for Macmillian Cancer Support.

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80-year-old woman flashed on cycle route

9:40am Saturday 4th July 2009

POLICE are trying to trace a man who indecently exposed himself to an 80-year-old woman.

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Kendal church's financial 'day of reckoning'

6:50pm Friday 3rd July 2009

LEADERS of Kendal’s main CofE church have revealed its ‘critical’ financial problems, declaring: The time of reckoning has now come.

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