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Coniston Water Festival goes with a splash

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3:45pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

STONE skimming and water sports were enjoyed by hundreds at Coniston Water Festival last weekend.

Voluntary groups gather in Ambleside

2:12pm Tuesday 7th July 2009

PEOPLE can find out more about voluntary work at the Kelsick Centre, St Mary’s Lane, Ambleisde, on Saturday (July 11).

Bike stolen from Windermere marina

5:04pm Monday 6th July 2009

A BIKE worth £2,000 has been stolen from Windermere Marina.

Ghyll scramblers suffer head injuries following fall

2:30pm Friday 3rd July 2009

TWO ghyll scramblers suffered head injuries after falling while out near Coniston.

Windermere hotel for sale at auction

10:29am Friday 3rd July 2009

THE Grey’s Inn Hotel, restaurant and public house, Greywalls, on Elleray Road, Windermere, is to be offered for sale at a commercial auction in London on Tuesday (July 7).

Famed race features in Coniston fair

4:54pm Thursday 2nd July 2009

CONISTON country fair gets underway on July 19 at noon.

Guilt-free indulgence in Ambleside

8:56am Sunday 28th June 2009

THERAPISTS at an Ambleside health and beauty spa have raised more than £900 for the Great North Air Ambulance.

Thieves raid Ambleside vending machine

5:40pm Friday 26th June 2009

A VENDING machine has been smashed and looted in Ambleside.

Cars doused with paint stripper in Lakes

5:24pm Friday 26th June 2009

AN UNATTENDED vehicle has been seriously damaged after it was doused with paint stripper at Waterhead, near Ambleside.

Cafe culture controversy in Ambleside

Cafe culture controversy in Lakes

7:40am Friday 26th June 2009

RESIDENTS in a South Lakeland town fear they could be forced into the road or scolded by hot drinks if an eatery is allowed to create a cosmopolitan cafe culture for its customers.


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