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Davidson smashes Arnside to success as Burneside and Bolton-le-Sands succeed in Westmorland League

9:00am Thursday 9th May 2013

ARNSIDE top the Readers Westmorland Cricket League after Alex Davidson smashed a match-winning performance past Bare on Saturday.

Arnside, Shireshead and Windermere start season with wins as rest of Westmorland league teams draw curtain-raisers

12:10pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

WITH three draws on the opening day of the Westmorland Cricket League, Arnside, Shireshead and Windermere took full advantage as they recorded victories to get their respective seasons off to good starts.

Carnforth girl's burns agony as flames engulf dress

Shakeera Hamill with the remnants of her dress

1:00pm Thursday 21st March 2013

A SCHOOLGIRL is likely to be scarred for life after a freak accident left her with 15per cent burns.

North Lancashire and South Lakeland artists sign up for Silverdale and Arnside Art and Craft Trail

8:30pm Monday 25th February 2013

ARTISTS from north Lancashire and South Lakeland are counting down to another instalment of the popular Silverdale and Arnside Art and Craft Trail.

Teen driver 'critical' and boy, 16, hurt after car hits tree in Silverdale

11:50am Wednesday 28th November 2012

A TEENAGE driver was left fighting for his life after a car crashed into a tree in Silverdale last night (Tuesday).

Eric Morecambe's daughter brings sunshine to new Leighton Moss bird hide

Gail Stuart in the hide

9:20am Tuesday 30th October 2012

THE daughter of comedy legend Eric Morecambe opened a new hide built in memory of her father at the RSPB Leighton Moss nature reserve in Silverdale last weekend.

New food and drink trail for Morecambe Bay launched

6:50pm Tuesday 14th August 2012

A TASTY trail designed to showcase the best of More-cambe Bay’s food and drink has been launched at a north Lancashire beauty spot.

Wallace and Gromit memorabilia to feature in Silverdale charity sale

8:25am Monday 9th July 2012

ORIGINAL Wallace and Gromit memorabilia will go on sale at a fund-raising event on Friday.

'Outstanding' report for Silverdale school

10:40am Tuesday 19th June 2012

A SILVERDALE school has been graded outstanding in all areas following a recent Ofsted visit.

Breeding bird has twitchers buzzing at Silverdale nature reserve

A Cetti’s warbler in song

3:26pm Friday 15th June 2012

A NORTH Lancashire nature reserve has reported its first ever confirmed breeding of Cetti’s warbler.

Witnesses sought after Arnside incident

5:28pm Friday 4th May 2012

DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses after a 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of affray following an incident in Arnside.

Tell us your Diamond Jubilee plans

1:30pm Friday 27th April 2012

Are you planning an event to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee? If so, The Westmorland Gazette would like to hear from you.

Skydiver, 87, in 14,000-ft plunge

9:10am Thursday 12th April 2012

AN 87-year-old woman showed her daredevil spirit when she jumped at the chance to parachute from a plane, at more than 14,000ft, to help a good cause.

Were you affected by the Falklands Islands invasion?

11:00am Thursday 22nd March 2012

April 2 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina, which sparked a two-month conflict.

UPDATE: Police confirm body found in Morecambe Bay is missing Silverdale man

2:00pm Monday 19th March 2012

POLICE have confirmed that a body found in the Morecambe Bay area on Saturday morning was that of missing Silverdale man Keith Smith.

How will you be celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee?

9:01am Tuesday 13th March 2012

Are you planning a special event to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June?

Protest halts Silverdale pub plan

6:40pm Wednesday 7th March 2012

A PUBLIC outcry has forced developers to withdraw a controversial plan to convert a north Lancashire pub into luxury homes.

Overhead lines to disappear at Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

2:53pm Tuesday 6th March 2012

ELECTRICITY poles are to be taken down in the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty as part of a £137,000 project to restore the landscape to its original beauty.

£600K nature boost for Morecambe Bay

6:30pm Wednesday 29th February 2012

MORECAMBE Bay has been named as one of 12 Nature Improvement Areas to be set up across the country.

£500,000 cash boost for Leighton Moss nature reserve

2:00pm Tuesday 28th February 2012

A POPULAR north Lancashire nature reserve has received £500,000 to improve its outdoor visitor experience.


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