The Westmorland Gazette | Silverdale

Celebrations for two conservation charities

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:50:00 +0000

TWO conservation charities are celebrating landmark birthdays this year with a series of events.

Silverdale woman faces up to ski 'monster'

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:40:00 +0000

A BRAVE Multiple Sclerosis sufferer will ski down the equivalent of the height of Mount Everest three times in as many days in a gruelling challenge in March.

National Trust warden retires - at the age of 85

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:20:00 +0000

A NATIONAL Trust volunteer warden has ‘retired’ from a second career in dry stone walling – at the age of 85.

Silverdale Viking hoard declared treasure

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:20:25 +0000

AN EXCITING discovery which has made history has been declared as treasure.

Lake District holiday parks opening boost

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:53:23 +0100

THE Lake District's award winning holiday parks have been given the go-ahead to stay open all year round.

Hunt for man who recorded young girl in Silverdale changing room

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:44:01 +0100

A MAN who used a mobile phone to record a young girl in changing rooms is being sought by police.

‘No cold calling zones’ set up in North Lancashire

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:37:08 +0100

COLD CALLERS are being given the cold shoulder thanks to new neighbourhood schemes set up in North Lancashire.

Flock of starlings over Lancashire 'look like hedgehog'

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:19:45 +0100

A birdwatcher spotted this flock of starlings looking like a hedgehog above the skies in Lancashire.

Leighton Moss visitor centre using horse power

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:40:00 +0000

THERE is a new strapping member of the team at the RSPB Leighton Moss nature reserve in Silverdale.

North Lancashire caravan park named UK's best

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:20:00 +0000

A NORTH Lancashire caravan park which is perched on a breathtaking seafront has been crowned the best campsite in the UK.

Milnthorpe schoolboys on bike trek to land dream

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:40:00 +0000

TWO ambitious South Lake-land schoolboys are set to cycle more than 300 miles to raise money to help realise a shared lifetime dream of becoming pilots.

'Watch out for poachers' call to Lancashire residents

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:40:00 +0000

POLICE in Lancashire are asking residents and visitors to help hunt down deer and game poachers in the run-up to Christmas.

Coroner records unlawful killing verdict on Morecambe Bay cockler

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:52:45 +0000

THE man who sent Chinese cockle pickers to their deaths in Morecambe Bay in 2004 will not be prosecuted after the skull of another victim was discovered.

Skull found on Lancashire beach was cockle picker's - inquest

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:37:11 +0100

A HUMAN skull discovered half buried off the shoreline of Morecambe Bay belonged to one of the 23 Chinese cockle-pickers who drowned there in 2004.

Avid reader leaves £17,000 to Kendal library

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:50:21 +0100

AN avid reader from Silverdale has left £17,000 to Kendal Library in her will.

Police officer hurt in Silverdale ‘stolen car’ crash

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:20:00 +0100

UPDATE: A police officer was injured when his patrol car was in a collision with a vehicle that had allegedly been stolen from North Yorkshire.

Coroner rules coins found at Silverdale are treasure

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:30:00 +0100

A CORONER has ruled that a hoard of coins discovered by a North Lancashire man constitutes treasure.

Dramatic jet ski rescue in Morecambe Bay

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:10:00 +0100

THIS is the moment a coastguard on a jet ski sped to the rescue of two men thrown into the ice-cold waters of Morecambe Bay after their speedboat capsized.

Eco-boost for Morecambe Bay area

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:50:00 +0100

THE RSPB has unveiled plans for a large-scale conservation project to benefit the environment, wildlife and the economy of south Cumbria and north Lancashire.

Kendal firm sponsors pair on degrees in engineering

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:00:32 +0100

A MAJOR South Lakeland business is spending thousands of pounds to sponsor two students through university, keeping talent in Cumbria.