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Fire crews attempt to free woman from lift

10:52am Friday 19th March 2010

FIRE crews are currently attempting to free a disabled woman from a stuck lift at the Parish Church, in Kirkland, Kendal.

New bollard row divides Kendal neighbours

FAMILIES FIGHT: Kirsty Martindale and her three children, from left Ella, Lauren and Madeleine

5:00pm Thursday 18th March 2010

BOLLARDS installed to stop people parking on a grass verge alongside a busy main road into Kendal have outraged local residents.

Auction mart move scheme up before South Lakeland planning

4:10pm Thursday 18th March 2010

A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to relocate an auction mart out of Kendal to a more rural location is set to go before planning bosses next week.

Vandals cause thousands of pounds of damage to cars in New Road

3:04pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two males caused thousands of pounds of damage to the paintwork of four cars parked on New Road car park in Kendal.

Man jailed for three years for Kendal burglaries

11:02am Tuesday 16th March 2010

A MAN who burgled eight houses in Kendal in the space of little over an hour has been sent to prison for three years.

Scott mountain bike stolen in Kendal

10:02am Tuesday 16th March 2010

THIEVES have stolen a blue and black Scott mountain bike from a yard at the back of Beales, in Finkle Street, Kendal, between 9.30am and mid-day on March 4.

Window damaged in Kendal

10:16pm Sunday 14th March 2010

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an act of criminal damage which saw £150 damage caused to the window of Dixon's Printers, in Burneside Road, Kendal, some time between March 11 and 12.

Police seek 'large' woman following Kendal theft

9:40am Saturday 13th March 2010

POLICE are looking to speak to a ‘large’ woman in relation to a theft in Kendal.

Fire on Shap Road in Kendal

Fire on Shap Road

1:06pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

A HOUSE FIRE on the Shap Road this lunch time started after hot ashes being stored in an out-house burst into flames.

School children are at risk on busy Kendal road

Amy Wheatley (right) campaigning for a pedestrian crossing and speed reduction at the northern end of windermere road.

2:53pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

CHILDREN are taking their lives in their own hands every day when they try to cross a busy South Lakeland road to get to school, according to parents.

New alcohol free zones for Kendal and Ulverston

12:13pm Tuesday 9th March 2010

Five new alcohol-free zones have came into effect in Kendal and Ulverston.

No sitting down on work experience for Kendal teenager

FAST LEARNER: Sam Livingstone, 15, with Stuart Bottomley and Rachel Zivkovic, and the chair he upholstered

5:43pm Monday 8th March 2010

A KENDAL teenager who learnt the traditional trade of upholstery while on work experience has been putting his skills to good use.

BMW hit by vandals on Kendal

10:00am Saturday 6th March 2010

POLICE are appealing for information after a BMW Saloon was vandalised in Kendal.

Cash reward for information on Kendal Tory HQ arson attack

Hunt for Tory HQ arsonists

11:40am Friday 5th March 2010

A CASH reward is being offered to anyone with information on a fire which destroyed the local Conservative party head quarters in Kendal two weeks ago.

MP seeks Kendal Heinz jobs pledge

6:33pm Friday 5th March 2010

FOOD giant Heinz is being urged to guarantee that no local jobs will be at risk after it announced plans to discontinue its ‘nurture’ range of infant milks in the UK.

Kendal Tory HQ fire site ‘too dangerous’ to enter

ARSON PROBE: The fire-damaged site in Highgate is too dangerous for police to investigate

5:28pm Thursday 4th March 2010

IT COULD be weeks before police forensic officers can examine the site of a fire which destroyed Kendal Conservatives' headquarters.

Kendal Rugby Club move scuppered

5:49pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010

AMBITIOUS plans to relocate Kendal Rugby Club to the opposite end of the town have been scuppered by a Government planning inspector.

Armed officers evacuate guests from Kendal hotel

ARMED: Officers ensure the area is safe

1:27pm Tuesday 2nd March 2010

ARMED police swooped on a Kendal town centre hotel after a member of the public reported seeing a man with a gun.

Auction bosses to review security measures following Kendal cow escape

FLASH BACK: Police during the incident last month

11:57am Tuesday 2nd March 2010

A POLICE watchdog is not pursuing an investigation into a Kendal incident involving claims people were narrowly missed by a ricocheting bullet fired at a rampaging cow.

Kendal woman in Senegal village first

SPECIAL VISIT: Claire Griffel with her gifts,

9:10am Sunday 28th February 2010

A FORMER teacher has become the first white woman to visit a remote African village during an emotional trip to meet the boy she sponsors.




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