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Laurel and Hardy boosts Ulverston’s tourism
4:56pm Thursday 18th March 2010
A TRIBUTE to a world-famous comedy duo has increased tourism in Ulverston by almost 50 per cent since it was unveiled a year ago.
Visitor campaign re-launch will promote Lake District tourism increase
5:42pm Friday 5th March 2010
A CAMPAIGN to boost visitor numbers to the Lakes after the 2001 foot and mouth epidemic is set to be re-launched in the wake of the floods and freezing winter.
Hotels special deal boosts Lake District tourism
5:19pm Friday 5th March 2010
A NOVEL plan of cut-price deals to boost tourism in the Lake District has got off to a flying start.
Prime Minister backs Cumbrian tourism campaign
11:50am Thursday 4th March 2010
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has backed a campaign to bring more tourists to Cumbria.
Morecambe Bay named among top spots for waterbirds
9:10am Sunday 21st February 2010
MORECAMBE Bay is among the top five most important spots for waterbirds in the UK, according to a new survey.
Rare bird spotted in Kendal garden
11:08am Friday 19th February 2010
KEEN birdwatchers have travelled from afar to catch a glimpse of a rare bird in a Kendal garden.
Ambleside B&B named in list of the world's top 10
10:08am Thursday 11th February 2010
A BED and breakfast business in the Lake District has been voted one of the best in the world.
Ambleside hotel one of country's best 25
5:24pm Wednesday 3rd February 2010
THE Waterhead Hotel at Ambleside has been voted by travellers as one of Britain’s top 25 hotels.
Will 'Bownessie' be found in Windermere?
2:56pm Thursday 21st January 2010
A SECOND investigation is being planned to find Windermere’s legendary monster after video evidence previously recorded “something big”.
Free hotel rooms in Lake District to boost tourism
12:01pm Tuesday 22nd December 2009
FREE accomodation in the Lake District will be given away as part of a bid to prove Cumbria is open for business after a “catastrophic fall-off in trade” following the recent floods.
Staycations help to lift Lakes tourism
6:17pm Thursday 17th December 2009
THE Lake District benefitted from a steep rise in the number of Britons holidaying at home this year.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes to visit Keswick Mountain Festival
2:27pm Wednesday 16th December 2009
THE world’s greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, will be a guest speaker at next year’s Keswick Mountain Festival.
Kendal's Mintfest festival aims to be best in Europe
12:20pm Wednesday 16th December 2009
ORGANISERS of one of South Lakeland’s most colourful festivals are hoping to make it the ‘biggest and best in Europe’ by 2013.
New £300k plan to provide Lake District tourist advice centres
8:10am Thursday 10th December 2009
MORE than £300,000 could be made available to help set up new tourist information facilities across South Lakeland.
Full steam ahead for Haverthwaite Railway Station improvements
5:44pm Thursday 10th December 2009
PERMISSION to make improvements to Haverthwaite Railway Station on the scenic Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway line has been granted by the Lake District National Park Authority.
Cumbria tourism firms are down but not out
4:46pm Thursday 3rd December 2009
TOURISM firms are being urged to join forces to help spread the mesage that – despite the floods – Cumbria is still open for business.
Tourism show defies Cumbria floods
4:12pm Thursday 26th November 2009
A MAJOR annual show that aims to help hoteliers improve the tourist offering in the lake District has taken place despite the floods that ravaged Cumbria.
Settle-Carlisle Line rated second greatest journey in the world
11:19am Tuesday 17th November 2009
THE Settle-Carlisle Line has been rated the second greatest railway journey in the world.
Kendal ready for international market
8:26am Tuesday 17th November 2009
Kendal retailers are looking forward to the return of the international market that helped boost their trade last year.
Lake District tipped as top destinated by Lonely Planet
4:47pm Wednesday 11th November 2009
THE Lake District has been tipped as one of the top regions in the world to visit in the coming year in a new book published this week.
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