NEXT year will be the tenth anniversary of the twinning of Kendal and Rinteln, in Germany. Friends in both towns are already thinking of ideas to celebrate the bond, and one suggestion is to stage an event to coincide with Kendal's Torchlight Procession
PLANS to spend £1.25 million of South Lakeland taxpayers' money on a scheme to re-open the Lancaster Canal as far as Kendal have been put on hold. The ambitious canal project, which could one day see barges sailing into the heart of Kendal, could cost
EX-ENGLAND cricket captain Mike Gatting will be in Kendal when he is the special guest for an evening entitled Faisalabad to Shap Road at Kendal Cricket Club on Saturday, February 10. Faisalabad was where Gatting had his famous head-to-head headline-making
THIS Christmas, computer and video games were at the top of the list for kids of all ages, with experts estimating the UK spent almost a billion pounds on toys and games during last year's festive season. According to a report by media analysts Screen
THE talents of artists in South Lakeland are being harnessed in a national celebration of living artists, called the Year of the Artist. The project has sparked at least 1,000 artists' residencies and commissions across the country, and Northern Arts
SCHOOLS in Cumbria are to benefit from a £22 million building improvement programme funded by the Government over the next three years. The cash, part of a £4 billion national initiative, will help pay for a number of major schemes in the coming year.
VILLAGE and town halls offer "essential meeting places to sustain communities and bring residents closer together" according to a new document drawn up by culture and tourism bosses. South Lakeland District Council is preparing for a Best Value review
RAIL boss Sir Richard Branson hopes to lure travellers back to the West Coast Main Line and CrossCountry routes with the offer of half-price fares next month. The cost of first and standard-class tickets, Savers, weekly season tickets and Virgin Value
KENDAL RUFC have rearranged last Saturday's postponed English League National 2 fixture at home to Camberley for Saturday, April 7 - despite clashing with the England v France Six Nations international on the same day. It fills a gap between Bracknell's
