AFTER a hard race at Brands Hatch, James Ellison is still leading the European Superstock Championship. Reigning champion James, riding for the Hi-Peak Crescent Racing team, was determined to do well in front of a record, 122,000 strong crowd, at his
LIVE music is once again hitting the streets of Morecambe as the town continues rocking through summer. Just when you thought the seaside resort had enjoyed its fair share of crowd-pulling events, the Festival of Light and Water makes its comeback for
IT'S the season for planning summer activities - and help is at hand on the web. Keep the kids busy indoors and out using the Internet as your link to holiday happiness for the little ones. If you can't see the forest for the trees when it comes to developing
What's new on site? Let's explore our competitions ... l Look on the right-hand menu of the homepage for the 'Win a prize' button. This takes you through to our competition page where you'll find the list updated each week. l For dedicated competition
HOW often has the excitement of collecting your photos been replaced by disappointment because your photos don't look as good as you remember? Boots Store in Kendal now has state of the art digital photo processing technology from Fuji. Unlike ordinary
THE Kendal Millennium Youth Choir gave a concert in the Bryce Institute, at Burneside, under the leadership of Linda Graves and Moira Hall. The choir was started in September 2000 and aims to encourage children to play an active part in the singing ensemble
THE Lakes School Orchestra is revelling in the success of a tour to Spain's Tossa de Mar. Thirty-five students teamed-up with five others from John Ruskin School for the week-long tour as part of a school activity week. The young musicians gave three
A LEADING campaigner for the A590 bypass found herself nursing a man with life-threatening head injuries who was the victim of the fourth serious road crash at Low Newton in the past four weeks. Mandy Dixon, who has been a key lobbyist for a bypass around
MAYBE it was the male menopause, perhaps it was his looming half century, but Andrew Wilkinson fancied a change. He'd notched up 20 years in the licensed trade - 15 of them at the Sun Hotel, in Kirkby Lonsdale; the Lunesdale Arms, at Tunstall, prior to
QUEUING for coffee on Cheltenham's main shopping street last week, a wonderful outfit caught my eye in the shop opposite. Rails of beautifully cut clothes in wonderful colours and fabrics. It was only when I'd selected a couple of items and was heading
I for one am glad for the rain that's clouded the skies for the last few weeks while I've been shut indoors working my socks off. It's always so much harder to work when the sun shines! Everyone in the office is taking holidays - one of the girls is ticking
OLD glass negatives brought back to life using the latest digital techniques provide the focus for a centenary celebration in Grange-Over-Sands. The Grange Then exhibition was set up to commemorate one hundred years of the Victoria Hall, built in 1901
IN THE exhibition space upstairs at Kendal Library, Gordon Hunt's River Esk greets you, with its craggy bank overhanging crystal clear waters, and a splash of colour from the heather peeping out of stoney cracks. Opposite hangs his Stonethwaite Beck and
Ok, the image isn't brilliant - grown men with bells on their legs, flower and feather trimmed hats, leaping about waving handkerchiefs. But since when have Morris Men been interested in cynical perceptions? Nancy boys they are not. These are the lads
Last Friday, in the company of the mayor, Coun David Birkett, and Brendan Higgins from the sponsors, Amber Building management, I spent a fascinating day helping to judge the schools' entries for the Kendal Pride competition. This was my second year at
Vicarage Park School won the schools' summer challenge with its enclosed courtyard and variety of plants, vegetation and herbs. Judges were particularly impressed by the herbs being used to flavour school pizzas. Heron Hill's reception class and Brantfield
OUTSTANDING floral displays in some of Kendal's front gardens have been commended as 'world class' by town mayor David Birkett, who faced the difficult task of choosing this year's Kendal Pride winners. But in the most contested category of the campaign
HOW often has the excitement of collecting your photos been replaced by disappointment because your photos don't look as good as you remember? Boots Store in Kendal now has state of the art digital photo processing technology from Fuji. Unlike ordinary
FORMER page three model Jordan whose appearance at Liquid in Lancaster last week was cancelled is expected to visit next week instead. However, details had not been officially confirmed as Off The Record went to press. To find out more contact Liquid
FIERY South American rhythms fused with Scottish folk music promise to set the pace for a weekend-long festival of global sounds as Appleby Extra gets under way tonight (Friday). The exuberant and colourful Salsa Celtica kick-starts the world-music event
BANJO player extraordinaire Chris Sands teams up with pianist Patrick Sykes for Tuesday's (August 7, 8pm) Music for a Summer Evening event, at Hawkshead Parish Church. Chris is best-known for his exploits with his five-string banjo. He is the author of
PIANIST Charles Edmondson, and flute player David Edmonds, open the new series of lunchtime concerts at Kendal Parish Church Friday, 1pm. The following Friday (August 10) the church's director of music Hugh Davies accompanies mezzo soprano Elizabeth Lamb
A BUSY weekend lies ahead for Netherfield and Kendal cricket clubs who both have double headers. Netherfield are at home both days and host Leyland in the league on Saturday (1pm) and entertain Morecambe in the second round of the Slater Cup on Sunday
The fastest hands in the East reteams with the biggest mouth in the West in Rush Hour 2, the sequel to the 1998 blockbuster action-comedy which proved a worldwide box office hit. Rush Hour 2 begins with Chief Inspector Lee of the Royal Hong Kong Police
To have your gigs included FREE of charge in the Gig Guide, telephone Beth Broomby on 01539-720555, or send a fax on 01539-720990, or drop a line to the Gig Guide, The Westmorland Gazette, 22 Stricklandgate, Kendal, LA9 4NE, at least TWO WEEKS before
What's in the shops this weekend, with the emphasis, where possible, on locally-produced, seasonal and speciality foods. Cartmel Village Shop: From the Westmorland Damson Association - damson wine - a medium fruit wine made from local damsons.........
PIANIST Charles Edmondson, and flute player David Edmonds, open the new series of lunchtime concerts at Kendal Parish Church Friday, 1pm. The following Friday (August 10) the church's director of music Hugh Davies accompanies mezzo soprano Elizabeth Lamb
A call has been made for a wider base of industry in the Lake District in a bid to create a more diverse rural economy. National Park officer Paul Tiplady told the annual meeting of the Cumbria Tourist Board there was a need for a wider industry base
SPACE age technology on motorway bridges will cut the road salt menace which is eating away at the 30-year-old concrete structures. During a 10-week period from August 5, pioneering work will begin on six overbridges between junctions 38 and 39, around
Check out our Food and Drink section on line for a feast of barbecue recipes to accompany last week's splendid Pour & Explore selection from Food & Drink's liquid asset, Derek Kingwell. I've only picked recipes I would be prepared to tackle myself
What's in the shops this weekend, with the emphasis, where possible, on locally-produced, seasonal and speciality foods. Cartmel Village Shop: From the Westmorland Damson Association - damson wine - a medium fruit wine made from local damsons.........
The Wordsworth Trust Tuesday night poetry readings are relaxed affairs when some of the top names of the literary world wax lyrical in Grasmere. No doubt their visit to Dove Cottage is due, in no small measure, to the persuasive charm of director Robert
ONE of the first signs of pregnancy is an increase in breast size, therefore bras are all-important to a mum-to-be. Breasts are usually tender at this stage and so a good support can be a welcome relief. To avoid trekking round stores, try Mother Nature
Carole Hamby is focused - juggling her time between this year's Kendal Windows on Art programme in September, and winding down her own exhibition at the Owl Barn, in Ulverston. She is a woman with boundless energy and enthusiasm for all things artistic
THOUSANDS of music fans are gearing up for a festival to remember as Edenfest 2001 takes off next Friday. Three days of unmissable live music promise to attract festival-goers in their droves to the Deer Park, Brougham, near Penrith. The event has evolved
WINDERMERE athlete Laura Smith earned a top-three placing for the England North team at the Under-23 Home International - Inter Regional Match at Derby last Sunday. It was a new experience to represent the North for 17-year-old Laura and a big step up
