yes 66 days to go before I fly out for the states. My plans have changed as I will be spending my first week with Dave Ewoldt. A major league storm chaser. Storm chasers version of the horse whisperer, he can read a storm like no other. Dave Ewoldt The
A CHEF from Staveley will fulfil a lifetime's ambition and hopefully raise thousands of pounds for charity next month, when he takes part in the London Marathon. Fifty-two-year-old, Dave Dutton, who has worked in the Kendal area for the past 37 years
WOULD you like to see a report or your wedding appear in The Westmorland Gazette? If either the bride or groom have strong connections with South Lakeland, Furness, Eden, north Lancashire or north Yorkshire, we will be happy to receive a report of the
WESTMORLAND Youth Orchestra performs a selection of old favourites and new pieces in its Friday, March 14 concert at St Mary's Church, Windermere (7.30pm). The first half of the programme includes Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Greensleeves to celebrate
SCIENTISTS are hoping to enlist the aid of anglers to help them discover why numbers of the UK's top predatory fish are disappearing from vast areas of Windermere. A study has shown a dramatic decline in the number of pike in the south basin of the lake
A FORTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD woman is seriously ill in hospital following a fatal collision on the M6 near Carlisle yesterday evening. The woman was driving a Renault Espace near Intack Bridge between Southwaite services and junction 42, when her car was hit
SUPERTRAMP saxophonist John Helliwell has promised to take a series of workshops before he and his band give a concert at Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkby Lonsdale this week. On Wednesday (March 12) John Helliwell's Crème Anglaise will perform in the
A TEENAGER from north Lancashire has been named as one of the county's top young citizens. Eighteen-year-old Amanda Dean, from Carnforth, was one of two runners-up in the High Sheriff of Lancashire's Young Citizen of the Year Award. Miss Dean was nominated
SOUTH Cumbria Musical Festival starts tomorrow (Monday) with another huge range of classes being staged. Speech, piano, recorder and instrumental, woodwind and vocal sessions, all feature during the week-long event (March 10-16) at Ulverston's Coronation
Baba Ganoush - the tasty aubergine dip - comes in many guises. In Egypt, for example, it is grilled and mashed with tahini. In the Lebanon it is roasted and blended with garlic and spices and topped with olive oil. In Greece it is made with olive oil
WOMEN in and around Kendal have been invited to walk under the stars in a bid to raise money for Cancer Care. Following on from the success of last year's event, where more than £100,000 was raised for this highly worthwhile cause, StarWalk is here again
PIANO, recorder and instrumental, woodwind and vocal sessions, all feature during the week-long South Cumbria Musical Festival, which starts tomorrow (Monday, March 10) at Ulverston's Coronation Hall. There will be another huge range of classes being
ACROSS Cumbria and the Northwest people are being asked to put their best foot forward and help raise money for Help the Aged. With spring approaching and the days getting longer, there is no excuse to stop people getting out and enjoying the countryside
A FATAL road traffic accident occurred on the M6 near Carlisle yesterday (Saturday) after a car travelling the wrong direction along the northbound carriageway collided with a people carrier. Police were already en-route to the incident when the collision
The Freedom of Information Act allows individuals and groups to ask questions of public bodies, such as councils, education authorities and NHS organisations. Have you taken advantage and obtained information from a local organisation, which you think
