RESIDENTS of Grange are being invited to a public meeting to discuss the town's Christmas lights. The meeting will take place at the Victoria Hall on May 12, prior to the meeting of the town council.
FEARS have been raised about the future of Ulverston's post office in the current climate. Coun Norman Bishop-Rowe has warned fellow town councillors to remain vigilant following the recent announcement by Post Office Ltd that 35 branches in Cumbria
PLANS for a new development in Ulverston could lead to traffic problems, according to town councillors. At this evening's (Monday) town council meeting, an application to South Lakeland District Council from Mr and Mrs D. McKenna to demolish a garage
PEOPLE are welcome to attend a fair trade fashion show in Ulverston on Friday. The event takes place at Ulverston Methodist Church from 7.30pm. Entry fee, which includes refreshments, costs £2.50.
PEOPLE are being urged to keep on donating to a major restoration project in Ulverston. Last month, the Sir John Barrow Monument was awarded £891,000 towards the £1.1 million needed to return the much-loved landmark, which sits on top of Hoad Hill, to
TWO injured people were airlifted from the Yorkshire Dales during a busy weekend for cave rescue volunteers. The first incident occurred on Friday evening, when members of the Clapham-based Cave Rescue Organisation were called to the Ease Gill system
RICHARD Leafe, Chief Executive of the Lake District National Park Authority, is set to run at the this year's opening Lakeland Trails Festival event this weekend. He will be competing against 1500 runners from all over the UK and 14 different nations
When the Riverdance vessel was stricken near Cleveleys, a trailer was lost from the top deck containing around 300 barrels of tallow (a total of 22 tonnes). Over half were recovered in the immediate area very soon afterwards, and at least three have
A beach clean held on Saturday 12 April was supported by 42 volunteers who gave a well needed spring clean to the shoreline around Sandgate Marsh, Cark. The event organised by Morecambe Bay Partnership, with support from Bay Search and Rescue, Holker
WALKERS can raise money for a good cause while enjoying a pleasant stroll in Furness. The walk, Quakers, Monks and Lighthouse', on Saturday, April 26, is in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, the charity for the progressive degenerative disease
NEW life could soon be blown into a former glass factory in Ulverston if plans to introduce a new fashion outlet, craft workshops and museum on the site are approved this month. Due to a significant rise in gas prices two years ago, Heron Glass: The
Kendal came back from the 1-1 draw with Worksop with mixed thoughts, holding on to the lead for so long only to concede late on was a bit disappointing. However Kendal know what they have to do, a win in either of The Matlock matches this week will guarantee
THE British Kite Surfing Association Championship is returning to Barrow for its second year thanks to support from West Lakes Renaissance. West Lakes Renaissance - the urban regeneration company for Furness and West Cumbria - has awarded the British
POLICE have confirmed that three of the four people who were killed in a three vehicle crash in West Cumbria were members of the same family. The collision occurred at around 8pm on Saturday on the A595 at Moota near Cockermouth and involved a Ford Fiesta
The Border and Immigration Agency have now issued details of the application process for employers wishing to apply for a license to employ foreign workers under the new points based system, which replaces the existing work permit system. As from Autumn
