KENDAL Town lost 4-2 at Matlock Town and finished with nine men after full back Neil Murphy and midfielder Michael Cole were sent off in the closing stages. Osman put Town ahead with a header after almost half an hour when he headed home from Michal
AN AUCTION of promises organised by Kendal College's culinary team to help fund its forthcoming educational trip to Chicago raised nearly £3,806.
AN AUCTION of promises organised by Kendal College's culinary team to help fund its forthcoming educational trip to Chicago raised nearly £3,806.
SCHOOLS in Cumbria are being offered an opportunity to learn how to attract more pupils. A seminar is to be held, in Manchester, on Wednesday, April 30, aimed at teachers responsible for producing their school's prospectus. The seminar will show how
A CHARITY for visually impaired people wants sponsored volunteers to help guide blind people across Morecambe Bay on a panoramic fundraiser walk. Queens Guide, Cedric Robinson MBE, will lead the walk to raise money for Galloway's Society for the Blind
THE National Blood Service has thanked donors in South Lakeland who kept blood stocks healthy over the Easter bank holiday. Blood supplies come under pressure over the long Easter weekend because many donors go away on holiday, and blood donation sessions
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
NEIGHBOURHOOD police officers in South Lakes are engaging with the Polish community by publicising their contact details and key messages in a Polish-language poster campaign. The district's community team says it is continually looking for new ways
MUSIC lovers can enjoy a four-day feast of music in aid of the Lake District's mountain rescue teams, next month. The 2nd Ambleside Charity Folk Festival gets under way on May 8 with a great line of musicians, bands, poets and family fun days appearing
NEIGHBOURHOOD police officers in South Lakes are engaging with the Polish community by publicising their contact details and key messages in a Polish-language poster campaign. The district's community team says it is continually looking for new ways
AN Ulverston music store which prides itself on all things vinyl is taking part in a national celebration of the traditional record shop. The Vinyl Countdown, which recently reopened in Market Street after a refurbishment, will be one of hundreds of
DOZENS of ex-seamen will drop anchor in Kirkby Lonsdale on Friday (April 18) when the town hosts its annual Naval Tea Party. The event, at The Institute, has been organised by the charity Friends of the Sea and is open to all ex-seafarers and their relatives
Music Of The Spheres: Mike Oldfield (Universal Music). Mike Oldfield is not afraid to break musical boundaries - Tubular Bells, the million seller instrumental released in the early 1970s, was completely different to anything else on the scene at that
A KENDAL park is once again set to be play host to a two-day festival dedicated to one of the town's mythical historic heroes. Last year, traders and residents in the Far Cross area of Kendal resurrected the Gooseholme May Fair in honour of Dickie Doodle
BESTSELLING author Jodi Piccoult will be signing copies of her new novel Change of Heart at Waterstones in Kendal on May 5 at 12.30pm. For details, call 01539-741771.
Actress Tamzin Outhwaite and perfect housewife Anthea Turner are sharing their sandwich secrets with the nation to mark National Sandwich Week (11 -17 May). Tamzin's all time favourite is taramasalata and watercress in wholemeal pitta bread. "This is
The name's the same - and there's still a very talented young chef in the kitchen. In fact, it is the same kitchen - it's just not where it used to be! For popular Windermere eatery Jerichos has moved 300 yards as the crow flies from Birch Street, off
ALL three lanes of the M6 southbound carriageway have now reopened following an accident between junction 34 and junction 35. Following the accident, which occurred near Carnforth this morning, lanes two and three of the carriageway had to be closed,
A TEENAGER was injured on the A65 near Giggleswick when his car skidded off the road and came to rest at the bottom of a 6ft embankment. The accident occurred on the A65 Settle bypass near Giggleswick in North Yorkshire on Saturday (April 12) and involved
TRAFFIC problems are being experienced on the M6 southbound near Carnforth after a Land Rover skidded out of control and ended up on its roof. Police and the Highways Agency headed to the scene after an accident took place between junction 35, near Carnforth
AN AMBLESIDE hotel features in a new independent guide to the finest guesthouses in the country. The Drunken Duck scores full marks for its location in Insight Guide's Best Hotels in Great Britain and Ireland. Situated in 60 acres of private land
A CUB Scout from Keswick has been mummified' in Penrith. Sam Cook, aged 8, was part of a group of Cubs who were the first to sample the new Ancient Egyptian Workshop at the Rheged Centre. The workshop included a chance to act out the Egyptian death
TWO distinguished business people will give an insight into their companies' success at the latest enterprise masterclass being organised by Furness Enterprise next week. Edwin Booth, chairman of regional supermarket chain Booths, and Sarah Dunning,
BARROW will be celebrating St. George's Day on Wednesday, April 23, in style. The Old Contemptibles Retirement Band will perform a St. George's Day concert in the bandstand in Barrow Park from 2 pm to 4 pm. The programme will feature traditional
A CLASSICAL music recital will take place in the Holy Trinity Church in Casterton on May 2. Featuring the Lonsdale Baroque Ensemble, the evening will include music by Bach, Handel and Purcell, as well as more recent works by Antony Hopkins and Edmund
TWO of the most imaginative players from the world of jazz will team up for a concert in Sedbergh's People's Hall on May 2. Cuban jazz violinist Omar Puente and British pianist Robert Mitchell will appear from 7.30pm and tickets cost £6 for adults and
TWO of the most imaginative players from the world of jazz will team up for a concert in Sedbergh's People's Hall on May 2. Cuban jazz violinist Omar Puente and British pianist Robert Mitchell will appear from 7.30pm and tickets cost £6 for adults and
A RECORD amount of plastic was recycled by Kirkby Lonsdale residents during January. South Lakeland District Council said it collected the equivalent of 250,000 plastic bottles from its depot at Booths supermarket over the course of the month.
A RECORD amount of plastic was recycled by Kirkby Lonsdale residents during January. South Lakeland District Council said it collected the equivalent of 250,000 plastic bottles from its depot at Booths supermarket over the course of the month.
SENSIBLE risks are to be the focus of a new health and safety initiative in South Lakeland. Peter Ridgway, chief executive of South Lakeland District Council (SLDC), has signed up to the Health and Safety Exective's (HSE) Sensible Risk Campaign at a
STAMP donations have enabled hundreds of pounds to be raised for St Mary's Hospice, Ulverston. Unwanted personal collections and stamps saved by Grange and Ulverston libraries, hospice shops and Booth's store since last June were donated to Furness Stamp
CAKES and homemade produce will be on sale for a charity coffee morning in Silverdale on Saturday, April 19. The event will take place at the Gaskell Hall between 10am and 12pm to raise money and highlight the work of the Friends of the Royal Lancaster
POLICE have launched an appeal for information following after sheep rustlers raided a field in Hawkshead, near Ambleside. The incident, which saw eight first year lambs known as Herdwick Hogs stolen from land adjacent to Hawkshead Hill, follows another
A SHUTTLE bus is being laid on to ferry people to the annual Damson Day on Saturday (April 19). The occasion is set to draw crowds of 2,000 to Low Farm in the Lyth Valley, where there will be stalls packed with produce made from the plump purple fruit
SCHOOLS in Cumbria are being offered an opportunity to learn how to attract more pupils. A seminar is to be held, in Manchester, on Wednesday, April 30, aimed at teachers responsible for producing their school's prospectus. The seminar will show how
The Cartmel and Grange Group of Amnesty International is marking its 30th anniversary with a walk across Morecambe Bay. The walk from Arnside to Kents Bank will be led by Queen's Guide to the Sands Cedric Robinson will take place on August 25. To book
A KENDAL park is once again set to be play host to a two-day festival dedicated to one of the town's mythical historic heroes. Last year, traders and residents in the Far Cross area of Kendal resurrected the Gooseholme May Fair in honour of Dickie Doodle
MUSIC lovers can enjoy a four-day feast of music in aid of the Lake District's mountain rescue teams, next month. The 2nd Ambleside Charity Folk Festival gets under way on May 8 with a great line of musicians, bands, poets and family fun days appearing
BESTSELLING author Jodi Piccoult will be signing copies of her new novel Change of Heart at Waterstones in Kendal on May 5 at 12.30pm. For details, call 01539-741771.
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
Thursday marks the end of two years solid studying for 21 healthcare students within Cumbria's three health trusts. After completing a two year foundation degree, the trusts' healthcare assistants have now moved into their new roles of assistant practitioners
WOMEN'S rugby is making important strides across in Cumbria, with last Sunday bringing the first ever Cumbria Girls District Rugby Festival. For a large percentage of the girls this was their first experience of playing a competitive game, with teams
