A LIBRARY home delivery service run by Cumbria County Council has been praised by the people who use it. Seventy eight per cent of respondents to a survey said the service was “very good” while 61 per cent described it as “a lifeline”.
YOU can post your Events for free on this website. The Events section offers unlimited space and an extensive list of categories. Coffee mornings, sports days, charity fundraisers, drama, arts, exhibitions, festivals, car boot sales, music gigs, quiz
A BID to increase affordable housebuilding in South Lakeland has been boosted thanks to the sale of public land at knock-down prices. South Lakeland District Council’s policy of selling council-owned land at a discount to housing associations
THE wonderful wildflower habitats of the Yorkshire Dales will be celebrated during a new festival in the National Park this summer. The Flowers of the Dales festival - organised by The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust - will comprise seventy events
The meeting opened with 13 out of 15 councillors present. The Mayor announced the resignation of Coun Philip Elliott, who had emailed the Mayor and the Clerk to tender his resignation, saying the completion of the tree planting scheme on The Butts
THE government has today pledged to provide an extra £4.3 million for bee research in a bid to safeguard Britain’s bee colonies. The news has been welcomed by shadow secretary of state for DEFRA and MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Tim Farron. DEFRA
KENDAL Museum is as much a treasure itself as the many fascinating objects in its wide-ranging collection. As I see it, the Station Road venue is one of Kendal’s best-kept secrets – but it shouldn’t be. Locals and people from far and
MUSICAL instruments were stolen from a club in Ulverston after thieves struck on Friday evening. Police are appealing for information after two guitars, as well as a fire extinguisher, were taken from the Red Rose Club, Victoria Road. Anyone with information
A REMOTE Eden farmhouse that is set to go under the hammer has attracted interest from film buffs across the world. Isolated Sleddale Hall, near Shap - made famous by the cult 1980s film Withnail and I - is to be sold at auction next month by United
ENVIRONMENTAL projects across Cumbria benifited from over £60,000 worth of grants from Friends of the Lake District last year. Funding was recieved for new wetland areas at Hoff, near Appleby, while the Lake District National Park at Calder Bridge and
A REMOTE Eden farmhouse that is set to go under the hammer has attracted interest from film buffs across the world. Isolated Sleddale Hall, near Shap - made famous by the cult 1980s film Withnail and I - is to be sold at auction next month by United
A SILVERDALE couple plan to celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary by raising money for Parkinson’s disease. John and Joyce Jenkinson - who have lived in Silverdale for 28 years - will celebrate their marriage on Saturday with their daughter, Linda
A REMOTE Eden farmhouse that is set to go under the hammer has attracted interest from film buffs across the world. Isolated Sleddale Hall, near Shap - made famous by the cult 1980s film Withnail and I - is to be sold at auction next month
Air Malta and bmi have today signed an agreement by which bmi will codeshare on Air Malta’s flights between Malta and the United Kingdom. Starting this week, the codeshare agreement is expected to significantly increase connectivity between Malta
A CHARITY that has offered its services across South Lakeland and Furness for more than 20 years is facing closure. The Trustees of Postnatal Wellbeing Cumbria, which helps mothers and families affected by postnatal illness, have recommended
MOUNTAIN rescue teams should get more help from the Government, MP Tim Farron has said in a House of Commons debate today. The Westmorland and Lonsdale MP urged minister Jim Fitzpatrick to deliver "much needed financial support” to the voluntary
A PANEL of authors will debate what makes a good fictional heroine during a special readers’ event as part of the Word Market Festival in Ulverston next month. Crime novelist Diane Janes, Orange Prize long-listed author Patricia Fergusson and children
A GOVERNMENT planning inspector has dismissed an appeal from a Lake District company after it was denied permission to replace a timber jetty on Windermere. Brendan Lyons said he was concerned about the safety and accessibility of the proposed
Children from Coniston Primary School Wildlife Club have been building new homes for local wildlife in preparation for the coming spring. The project was enabled by generous funding from the National Lottery ‘Awards for All’ scheme. With help from
A BID to build a new house in the Kendal Conservation Area has been thrown out on appeal. Government planning inspector Brendan Lyons upheld South Lakeland District Council’s decision last April to refuse permission for the house at 18 Castle
A CARNFORTH bridal shop has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. Kiss the Bride has been named as a finalist in The Bridal Buyer Awards, which take place in Harrogate on March 9, coinciding with the British Bridal Exhibition. The Market
A £300,000 cash injection is being pumped into health care to help residents suffering from longterm conditions. Five new Community Matrons will soon be working across the Bay area to help locals who suffer with a wide range of conditions, such as diabetes
EYE-CATCHING hanging baskets and flower tubs are set to lose favour with judges in this year’s Cumbria In Bloom competition. Radical changes to the judging criteria for Cumbria’s towns and villages will downgrade brightly-coloured floral displays
A £300,000 cash injection is being pumped into health care to help residents suffering from longterm conditions. Five new Community Matrons will soon be working across the Bay area to help locals who suffer with a wide range of conditions, such as diabetes
Ambleside: Replacement of internal antenna and equipment cabins and alterations to internal floor and wall layout in equipment room, at Market Cross Clock Tower, for T-Mobile UK Limited; extend occupation of Knipe Tarn to include the period of December
A MAN suffered a back injury after the car he was driving was involved in a collision with a trailer close to VVV Health and Leisure Club in Morecambe on Wednesday morning. The man was driving a Peugeot 206 which collided with the trailer which was
KENDAL Windows on Art has plenty in the pipeline. Not least, Body Response, a bioscience project, the creative results of which can been seen until the end of February at Captain’s French Lane Surgery. Body Response came about when KWoA
Arnside: Two-storey side extension and single storey rear extension, at 1 The Meadows, for R. Edwards. Firbank: Two-storey extension at Davey Bank Farm, for B. Hoggarth. Grange Over Sands: Additional use as takeaway, at Spice Merchant, 100 Main Street
Based on a stunning true story, Tom Cruise stars as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg in the suspense film Valkyrie, a chronicle of the daring and ingenious plot to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known. A proud military
The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States has put the phrase 'Yes We Can' back in the psyche of the global public. It started with Bob the Builder - the 1999 children's television character created by Keith
The next Short Film Night is on Thursday 5th February, 7:30pm and the special guest for the evening is local filmmaker, Kate Whiteside. Kate will be screening her local documentary 'Digging in the Duddon'. When Kate Harrison Whiteside
SCHOOL children, pensioners and local traders could be “cut off from the outside world” if a county council proposal to close a Silverdale bus service goes ahead. The Silverdale Shuttle - which runs from the village to Silverdale train station
POLICE are expressing “serious concern” after Christmas and New Year drink drive convictions in Cumbria rose by eight per cent compared with last year - with the greatest increase in south Cumbria. Senior officers say 90 people were arrested
A SOUTH Lakeland coaching firm is celebrating receiving two accreditations that recognises its role in helping businesses improve their staff productivity. Bluetree, based at Rayrigg Farm Studios, in Windermere, have become a Chartered Management Institute
On Tuesday 20th January the police called Patterdale Mountain Rescue to search for a group six of ambulance personnel who were attempting to walk the Kentmere Horseshoe. The group reported to their Yorkshire Ambulance Control that that they
Are you about to celebrate your golden or diamond wedding? If you have strong connections with South Lakeland, Furness, Eden, north Lancashire or north Yorkshire, and would like a report of your anniversary to appear in the news columns of The Westmorland
