VISITORS and locals alike are being urged to vote for Cartmel after it made the shortlist in a national competition. Famous for its racecourse along with its range of restaurants and specialist shops, Cartmel is in the running for ‘Village of the
OFFICIALS of Kendal Town are set to meet the club's supporters' group in a move it is hoped will help heal the turmoil which has dogged the relegation haunted club. There was dismay when Monday's long awaited meeting between Town's management committee
SHAP Chippy has been shortlisted for two prestigious regional awards for 2019. Less than nine months after being taken over by new owners Matt and Ashley Phillips, the outlet has been named a finalist in both the Best Restaurant Awards for the North
POLICE has arrested a man from Kendal on suspicion of Drug driving today. Officers say they arrested the 42-year-old at around 1:50pm following a routine stop check on the Castle Estate.
THE A590 has been temporarily reduced to one lane by police as they reconstruct an accident. Officers from Cumbria police have closed lane two of the A590 near to Ulverston's Coronation Hall in a bid to learn clues about a previous accident.
THERE has been two incidents of pick-pocketing in Kendal today. Between 1pm and 2pm today two men and two women in their 20s approached an elderly female and asked her for directions as a distraction before stealing her purse. Officers said
Windermere Ladies travelled to third-placed Fylde for their Lancashire Central Prem Division match and came away with a 0-5 defeat. 'Mere held their opponents for much of the first half before being undone by a clever counter-attack. Skipper
A SOLDIER who punched a man in a Kendal pub and then kicked him as he lay unconscious on the ground has been given a suspended jail term. Chris William Barnes, 23, turned violent at Ruskins Bar, Stricklandgate, after being heard to shout about
Riddings Lane at Gleaston in the Furness area will be temporarily closed for utility works between A5087 and Gleaston from February 18 for approximately two weeks. There will be a signed diversion in place via the U5149, C5032 & A5087.
STUDENTS from Queen Katherine School in Kendal have bailed on their lessons to protest against climate change today. Several sixth form students from QKS did not attend school today but instead have gone to Manchester to join a mass demonstration
THE number of new homes registered to be built in the North West rose by seven per cent last year. Despite a slow start to the year caused by wintry weather, 18,079 new dwellings were registered by the region's housebuilders - up from 16,916 the
Carnforth CC won all three major trophies in the Westmorland League last season, making it probably the most successful season in the club’s history. Following on from that, major developments are taking place at the club. New toilets are being
TWO people have been sentenced after admitting fraudulently claiming council tax reduction. In two separate cases, both had been charged with claiming the reduction while failing to disclose excess capital in undeclared bank accounts. Emily
CARETAKER boss Steve Edmondson has appealed to Kendal Town fans to get behind the team in Saturday's crucial relegation showdown against Glossop North End. A scratch team hastily assembled following the previous week's player exodus stormed to
STAFF at Furness General Hospital have been celebrating the first anniversary of the South Lakes Birth Centre opening. Staff and patients were transferred from the hospital’s previous maternity unit into the £12million state-of-the-art birth centre
A TEENAGER has thanked mountain rescue teams for saving her, after she was injured while walking her dog. Shannon Dunnon, 19, took her dog Dotty out for a walk on her own on Tuesday morning, but got into difficulty while venturing along Grisedale
Prisons minister Rory Stewart has declared he is "pretty confident" he will keep his job after pledging to resign if a safety drive fails. The Penrith and the Border MP said he was positive about his prospects after governors from establishments
THE A590 has re-opened both ways from Newby bridge, A592, to Brow Edge Road, Backbarrow, following an earlier accident according to traffic reports. Reports say the incident had been ongoing since just after 5am on the Westbound carriageway near
PLANS have been submitted tot he Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority to build an extension to existing office to provide additional office space, customer entrance and WC, at Kirksteads, Westhouse, near Ingleton.
SCHOOL holidays are a time to relax and recharge. Just having the time and space in the morning to breakfast together and potter around without having a time frame for getting out of the house can be good for all family members. There are a lot
A CLUB dedicated to raising funds for the community has found a new ‘bigger, brighter and better’ space for its new bookshop in Kendal. The Kendal and District Lions Club, which has raised money for the South Lakes for more than 40 years, opened
A PARLIAMENTARY bill which would enable communities to sell locally generated energy to local people has been backed by MP Tim Farron. Currently, if a community owns a local energy structure, such as a field of solar panels or a wind turbine, they
A FORMER hotel in Grange-over-Sands is to be turned into 32 new homes – despite a “glut” of houses up for sale in the town, a meeting heard. The plan for Graythwaite Manor Hotel at Fernhill Road was agreed by South Lakeland District Council’s planning
A FREEDOM Parade in honour of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment is to be held in Kendal next month. Kendal Town Council has revealed the first freedom march for eight years will take place on Saturday, March 16, followed by a thanksgiving service
