CHRIS Hodgkins, regarded as one of the UK's leading jazz trumpet players, is playing at Zeffirellis on Saturday, May 25 (8.30pm). The award-winning trumpeter will be performing at the Ambleside venue with a hand picked group of top musicians from
A TOTAL of 10 members sent 125 birds for Kendal Homing Society’s race from Frome last Saturday. Results were as follows: 1 B Blamire 1283, 2 T Robinson 1264, 3 and 4 K Czaplinski 1263, 1244, 5 A & A Chorley 1224, 6 R Robinson 1217. Nine Milnthorpe
AWARD-winning Scottish singer-songwriter Eddi Reader follows her highly acclaimed Cavalier album with a new EP Starlight and a tour. World class Eddie is celebrating her 40th year as a live performer, a career which started in 1978 singing on Scottish
THIS 17th century former farmhouse offers a spacious family home full of charm and character. Park End is a detached, stone-and-slate property tucked away at the end of a quiet country lane in the hamlet of Hale, near Milnthorpe, beside fields and
The M6 northbound between J34 (Lancaster) and Junction 35 (Carnforth) has now reopened. It was closed earlier due to a vehicle fire.
A footpath which is popular with walkers on Yorkshire's highest mountain has been rebuilt. In November 2017 the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) launched the 'Pitch in for Whernside' campaign, to raise the £46,000 necessary to fix
ELEVEN students from Newton Rigg College have been awarded scholarships from agricultural supply company Carrs Billington. Since 2012 the company and the college have worked together providing work placements for students, support for its alumni
PLASTIC-free fruit and veg areas will be introduced at Morrisons branches in a bid to cut non-recyclable waste. The chain claims it is the first British supermarket to roll out the sale of loose produce, with up to 127 varieties of fruit and veg
A RETRO-THEMED event has raised over £5000 for charity, taking the total generated since its inception to over £20,000. Thousands of people flocked to 'Total Retro', held at the Westmorland County Showground near Milnthorpe, to enjoy classic cars
The family of a man who died in a collision on the A66 on Sunday have paid tribute to him, saying he was “was a great dad and would have done anything for anyone”. Daniel Bancroft, 37, from Cockermouth died following a collision that occurred on
A TRY Sailing Day at Arnside last Saturday attracted more than 60 people. It is part of a national promotion by the Royal Yachting Association with sailing clubs up and down the country giving people the chance to try out sailing in May “We had
A TAPROOM takeover and beer festival will be at the heart of this weekend’s Taste Cumbria festival in Ulverston. Beerwolf in Market Street is hosting the event as part of the annual food and drink extravaganza this weekend which is back in the town
One lane of the M6 is closed and there is reported to be heavy traffic due to an overturned mini bus southbound from Junction 33 (Lancaster South/Garstang) to Junction 32 (Broughton Interchange). #M6 southbound between J33 (Lancaster (S))
Q: I recently joined a dating website. I was contacted by a lovely man and we now email every day, although we haven’t met in person yet. We had arranged to go for a meal, but then he cancelled because he needs to concentrate on fundraising for
A SOUTH Lakeland town is looking to shake off its 'gateway to the Lake District' tag and become a popular destination in its own right. Sarah Williams, manager of Kendal BID and the brains behind 'Fantastic Kendal', the new tourist information
THE Dales village of Austwick will be putting on a show this Bank Holiday Monday as it stages its 38th street market and fell race. It will be decked out with cuckoos of all shapes and sizes made by creative residents. Austwick’s cuckoo legend
INGLETON is on its way to securing an upgrade of its multi use games area thanks to the fundraising of a local group. Just £5,000 remains of an original target of £60,000 so work can begin on the site next to the sports field situated behind the
An errant sheep was found running on the one-way system at Lancaster yesterday. Then it headbutted the police dog handler who was trying to catch it. The Lancashire Police Dog Unit tweeted: "First job if the day was to sight this running on
A SOUTH Lakes pupil has received a Commendation from the Chief Constable after helping police officers safely locate a missing person. Luke Atkinson, aged 13, a student at Kirkbie Kendal School called 999 after he recognised a man following a description
Mobile survey works with stop and go boards will be in operation at various locations on the A590 at Swarthmoor and Ulverston today between 10.30am-12.30pm, says Highways England.
CLAPHAM school governors have met with North Yorkshire County Council and Leeds Diocese to discuss the school’s future following its recent reprieve from closure. First on the agenda is to hire a full-time headteacher and identify the need for any
THE biggest housebuilder in Japan has struck a multi-million pound deal to help build thousands of new homes across England. Sekisui House is to work with UK developer Urban Splash and government body Homes England to build modular houses. The
