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  • Winning National Lottery numbers

    Tonight's National Lottery Lotto winning numbers are: 05, 09, 26, 35, 43, 54 The Bonus Ball is 24 Tonight's estimated jackpot is £4.1 million. Tonight's National Lottery Thunderball winning numbers are: 06, 09, 14, 20, 29 The Thunderball

  • Crews tackle wildfire at Catbells near Keswick

    A WARNING has been sounded after firefighters tackled a two-hour wildfire at Catbells. The blaze, which occurred on Friday afternoon, is believed to have been started by a discarded cigarette according to the crews who attended. Eyewitness

  • PODIUM: It’s spring but Brexit continues to drag on

    Mike Wolfenden, 90, a retired telecommunications engineer, looks forward to warmer months - and the end of the Brexit process SPRING is here. I know what William Wordsworth said about the daffodils and what other poets have had to say about gambolling

  • Live music may return to town

    A SEVEN hour acoustic show on New Road in Kendal will serve as a test to see if music in the town can work, a meeting has heard. The set, taking place on Armed Forces and Blue Light Services Tribute Day - June 23 - will be made-up of local artists

  • Interiors blogger shares the secrets of her pink house

    GABRIELLE Fagan catches up with the The Pink House’s Emily Murray, to discover how to harness the prettiest colour of the rainbow. ONCE cast aside as "girly", the colour pink is fast shaping up to be the hottest shade for interiors. Sugary pinks

  • Regional: Murder victim, 50, suffered 'multiple fractures'

    A murder probe is under way after tests showed a man died of multiple fractures. The body of Steven May, 50, was discovered at an address in Raven Street, Preston, after police were called at about 9.45am on Monday. A post-mortem examination

  • Big turn out at successful litter pick event

    A GROUP of residents banded together to clean up the streets of a village. The Save Our Back Streets community group were on the case in Askam to clear left-behind debris and litter. Around 40 people gathered in the area between Beach Street

  • Businesses meet to discuss growth in Eden

    ALMOST 40 firms from across Eden have met to discuss how to drive growth. The business breakfast event was hosted by Penrith Chamber of Trade and Commerce, in partnership with and Eden District Council and Lancaster University. Jo Lappin, chief

  • Hotel worker's solo 145-mile trek north of Arctic Circle

    THE frosty tundra north of the Arctic Circle beckons for a Lake District hotel worker who wants to highlight the issue of loneliness. Geoff Lee is to embark on a solo 145-mile hike through remote Greenland to raise money for mental health charity

  • France win sets up a big victory for Hale A

    HALE A remain fourth in Kendal and District Bowling League Division One after they defeated Netherfield A 8-2 on another busy week of action. Hale picked up the first points after Mike Procter defeated Rod Holmes 21-16 before Ian France claimed

  • Railway town unveils chainsaw-carved artwork

    CREATED by chainsaw carver Rolande Urwin, this wooden train planter has been commissioned by Carnforth Town Council to welcome visitors to the town, at Crag Bank roundabout. The engine-shaped carving was chosen to reflect Carnforth's railway heritage

  • Records take a tumble at Windermere Marathon

    BEST times for both the men's and women's races tumbled as a record number of athletes turned out to run Sunday's ASICS Windermere Marathon. The 13th marathon attracted 975 competitors to run a demanding 26.2 mile, anti-clockwise route of the lake

  • Families take part in Colour Dash for charity

    MORE than a thousand people from across the South Lakes gathered for a special annual event in Kendal. St John’s Hospice Colour Dash, now running in its fifth year, started at Kirkbie Kendal School with children and families ready to take part in

  • 'I could not serve with Boris' says Cumbrian MP

    Tory leadership contender and Cumbrian MP Rory Stewart has said he could not serve in a government led by Boris Johnson pushing a no-deal Brexit agenda. The International Development Secretary told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I could not serve

  • Softwood cuttings of your favourite plants

    A SOFTWOOD cutting is the soft new growth of herbaceous perennials (those that die down and reappear the following season after a long winter dormancy) or that same soft new growth shrubs and trees many will produce a little later, writes TOM ATTWOOD

  • Law firm colleagues give 200 hours to good causes

    STAFF from Kendal and Milnthorpe law firm Milne Moser are marking its 200th anniversary by giving 200 hours' voluntary service to local good causes. The solicitors' firm was set up in 1819 by Roger Moser, making it one of the longest established