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Q: I’m looking online for fancy dress costumes for my kids. But I’m worried as I’ve read stories about some costumes not being fire-safe and some children being hurt. What should I look for to keep them safe? A: Unfortunately you’re right.

DOWN the years Allan Tunningley has certainly done his bit for journalism. He started his life as a reporter at the Pontefract and Castleford Express near his home town of Knottingley and during a distinguished 50-year plus career went on to grace

THANKS for highlighting my book "Inspired by Nature: The Life and Art of Christine Isherwood" about Christine's wonderful artwork (Gazette, November 7, 'Wife's legacy marked in book'). Your readers may be interested to know copies of the book can

A SEDBERGH man has been jailed for eight years for committing a child sex offence. John Hosker, 37, of Birks Lane, Sedbergh was sentenced by Judge James Adkin today at Durham Crown Court. He previously appeared in court on October 11 where

A PIECE of British lead mining industrial heritage has been painstakingly re-assembled at the Dales Countryside Museum (DCM) in Hawes. The Old Providence Mine ore crusher, rescued from Dowber Gill near Kettlewell in Wharfedale, arrived in bits at

A fifth extension has been granted to an investor to either “put up or shut up” on a deal for Cumbrian-born logistics giant Eddie Stobart. Isle of Man-based international asset management firm DBAY Advisors had been given until 5pm on November 8

Pre-tax profits and revenues are up at Carlisle-headquartered agricultural and engineering firm Carr’s Group. While the company saw revenues rise slightly to £403.90 million, pre-tax profits jumped by 5.2 per cent to £16.3m for the year ending August

A PENSIONER convicted of repeatedly sexually abusing a teenage girl while he was in charge of a South Cumbria school has been jailed. Former headmaster Roger Whitehouse's historical offences occurred over the course of several months during the

SEVEN sculptures of coastal wading birds have been installed at sites around Morecambe Bay. They have been designed and made by Ulverston-based artist and metalworker Chris Bramall of CB Arts. The sculptures contain panels which tell seven stories

CUMBRIA Wildlife Trust is hosting a free family day out at South Walney Nature Reserve, home to the North West’s only breeding grey seal colony. There will be a host of activities on offer including a ‘seal cam cinema’ and face painting, while experts

THE Royal Northern Sinfonia made a welcome return to the Westmorland Hall for a concert of music by Prokofiev and Mozart under the direction of Julian Rachlin, writes CLIVE WALKLEY. The concert opened with Julian Rachlin as violin soloist in Prokofiev

THE BAY Search and Rescue organisation has worked tirelessly to help evacuate residents who were affected by a severe flood over the weekend. The team, based in Flookburgh, were called to conduct a door to door enquiry of 300 properties which had

CUMBRIA police are trying to track down a motorhome thought to have been stolen. The vehicle, a white Ford Tribute van, went missing from an address on Park road in Kendal on the evening of Friday, November 8. Police would like to hear from witnesses

EVERSLEY Choir's next concert promises to be a splendid occasion featuring three settings of the Virgin Mary’s great song of praise, the Magnificat. Sir Charles Villiers Stanford and Gerald Finzi's versions will be accompanied on the organ by Andy

HORSE lovers will have the chance to stay in a room adjoining their equestrian friends as part of a unique new visitor experience. ‘Stable Stays’ at Greenbank Farm, near Cartmel, offers guests a stable and adjoining bedroom with a see-through partition

MORE than three years of research has culminated in the release of a book in which the names of thousands of fields in the Rusland Valley have been interpreted. ‘What’s in a name?’, put together by a dedicated group of 15 volunteers, was officially

AND they're off! BBC North West has embarked on their Pudsey Push challenge this morning.  Setting from Sight Advice South Lakes this morning at 9am the BBC team including Roger Johnson, Annabel Tiffin and Owain Wyn Evans were seen pulling a special

DELAYS are expected on the A590 after a lorry and a car were in collision. Glass was thrown over the road when the lorry was in collision with a car at Swarthmoor. More to follow.

Contractors in Cumbria are set to be hit by a triple whammy of pay cuts as their employers introduce new ways of working to ensure they meet impending HMRC guidelines. Ulverston-based accountancy firm JF Hornby and Co says the IR35 legislation,

THE FORMER courthouse in Windermere could be reopened in an effort to provide easier access to justice for residents of South Lakeland. Since the courthouse in Kendal closed its doors in June 2017, the majority of cases previously dealt with in

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a crash on the A66. The westbound carriageway has been reopened to traffic but eastbound remains closed. A spokesman from Cumbria police said: "Officers investigating

A PLAN to build a ‘natural burial ground’ to the north of Endmoor was voted through unanimously at a South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) meeting. The project would see a nine-hectare site adjacent to the A65 turned into a place where loved ones

AS A Welsh tourist I would like to highlight certain unfavourable aspects regarding Ambleside which I feel need to be urgently addressed. Last August I was one of a coach party from Wales enjoying a holiday in the North of England. Although a retired

I AM puzzled by the claims of the local Extinction Rebellion (XR) participants in the recent London protests (Gazette, October 31, 'South Lakes activists in court for protests'). They claimed they were protecting the future of our planet with this

PLANS to demolish a former courthouse and replace it with dozens of retirement flats have landed on planners' desks. The old South Cumbria Magistrates' Court has been sitting empty on Burneside Road, Kendal, since June 2017. The Ministry of Justice