SHOPPERS are being warned to ignore fake supermarket vouchers offering £50 off coupons. The posts say stores are celebrating their ‘anniversary’ and that everyone who shares the link will receive a £50 voucher. A number of versions of the vouchers
HOW nice it was to see a photograph of the staff at Helme Chase Maternity Home, Kendal, taken in the 1960s (Gazette, October 31, 'Pictures that bring the past to life'). Sister Mant and Sister Sharp were there to help me bring all my four children
I HAVE been collecting used stamps for many years to help raise money, which I donate to Guide Dogs for the Blind. Recycling used postage stamps is such an easy way to raise money for the charity and I am always in need of all types of stamps, including
CUMBRIAN children who refuse to wear their seatbelt on the school bus could face a travel ban under a safety crackdown. The suggestion was mooted by county council leader Stewart Young after hearing that some youngsters using council-funded services
NEW export markets across Europe, Asia and Africa have seen the UK’s largest home fragrance company expand its worldwide reach to 46 countries. Wax Lyrical, which specialises in quality British-made candles and reed diffusers, has expanded its Paris
SERVICES were held across Cumbria, Yorkshire and Lancashire to mark 101 years since the guns fell silent at the end of WW1. At 11am on November 11, 1918, an armistice between Germany and the Allies came into effect, bringing to an end four years
FUNDING delays to fix the A595 throughout South Cumbria have been attacked by the leader of the county council. Labour’s Stewart Young strongly criticised former Conservative transport secretary Chris Grayling who visited the Grizebeck bottleneck
SURVEY and investigation works are to be carried out by the Environment Agency in Kendal from Monday as part of the development of phase one of the town's flood risk management scheme. These will include visual inspections of existing manholes and
THE launch of a new and exciting road bike session is just one of the many exciting things that will be happening at this year’s Kendal Mountain Festival (KMF). With nearly 20,000 people expected to descend on the town for the annual gathering of
ULVERSTON’S Chris Loynes (pictured) has been unveiled by the Green Party as its candidate for Barrow and Furness. It will be the third time in the past nine years that Mr Loynes has stood as the Green Party candidate. He first represented the party
IF your little ones aren't already excited enough for the sequel to Disney's Frozen, this prize will really have them jumping for joy. To mark the release of the highly anticipated Frozen II in cinemas later this month, Argos is launching reindeer
A CARER from Bentham who admitted stealing £10,240 from a vulnerable, house-bound woman will be sentenced at Bradford Crown Court. Carolyn Kay, 45, had cared for the 58-year-old woman for about five months after responding to her advert post on
RED squirrels in the Lake District are set to be given a Black Friday boost thanks to a new campaign. ‘Give Nature a Break’, which was launched by Forest Holidays on Friday, will see £20 donated to species conservation projects across the national
THE public has been urged to 'stock the sleigh for the RSPCA' as the charity faces another busy Christmas. Last December, more than 3,600 calls to the organisation's cruelty line were logged in the North West. Dermot Murphy, chief inspectorate
A NEW book about the birth of Quakerism "from turmoil and conflict" is to be launched at Kendal's home of the Quaker Tapestry this weekend. Grandfather-of-two Larry Walters MBE, who lives in Natland, has explored the 400 years leading up to the
A MAN from North Lancashire tragically died while swimming off the coast of an island in the Indian ocean, with his arm being found inside a Tiger shark. Martyn Turner, 44, who grew up near Carnforth, had been on holiday with wife Verity on the
THE names of all those Ambleside men who gave their lives on active service in both world wars and more recent conflicts, were remembered individually by Ambleside Rangers, guides, brownies and rainbows, who decorated 99 pebbles with thumbprint poppies
FREE performance art workshops are being held at Kirkby Stephen Grammar School this month. Students from a number of different schools are being invited to attend a two-day event led by Kirkby Stephen Community Arts (KSCA) and also involving London-based
DO you have what it takes to take on the black chair? Popular BBC Two quiz show Mastermind is currently looking for contestants with auditions starting in the next few weeks. 'Mastermind' is widely regarded as the most rigorous and intellectual
A DONATION of £250 was made to North West Blood Bikes Lancashire and Lakes (NWBB-LL) thanks to money raised at antiques fairs in Cartmel. Between April and November, not-for-profit organisation Cartmel Antique Fairs runs the events at Cartmel Village
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a house fire in Ulverston. Three fire engines raced to the blaze on Sun Street at around 9pm last night (Wednesday). Crews found the fire involved a microwave. They used two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet
Owen Coyle and Gavin Skelton are the early frontrunners for the vacant Carlisle United job according to bookmakers. Skelton, part of the caretaker coaching team after Steven Pressley’s sacking, is 5/1 favourite with BetVictor. Former Burnley
McDonald's is to trial collection bins for unwanted plastic toys to be recycled into new products such as coffee cups and play equipment. The fast food giant will collect any plastic toys - from its own Happy Meals and those bought from other retailers
AS I write this at lunchtime on Friday, November 8 I am looking out at the River Mint at the bottom of my garden, glinting in the sunshine and gurgling happily, well in its channel. On my radio The World at One is reporting live from South Yorkshire
Tonight we will find out who the winners are in the in-Cumbria Business Awards 2019. A glittering ceremony will be held at the Halston in Carlisle, presented by broadcaster and journalist Cathy Newman. There are 17 categories up for grabs, including
THURSDAY: Bootleggers, Kendal: Jamie Walker. The Platform, Morecambe: The Trials Of Cato. Queen’s Pub, Windermere: Live music. Unicorn Inn, Ambleside: Open mic. Victoria Hall, Settle: Tankus The Henge. FRIDAY: Bootleggers, Kendal: OTT. King’s
A WOMAN In Mind performed by Ulverston Outsiders sees Susan starved of love and affection by her rather boring husband, Gerald, and her son who is ashamed of her, so Susan conjures up an imaginary family with an adoring husband, daughter and son. The
A MODERN office building behind the NatWest bank in Kirkby Lonsdale could be converted into a home if plans meet approval. Applicant DE Worthington Ltd, of Altrincham, is proposing to turn the annexe into a self-contained one-bed dwelling. The
