THE hard work is paying off at last. That is the view of Kendal Town boss Steve Edmondson after his side recorded back to back league wins for the first time this season. The Mintcakes stormed back from two down to see off in form Brighouse Town
AFTER a series of mixed performances, Kendal Men's 1s roared back to winning ways with a convincing 5–0 win over Ormskirk at The Queen Katherine School. The Greens were chomping at the bit from the first whistle and took the game to Ormskirk.
AS TEAM of volunteers have raised the magnificent sum of £5,631.17 for the local branch of CancerCare. The group thanked the members of Kendal's Victoria Bowling Club for the use of their facilities, where they raised the money by providing teas
A TEAM from Cumbria TaeKwonDo did superbly at the sport's British Championships in Manchester, with a small and inexperienced team of 15 coming home with a fantastic medal haul and doing the club proud. Gabriella Pettigrew of Kendal was a particular
IN LIVING rooms across Kirkby Stephen, family and friends cheered as 21-year-old William Tams and team-mates won this week's University Challenge. The biology student faced difficult questions on subjects from French painters to ancient history,
NORMAN Holloway's picture in the Gazette on November 7, 2019, showed the coat of arms on the almshouses on Aynam Road, built in 1887 at a cost of £4,250 donated by Mr John Sleddall. He was also the first owner of the Sleddall Hall antique shop in
FATHER Christmas and his sleigh will be at Carnforth's Memorial Gardens for the town's Christmas lights switch-on, from 6pm on Wednesday, December 4. Festivities will include a funfair, stalls, music from Bay Beat Band, entertainment for children
THE dedication of Kendal based martial artist Sensei Rich Smith has been rewarded after he received the UK Martial Arts Show Hall of Fame award. The UK Martial Arts Show awards were established by Bob Sykes, former editor of the Martial Arts Illustrated
RESPLENDENT in their new kit sponsored by Romney's, Wattsfield Youth U9s put in a great show at the weekend, drawing one game and narrowly losing another. Wattsfield are an all inclusive football team with the emphasis on building a team and having
POLICE have launched an appeal following the theft of a vehicle in Kendal. A red Citroen C2 was stolen outside a shop on Hallgarth Circle at around 4pm on November 8. The vehicle was found on Low Fellside the next day. Police have asked anyone
SOUTH Lakeland runners turned in some top class performances in the second Mid Lancs Cross Country League fixture at Hyndburn on Saturday. Glaxo Hoad Hill's Matthew Elkington (35-25) placed third in the senior men's race behind Preston's Daniel
AN ATTENDANCE of more than 200 players ensured a Girls' Rugby Festival at Kendal RUFC at the weekend was a huge success. On a busy afternoon at Mint Bridge, teams from 13 different clubs and with an age range of 11-18 participated in the tournament
A HUSTINGS focusing on the climate emergency will be held at Victoria Hall, Settle, tomorrow from 11am to 12.30pm. Confirmed as attending are the Liberal Democrat, Labour and Green Party candidates for the Skipton and Ripon seat.
A COPELAND Borough councillor resigned from the Conservative Party on Tuesday in order to run for the Brexit Party in Barrow and Furness, a move described as “slightly strange” by a rival candidate. Ged McGrath (pictured - photo by Tom Kay), who
A WOMAN who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy while she worked as a school matron has been jailed for two years and eight months. Susan Mary Bramwell, 58, from Endmoor, near Kendal, committed the offences at a school in Ripon, North Yorkshire
IT was a day of mixed emotions for Kendal Ladies 1s as they once again fought tooth and nail with great credit but yet again failed to achieve a win. Losing had become contagious for the Greens and they knew their home game against Wakefield on
FORM side Windermere went joint top of the James Cropper Westmorland League Division One after defeated struggling Ibis 6-1 at The Jubilee Playing Fields. Penrith Reserves are also in contention for the title after they defeated Endmoor KGR 3-2
SOCIAL housing group Impact Housing Association has begun a consultation with tenants and shareholders over proposals to transfer its operations to the Riverside Group. The Association, which manages 2,800 homes in Cumbria and north Lancashire joined
A FESTIVE foodie day allowing shoppers to stock up on Christmas treats will be held at Plumgarths next month. There will be lots of locally produced seasonal favourites available to buy including festive cakes and bakes from Ginger Bakers, freshly
READING the article 'Dumped cars are 'tip of the iceberg' ' (Gazette, November 7), I couldn't help notice the similarity between the Lake District National Park Authority and the EU, in they're both democratically unaccountable, have their own agenda
PETER Holme suggests a trip to London would produce three tons of CO2. Given that you can do the return journey on a single tank of fuel weighing roughly 50 kilos, there must be some spectacular chemistry at play. Paul Lowis Tebay
A SOUTH Lakes funeral director has lodged plans to create a chapel, crematorium and woodland burial site in the Eden Valley. Beetham-based Fishwicks is looking to convert disused buildings at Ash Hill Farm, near Temple Sowerby, with the planned
AFTER a three year absence, rugby union is back at Ambleside. The newly formed Ambleside Centurions may only have been training for a month, but they gave a fantastic account of themselves in their debut game when they hosted Whitehaven at Galava
Those who crave a McDonald's breakfast but always miss that deadline are in luck. The burger chain has announced they will be extending their breakfast time until 11am in ALL their restaurants. McDonald's currently serves breakfast in most places
Kendal Town 4 Brighouse Town 2 A MAGNIFICENT fightback saw Kendal Town recover from a two goal deficit to see off visitors Brighouse Town and clinch a second successive victory. The Mintcakes showed tenacity and fighting spirit as well as
Kirkby Lonsdale 19 Rossendale 18 THE nerveless Ryan Terry kicked a superb touchline conversion in the dying seconds to earn Kirkby Lonsdale a priceless North Premier victory on Saturday. Terry crowned a man of the match performance with that
The £1.5 million asking price for Buttermere's Fish Inn has been cut by £150,000. The 10-bedroom hotel, bar and restaurant – which enjoys spectacular views over Buttermere, a lake that has previously been voted among the UK’s top 10 views – is
BANNING cars at a popular and idyllic Lake District location was one of the possible solutions to tackle traffic problems aired at a conference in Kendal. Hosted by Friends of the Lake District (FOLD), a landscape conservation charity, a full day
Are you holding a fund-raising event for Children in Need day? If so, we'd love to hear from you. However you are raising funds for this incredibly worthy cause, let us know and we'll try to include it in our round-up in The Westmorland Gazette
EDEN District Council last night gained a Liberal Democrat councillor at the Shap ward by-election. Neil McCall received 184 votes. The Conservatives' Sean William Quinn polled 128 and Kerryanne Wilde, of Putting Cumbria First, totalled 67 votes
THE surge up the North One East table continued for Kendal on Saturday as they returned from their first ever visit to Malton & Norton with another victory under their belt. The hosts, who had won at league leaders Scarborough in a Yorkshire Cup
What a delightful letter (October 17, 'Schoolboys' escapade') about three 14-year-old boys - Michael Brown, Philip Rockliffe and Simon Entwistle - going through Hincaster Tunnel in 1971. The spirit of adventure is not lost. When Colin Ogden and
A FINE effort by the Cumbria Amateur Swimming Association team saw them narrowly miss promotion in the Swim England national team championships at Sheffield’s Pond Forge. With more than 900 competitors from the English counties and the Scottish
A FORMER children’s officer born in the same year that King George V was crowned has died at the aged of 108. Lois Crake was believed to have been the oldest resident ever at Milnthorpe care home Hartland House and she recently celebrated her birthday
Borrowdale Caves and Castle Crag STARTING from Rosthwaite, this walk follows the lovely River Derwent, writes JOHN EDMONDSON. A short sharp climb to Castle Crag (the lowest of the Wainwright fells) adds a magnificent spectacle to an otherwise gentle
SIGNS aimed at slowing down drivers entering villages across Furness have not worked for years, a meeting heard. The roadside speed-activating devices installed at places such as Kirkby, Foxfield and Broughton need either repairing or removing,
PETER Holme, in his letter ‘Carbon Cost’ (Gazette, November 7) seeks to highlight an apparent contradiction between Extinction Rebellion’s aim to protect the planet while burning fossil fuels travelling to London to protest. Unless we walk, he argues
DISCERNING house-hunters have reason to celebrate after one of Morecambe's newest developments received national recognition at the prestigious LABC warranty awards. The Broadway, located on the corner of Broadway and Morecambe Promenade, was named
PLANS to renovate a cottage and build a new dwelling off Kendal's Windermere Road have been submitted. Applicant Mark Willacy hopes to extend and refurbish the "dilapidated" interior of South View Cottage, South View Lane, known for its disctincive
MARK Wilson has offered his thanks to his former clubs Kendal and Penrith for their help in developing his career, which peaked at the Rugby Union World Cup in Japan. The 30-year-old flanker, a former Kirkbie Kendal School student, made the comments
Winners of the in-Cumbria 2019 Business Awards have been revealed. At a glittering ceremony at the Halston in Carlisle, finalists and business leaders gathered to hear who had won the hotly contested 17 categories up for grabs. The ceremony was
The Institute of Directors has launched a manifesto calling on the next Government to reinvigorate the UK’s regions. In the first of a series, the manifesto calls on the incoming Government to target business relief and tax incentives in areas in
