The A6 has been closed in Cumbria between Shap and Kendal due to heavy snow at the Shap summit. The closure covers the area between the M6 junction 39 slip road south of Shap and the Burneside junction, just north of Kendal. County Council highways
The boss of retail chain JD Sports has branded a provision decision by the competition watchdog to block its takeover of rival Footasylum as 'fundamentally flawed'. JD Sports chief executive, Peter Cowgill, said the Competition and Markets Authority
BANKS are increasing their overdraft rates - but how could this affect you? Vicky Shaw finds out more. You may have been told by your bank recently that its overdraft charges are changing. In the coming weeks, banks and building societies are shaking
A FRESH wave of acts has been announced for a brand new arts festival in the Lake District this year. Aerial, taking place in and around Ambleside between March 26 and 29, will see literary website ‘Caught by the River’ host an event aboard a Windermere
The businessman at the centre of a UK outbreak of coronavirus has thanked the NHS for his treatment and said he is "fully recovered". Steve Walsh, 53, from Hove in East Sussex, who is still in quarantine at St Thomas' Hospital in London, picked
A luxury paper maker has made a new appointment to drive its business forward. Tricia Hartmann has joined James Cropper, in Burneside, as its first global luxury packaging lead for speciality papers. Tricia will be responsible for the development
Boris Johnson has given HS2 the go-ahead, despite fears over its cost and impact on the environment. The Prime Minister told the House of Commons that his Government had the guts to take the decision to deliver prosperity across the country.
UNITED Utilities are continuing work to repair a water main pipe that was damaged by Storm Ciara. The pipe in the Selside area was damaged by the Storm on Sunday. The repair teams are working in challenging weather conditions in the rural location
POLICE are investigating the theft of a number of power tools, which were reportedly taken from a white Volkswagen panel van between 2:30pm on Saturday February 8 and 10:30am on Sunday 10. The vehicle was parked on Castle Grove, Kendal at the time
SILVERDALE St John’s Primary School has held its first 'Well-Being Wednesday'. Coinciding with Child Mental Health Week, the school's mental health initiative began with a talk on managing emotions. Other actvities included a lego challenge,
Storm Dennis is set to batter Cumbria this weekend with a risk to life. Yellow weather warnings for rain have been updated for Saturday and Sunday. Storm Dennis will bring rain from 12pm on Saturday until 12pm on Sunday. What to expect:
Kent Brooks continues his reminiscences of 60 years ago: WE WERE not well equipped to deal with the much colder winters. Central heating in normal homes was unheard of and we relied on open coal fires, which were also the source of hot water
A legal firm has made a new appointment. Solicitor Verity Gawthorp has joined The Rural Law Practice, which is the specialist rural legal section of Thomson Hayton Winkley based at the J36 Auction Market at Crooklands. Verity has joined the practice
POLICE are investigating the report of a burglary in Ravenstown, near Grange-over-Sands, yesterday. A police spokesman said a white Ford pickup truck and tools, including chainsaws and hedge trimmers, were taken during the incident, which occurred
People in Shap and some of the surrounding villages to the east of it as far as Great Asby are being advised not to drink, wash or cook using their tap water. United Utilities is advising customers not to drink mains water until further notice.
A 45-year-old man died after collapsing at the entrance to a Yorkshire Dales cave yesterday. He had been accompanying a group of young people into Thistle Cave, Ribblehead, at around 1.30pm. There were attempts to revive him by CPR, but when
With the coronavirus showing no signs of abating in the UK - four new cases were announced yesterday - we look at how the virus has spread so far. Our titles across the country have been working tirelessly to bring you the latest confirmed updates
THE following schools in Cumbria are closed today due to Storm Ciara: - Appleby Grammar School - Appleby Primary School - Asby Endowed School - Brough Community Primary School - Calthwaite CofE School - Clifton School -
The UK Met office has issued a weather warning of ice and snow for south Cumbria. Heavy snow showers and icy surfaces are likely to lead to travel disruption, particularly over higher routes. What to expect according to the UK Met office: Some
AN URGENT from United Utilities (UU) to residents in Shap and surrounding villages warning them not to drink mains water is still in place. The company also warned people not to use tap water for cleaning teeth, washing or cooking. This is
Motorists in Cumbria are still seeing the effects of Storm Ciara with parts of the county's roads still flooded. However, snow is now becoming an issue in parts of Cumbria with heavy traffic on roads because of snow overnight. Here is a list
THANKS to the great work done by volunteers, the Crooklands phase of the community broadband project is nearing completion. The final road crossing has been completed and the ducting threaded through. While all the visible, external works have been
IT was an intensely emotional scene... At a slow walking pace, a gleaming black hearse carried Cumbria PC Nick Dumphreys to Carlisle Crematorium as scores of uninformed officers stood at the roadside, their heads bowed in silent tribute. Draped
HIGHWAYS bosses have asked the public to make suggestions on how to improve part of the A590, which has been the scene of several fatal collisions. A public consultation will be held this month, as a result of bosses from Highways England hosting
HORSEPOWER is (literally) being used in woodland thinning works taking place at Kendal Fell. Timber extraction is being carried out at Little Wood and Coffin Wood by Grange-based firm Celtic Horse Logging, as part of South Lakeland District Council
