OUTDOOR markets and car showrooms are set to reopen from June 1. Boris Johnson also said that all other non-essential retail will reopen from June 15. “Today I want to give the retail sector notice of our intention to reopen shops so they too
More than 10,000 people in Cumbria are apprentices and the training is among the most successful in the country, latest figures reveal. The Department for Education recently published apprenticeship performance tables, which revealed: 71 per
A CARE home has had plenty to celebrate thanks to an important birthday milestone and continued hard work keeping coronavirus at bay Holly Bank care home in Arnside has been marking the 100th birthday of resident Jessie Crawley. The home hosted
CUMBRIA'S hospitals have had three consecutive days with no reported Covid-19 deaths, new figures show. According to the latest batch of statistics released by NHS England, North Cumbria Integrated Care Foundation Trust, which runs Carlisle's Cumberland
JD Wetherspoon has drawn up plans to ensure that its staff and customers are safe before its pubs reopen. The company, which has pubs in Carlisle, Workington, Whitehaven, Penrith, Keswick, Barrow and Kendal, will open when it has the official go-ahead
MILNTHORPE Parish Council held its annual parish meeting by video link. Councillor Steve Hurst was elected chair for the coming year. Cllr Jen Scrogham was elected vice chair. Paul Blackburn has replaced John Scargill as Clerk to the council
CHARGES at an Ulverston car park are set to be lowered by more than 50 per cent. The initiative will see prices at the Buxton Place site reduced to 50p for one hour and £1 for two hours. The scheme will be propped up by an annual £35,000 subsidy
A company is recalling crisps because they contain gluten - but it is not written in English on the label. Gima UK Ltd has been forced to recall Lay’s Maxx Deep Ridged Oriental Salsa flavoured crisp because the ingredient is not written in English
CUMBRIA’S Army Cadet Force has decided who will become their new Regimental Sergeant Major. Lucy Charlton has been named as the new RSM for the Army Cadets at the age of 17. She will also be the first female to hold the rank in the last ten years
A DANCE teacher, fitness instructor and Wheels For All Co-ordinator has been keeping the people of Ulverston, as well as many others, actively moving during this current lockdown. Louise Walton has created a YouTube channel called Stay Active with
A ‘PROFESSIONAL mermaid’ is lifting spirits during the pandemic by donning her costume and sending birthday wishes to children. Comedy performer Rowan Birkett, of Ambleside, had been looking forward to entertaining the public in her mermaid outfit
NO new deaths have occurred at Cumbrian hospitals for over a week as a result of Coronavirus (Covid-19), NHS figures suggest. Data released and updated by NHS England indicate there having been no fresh Covid-19 fatalities at the three hospital
Close on the fluffy tail of his brother from another mother, Reindeer Treacle celebrated his first birthday on May 13. As we’re still under lockdown, Treacle celebrated with his nearest and dearest keepers who made him some ice blocks of his favourite
As the UK begins to plan for life-after-lockdown, the Youth Hostel Association is putting in place guidelines for how it too may reopen. Current Government guidance indicates the hospitality sector is expected to begin reopening from July 4, and
A wholesale return to work before robust tracking and tracing systems are in place will put lives at risk, a leading Cumbrian trade union has said. The Cumbria branch of Unite, the country’s largest trade union, has said unequivocally that no workplace
