Only a few weeks ago our so-called Prime Minister came out of hospital with fulsome praise for the people who saved his life (his words). He will be a changed man, they all said. He will never be the same again, they said. His life was saved
CARNFORTH’S Moore-N-Wife shop has confirmed it is reopening. The store, which sells antiques from its shop on Market Street, will be reopening on an appointment based system between 10am-3pm on Mondays through to Saturdays. Call 01524 732053.
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
Latest figures show another day without an announced coronavirus-related death in Cumbrian hospitals. The NHS England figures released today show that at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust - that runs hospitals including
THERE was a huge queue as the first new supermarket in Ulverston for 25 years was opened. Customers at Aldi, the first site to open at the £11m Beehive Business Park on Thomas Way, were welcomed by store manager Greg Matthews at the unveiling.
THE number of suspected cancer patients referred for investigations and appointments has risen after falling at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. An NHS spokesman said that more people were now talking to their GPs about their concerns. However
According to the last two chapters in the Bible, a new heaven and a new earth is on its way. It had better hurry up. Death is everywhere in the path of a deadly pandemic and we who are left behind are showing no desire to go to heaven. Give us
A MICHELIN star chef has stepped up to the plate to provide meals for his local community. Ryan Blackburn, proprietor of Kysty Bistro and Old Stamp House Ambleside, is lending a hand to The Parish Centre who have been delivering meals to the local
THE KINGS Food bank in Kendal is very busy now so needs donations of non-perishable food. If you can donate some you can ring Jenny Brindle from the Underbarrow Support Group on 68161 and she will collect it from your door. Otherwise the current
A 16 year old inspired by Lady Gaga has raised over £1000 with his community project. Toby Ryland from Flookburgh decided to collate a video of everything his community had been doing during lockdown. The video on Youtube has raised over £1000
A LOCAL branch of an environmental activist group will be continuing with their two tin Tuesday challenge. Extinction Rebellion is organising their second collection of food for Kings Food Bank in Kendal for their ‘two-tin Tuesday’ on June 9th.
BOWLERS from across Cumbria are now able to return to their greens after some clubs re-opened after following social distancing guidelines. Abbot Hall, Burneside, Lindale, Netherfield and Victoria are among some of the first clubs that have been
PRACTICAL guidance to stay 'one step ahead' of the coronavirus crisis has been offered to farmers by a regional head of agriculture at a major bank. Stephen Buchan, who covers Cumbria, Northumberland and southern Scotland at Clydesdale and Yorkshire
THE Met Office is predicting the unusually warm weather to continue in Cumbria across the weekend and into next week. May is already on course to be the hottest on record, with more of the same predicted by the forecaster. “It is pretty clear
Monthly green bin waste collections will continue during June, South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) has confirmed. The council introduced a monthly collection of green bin waste across the district at the start of May, aiming to make one collection
Having lived in this area for many years, I am aware of most of our local walks and open spaces. Probably one of the best walks, less than a mile from where I live, is Scout Scar. Given we can't all walk around the streets of Kendal for our exercise
Andrew Thomas talks to Peter Holme about judo, the Olympic Games, ballroom dancing and his love of local history Peter Holme describes himself as ‘a Kendalian through and through’. He was born in 1944 and lived with his parents and two brothers
Andrew Thomas talks to Miriam Randall, chief executive officer of the Brewery Arts Centre, about how the coronavirus pandemic lockdown has impacted on the Kendal venue The Brewery Arts Centre is one of those organisations that is part of the fabric
ONE of Cumbria Tourism’s strategic partners is working hard to ensure people can enjoy woodland areas like Grizedale and Whinlatter Forests following the change in government restrictions regarding public opportunities for exercise. Forestry England
TWENTY new constables have been welcomed into the Cumbria police force. Recruits employed by Cumbria Constabulary can train as a police constable and gain a Graduate Diploma in Professional Policing thanks to a new two-year accelerated programme
CRICKETERS have been disappointed to learn no professional matches will be played until August. The announcement came in a statement released by the English Cricket Board. The statement said: “The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) can today
A COUNCILLOR has spoken out about his fears of a second wave of Covid-19 - as hordes of tourists flocked from across the country to bask in the sunshine on a popular beach. Wednesday saw the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures soaring
A FOUR-year-old girl has been working to raise hundreds of pounds in donations for St John’s Hospice so she can make carers smile again. Arabella Wheatman, a pupil at Burton Morewood school reception, has been working to make rainbow bracelets to
A CYCLIST in his twenties was airlifted to hospital following a collision with a car along a road which was described as an ‘accident waiting to happen’. A resident who lives along the lane through Lowick Bridge, near Ulverston, said ‘everyone’
Residents have raised concerns after members of the gypsy and traveller community start to arrive ahead of the cancelled Appleby horse fair. The annual event was cancelled as the country went into a nationwide lockdown as a result of the Covid-19
