BUDDING naturalists have been asked to help in this year's Big Butterfly Count. It's the world’s biggest butterfly survey run by the charity, Butterfly Conservation. It is asking people to simply spend 15 minutes in any outdoor space and record
Primetime Channel 4 show Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley has claimed that it can teach viewers how to lose a stone in about three weeks. There has been a renewed focus on weight loss and diet recently, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson
CASES of coronavirus have risen in Cumbria in the past week. In the last week, there have been 59 new cases of Covid-19 in the county, a rise of 12 from the previous week. In the week ending Tuesday August 4, local contact teams have traced 47
WATER firm United Utilities says it is investing £290m over the next five years to reduce the number of leaks. It has pledged to cut figures by 15 per cent and bills by 10 per cent. The company says leakage levels across the UK have been reduced
ST JOHN’S Church invites people to support their Recycling for Good Causes collection which will take place on Saturday, August 8, 10am-11am at Main Street bus stop. People are asked to bring along British and foreign notes and coins including currency
A North West software engineer has developed a tool to help readers 'help out' with the combined effort to restart the UK's economy. Gerald Benischke, based in Lancashire, has created an app that will allow Cumbria residents to find and search a
Hayes Garden World will now open for seven days a week between 10am and 4pm. The Four Seasons Terrace Cafe remains closed and toilet facilities are not available. Face coverings are mandatory and a one-way system is in place.
A COUNCILLOR has urged for more caution when using strimmers after he received reports of hedgehogs being found with ‘severed limbs’ in Kendal. Cllr Eamonn Hennessy received the reports from a resident of Archers Meadow, who said she had been finding
CONCERNS have been raised after it was revealed there was a sharp rise in the cost of rural crime in Cumbria last year. Worrying new figures from rural insurer NFU Mutual found rural crime in 2019 cost the county £800,000, up 10.1 percent on the
A DRUG driver has been banned from the road for a year. Kenneth Mayo, 52, of Oxlands in Holme, was charged after driving in Windermere with a breakdown of cocaine in his blood on March 12. South Cumbria Magistrates Court' also fined him £120.
The brothers behind one of Cumbria's best known businesses are to retire from its operating board of directors. Sam, Martin and Julian Rayner will retire from the board of Lakeland, in Windermere, with effect from September, although they will retain
Police are investigating a burglary that occurred near Milnthorpe. Officers believe the incident occurred sometime between the 18th and 25th July. Police said the unknown suspects entered a home in the Ackenthwaite area, and stole valuable
A ROAD has now re-opened after two vehicles crashed in the Lyth Valley. The road traffic collision occurred on the A5074, Lyth Valley, earlier this afternoon. The collision was attended by Cumbria Roads Police, Great North Air Ambulance and
LOVE Island star Caroline Flack 's death has been ruled a suicide at an inquest in London today. The 40-year-old presenter was found hanged at her home on February 15 this year. She died just a day after learning the CPS was going ahead with
RESCUERS were called after a woman slipped and sustained a serious leg injury in the Lake District. Coniston Mountain Rescue Team (CMRT) attended the incident on Brock Barrow, at the south-east end of Coniston Water, at around 4.15pm yesterday.
A FAMILY group of cyclists spent a ‘cold, wet and unpleasant’ night out in the Lake District after hiring bikes ‘against the advice of the bike shop owner’. The six-strong party, some of whom were as young as 16 years old, intended to ride to the
A baby carrier company based in the south Lakes has won a national award. Kendal brand KahuBaby has won the silver award for travel products in the Nursery Online trade awards. “This comes at the perfect time for us”, said founder and director
CancerCare has announced it will re-open its centres on September 1. The organisation had to close their centres at Lancaster, Kendal and Barrow at the end of March when coronavirus restrictions prevented face-to-face appointments between clients
CARTMEL saw a new bridge laid out over the river following plans five years in the making. The construction of the new footbridge took place on July 15, across the Eea Ford. The new bridge was placed by the King’s Arms pub and linked it with
Local authorities in south Cumbria are preparing to push for £250,000 of funding each year from the Government to support an economic partnership around Morecambe Bay. Over the last two years Barrow Borough, South Lakeland District and Lancaster
A MUM, whose symptoms of Covid-19 were so severe she thought she would die, is still suffering the impact of the virus four months later. Amy Parsons first experienced symptoms of coronavirus in April including a headache, breathlessness and a fever
New cases of coronavirus have been recorded in some care homes in Cumbria among both staff and residents. A number of residents and staff have tested positive for Covid-19, according to Cumbria County Council's Director of Public Health, Colin Cox
YOU can lead horses to water and make them drink - but you might not be able to get them out again. Multiple fire crews were called out after a pair of equines found themselves ‘bemused’ and stranded in the River Rothay at Ambleside. Fortunately
STAGECOACH Cumbria and North Lancashire has issued a reminder to passengers regarding the new Number 10 guidelines for travel using public transport. Face coverings are now compulsory inside buses and passengers can only sit next to people from
NOW emerging from lockdown Austwick and Eldroth Churches are open though the day on Sundays and Wednesdays for individual prayer. There are also services each Wednesday at 10.30am and alternate Sundays. Please see the noticeboards or visit: bit.ly
A 142-ACRE former dairy farm in Cumbria has been put onto the market for £895,000. The majority of the land at Great Easby Farm, just north of Brampton, is for grazing and mowing. It also contains small areas of woodland and riverbank. The site
An organisation focused on regenerating Kendal has launched a new website. Private and public sector partnership Kendal Futures has launched the platform as a home for its Kendal Vision. Kendal Futures published the Kendal Vision in March, with
Plans for a multi-million pound upgrade of the Haweswater Aqueduct are now available to view online. United Utilities is undertaking a major revamp of the 109km structure due to the age of the underground pipeline, which has supplied drinking water
A LOCAL Rotary Club has been litter picking along the Cumbrian coast to help 'keep Barrow beautiful'. Led by President Nicola Stuart-Wood almost a dozen members of the Rotary Club of Furness Peninsula took part in the litter pick. Members, ensuring
SEVERAL fire crews have been called out to tackle a blaze in Carnforth that started on a train. At 8:37am, Carnforth Fire Station received reports of a train carriage on fire. On arrival, firefighters discovered a single carriage interior that
Tributes have poured in for a brilliant journalist and keen mountaineer with a wicked sense of humour. Tony Greenbank, a freelance journalist at Newsquest Cumbria, previously Cumbrian Newspapers, has died at the age of 86. Mr Greenbank was originally
KENDAL Town has signed two new players onto their side. The most recent additions to the team are Luke Camacho, 18, from Spain and Tomas Sanchez, 19, from Argentina. Both players together trained at the QPR College Academy. Luke went on to play
THE Castle Inn has reopened, following months of lockdown and a campaign to save it from closing permanently. Before Coronavirus hit, the Kendal pub had stood empty since November 2018 when its licensees reluctantly called last orders at the bar
Amateur rugby league clubs such as Ulverston, Dalton and Askam could be returning to action in the autumn as the Rugby Football League began looking into how it would restart the community game. The season has been suspended since March due to the
AFTER their first encounter this season Kendal and Netherfield are coming away after an impressive match with lessons to learn and excitement for their futures in the league. The game saw Kendal come away with their first win of the season after
Cumbria Police has warned the public about 'fake and dangerous' pills which can be bought online. A force spokesperson wrote: "Fake and dangerous pills are regularly sold online without any regulations or care for the end user. "If you suffer
A FAMILY was rescued after becoming lost in the dark while walking part of the Coast to Coast route. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT) was called out to the incident above Lining Crag, near Grasmere, at around 8.45pm on Monday. A KMRT spokesman
THERE have been renewed calls for a review of a ‘problem’ road junction in Kendal with residents fearing it is only ‘a matter of time’ before someone is seriously hurt. Concerns were voiced about the crossroads between Greenside, Bankfield Road
FIRE crews were called out to a fire involving in a deep fat fryer in a remote hamlet. Two fire engines were dispatched to Lane End in Torver near Coniston at 5.54am on Sunday. Crews discovered a fire involving a deep fat fryer inside a smoked
FIVE members of staff at a cheese-making facility in North Yorkshire have tested positive for Coronavirus (Covid-19). Wensleydale Creamery, in Hawes, confirmed five people in the production area had tested positive for Covid-19. Several members
GRADUATES of 2020 have one more week to get involved in the first ever All-Cumbria Graduate Gallery. If you would like to take part in the gallery that is being collated by the High Sheriff of Cumbria, Julie Barton, email hscumbria2020@hotmail.com
AN urgent south Cumbria road closure made this week is set to last for three further days. The intervention, made by United Utilities, began on Tuesday morning (around 10:50am) at Charney Well Lane in Grange-over-Sands. The ongoing works at
A SOUTH Lakes charity for the elderly has urged residents to check allowance entitlements to offset the effects of the free TV licence ending. A representative from the charity said the ending of the licence was causing 'increased worry and distress
CUMBRIAN farmers have been called upon to help save a Cumbrian agricultural college. The controversial scheduled closure of Newton Rigg College, near Penrith, has been confirmed for July 2021. But a number of leading figures in the county, including
Tributes have poured in for a brilliant journalist and keen mountaineer with a wicked sense of humour. Tony Greenbank, a freelance journalist at Newsquest Cumbria, previously Cumbrian Newspapers, has died at the age of 86. Mr Greenbank was originally
TWO open garden events raised nearly £1,300 to go towards creating a lasting legacy to residents who have lost their lives to Covid-19. Belinda Fox wants to create 19 memorial sites throughout the UK, including a six-mile walk in Eden. For more
Large piles of clothing were dumped on the floor of a supermarket recycling area in Kendal. Images, shared this week by South Lakeland District Council, show vast amounts of clothing strewn across the ground at the recycling area situated at Morrisons
AN investigation has been launched into security staff at the healthcare trust that runs Westmorland General Hospital. Three security workers at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) are under investigation for alleged
THE KESWICK to Barrow, an annual 40-mile-walk, which involves thousands of walkers and huge crowds of supporters, will not be going ahead as planned in September. But instead, two teams from BAE Systems and the Navy will be going head to head in
IN THEIR first encounter in the new season Kendal and Netherfield faced off in a highly anticipated match up which saw both teams bringing out the best in their opponents. The game saw Kendal achieve an impressive second innings comeback and a stunning
