HOME Bargains is introducing a new traffic light system to control the number of shoppers in branches. The discount chain hopes to use the prompters so customers can socially distance inside stores, in a similar system to one Aldi installed in supermarkets
DAYS after hearing harrowing evidence at the Manchester Arena inquiry, a bomb victim’s mother was at University of Cumbria to support the start of a pioneering counter-terrorism risk management course. Figen Murray has paid tribute to the university
A MAN is due to appear in court tomorrow after being charged with the theft of two Humboldt penguins and three macaws from South Lakes Safari Zoo. Bradley Thomas Tomes, 25, of Tarleton in Preston, is also accused of burglary after allegedly trespassing
I AM pretty much a stranger to the world of equestrian Showing. It’s not hard to see why. To excel in this particular discipline, you need to be a perfectionist with endless patience and the eagle-eyed ability to spot equine potential. I possess none
A FRESH warning has gone out to farmers that thieves are targeting expensive guidance systems. Leading rural insurer NFU Mutual has joined forces with police and agricultural machinery manufacturers to tackle a surge in thefts of expensive guidance
EXASPERATED residents say they have been sent more than 100 miles away in order to access a Covid-19 test. Those living in and around south Cumbria report having been advised to travel as far away as Edinburgh and southern England in order to secure
THE LAKE District Foundation has launched a fundraising drive The organisation is looking to raise £5,000 that would help clean up and restore areas that have seen a surge of visitors since the end of the covid-19 lockdown. A spokesman for the
A NEW sexed semen service for UK sheep producers has been launched by specialist artificial breeding technology company, AB Europe in association with Cogent UK. Scheduled to help farmers increase the rate of genetic gain, increase the percentage
HOW would you like to take part in a survey to help save the planet and win a £50 gift voucher? We are running a short online Go Green survey and there’s a chance to win £50 to spend at Marks and Spencers for completing the survey. As floods
A MAN was arrested after providing a positive reading for drugs following a road traffic collision, police said. Police arrested the man yesterday evening near Haverthwaite, following a single vehicle collision. Cumbria Roads Police reported
TIMES have been tough for local businesses, and going into the festive period the worries are stacking up. Amidst a struggling economy, local market stalls have found this year harder than ever, but sweet shop owner Vicky Shorrocks has relied on
Center Parcs has opened four luxury Treehouses at its Whinfell Forest village in Cumbria. The new accommodation offering is available to book now and opened to guests on 24 August 2020. Whinfell Forest is the fifth Center Parcs village to have Treehouses
The director of a catering supplier says business has returned to healthy levels as hospitality businesses have reopened, but warns we "all have a responsibility" to avoid a damaging local lockdown. Ben McClure, sales director for catering supplier
AUSTWICK Clapham 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: http://bit.ly/austwick-church
A MOTHER from Kendal has admitted charges of cruelty towards two children - and has been warned she may face a jail term. The woman, who has not been named to protect the identity of the victims, appeared before Carlisle Crown Court last week, where
A man who used a blade to slash the face of another man has been jailed for more than five years. Following the case, police have warned there was no place for knife crime in Cumbria as Alastair McCallum was imprisoned following his sentencing at
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a new supermarket behind a popular Kendal pub have been withdrawn. The planning application to build a Co-op on the car park of the Duke of Cumberland pub were pulled by the developer, after a string of criticism from
A missing woman has been found. Police issued an appeal for help finding Claire Heppenstall, from Grange-over-Sands, on September 11. Cumbria Police have now confirmed that she has been found and thanked those who shared the appeal.
CUMBRIA Police have released the tell-tale signs of potential cannabis farms in neighbourhoods. Signs include strong smells, covered windows, excessive security, and constant buzzing. Anyone who has information can call police or call anonymously
A SOUTH Cumbria centre for mental health services will soon close, trustees at the hub have said. Ulverston Mind announced last week that it will cease operations at the end of October, owing to financial pressures. Its last day of service
A DOG lover has taken on the Wainwright's Challenge to help raise vital funds for Wainwright's Shelter. Paul Liptrot from Wigan, crossed no less than eight peaks in one day to raise £1,170 in aid of the animal shelter. He took on the challenge
A SADISTIC rapist who targeted schoolgirls in the 2000s has been jailed. Paul Fox, 43, waited outside school gates and swimming baths, and followed his victims on their paper rounds before carrying out violent sex attacks on them. One of his
(With pictures) [STANDFIRST] Getting back to your job after any period of extended absence can be difficult. Liz Connor asks experts for their advice. Anyone about to return to work after spending months on furlough is likely to be feeling a
RAIL heads in the South Lakes are calling on transport bosses nationally to include the area’s train connections in new plans to electrify a number of Cumbrian lines. Network Rail have advanced environmentally-friendly plans to overhaul Cumbria’
HEALTH Secretary Matt Hancock has agreed to meet with a group of MPs urging the Government to address an alarming backlog in cancer care due to Covid-19. The Catch Up with Cancer campaign, which includes South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, secured the meeting
A TRAIN traveller accused of dodging his fare was sent to prison for the night after he repeatedly told a court his name was Jesus Christ. The man, who had a beard and was wearing a black T-shirt and a hood, as well as a green blindfold made three
More criminals were sentenced or cautioned for knife and weapon offences in Cumbria in the year to March, new figures show. Knife crime charity the Ben Kinsella Trust said it was a relief to see the numbers drop slightly across England and Wales
Talking all things Westmorland and Cumbria with Westmorland Gazette columnist Andrew Thomas. Last week I wrote about how important it is for all of us to be welcoming and show a positive attitude to visitors to help encourage them to come to the
THE former MP for Furness has been formally introduced in the House of Lords. It was announced that John Woodcock - MP for Barrow and Furness between 2010 and 2019, and now officially Lord Walney - would be made a peer earlier this summer.
