A holiday cottage letting agency has celebrated taking a record number of daily bookings following Boris Johnson’s roadmap for ending lockdown earlier this week. On Monday, the day of the prime minister’s announcement, Sally’s Cottages took 191
IT’S no secret that Cumbria is home to some truly beautiful- and sometimes pricey- properties. Figures from Zoopla suggest that the average property price in the county is £189,786- but some homes can fetch much more than these, even creeping into
BRITAIN’S transport system is improving every day, making way for new and more advanced rail systems. However, in order to progress some railway stations and routes have had to be abandoned. Some Cumbrian stations were forced to shut for practical
ONE new coronavirus death has been recorded at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust (UHMBT) in the latest 24-hour period. NHS England figures show 557 people had died in hospital at UHMBT as of 5pm last Tuesday. That was an increase of
The number of people that are claiming unemployment benefits in South Lakeland dipped slightly last month, figures have revealed. But despite the drop, it was still well over double that seen at the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year.
SOUTH Lakeland is set for an increase in council tax after the district council approved its budget plans for the next financial year. An increase of 2.51 per cent in South Lakeland District Council’s (SLDC’s) part of the council tax bill will equate
A NUMBER of arrests were made after a 'suspicious' vehicle was stopped by Kendal police. Officers from Kendal Unit 3 in South Lakes Police stopped a vehicle in the early hours of Sunday morning. Four people in the car, who were from the Bury
CREWS were called out to a car fire in a north Lancashire town. The incident occurred at the rear of Market Street in Carnforth at around 10.15pm on Sunday. Firefighters from Carnforth attended the scene. A spokesman for Lancashire Fire and
South Lakes MP Tim Farron secured a promise from the Prime Minister Boris Johnson to look at allowing outdoor residential centres to reopen as early as March 8. Speaking during the prime minister’s ‘roadmap’ statement in Parliament, Mr Farron raised
Earlier this week, Prime Minister announced a ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown. In the conference, Boris Johnson outlined some key dates to be aware of in the path to reopening the country and (hopefully) putting the pandemic behind us. One of those
IT’S been weeks since we have been able to take a trip to the hairdressers- and many of us are in desperate need of a haircut. In England, hairdressers have been closed since the third national lockdown was imposed on 5 January. Earlier this
Almost £90,000 has been awarded to ensure that hundreds of children from across the county have been able to learn from home. Cumbria Community Foundation awarded the money to ten schools from various funds, including the Mary Grave Trust, the Printers
A COMPANY has revealed plans for a new premises in Kendal. Last week, zero-waste company Another Weigh announced it will be moving from Blackhall Yard to the former Pomegranate and Sage unit on Wainwright’s Yard. The company sells a variety
RECYCLE for Cumbria has advised residents to double bag any waste if they, or any of their household, are displaying Covid-19 symptoms. It was also advised that the bagged waste is left for 72 hours before being placed in the residual bin. A
