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  • Land valued at one million pounds announced on sale

    A PIECE of land has been put up for sale for one million pounds in Ulverston. The land is on sale from Fisher Wrathall Commercial. Located at the Building Land off Pennington Lane, Cross-A-Moor, in Swarthmoor, has outline planning permission

  • Popular restaurant to be closed for a short time

    A POPULAR Kendal restaurant has announced it will be closed for a short time. Pedro's Casa wrote on social media that they would be closed until Wednesday due to some work being done in the kitchen. They will be reopening soon.  The business

  • Rescue boats launched after walkers cut off by tide

    A LIFEBOAT team was called out after walkers were cut off by the tide at Silverdale. Morecambe RNLI was called out at 11am yesterday to the report that three groups of walkers had been cut off by an incoming tide. Lifeboat Operations Manager

  • Speed limit reduced due to resurfacing work

    A SPEED limit reduction has been put in place on the M6 between Kendal and Kirkby Lonsdale. One lane has closed on the M6. The narrow lanes and speed restriction of 50 mph are due to resurfacing work on M6 Northbound from J36 A590 to J37 A684

  • Details of Christmas lights switch-on event revealed

    THE details of a Christmas lights switch-on event in Kendal this weekend have been announced. Santa will be in the town centre on Saturday to support the mayor, Cllr Doug Rathbone, in throwing the switch. There will be music in Market Place

  • PCR testing on farm animals to tackle winter outbreaks

    Farming Diary by Emma Stuart, farm animal veterinary surgeon, Yan Farm Health, Old Hutton: AS I SIT here writing this, it’s blowing a gale outside and I can see the horizontal rain - the type that cuts into your face like a knife. I’ve already

  • Meet the woman who cycled 1001 miles for St John's Hospice

    A KENDAL woman has been praised by St John’s Hospice after completing a thousand-mile cycle challenge and for raising hundreds of pounds for the organisation. Joy Knowles, from Docker near Kendal, cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats to support