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A CROOKLAND road will be closed from 8pm January 16.  The M6 southbound entry slip at J36 (Crooklands) will be closed for roadworks. The road is due to re-open by 6am tomorrow. 

A MOTORIST convicted of drug driving has been given a hefty ban. Adam Pay was found to have driven with cannabis in his system in Barrow on October 11. The 34-year-old was convicted of possessing cannabis on the same day. South Cumbria

This Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (January 17-23), people in Lancashire and south Cumbria have been urged to book their cervical screening appointments. The Cancer Director for Lancashire and South Cumbria has encouraged women and people with

A POPULAR craft beer pub on Warton Crag near Carnforth has come through lockdown and is looking to expand it's service in the future. The Old School Brewery has been in operation since 2013 and got its name from the town’s first boy’s grammar school

TWO vehicles have collided in Ulverston causing delays on Newland Road. Emergency services responded to the collision on the A590, Newland Road, opposite the garage. The road southbound is partially blocked from A5092 (Penny Bridge) to Alpine

A Russian invasion of Ukraine is “inevitable and imminent”, Commons Defence Committee chairman Tobias Ellwood has said. The Conservative MP has made the claim following a massive cyber attack on Ukraine which left the majority of the country without

The Covid booster campaign is set to be extended to 16 and 17 year olds from Monday. From the beginning of the week, 40,000 teenagers will be able to book their top-up dose through the national booking service. The Covid booster programme has

Hundreds more daily train services have been cut as a result of Covid-related staff shortages, Press Association reports. Avanti West Coast, c2c, East Midlands Railway and South Western Railway are all introducing emergency timetables from Monday

Boris Johnson is facing more calls to resign from Conservative MPs as the prime minister prepares to oust members of his inner circle over the partygate affair. It is understood that Johnson is devising a policy announcement blitz and a cull of

Organisations supporting people in challenging circumstances across South Lakeland and Westmorland can apply for grants of up to £20,000 from the Frieda Scott Charitable Trust. In 1973 the trust was created after the death of Frieda Scott, the

Does any piece of music send a shiver up your spine? What about a poem, or a painting? Or the taste of a well-made curry or cake? How do you respond? Perhaps with awe of the composer for writing such music, or of the performers, the

HERE is the weekly column from Andrew Thomas. A few weeks ago, I extolled the virtues of Kirkby Lonsdale, one of South Lakeland’s loveliest towns. This weekend I visited another of our local gems - the medieval village of Cartmel. Lying below

A KENDAL woman who overcame personal tragedy has found joy in bringing kindness and compassion to her neighbours and was most recently named as a community award winner. Diane Burrow, 58, was named as a community hero winner 2021 by the South Lakes

PLANS to change the use of a guest house into two holiday lets have been approved by the Lake District National Park Authority. The Windermere site received no objections upon application. A report said: “The application relates to the Melbourne

A VALUABLE Kendal flat is now on the market from Auction House Cumbria for £125,000. The two bedroom apartment in good condition throughout and comprises of a hall, lounge with balcony, kitchen, two bedrooms - one with en-suite and family bathroom

A BOWNESS-on-Windermere restaurant is on sale for £2,000,000 from Hackney & Leigh. The Vinegar Jones, located in Royal Square opposite St Martins Church and only a few hundred meters from Bowness Bay is a popular and highly profitable business

CUMBRIA Police are following new lines of enquiry in an investigation into the theft of an inflatable rib boat in Windermere. The incident occurred between November 28 and the December 12. The boat is described as 4m long inflatable rib boat

LAST night the Aurora lights were display in the skies above Cumbria. A local man, Phil Henderson, was able to capture some incredible images of the natural light display which could predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic

A CARNFORTH village farm has announced a series of exciting special offers and a future closing date.  The Greenlands Farm Village, located in Tewitfield, Carnforth, wrote on social media: "Special offer today on the Open Farm. £2.00 Per Person

NEWLYWEDS - who got engaged in the highest building in the world - celebrated seeing loved ones on their wedding day after two years. Shannon Lambert, 26, from Warcop, and Joe Raffel, 29, from Penrith, tied the knot on September 25 at the Inn on

AN inquest is due to take place following the death of a man from Barrow. Daniel Henderson died at the age of 43 in Barrow on May 12, 2021. The hearing is due to take place at The Coroner's Court in Cockermouth at 2pm on January 20. It

A long-running campaign for a wholesale change to Kendal's road laws is gathering pace, as debate rages around the benefits against the costs of such a scheme. Councillor Eamonn Hennessy, Chair of Environment and Highways at Kendal Town Council