SOUTH Lakes Police have warned people caught jumping off Kirkby Lonsdale's Devil's Bridge will be 'dealt with accordingly'. The bridge is known as a popular spot for people to visit but often reports are made of people jumping off the bridge into
In 1984 theatre group leader Anne Hopper stepped centre stage in Kendal to pick up a trophy she never expected. Mrs Hooper, chair of Ulverston Outsiders, received the Francis and Frieda Scott memorial trophy for the best musical production in Cumbria
PLANS have been approved to turn a building into a three-storey dwelling. South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) gave the green light to the proposal that would see number 9, Wildman Street, Kendal, converted into a single dwelling over three floors
POLICE have appealed for information after a window at a property in Sedbergh was smashed. Cumbria Police is investigating after the incident in Birks Lane on May 11. According to police, it did not appear that entry was gained to the house
Last week we had sight of the Government’s strategy on food production with the publication of a blueprint to guide future decision making, and importantly, where Government support and intervention should be targeted for farming. This comes at
A MAN has been charged with assaulting a train conductor in Oxenholme. A man was arrested in the North East where he was interviewed and charged with assaulting a Transpennine Express train conductor in Oxenholme in April. A spokesman for BTP
A MAN who was refused travel due to being 'very drunk' jumped on the track to chase the train. British Transport Police said a 20-year-old man was refused travel at Carnforth yesterday due to being very drunk. As the train left he jumped on
A VITAL ferry service issued an update after the ferry stopped running due to unforeseen circumstances. On Twitter, The Windermere Ferry team said: "The ferry is now running again. Sorry for the inconvenience." Earlier this afternoon the Windermere
KENDAL Town Football Club have seen a new wave of signings and preparations ahead of the upcoming season. Local fan favourite Darren Nightingale has re-committed to the club ahead of the season, which the club announced June 8. "He stepped
Police are investigating after a car had its windscreen smashed. According to Cumbria Police, on the evening of May 13, a car parked in Loftus Hill car park in Sedbergh had its front windscreen smashed. The owner had returned to the vehicle
THE PUBLIC should be mindful of people pretending to be homeless in Kendal town centre, police have said. South Lakes Police have been actively investigating people begging this week under the Vagrancy Act of 1824, where it is an offence to sleep
DOZENS of volunteers are set to descend on Windermere for a huge survey to assess the environmental health of the lake. Launched jointly by the Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) and Lancaster University, the ‘Love Your Lake: Big Windermere
THE RENOWNED Levens Choir is celebrating the centenary of an epoch-making year with their upcoming performance at the Parish Church of St George in Kendal. The concert, on Saturday, July 2, will also be part of the 150th-anniversary celebrations
The National Pub and Bar awards has announced its winner for the 2022 accolade, with Sedbergh’s The Black Bull taking home the award for the whole of the North West. Nearly 100 pubs and bars were recently named in The National Pub & Bar Awards
The 2022 Noctilucent Cloud Season is now well and truly underway - but to be honest, so far it's been a bit of a damp squib... The first displays were sighted at the end of May, in Eastern Europe and countries like Germany, but activity in the
A PETITION opposing plans to turn a Lake District quarry into an 'adventure tourism experience' has now hit 30,000 signatures. Burlington Stone says it wants to set up an 'immersive', educational attraction at Elterwater Quarry. The project
North West Air Ambulance is hosting their annual cross bay walk to raise money for their charity. It is hoping for 500 supporters to walk across the 7.5 mile Morecambe Bay on 10 July, which would make it their biggest event ever. Last year
A brand new cycling event in Windermere is looking for volunteers to help marshal. Anord Mardix's Big Cycle will happen on Thursday 7 July, and they are looking to raise £10,000 for the North West Air Ambulance. In a tweet, posted by charity
A LONG-ESTABLISHED and well-known Kendal business builds on its sustainable success with funding backed by the UK government. James Cropper plc, an international advanced, materials and paper products group, has completed on a £25 million club-bank
IF YOU are looking for some plans to keep entertained over the next week, look no further as we have rounded up the events taking place across South Lakeland. 1. Inverted Grim-Mill In The Woods 2022 This weekend head down to Fell Foot Wood
In 1957 Members of Ormside Women’s Institute compiles memories of life in North Westmorland around 1900. Life was busy but cheap. “ Wages during the early part of the century were from 18/- to £1 per week for farm-workers and railway men, or 12
KENDAL's Crown Green Bowling is restarting its Saturday morning taster sessions. Held at the Subscription Bowling Club, the club is welcoming members of the public to come and try their hand at the game on the weekends. The Club, which is located
AN INVESTIGATION is under way after a Lake District beck was left 'decimated' by pollution. A contractor for the Graythwaite Estate said the majority of Cunsey Beck had been affected. "Every single fish you can see is just belly-up on the bottom
The assistant secretary of the Lakes Line campaign group has spoken out about the strikes. Dick Smith said: "I can completely understand given the fast-rising costs that we have facing us. The rail workers want the government to listen as they
