PERMISSION is being sought for changes to a South Lakeland holiday park to enable an increase in the number of caravan pitches. The application from Haven Leisure Limited relates to Lakeland Leisure Park, near Flookburgh. The site currently
Great Shoots at Lowther Famously the shooting season begins with the first grouse shoots on ‘The Glorious Twelfth of August’. In the heyday of the great ‘ yellow’ 5 th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944) the Lowther Estates provided, on the north Westmorland
South Lakeland’s fertility rate rose last year, figures show, though it remains below pre-pandemic levels. Office for National Statistics data shows there were 728 live births in South Lakeland in 2021 – 49 more than the year before. This gave
AN ART gallery is expected to reopen next year as work to breath new life into the building is set to begin in the coming weeks. Phase one of works to redevelop Abbot Hall in Kendal will see the upgrading of electrics, the laying of new flooring
Recently, members of Carver Church in Windermere have been discussing the question “Why do we come to church?” Now, there are lots of possible responses to this: it might, for example, be about the need to pray together, or about wanting to hear
KENDALIANS have expressed their frustration at another charity shop opening in the town. People have had their say after signage went up on British Red Cross’ new store in the former Phase Eight unit in Finkle Street. According to a spokesman
A POTENTIAL rise in energy bills to more than £4,000 a year has been labelled as 'disastrous' by a leading Cumbria councillor. According to consultancy Cornwall Insight, bills could rocket to £4,266 from January. It would mean that the average
A RESTAURANT has been handed a new food hygiene rating. The Bay Horse Hotel, Canal Foot, Ulverston, was awarded a four-out-of-five rating. The score was given after an assessment on July 4, the Food Standards Agency's website shows. It
CUMBRIA County Cricket Club has reached the final of the National Counties One Day Trophy competition for the third time in a row. They beat the Oxes at Great and Little Tew Cricket Club in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. After the toss, Oxfordshire
