THE man behind the Torchlight theme tune has been left with nearly 200 CDs on his hands after being moved on by the police on the night of the procession. Amateur songwriter Mark Elkington said: "It was only ten past seven and I hadn't sold a single CD
THE end could be in sight for long-suffering residents who have endured months of foul sewage smells. Five weeks after The Westmorland Gazette launched the Stop the Stink campaign, water bosses have confirmed they have the money to tackle the odours from
CASTERTON School is to take boys up to age 11 for the first time in response to what the school's management says is growing parental demand. Staff at the independent fee-paying school say the success of their pre-prep department, coupled with the requirements
STAVELEY won 4-0 against Greystoke in the only Division One game to be played on Saturday - with other teams involved in the Benevolent Trophy. They went ahead after five minutes when a 35-yard shot by Mark Donoghue was parried by the Greystoke keeper
NAVIGATIONAL know how and course familiarity secured Kendal veteran Phil Clark a second win in the Lake District Mountain Trial over the Duddon fells on Sunday. Clark, 47, who last won the event when it was held in the Langdales in 1996, said the conditions
Cockermouth 31, Windermere 17 WINDERMERE will not be too disappointed with this losing Intermediate Cup performance at Cockermouth. The Cockermouth club play in one league above them, yet for much of the game the exchanges were evenly contested. The Windermere
DESPITE the fuel crisis, the 201st Westmorland County Show went ahead with near record entries and a full programme - and crowds were estimated by organisers to be close to last year's figure of 16,000. A delighted show secretary Rodger Read said: "People
A MAJOR farming crisis appears to have been averted with the lifting of the blockades yesterday. With the breaking up of the protests the threat that tankers operated by Zenith - the North's major milk buyer - running out of fuel by Monday, Septemebr
FARMERS Markets in Cumbria and North Lancashire have created up to 60 new jobs according to a survey unveiled during a special breakfast presentation at yesterday's Westmorland County Show. The survey also revealed that because many of the extra workers
25 Years Ago September 12, 1975 OLD people in Grange are in danger of being frightened to death by low flying, it was claimed this week. The claim was made by Coun B. Ward at Monday's meeting of Grange Parish Council when it was decided to find out where
RESIDENTS could get their wish for traffic calming and a 20mph speed limit on their housing estate in the New Year. Around 850 leaflets have been circulated to people living on Kendal's Hallgarth, asking them to comment on the proposals. "Overwhelming
ACTION is being taken to prevent off-road drivers churning up an environmentally important area of saltmarsh near Grange-over-Sands. Motorcyclists and four-wheel drivers have been venturing beyond the traditional car park area at Humphrey Head and onto
A TEENAGER has taken teamwork to new depths in a bid to swell the coffers of the new pool appeal in Grange-over-Sands. Sam Grundy recruited 14 of her fellow Grange Swimming Club members to take part in a sponsored relay swim along the length of Windermere
Kendal Town 1, Eastwood Town 1 A RED card shown to the opposition goalkeeper probably cost Kendal Town their first league win of the season. One goal ahead and with 16 minutes left to play John Dann burst through the middle of the field with just the
WINDY Hill Lamb from Windy Hill Farm, at Wharton, near Kirkby Stephen, took the best trade stand in the Food Hall at the Westmorland County Show. Christine Lambert received the trophy from judges Peter Allen, chairman of the NFU Hill Farming Committee
PEACE and quiet reigned in several households this summer thanks to the initiative of a South Lakeland student who set up a children's holiday play scheme to occupy youngsters. The daily sessions of fun and games for five to 11-year-olds was the brainchild
A SOUTH Lakeland mother whose children attended no more than 55 school days out of 204 was warned of her duty to ensure they went more regularly. Magistrates heard that an 11-year-old was absent on 149 occasions between January and June this year, and
THIRTEEN Morris men in flowery safety helmets used a 50-feet high zip wire to cross a bay at Lakeside, Windermere, on Saturday. The event, which is another first for Furness Morris men, took place as part of a Squire's tours weekend to celebrate the end
THIRTY five motorists were reported for driving with defective tyres on the first day of the enforcement period of the Cumbria police tyre scheme. Of those drivers, who were stopped throughout the county, 26 were issued with a fixed penalty ticket, and
VISITORS and locals can recall the glories of Sedbergh while slaving at the kitchen sink when they wipe their pots with a souvenir tea towel. The commemorative cloth, which depicts delights such as St Andrew's church, Brigflatts meeting house, the terrible
PEOPLE across South Lakeland and Furness were today attempting to pick up the pieces following a week of widespread disruption and panic. Some garage owners were expecting fuel to start arriving at pumps today (Friday) and over the weekend, but warned
NHS staff rallied round to try to overcome the worst of the petrol crisis. Staff offered to stay with friends, or even sleep over at hospitals in Kendal, Barrow and Lancaster, in a bid to conserve fuel and ensure they could get to work. However, chief
A MAJOR renovation project at Appleby's Sands Methodist Church has received a £5,000 boost. Eden District Council's economic development and tourism sub-committee approved the grant, subject to appropriate acknowledgement of its assistance and a commitment
PHOTOGRAPHS collected by Ambleside residents as part of a Millennium project will be handed over to the town's Armitt Library next Friday (September 22). The project, called Ambleside at the Millennium, has involved residents taking pictures of properties
A ZOO owner has hit back at suggestions that visitors might be at risk after his park became the focus of a safety investigation. David Gill, owner of Dalton's South Lakes Wild Animal Park, said an incident when a toddler was bitten by an animal was "
A TEAM of Windermere lads failed by only a whisker to beat their own record in the annual car pull up Kirkstone Pass. The 14-strong team, known as The Pioneers, came within one second of equalling the 51mins 20 secs record set two years ago. They competed
A 65-METRE-high wind turbine might go up on a village common - three years after a public inquiry threw out plans for three turbines half its size, reports Miranda Norris. Lowick residents will meet next Wednesday to discuss their response to Gloucestershire-based
THE Lake District could provide a blueprint for the future of transport elsewhere in the country, according to a Government minister. Beverley Hughes, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
OUTSPOKEN Grange town councillor Bill Bleasdale has resigned after spending more than 20 years serving the community. Coun Bleasdale, who has been mayor on three occasions, cited increased family commitments for his decision to step down. In a letter
THE debris of a Bronze Age meal helped lead a Carnforth metal detector to the find of a lifetime. Amateur historian John Harrison unearthed a Bronze Age axe head along with a hoard of five silver coins from around 1130 A.D. at a site in North Carnforth
BUILDING work on a new village hall in Arkholme looks set to start in the New Year following a successful £321,000 National Lottery bid. Villagers who have been working on plans for a single-storey community hall for the last two years were delighted
A ZOO owner has hit back at suggestions that visitors might be at risk after his park became the focus of a safety investigation. David Gill, owner of Dalton's South Lakes Wild Animal Park, said an incident when a toddler was bitten by an animal was "
A FRIGHTENED teenage girl screamed when a man put his hands on her shoulder as she made her way home alone from Kendal's Torchlight night celebrations. Her yells of terror alerted her parents who rushed out into the street and confronted the man who made
LOYALTY was rewarded by one village garage which has managed to retain its fuel stocks throughout the week. Queues stretched half-a-mile down the road at the Arnside Ford garage for a time on Monday before owner Clive Sisson decided that regular customers
JO CASEY and Paul Henderson's Wave gallery landed this year's Best Window category in the Kendal Windows on Art awards. The couple who own the contemporary art and design outlet on Kirkland received The Westmorland Gazette Award from editor Mike Glover
PUPILS celebrating a year of achievements at Kirkbie Kendal School were told by their head teacher to go out into the world with confidence and seize their chances. Head teacher David Smart told staff, parents and pupils that summer's successful exam
MORECAMBE Bay ended up in Coniston Water again this year. The lake has become almost the permanent home of the annual MBSA regatta and this year cruisers and dinghies contested the three-day event over August Bank Holiday in a competition organised by
KENDAL A dismissed Leyland A for just 30 in their final Division 2 match of the season. Chasing Kendal's 100-9, Leyland collapsed spectacularly with C. Brown (9-4) and M. Hartnett (4-12) sharing the bowling spoils. A contribution of 35 from B. Smith in
NETHERFIELD A tailender Stuart Nixon hit 25 off one over from Preston A bowler Mansoor. Nixon's feat came in a last-wicket stand of 50 with Ryan Wilson which boosted Netherfield's final tally to 171 all out after others struggled for runs on the wet wicket
Harrogate 27, Kendal A 10 THE KENDAL backs were decimated with only Airey in his customary scrum-half role. As expected, Kendal kept the ball in the forwards and endless battering by Capstick and Bracken brought a penalty try converted by Adgie. More
THE restoration of Farfield Mill was described as "the most important thing to happen to Sedbergh" for a century by a member of the chamber of trade, writes Miranda Norris. Treasurer Chris Chambers and other traders visited the mill, which has undergone
A FASCINATING world which usually lies behind closed doors will be inviting visitors to catch a rare glimpse of the area's heritage. As the county takes part in Heritage Open Days 2000, historical buildings, which are not usually open to the public or
GRANT aid for economic development and social projects in rural Cumbria levered investment worth more than £6 million into the region in the past year. The Cumbria Rural Development Group approved funding totalling £734,000 towards more than 120 individual
KENDAL and South Lakeland Chamber of Commerce, Trade and Industry will hold its annual meeting at the Riverside Hotel, Kendal, on Wednesday (September 20), starting at 12.30pm.
Sir, I would like to express my congratulations to Ingleton Swimming Pool, built by miners and looked after by a worthy committee, and now one of the best in the world. Before the Second World War, my father, Sam T. Clarke, delivered sweets and tobacco
Sir, As I write this from home (Monday, September 11), when I would rather and, indeed, need to be at work, I feel a desire to share with you my frustration. I travel a considerable distance in my work especially as I am based in the Manchester area.
Sir, Here we go again, the great British public doing what it does best, whinging and queuing. Early Monday morning while driving through Windermere village to the supermarket to get my daily newspaper, I got stuck behind a line of stationary traffic,
Sir, According to statistics in a broadsheet newspaper this week, the excise duty and VAT on unleaded petrol in January, 1999, was 53.21p of the pump price of 61.9p per litre. In August, 2000, the same taxes amount to 60.72p of the pump price of 79.9p
LAKE District residents were among the first to be hit by this week's petrol crisis, but as my picture shows community spirit came to the fore as they helped stranded tourists to the top of Kirkstone Pass, telling them they could roll down into Patterdale
COMPLAINTS about late-night celebration firework displays prompted Windermere police to write to every hotel and guest house in the area, asking for advance warning of pyrotechnic displays. Sgt Ken Jewell told Windermere Parish Council that such information
A BUSINESS advice exhibition has been praised for giving a helping hand to people either running or starting up their own business. More than 30 organisations were represented under one roof at the event, which was held at the Castle Green Hotel, Kendal
A SOUTH Lakeland business has launched an online information service which it believes could go a long way to solving the bed blockage crisis in hospitals across the country. Known as ukcare.net, the initiative will list thousands of registered residential
CLOGS tapped and bells rang when a multitude of Morris Dancers from across the country converged on the Lake District for a Millennium dance event. Helen Birkett, foreman of the Westmorland Step and Garland Dancers, who hosted the weekend festival, said
BURNESIDE Wheelers staged the TLI Solway League Regional Championship road race at Sedbergh on Sunday and landed two more individual titles to those already captured by the club this season. The technical and demanding 30-mile course produced some aggressive
A FULL entry, containing several players with European Tour experience, is set to contest the Rayrigg Lakes Autumn Classic, one of the leading pro-am competitions in the North, at Windermere Golf Club this weekend. Gordon Brand, the former Ryder Cup player
THE mighty British spirit was hailed yesterday for turning what might have been a tragedy for Westmorland County Show into triumph. Support for both the event, and the industrial action leading to the fuel crisis, meant it was business as usual for the
GRANGE-over-Sands park rang to the applause of a large and appreciative audience as Holborn Hill 'Royal' Brass Band gave Sunday's Afternoon of Music in the Park. The band, conducted by Andrew Cain, played a musical tour of Europe with pieces from France
A YOUNG woman who systematically stole £10,000 from her employer over a period of three years has been jailed for eight months. Kathleen Elliott, 26, of Towers Street, Ulverston, pleaded guilty to four charges of theft when she appeared at Furness magistrates
HOTELIERS across South Lakeland were counting the cost of thousands of pounds worth of cancelled bookings and lost casual trade this week. Many visitors ended their holidays in the Lake District sooner than planned, or decided not to make the trip at
A CHARITY 'Its A Knockout' competition has been cancelled this weekend due to the fuel shortage. Marie Curie CancerCare had planned to run the event on Sunday, September 17, at Glaxo Sports Club, Ulverston. The event has been rescheduled for Sunday, October
WESTMORLAND Quadrathletes Colin Hill and Peter Hart put up memorable performances when representing Great Britain at the World Quadrathlon Championships in Prague in the Czech Republic. Kendal-based Hill became the first Briton to secure a top-ten placing
NEWLY-crowned Bay Northern League champions Netherfield failed in their bid for a clean sweep of trophies when losing in the last over to Chorley in Sunday's Slater Cup final. Winning the toss, Netherfield batted first and made 184-5 off their 40 overs
SUBSTITUTE professional Jonothan Windows did the job for Kendal with bat and ball, making 46 and taking 5-25 as they finished of the season on a winning note. Windows top-scored with 46 out of Kendal's haul of 160 and there were good knocks from David
A SOLITARY Sue Conway goal sealed the spoils for Ambleside over Lancaster in the final of the Netherwood League tournament at Ulverston on Sunday. Led by Laura Morris, Ambleside produced some final displays on the way to the final. But they struggled
ENTRY forms for next year's countryside architectural awards scheme are now available. The Country Landowners Association award scheme is open for new and converted buildings which contribute to a rurally-based business and blend into the surroundings
YOUNG animal-lovers are being asked to keep an eye out for foxes as part of a wildlife survey into the species, organised by the Mammal Society's youth group Mammalaction. Youngsters are asked to write to the society explaining where and when they saw
NEW figures of recorded crime in Kendal and the Lakes prove the area is a "very safe" place to live, according to the police area commander for South Cumbria Supt Colin Mather told the Kendal police area liaison committee that the statistics recorded
FUEL tax protesters showed a combination of compassion and tactical skill in calling off their blockade of depots and refineries, and so bring the country back from the brink yesterday. Sadly, the Government has so far demonstrated nothing of the sort
NEXT week the local branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) holds the seventh Westmorland Beer Festival in Kendal Town Hall on Highgate. This marks the return of this well-established annual event to the venue of Kendal's first beer festival back
CONSERVATIVE calls for a high-profile conference to highlight the "crisis" facing industry in Cumbria have been rejected. County Tory group leader Coun Rex Toft said large sections of manufacturing industry in Cumbria were under serious threat, with job
PUBLIC transport has withstood the crisis but rationing measures have been introduced in some quarters. The Windermere Ferry cut services yesterday (Thursday). John Robinson, of Cumbria County Council, said demand-only services had been introduced to
A STUDY into the likely impact of the new 10mph speed limit on Windermere has been supported by Cumbria county councillors, who agreed to contribute £2,000 towards its cost. The study is intended to assess the opportunities for businesses which will be
FUEL tax protesters showed a combination of compassion and tactical skill in calling off their blockade of depots and refineries, and so bring the country back from the brink yesterday. Sadly, the Government has so far demonstrated nothing of the sort
TONNES of walling stone have been airlifted to Blea Moor to help repair crumbling track-side walls on the famous Settle to Carlisle railway line. A helicopter flew in 178 tonnes of newly-quarried rock from the foot of the Ribblehead Viaduct to the remote
A MAN whose charity brainchild has already attracted celebrity backing is appealing for local people to lend their support. Arnside's Mike Waters aims to raise £1 million by 2003 to enable a boat crewed by people who have had an organ or tissue transplant
FROM the moment the first marching band struck up and the hooves of the shire horses rang out across the town, it was clear that torchlight traditions had survived into the new Millennium. Children were hoisted onto shoulders, spectators crammed the pavements
AGAINST the background of the growing fuel crisis, experts from as far afield as America gathered in the Lake District to spark new thinking on landscape, heritage, nuclear power, forests and cities. More than 90 people shared their views at the Cityscape
FOOD rationing made an unexpected return to South Lakeland and Furness as panic buying led to a brisk trade in supermarkets and other stores. Shoppers were keen to snap up bread and milk, meat, flour and yeast, toilet roll, fizzy drinks, water, rice,
HUNDREDS of fish, crabs and eels died in a pool of effluent, spouting from two outfalls in the Leven Estuary. The dead and dying sealife was found around the edge of the water by Ulverston fisherman Norman Parker, who lives at Canal Foot by the Bay Horse
RESIDENTS are being invited to have their say at a public meeting on how they would like Kirkby Lonsdale to develop in the future. The forward-looking parish council hopes people will attend the event to discuss issues of concern and possible schemes
STAFF at a South Lakeland Jobcentre who strive to find work for jobseekers in the area as well as meet the high demand for new recruits have received national recognition. Windermere Jobcentre, on High Street, is one of only a handful of Jobcentres around
Sir, I am sure many of your readers will have heard with disbelief the interview John Studholme gave on the radio on a possible industrial park and/or new village at Junction 36 of the M6. I am not sure if he was propounding his party's policy, his own
Sir, On Sunday, September 3, at Oxenholme Station, I witnessed one of the most crass acts to emerge from rail privitisation and how to perpetuate car dependency. A Glasgow-bound train was reported as running nine minutes late, and just as the locomotive
Sir, The current petrol distribution crisis should really be regarded as an opportunity. The remaining stocks should be diverted (at substantially reduced cost) to the essential services - ambulance, fire, police and public transport; some at normal cost
IMAGINE the scene! In the foreground, a tall, square Victorian lighthouse of red and yellow brick, the colours of the long defunct Furness Railway, a tower saved from demolition by an interesting and unusual offshore bat colony. It is a building set in
CANCERCARE raised £1,250 at a Flower Festival held at the Carver Memorial United Reform Church, Lake Road, Windermere. The charity, which offers free help and support to local people, their relatives and close carers who are facing cancer, would like
LOCAL large businesses have been bearing up well under pressure with major employers such as drugs giant GlaxoWellcome, of Ulverston, reporting business as usual. Burneside-based papermaker James Cropper Plc was well prepared for the situation. Group
FLANKER Colin Wolstenholme is preferred to Keith Robinson in the starting-line for Kendal's trip to Lydney in Gloucestershire. Otherwise, the same 18-strong squad as faced Harrogate leave Kendal on Friday for an overnight stop at Gloucester before travelling
