IN THE first half of the 20th century both farmers and farm workers would wear strong fustian-kneed breeches for work. They were both warm and serviceable and very hard wearing. Below the knee they would be fastened right around the calves with either
CUMBRIA is bracing itself for the worst as the foot-and-mouth crisis deepened across the UK over the weekend. The county, which is one of Britain's main livestock farming areas, has so far remained free from the virulent disease, which appears to be spreading
GORDON Fox had his future sussed until the budding concert pianist struck a chord with a potter's wheel. As a young, talented musician he wandered into an Ambleside studio. It altered his life. Changing Chopin for clay, he threw in his lot with the classic
FIRMS can apply for grants of up to £50,000 from a DTI fund set up to help businesses and organisations develop partnerships at work. The fund is especially aimed at projects involving small and medium-sized firms working in partnership, or tackling employment
CUMBRIA is bracing itself for the worst as the foot-and-mouth crisis deepened across the UK over the weekend. The county, which is one of Britain's main livestock farming areas, has so far remained free from the virulent disease, which appears to be spreading
THE radical shake-up being investigated for South Lakeland District Council's flagship leisure facilities goes to the very heart of what council taxpayers' money should be spent on. The complexes at Kendal, Ulverston and Windermere, are under increasing
25 Years Ago February 20, 1976 THERE was a full-scale alert at the Provincial Insurance Company's Kendal offices. For a brown parcel, left near a car, was feared to contain a bomb and within minutes 480 employees had been cleared from the building. A
THE road from the old country house descends steeply between tall trees. Not that we could see them, for the moon had not yet risen. It took time for eyes, used to city lights, to accommodate dark woodland, for stiffening legs to creep down the slope
TWO months into the new year there still seems to be nothing settled about the future of the Millennium Dome - so how about putting it to good use in South Lakeland Wandering on Scout Scar I came across a notice saying that the old dome-like structure
A TRAINING course in fork lift truck operations has been launched by Lancaster and Morecambe College as part of its Landmark business support division. The programme, which offers training at novice, intermediate and re-certification level, is aimed at
TWO fire stations in South Lakeland have rooms available for use by any community groups free of charge and with insurance cover. The stations are at Arnside and Milnthorpe. Anyone interested should contact Debbie Binch on 01539 773180.
CUMBRIA is bracing itself for the worst as the foot-and-mouth crisis deepened across the UK over the weekend. The county, which is one of Britain's main livestock farming areas, has so far remained free from the virulent disease, which appears to be spreading
After a weekend of tackling the foot-and-mouth crisis, two new cases of the disease have been confirmed at a farm in Devon and an abattoir in Witlshire. Both cases were linked to an outbreak at a farm in Highamption and it is now feared the disease may
Radcliffe Borough 1, Kendal Town 0 A goal six minutes from time plunged Kendal Town deep into relegation trouble. Kendal desperately needed three points from their visit to fellow strugglers Radcliffe Borough, but with side able to make a breakthrough
