TREASURES of the Lancaster district will be featured on national television this weekend. The Antiques Road-show, filmed in Lancaster Town Hall during the summer, will be broadcoast on Sunday (December 4). A valuable pair of clogs made by Clarice
EVEREST conqueror Sir Chris Bonington has given business leaders a lesson in how to reach the top. Business from Lancaster and Cumbria were well treated to a special motivational masterclass by the mountaineer at Lancaster University Management School
A NEW book celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Outdoor Writers' Guild has been launched in Lancaster. Call of the Wild' is an anthology of 25 essays by members of the guild. It includes pieces from local photographer Jon Sparks, who is the current
A WEAK referee cost Lancaster City dear as their FA Trophy hopes suffered a blow with a 0-0 draw at home to Workington. Man in black Gary Kellett could and should have sent off at least two Workington men and also awarded City a penalty. But his lack
TWO classic goals lifted Morecambe back into the Conference play-off zone as they easily saw off promotion rivals York City at Christie Park. A Gary Thompson free kick and Sean O'Connor's superb finish from 20 yards were the decisive moments in a super
Visit pan360 website for panoramic views of the Lake District. With over a dozen samples at your finger tips, you can be 'awed' at your will.
Matthew Emmott takes us on a tour of 'defensive' sites - fortified houses, pele towers and motte and baileys - around Cumbria and area...fascinating. If you live in Kendal, work here, or visit, Kendal's castle is the most obvious piece of defensive
Inspired by Max Clark's Heritage Blog on Kendal Castle, Matthew Emmott contributed this look at our 'definsive history', delving into fortified houses, pele towers and more.... If you live in Kendal, work here, or visit, Kendal's castle is the most
A PIONEERING invention nicknamed DAVE is taking its teenage creators all the way to the USA next year. Ulverston Victoria High School students will be enjoying an all-expenses paid trip to Indianapolis with their Digital Acoustic Velocimeter' after it
FIRE prevention, crime advice and help with housing issues were on the agenda during the successful Streetsafe operation in Windermere. Representatives from the police and fire services and housing associations visited more than 100 homes in the Oak
Fats and oils are a hidden danger, lurking in our foods, ready to cause elevated cholesterol levels and invade our arteries. Many people do not understand the relationship between fat consumption and preventable heart disease and this ignorance can lead
A cold winter is just around the corner, with the change of season, a drop in body temperature can lead to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. A balanced diet, rich in nutrients will keep you healthy and be favourable to your heart and blood
Preparing accounts is pretty boring and still consists of reviewing receipts and payments and allocating them to the correct headings. To do this we sometimes have to look at cheque book counterfoils to find out what a cheque represents. I must have looked
Sage the accounts software company has recently published the results of a survey of more than 2300 businesses and this is what they said about their accountants: Go to Business Matters blog for the full story.
The SERTeam is an independent, non-profit charitable association dedicated to: * conducting and publishing entrepreneurship and small business research. * improving understanding of key enterprise issues. * working with and supporting other small
The ultimate e-advent calendar is about to go live as Santa's sack is downloaded in 24 mega festive bytes. Christmas log-on starts this Thursday as the Lake District National Park Authority introduces a web wonderland to spread some yuletide cheer
The ultimate e-advent calendar is about to go live as Santa's sack is downloaded in 24 mega festive bytes. Christmas log-on starts this Thursday as the Lake District National Park Authority introduces a web wonderland to spread some yuletide cheer -
Any large project such as Rydal is a system of complex funding and progress linked elements that have to be carried out in a sequential manner. Well, to a gardener the nature of such processes appear several leagues away from the entirely natural and
JAYCEE Armytage, a successful, well-known Kendal antiques dealer and rental van driver from Australia, has died aged 56. He was born in Brisbane in 1949 but, unfortunately, his Kendal-born father died when he was just two-years-old. His fascination
FOR MORE than 25 year, Alfie Woods ran his mobile butchers business, five days a week around the Eden Valley and on Saturdays took up his regular position in Appleby's Market Square. born in 1939 at Hackthorpe, he raised money for charity, played dominoes
WITH the untimely recent death of Brian Rooney, the local building trade has lost one of its most familiar and friendly faces. Brian died suddenly at work. Most people knew him through his position at AP's Merchants and, later, Broomby's. He was 41
REG Dixon, who was among the foremost landscape photographers of his generation, died peacefully at his Ambleside home. A life that spanned 88 years, was varied, full and fulfilled. Reg entered the world at Grizedale in 1917, and was raised in the shadow
A FAMILIAR face in church circles has passed away after a long illness. One of four sisters, Rosemary Florence Haines (formerly Matthews) was born in Berkshire in March 1928. At the age of eight, she moved with her family to North Wales where she spent
A WOMAN who devoted decades of her life to saving hundreds of down-and-out animals has died aged 88. Born on May 3, 1917, in Wales, Kay Callaghan was one of five children. Initially taught by a governess, she went to St Leonards in St Andrews and then
Kendal Town travel to Clitheroe tonight for a re-arranged first round match in the UniBond League Cup. The supporters' bus leaves Parkside Road at 6.15 pm. To book a seat call 07887958103.
