Star Wars Walk To Feature At Keswick Festival
Organisers of the Keswick Mountain Festival have added a new guided walk to this year's event - all about Star Wars. Parts of The Force Awakens was filmed in the Lake District, with a 16 mile guided...
View ArticlePolice Vehicle Vandalised In Windermere
Police are appealing for information after one of their own vehicles was vandalised in Windermere. The wing mirror on the passenger door was snapped off deliberately in the early hours of Monday...
View ArticleCoin Collection Stolen During Kendal Burglary
Anyone who's offered old coins for sale are being advised to report it to Cumbria Police. They're investigating a recent burglary at a property on Heron Hill in Kendal, where a coin collection was...
View ArticleThieves Fail To Crack Safe At Keswick Cinema
Police say thieves targeted the cinema in Keswick this week - but after being unable to crack the safe, they only made off with a pair of curtains. It happened at The Alhambra cinema on St John Street...
View Article2,000 Cyclists Prepare For 112 Mile Ride
More than 2,000 cyclists are taking to the Lake District roads this Sunday. It's the 17th annual Fred Whitton Challenge, which has been running since 1999. It started following the death of the Lakes...
View ArticleMcGuiness Backs Blood Bike Riders
The 'Morecambe Missile' has shown his support for Morecambe Bay's blood bikes. Isle of Man TT stalwart John McGuiness was at a Classic Bike Night in Wray last night where he signed a painting of...
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Museum Of Water Comes To Ambleside
An internationally acclaimed installation exploring our relationship with water will be in Ambleside this weekend. The Museum of Water - created by Amy Sharrocks - has been set up for the next three...
View ArticleKendal Bypass Resurfacing Work To Begin
Major road resurfacing work starts on the A591 near Kendal tonight. The work - costing £400,000 - will involve reconstruction of the northbound exit and southbound entry slip roads at Prizet....
View ArticleLib Dems Hold Control Of SLDC After Local Elections
South Lakeland District Council remains under Liberal Democrat Control following yesterday's local elections. A third of SLDC wards went to the polls. Whilst the Lib Dems maintained their strong...
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Record Number Of Entrants For Windermere Cardboard Boat Race
There'll be a record number of entrants for next weekend's 'Low Wood, No Wood' cardboard boat race on Windermere. 25 crews have signed up for the event on the morning of Saturday the 14th of May at...
View ArticleFurther Keswick Flood Defence Work Underway
More work's underway to restore Keswick's flood defences. It's more than five months since the town was flooded during Storm Desmond. The Environment Agency will repair seals on the glass panels along...
View ArticleK2B And C2B Walks Held Today
It's the Keswick to Barrow and Coniston to Barrow walks today. They're 42 miles and 21 miles long, respectively. Entrants are raising sponsorship money for their chosen charities.
View ArticleDog Show Fundraiser For Kendal Homeless Charity
A dog show heading into its second year will boost the flood recovery funds for a Kendal charity. Manna House - which works with those who are homeless, vulnerably housed or lonely, has been working...
View ArticleDry Stone Walling Competition Comes To Lake District
Friends of the Lake District's annual dry stone walling competition is taking place today. It's on at Orton, with four different competition classes, depending on age and experience. Competition...
View ArticleCumbria Elects New Police & Crime Commissioner
Peter McCall has been elected as the new Police and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria. Today (Friday), following an election across Cumbria, Mr McCall has been elected for the following four years. He...
View ArticleNorovirus Outbreak Confirmed At Westmorland General
A Norovirus outbreak has been confirmed on Ward 6 at Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal. Angela Richards, Matron for Infection Prevention and Control, at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS...
View ArticleSandside On Flood Alert This Afternoon
Sandside is expected to be affected by this afternoon's high tide. A flood alert has been issued by the Environment Agency for the Coast at North Morecambe Bay. High water is at 12.15 this lunchtime.
View ArticleTwo People Rescued From Lake At Bowness
Emergency crews were called to Bowness in the early hours of this morning, after getting reports of people in difficulty in the lake. Three fire engines from Windermere and Kendal were called just...
View ArticleKeswick Ready For New Bowling Season
The bowling season in Keswick is set to begin, after the town's bowling club completed their "mammoth effort" to repair facilities that were damaged by December's storms. Members of the Fitz Park club...
View ArticleUPDATE: Unconfirmed Reports Kendal Man Found
It's reported that a 72 year old man, who'd gone missing from Kendal has been found - although there's been no official confirmation of that from Police yet. Keith Short was last seen at the bus stop...
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