Triple Weekend Call-Out For Mountain Rescuers
Two Lake District Mountain Rescue teams were involved in three call-outs in a row this weekend. The Patterdale & Penrith teams were called out to help a 13 year old boy who'd fallen and suffered a...
View ArticlePregnant Woman In Pain Flown From Mountain
A pregnant woman had to be rescued from a Lake District mountain yesterday, after suffering abdominal pain. The Langdale & Ambleside Mountain Rescue team was called out yesterday lunchtime to help...
View ArticleSandside On Flood Alert This Lunchtime
Sandside is expected to be affected again by this afternoon's high tide. Another flood alert has been issued by the Environment Agency for the Coast at North Morecambe Bay. High water is at 1.10 this...
View ArticlePolice Search For 'High Risk' Kendal Teenager
Police are appealing for information to find a missing teenager in Kendal, described as "high risk". Police think 13 year old Callum Davidson is still in the Kendal area, and is described as 5'2", of...
View ArticleKendal Astronomers To Watch Mercury Pass The Sun
A Kendal-based astronomy club is setting up its gear in Abbot Hall Park this afternoon, to watch the Mercury move across the face of the Sun. The planet is passing directly between the Sun and Earth,...
View ArticleLakes Phone Box Becomes A Life-Saver
A red phone box in a Lake District village is set to become a life-saver - and marks a major milestone in BT’s 'Adopt a Kiosk' programme. The 3,000th box to be adopted in the UK is at Loweswater, and...
View ArticleHealthWatch Cumbria's 'Chatty Van' Goes On Tour
HealthWatch Cumbria's so-called 'Chatty Van' is touring the South Lakes this week. The group is gathering views at Westmorland General Hospital today. It'll be in Sedbergh and Grange-over-Sands on...
View ArticleResults Out For Dry Stone Walling Competition
The results of the Lake District's dry stone walling competition have been announced. 13 competitors turned out near Orton on Saturday. 20 metres of wall were rebuilt. The overall winner was Keith...
View ArticleFriends Of The Lake District To Carry Out Village Green Survey
Friends of the Lake District is doing a survey on the state of town and village greens in Cumbria. The group says they're "precious historic assets" that should be protected and managed. There are...
View ArticleFlashing Lights Spark Mountain Search
The Langdale and Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team launched a search last night, after getting reports of flashing lights in the White Ghyll & Scout Crag area. Team members went out at just before a...
View ArticleMan Injured In 65-Foot Mountain Fall
A man's being treated for injuries after falling more than 65 feet in the Lake District. The Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out to Great Gable just before 1pm on Saturday. A helicopter was...
View ArticleMore News In Brief: Tuesday 10th May
There's a chance to learn about birdsong in Grange-over-Sands this weekend (14th May). People will walk around Eggerslack Wood and the Brown Robin nature reserve on Saturday and learn which sounds...
View ArticleCumbrian Age UK Charity Gets Lottery Money
A Cumbrian project encouraging communities to befriend lonely or isolated older people is getting its share of lottery funding. Age UK in Copeland are receiving nearly half-a-million pounds. Their...
View ArticleUHMBT Tries To Raise Death And Dying Awareness
The Morecambe Bay NHS Trust wants more people to be open about death and dying. It's 'Dying Matters Awareness Week' and people of all ages are being asked to consider making end-of-life plans. An...
View ArticleLocal Views Wanted On Council Ward Boundaries
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England is asking people across South Lakeland to comment on its draft proposals for new council ward boundaries. A ten-week public consultation on the...
View ArticleOne-Day Road Closure Planned For Kendal
Work is due to start this week on a new traffic signal control system in Kendal town centre - although traffic won't be affected until later this month. Work will begin on Thursday, at the junction of...
View ArticleNational Trust Revives Victorian Era Lakes Tour
The National Trust has re-created a grand tour of the Lake District that was popular with Victorians. They want to encourage people to explore the National Park without their cars. The route employs...
View ArticleRetired PCC Looks Back On Term In Office
Cumbria's former Police and Crime Commissioner has looked back on his term in office. Richard Rhodes announced he was retiring earlier this year, ahead of last week's PCC elections. His stint didn't...
View ArticleKendal Becomes UK's First Organ Donor Town
Kendal's become the UK's first 'Organ Donor Town'. A plaque's been unveiled to mark the status. More than 800 residents were added to the register in the last year. It follows a campaign by Mayor...
View ArticleBurglars Target Flookburgh Business Park
Six businesses were broken into on a Flookburgh business park last week. Cumbria Police tell us the burglaries happened in the early hours of Thursday and Friday morning at the Airfield Approach...
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