Teams To Take On 'The Cumbrian Challenge'
More than 160 teams are coming to the Lake District this weekend, for a challenge organised by the Walking With the Wounded charity. It's the fourth time 'The Cumbrian Challenge' has been held. It...
View ArticleThe Queen To Unveil Local Army Regiment Memorial
A Memorial is going to be unveiled for The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment at the National Memorial Arboretum. The Regiment has announced that the unveiling will take place on the 17th of May, by HRH The...
View ArticleKendal Man Acquitted Of Alleged Historic Child Sex Offence
A Kendal man accused of an alleged serious sex assault on a child has been acquitted by a jury. Carlton Robert Taylor went on trial at Carlisle Crown Court having denied one charge in relation to an...
View ArticleCumbria Uni' To Redevelop Lancaster Campus
The University of Cumbria will develop a new £2.5m teaching block for its Lancaster campus. Lancashire Enterprise Partnership has provided funding to the University for the development of a bespoke...
View ArticleRydal Badger-Cam Feed Goes Live
Live footage from a webcam inside a badger colony in the South Lakes is now available to watch online. Cumbria Wildlife Trust and Glen Rothay Hotel and Badger Bar, Rydal near Ambleside, have teamed up...
View ArticleAppeal Launched After Keswick Car Damaged
Police are investigating after criminal damage was caused to a vehicle in Keswick. It happened sometime overnight while it was parked on Winder Browe Avenue. Anyone who saw any suspicious activity is...
View ArticleAnswers Demanded Over Lack Of Dentdale Phone Signal
Calls are being made for mobile phone provider EE to do "whatever is necessary" to restore the signal to Dentdale. The area's been without phone signal for two weeks following problems with the mast....
View ArticleGalloway's Morecambe Bay Walk To Celebrate Eric Morecambe's 90th Birthday
This weekend sees Galloway's Society for the Blind hosting their famous Morecambe Bay Walk. The charity has been doing the walk for 30 years now and has raised over £1m in donations during that time....
View ArticleCumbrians Asked To Take Part In Flood Impact Survey
Cumbria is being asked to take part in a national study on the long term impact of flooding on health and wellbeing. The county is still rebuilding more than five months on from the devastation caused...
View ArticleLakes Charity Raising Cash For Motor Neurone Disease Drugs
A Lake District charity is trying to raise half-a-million pound to pay for a drugs trial that could help people with Motor Neurone Disease. The Association for the Independence of Disabled People...
View Article£15k To Be Spent Marketing Lake District To Chinese Tourists
£15,000 will be spent marketing the Northwest to Chinese tourists. The Lake District China Forum's timed the campaign to coincide with the first direct flights between Beijing and Manchester, which...
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Damaged Steamer Moves Closer To Lake Return
The first significant steps have successfully been completed to return one of the Ullswater Steamers to the lake. Work is ongoing to return M.V Lady Wakefield back into service after December's...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Kendal Assault
Police are investigating after a man was attacked near a supermarket in Kendal this morning. It happened during the early hours of this morning, when the victim was assaulted by two males down an...
View ArticleFlood Bill Rejection Slammed By Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has labelled the government’s decision to reject a Lib Dem amendment to the Housing Bill as “short-sighted and counter-productive”. Last month, the party called for change to...
View ArticleLib Dems To Make EU Case In Kendal
The Westmorland and Lonsdale Liberal Democrats are holding a 'street stall' on Saturday (14th May), to speak to shoppers about the upcoming EU referendum. The stall - at the top of Finkle Street in...
View ArticleMan Fined For Taking Deer Carcasses Without Permission
A man from Lancashire has been fined for removing deer carcasses from land in Cumbria without the owner’s consent. 51 year old Alan Douglas, of Beech Avenue in Bilsborrow, pleaded guilty to two...
View ArticleCumbria's Flood Fund Approaches £10million Total
Cumbrian communities recovering from December's floods have received a further £4.7 million from the government. The latest funding has now helped the Cumbria Community Foundation’s Flood Recovery...
View ArticleCumbria Businesses Encouraged To Apply For New Visit England Funding
Visit England have announced that up to £40m is available in their new 'Discover Britain' fund and are seeking applications from businesses of all sizes. The fund is designed to bring international...
View ArticleCrime News In Brief: Monday 16th May
A man was arrested following an attack on a woman in a Milnthorpe Road lay-by last week. The victim was assaulted on Thursday - she was grabbed and pushed to the ground leading to a cut that had to be...
View ArticleCumbrian Challenge Raises £140k For Veterans Charity
160 teams took part in 'Walking With The Wounded's' Cumbrian Challenge at the weekend. The groups of four took on one of three walks on the Cumbrian Fells around Grasmere, often wearing some...
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