New Kendal Brand Revealed Tonight
A new "brand" has been designed for Kendal businesses, to help promote the town to visitors. A presentation event's being held by Kendal Futures today, after funding was secured from the town's...
View ArticleFoster Family Drive In Cumbria
It's Foster Care Fortnight and Cumbria County Council is launching a fresh drive for foster families. The authority already has 230 homes who take in children, young people or siblings - but it says...
View ArticleLocal NHS Trust Marks Dementia Week
The Morecambe Bay NHS Trust is marking National Dementia Awareness Week. Stalls will be set up at Westmorland General; Furness General; and the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Staff from the health service...
View ArticleFund Created To Repair Cumbria's Footpaths
£3.5million is going to be spent repairing Cumbria's footpaths that were damaged during the floods. Grants of between £100,000 and £1million will be available from the Cumbria Countryside Access Fund,...
View ArticleDriving Ban For Kendal Teenager
A Kendal teenager who admitted drink driving and forcing his way past a police road block has been given community service and an 18 month ban. A judge at Carlisle Crown Court concluded that...
View ArticleMinor Injuries For Two Motorists After Kendal Crash
Two motorists suffered minor injuries during a crash in Kendal this morning. Police were called to the collision on the A684 at New Hutton just after 6am on Monday morning. The incident involved a...
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Truss: EU Exit Would Threaten Cumbria's Sheep Industry
Cumbria's farmers are looking at "a very strong future", but the industry could be put at risk if voters choose to leave the European Union, according to Environment Secretary Liz Truss. Mrs Truss...
View ArticleLib Dems Select SLDC Party Leader
Cllr Giles Archibald has been chosen as the new leader of the Liberal Democrats on South Lakeland District Council. He will also be the Liberal Democrats’ nomination for council leader at the Annual...
View Article£3,000 Investment To Help Keswick Patients Keep Moving
A £3,000 cash injection by the Friends of Keswick Hospital is set to help physiotherapists there help their patients to recover and keep moving. Tom Farnell, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist with...
View ArticleCumbrian Schools Sign Up To Walking Initiative
Thousands of families across Cumbria are leaving their cars at home for 'Walk to School Week'. 63 schools - more than 10,000 pupils - are taking part in this year’s national campaign. They include...
View ArticleQueen Unveils Duke Of Lancaster's Regiment Memorial
A Regimental Memorial has been unveiled for The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment at the National Memorial Arboretum. Members of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment are being remembered with a new memorial...
View ArticlePublic Meeting To Look At Keswick Flood Report
A report into why Keswick was so badly hit by December's flooding and what can be done to stop it happening again will be presented at a public meeting tonight. Cumbria County Council and the...
View ArticleFarron Presses Truss On Farmer Flood Payments
The South Lakes MP has called on the Environment Secretary to speed up payments to farmers who were hit by flooding during winter. Struggling farmers are still waiting for their money from the Rural...
View ArticleWGH Mental Health Ward Under Threat
The Westmorland General Hospital's mental health ward could close. The Cumbria Partnership NHS Trust - which runs the Kentmere Ward - doesn't have the money to upgrade it to meet Care Quality...
View ArticlePublic Meeting Ahead Of Appleby Horse Fair
There'll be a public meeting about this year's Appleby Horse Fair next week. Cumbria County Council and Eden District Council are co-ordinating it at Appleby's Public Hall on Monday evening, between...
View ArticleWitness Appeal After Fatal A6 Collision
There's a witness appeal following yesterday's fatal crash on the A6, near Yealand Redmayne. It involved a motorbike and a car at the junction with Tarn Lane, near Nineteen Acre Lane. The 65-year old...
View ArticleWindermere School Pupils' Sailing Victory
Two Windermere School pupils have enjoyed a significant sailing victory at the 30th RYA Eric Twiname Championships Pierce Harris (Year 9) and Alfie Cogger (Year 8) secured victory in the RS Feva...
View ArticleRheumatoid Arthritis Support Group Launched At WGH
A new support group's been set up for people in Kendal and South Cumbria suffering with rheumatoid arthritis. It's being launched at the Westmorland General Hospital today. Advice and a friendly face...
View ArticleFresh Flood Forum Event In Windermere
Another flood forum meeting's being held in Cumbria, for local people affected by December's storms. The next one's on at The Carver Church in Windermere between 3pm and 7pm today. Representatives...
View ArticleFresh Boost For Lancaster-Kendal Canal
Plans to make a stretch of the Lancaster Canal a major leisure attraction have taken a step forward. It's hoped it will become a major leisure attraction, and a project manager has now been appointed...
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