Police Take Precautionary Action To Stop Disorder At Appleby Horse Fair
Potential disorder between two families was averted at the Appleby Horse Fair yesterday. Cumbria Police acted on a tip-off to ensure the safety of people at the Market Fields. The force's action...
View ArticleResurfacing Works Start In Kendal Tonight
A series of short overnight road closures in parts of Kendal town centre begin tonight, for road resurfacing work. Cumbria County Council is spending £322,000 on the job, which will start later at 6pm...
View Article£668k To be Spent Resurfacing A66 Around Keswick
More than half-a-million pounds worth of resurfacing work is due to begin later this month on the A66 around Keswick. Highways England will also be refreshing road markings, reflective studs, and...
View ArticleAnother Busy Weekend For Cumbria's Mountain Rescue Teams
Cumbria's voluntary mountain rescue teams proved their worth again in hot conditions over the weekend. Yesterday, the Langdale and Ambleside MRT rescued a woman who slipped on the Stythwaite Steps...
View ArticleAppleby Horse Fair Draws To A Close
Drivers are being asked to be patient as the Appleby Horse Fair winds down from today. It's expected the roads will be busy due to the number of horse-drawn vehicles. The group co-ordinating this...
View ArticleExpanded Recycling Service Comes To Burton-in-Kendal
People living in Burton-in-Kendal will get their blue recycling bags today to use when kerbside collections of plastic and cardboard begin. They're to be used immediately and put out on normal...
View ArticleMan Suffers Bruise On The Brain After Windermere Assault
A Windermere man has suffered a bruise to the brain after being assaulted in Bowness on Windermere. The man, who's in his 20's, was leaving the Wheelhouse Nightclub on Saturday the 28th of May, when...
View ArticleCumbria Police Welcomes Two Crime-Fighting Pups
Cumbria Constabulary has just welcomed its newest crime-fighting pups to the force. Two fox red Labradors, which are almost 9 weeks old, have just arrived from Norfolk to start their training as the...
View ArticleHolme Man To Be Sentenced After Illegal Firearms Seizure
A man's due to be sentenced later this week, following the biggest ever seizure of illegal firearms in Cumbria. 50-year-old Paul Holmes appeared at Carlisle Crown Court today, where he entered guilty...
View ArticleMissing Blackburn Man Could Be In The Lake District
Police across Lancashire and Cumbria are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a man who is missing from Blackburn. 55-year-old David Mark Beckett was last seen on Thursday (June 2nd) at...
View ArticleWater Works Begin In Bowness
Work's begun to replace a water main pipe in the Glebe Road area of Bowness. United Utilities is setting up camp in the Glebe Road car park for much of the next two months. It's hoped there won't be...
View ArticleHeversham And Hincaster Closer To Neighbourhood Plan
Heversham and Hincaster are a step closer to adopting a 'Neighbourhood Plan'. SLDC has put their proposal forward to the 'examination' phase and a referendum could follow. A Neighbourhood Plan lets a...
View ArticleLindal Dip Work Begins This Weekend
Work begins this weekend on a solution to flooding at the Lindal "dip" on the A590. The stretch has become notorious for delays when it rains. Highways England will be installing new drains, kerbs and...
View ArticleFeedback Wanted After Appleby Horse Fair
The group charged with making sure the Appleby Horse Fair passes smoothly is asking people to give their feedback on how this year's event went. The traditional gathering of Gypsies and Travellers saw...
View Article£40m Still Needed For Flood Recovery, Says Farron
There's still a £40million shortfall in the funding needed to repair Cumbria following the floods six months ago, according to the South Lakes MP. Tim Farron says the county is recovering but not...
View ArticleArsonist Jailed For 10 Years
An arsonist who caused £600,000 worth of damage to the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway has been jailed for ten years. Benjamin Taylor was working at the popular attraction and set three blazes whilst...
View ArticleExpanded Recycling Service Comes To Coastal Villages
People living in coastal villages near Ulverston will get their blue recycling bags today to use when kerbside collections of plastic and cardboard begin. They're to be used immediately and put out on...
View ArticleFlood Support Advice Service Back In Keswick
A bus carrying a flood support advice service is back in Keswick today. The Business Emergency Resilience Group - or 'BERG' - are on board. They're being backed by Prince Charles' charity to help...
View ArticleOvernight Closures Continue For Kendal Resurfacing Work
The series of short overnight road closures in parts of Kendal town centre continue tonight, for road resurfacing work. Cumbria County Council is spending £322,000 on the job, The latest phase starts...
View ArticleKendal Students Take Part In Hairdressing Competition Final
Two hairdressing students at Kendal College compete in the grand final of a top national competition later. 20-year old Sophie Knowles and 18-year old Lizzie Braithwaite have made it through to the...
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