Local Unemployment Falls, New Figures Show
Unemployment dropped in South Lakeland, Furness and North Lancashire last month, official figures show. There were 1,665 job hunters claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or the new Universal Credit in...
View ArticleHealth Bosses To Hold Kentmere Concerns Drop-In Session
A drop-in event's being held later this month, so health bosses can speak to local people about their concerns for the future of Kendal's Mental Health unit. A decision on whether to temporarily close...
View ArticleThieves Make Off With Oxfam Shop Safe
Thieves have made off with the safe from Ambleside's Oxfam shop during the early hours of Monday morning. It's thought they got in to the shop on Church Street by forcing a back-room window, and left...
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Three Sisters In 'Flash-Mob' Style Wrestling Matches
Three sisters from Dent are heading to London today, to start wrestling bouts in famous tourist areas, in front of unsuspecting visitors. Tracy, Connie and Rosie Hodgson are doing it to help promote...
View ArticleKendal College To Host Open Evening
There's an open evening being held at Kendal College tonight. Parents and pupils can head along to the main campus on Milnthorpe Road from 4pm-7pm. There will also be events at the arts and media...
View ArticleCumbrians Invited To Apply For Community Funding From PCC
Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner Peter McCall is inviting people to apply for funding from his Community Fund. The Community Fund is specifically aimed at supporting projects that are provided...
View Article'Lakesman Challenge' Held This Weekend
Hundreds of endurance athletes are coming to the Lake District this weekend, to take part in what organisers describe as "one of the world’s most challenging" sporting events. Participants swim 2.4...
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Sainsbury's Set For Kendal After Rugby Club Seals Move
The way is open for a Sainsbury's superstore in Kendal after the town's rugby union club sealed a move to a new £11m complex by 2018. The 83,000sq ft store will create 350 jobs and occupy Kendal...
View ArticleStatus Quo To Replace Parfitt For Windermere Gig
Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt has suffered a suspected heart attack in Turkey - but the band will still perform this weekend in Cumbria. The 67-year-old musician was taken to hospital early...
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Local MPs United In Grief After Labour MP Killed
Labour MP Jo Cox has died, after being shot twice and seriously injured in her constituency in West Yorkshire. Ms Cox was elected as the MP for the Batley and Spen at the general election in 2015 and...
View ArticleMotorbike Passenger In Critical Condition After Serious Smash On A591
A woman's been left in a critical condition in hospital, after a serious crash on the A591 last night. At approximately 6pm yesterday, a black VW Tiguan collided with a yellow VTM Honda motorcycle...
View ArticleLocal MP To Hold Advice Surgery As Planned
MPs - including South Lakeland's Tim Farron, have shown their defiance by pressing ahead with constituency advice surgeries following the death of their parliamentary colleague Jo Cox. Mr Farron has...
View ArticleWitness Appeal Launched After Kendal Brawl
A 20 year old Kendal man's been arrested after a fight in the town last night that left one man unconscious in the road, and another with a broken jaw. It happened in the town centre at around 8.40,...
View Article'Cards2Kendal' Go On Sale Today
Postcards that have been sent to Kendal by people from around the world are going on sale today, to raise money for the town’s ongoing recovery effort, following December's floods. 'Cards 2 Kendal'...
View ArticleHorse Fair 'Debrief' Event Held In Appleby
Members of the public are being invited to a debrief event about the Appleby Horse Fair today (Saturday). Eden Council wants to know what local residents think about how the event was organised, and...
View ArticleKendal Drink Driver Jailed After Storm Desmond Police Pursuit
A drink-driver involved in a perilous police pursuit up a steep Lake District road during Storm Desmond has been sent to prison. Robert Edward Blenkharn left an officer trailing in his wake as he...
View Article'Serious Incident' Closed Lake District Road Yesterday
Emergency services dealt with a 'serious incident' on a Lake District road last night. Police were called to The Struggle area of Kirkstone Pass from Ambleside at 5.45pm, after an incident involving...
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Ulverston Foam Pie Fighters Smash Guinness World Record
The birthplace of comedy legend Stan Laurel, Ulverston, smashed the Guinness World Record for the biggest ever foam pie fight this weekend. Around 1,186 people took part in the pie fight at the...
View Article£1.5m Resurfacing Project Gets Underway On M6 In Cumbria
A £1.5 million resurfacing project by Highways England gets underway on the M6 southbound between Millness and Carnforth this week. The 8 week project will be completed along a 2.5 mile section of...
View ArticleNew Recycling Collections Start In Arnside
New plastic and cardboard kerbside recycling collections start in Arnside this week. Residents in Arnside will be receiving their new re-useable blue bag for storing plastic bottles, pots, tubs and...
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