Firefighters Attend Flooded Property In Ambleside
The Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service were called to a house that had flooded in Ambleside. It happened at a property on North Road at around 8pm on Saturday. It was due to the weekend's bad weather...
View ArticleMountain Rescue Team Attend Two Call Outs On Scafell Pike
The Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out to two separate incidents on Scafell Pike. In the first incident, volunteers searched for a man who was long overdue from a walk at around 6pm on...
View Article£500k Job To Widen A66 Between Keswick and Penrith
£500,000 is going to be spent improving the route between Keswick and Penrith. A single lane stretch of the A66, near Troutbeck, is going to be widened to make space for two dedicated right turns....
View ArticleRecord Breaking Day At Skimming Championships
It was a record-breaking weekend at the All England Open Stone Skimming Championships on Windermere. Kevin Waltham re-claimed the title he last won in 2013 with a throw of 86 metres. Large crowds...
View ArticleFurther Strikes At Sellafield
There'll be further strike action at Sellafield in the coming days. This time, it's health monitors who are walking out over pay. They make annual radiation checks on equipment and staff. The GMB...
View ArticleIdols Nightclub Shuts In Kendal
Idols nightclub in Kendal has closed. In a post on the nightspot's Facebook page, management said it was with "immediate effect." They put it down to "high rates demanded by the council." Local MP Tim...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Shoplifting Incidents in Windermere
Police are appealing for information after reports of shoplifting in the Windermere area. They've received reports of two women carrying out the offences. One woman is described as 5 ft 5" tall with...
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Farron Begins Summer Advice Tour
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is planning to drop in on 28 different communities over the next week. The new Lib Dem leader's holding his summer advice surgery tour of South Lakeland. He'll start in...
View ArticleApplications Open For "Discover Cumbria" Grants
Organisations, schools and groups in Cumbria are being invited to apply for grants as part of the "Discover Cumbria" scheme. The small grants scheme is run by the Friends of the Lake District and...
View ArticleResidents Invited To Opening Of Hallgarth Play Area
Residents are being invited to the opening of the new Hallgarth play area in Kendal. The playground has recently been rejuvenated after £55,000 of funding was secured by the Hallgarth Community Centre...
View Article"Walking With The Wounded" Servicemen To Visit Keswick As Part Of 1,000 Mile...
Six injured ex-serviceman taking part in a 1,000 mile trek for the "Walking With The Wounded" charity will visit Keswick. Four British and two US veterans will arrive in Market Square on Monday 14th...
View ArticleUHMBT Calls For Nurses Who Have Left The Profession To Return
The trust that runs our local hospitals is calling for all registered nurses who have left the profession to consider returning to nursing. UHMBT say they have invested an additional £7million in...
View ArticleLabrador "Lucky" After Blencathra Fall
A family's dog had a lucky escape after it fell from Sharp Edge in Blencathra yesterday afternoon. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team volunteers saved the labrador after it tumbled 150 feet into a gully....
View ArticleKendal Mags Closure To Be Debated Next Month
Kendal Town Council will debate the proposed closure of Kendal Magistrates Court at a meeting next month. The Ministry of Justice says the court buildings are under-used; and it'll be more efficient...
View ArticleTwo People Who Died In Windermere Fireworks Blast Were Not Killed By Explosion
Two people who died in a fireworks' blast in Windermere last year were not killed by the initial explosion. The evidence has emerged as part of an official pre-inquest held in Kendal. 46-year old...
View ArticleNews In Brief: Weds 26th August
A cancer charity's mobile information service is in Bowness today. Team members from Macmillan will be on the bus on Glebe Road raising awareness of how to keep your skin safe in the sun. It'll also...
View ArticleKendal And Canal Head Masterplan Top SLDC Agenda
A masterplan for Kendal Town Centre and the Canal Head redevelopment will be agreed today. SLDC's cabinet is meeting this morning. They'll discuss appointing consultants to begin drafting a framework...
View ArticleMissing Bowness Man Found Safe And Well In Coniston
A man who was reported missing in the Bowness area earlier today has now been found safe and well. 27-year old Liam Batty was reported missing from the Wheelhouse on Glebe Road in the early hours of...
View ArticleCumbria Bike Scheme Helps With Kids' Physio
The NHS in Cumbria is again running a scheme to help disabled children ride bikes. They're working with the Watchtree Wheelers this summer, using specially adapted bicycles. The Cumbria Partnership...
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Baby Zebra Born At Wild Animal Park In Keswick
A zebra foal has been born at the Lake District Wildlife Park near Keswick. It's the third colt to have arrived at the animal park in the past five years. The foal has not been named yet and the park...
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