Met Office Updates Snow & Wind Forecast
Gales are already causing travel problems ahead of weather warnings for wind and snow due to come into force overnight tonight (Thursday)
View ArticleFlood Alert Issued For Thursday's High Tide
A Flood Alert has been issued by the Environment Agency for the Coast at North Morecambe Bay during tomorrow morning's high tide.
View ArticleBay Hospitals Charity Office Opens At FGH
The Bay Hospitals Charity opens its new Barrow office today.
View ArticleMaternity Services Forum In Kendal
Maternity service users are being encouraged to give their views on local maternity units in Kendal today.
View ArticleSerious Criminal Cases Taking Two Years To Get To Court, Says Farron
Some people charged with sex offences in Cumbria spent almost two years out on bail.
View ArticlePrecautionary Weather Advice Issued For Local Motorists
While the wintery weather in the local area hasn't turned out to be anywhere near as bad as the Met Office feared, travel advice has been issued as a precaution if the situation changes.
View ArticleFive Charged In Connection With Historic Cumbria School Abuse Offences
Police have charged five people in connection with reports of non-recent abuse in South Cumbria residential schools.
View ArticleFormer Ambleside Man - One Of UK's Most Wanted, Arrested In France
It's reported that one of the UK's most-wanted suspected paedophiles - who used to live in Ambleside, has been arrested in France.
View ArticleSouth Cumbria MPs Host Advice Surgeries
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will be on hand to speak to constituents in Windermere this afternoon.
View ArticleSLDC Committee To Scrutinise 5-Year Budget
South Lakeland District Council's overview and scrutiny committee looks at the authority's draft budget for the next five years later.
View ArticleCampaign Begins To Save Ulverston Post Office
The campaign to save Ulverston's Post Office from closure gets underway this afternoon.
View ArticleAlice Pyne's Mum Scales Kilimanjaro For Charity
The mum of the girl who inspired the South Lakes charity Alice's Escapes has reached the summit of Kilimanjaro.
View ArticleSLDC Solar Panels Hailed A Success
The solar panels on the roof of SLDC's main offices have cut the authority's electric bill by thousands of pounds.
View ArticleIce Warning In Place This Evening
An ice warning is in force for parts of the local area from 4 o'clock this afternoon (Friday).
View ArticlePlans for Marina Expansion
Plans to extend the marina at Low Wood on Windermere go before councillors this week.
View ArticleLake District Hotel Donates Furniture To Charity
A hotel on the shores of Windermere has donated its old furniture to charity.
View ArticleVandal Etches No Parking Into Car Paintwork
Cumbria Police has issued a couple of appeals for information about some minor crimes.
View ArticleDrivers Face Bans After Festive Drink Driving Crackdown
Dozens of drivers could be banned from the roads after failing roadside alcohol tests by Cumbria Police over the festive period.
View ArticleExtra River Checks Made Following Heavy Rain
The Environment Agency is carrying out extra checks on Cumbria's rivers to make sure they're not blocked, following the weekend's heavy rainfall.
View Article£13,000 Raised For Hospice Through Tree Collections
£13,000 has been raised for St John's Hospice in Lancaster, thanks to its Christmas tree collection campaign across North Lancashire and the South Lakes.
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