Windermere Councillor Calls For More Free Parking
A Windermere councillor is calling on SLDC to look at scrapping car park charges in the South Lakes. Conservative Ben Berry says people in the likes of Ambleside, Kendal and Sedbergh pay more to park...
View ArticleCumbria Needs "Significant Investment" For Nuclear Plans
Cumbria needs "significant additional investment" to secure the right infrastructure to support the construction of three new nuclear reactors. That's according to Council Leader Stewart Young, who...
View ArticleOwner Fined After Inflatable Slide Accident
The owner of a half-ton inflatable slide which toppled on to a Scout leader during an event near Kendal has been fined for health and safety breaches. An eight-year-old boy was also hurt in the...
View ArticleFarron Urges Locals To Sign Court Petition
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is urging local people to sign a petition to save Kendal Magistrates court from closure. The petition - which has been set up by local lawyers, has been signed by nearly 200...
View ArticleEvent To Raise Concerns About River Kent
Concern's rising about the health of a South Lakeland river, and local people are being invited to find out more about its future. The River Kent - which flows through Kendal, has seen a drop in some...
View ArticleCumbria County Council To "Embrace All Things Digital"
Cumbria County Council has made a commitment to "embrace all things digital". Its Cabinet has approved its very first digital strategy, designed to make council services even easier to access at any...
View Article£1,000 Reward Offered For Burglary Info'
A £1,000 reward is being offered to anybody who can offer information that leads to the recovery of stolen goods in Windermere - and the arrest of the person responsible for the theft. Police are...
View ArticleElections Open For UHMBT Governors
The trust that runs the hospitals in Kendal, Barrow and Lancaster is asking members to put themselves forward to serve on its governing body. There are seven seats up for election. Four of those are...
View ArticleUHMBT: £25m Funding Shows "Great Confidence"
Bosses of the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust says a funding announcement of up to £25m shows there's great confidence in the trust's plans for the future. The health regulator-...
View ArticleFlooding Emergency Training To Be Held In Kendal
Cumbria's emergency planning team is holding another full-day training event to practice what would happen if flooding was to hit Kendal. A multi-agency response to flooding emergencies will be held...
View ArticleKendal College Wins Positive Quality Review
Kendal College has been given top recognition for the quality of its teaching. A team of reviewers from The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education visited the college in April. During the...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Kirkby Lonsdale Burglary
Kendal police are investigating another burglary in the area. In the latest in a growing list of recent incidents, there was a break-in last night at a business premises near Kirkby Lonsdale. Tools...
View ArticleKendal Residents Invited To Adopt A Greyhound
People in Kendal are being invited to find out more about the Dumfriesshire & Cumbria Greyhound Rescue charity today. Between 11am and 3pm, a "Meet a Greyhound" day is being held at Abbot Hall...
View ArticleCumbrian Women Urged To "Get Into Golf"
Golf clubs across Cumbria are backing a new initiative to make it easier for women and girls to get into Golf. Coaching from the county’s PGA professionals is being offered as part of a range of new...
View ArticleCumbria Police Urge Safe Online Gaming During Holidays
Cumbria Police are urging parents to be aware of what their children get up to online over the summer holidays. Thousands of youngsters will be spending more time on their phones, tablets and consoles...
View ArticleMan Airlifted To Hospital After Fall From Kendal Building
A man has been airlifted to hospital after falling from a building in Kendal. It happened on Cragg Close on the Sandylands Estate at around 3pm yesterday afternoon. A North West Air Ambulance...
View ArticleTwo Osprey Chicks Take Flight At Cumbrian Nature Reserve
Two Osprey chicks have taken flight from their nest at a Cumbrian nature reserve. The chicks were born at the Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve near Witherslack two months ago. The parents - who are...
View ArticleSouth Lakes MP Apologises After Twitter Account Hack
The new Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has apologised after a post on his Twitter feed suggested gay people could be "cured". He insists hackers accessed his account and has now deleted the message. Mr...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Theft Of Stihl Saw From Sedbergh School
Police are appealing for information after a Stihl saw was stolen from Sedbergh School. A witness spotted a white man described as mid to late 20s carrying the saw at around 1.30pm on Friday. He was...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Disturbance In Windermere Supermarket Car Park
Police are appealing for information after an incident in the Morrisons car park in Windermere. Officers say an altercation or a disturbance took place between 4.30 and 5.30pm on Wednesday evening.
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