Two People Rescued After Lake District Falls
Two people needed rescuing on the Lake District fells yesterday afternoon. Members of the Keswick and Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Teams were dispatched to help a man who'd hurt his knee at the summit...
View ArticlePolice Commissioner Funds Child Abuse Prevention Projects
Cumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner will fund two projects aimed at preventing - and helping the victims of - child abuse. Richard Rhodes will split almost £120,000 between them. The first scheme...
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First Details Revealed For 2016 Keswick Mountain Festival
Organisers of next the Keswick Mountain Festival have revealed the first details of their plans for next year's event. It celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2016, and will this year host its "biggest...
View ArticleMan Pleads Not Guilty To Bowness Assault
A man charged with unlawful wounding following an alleged incident at Bowness has appeared in court. 33 year old Carl Ward is accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Joseph Martin with intent...
View ArticleCumbria Police "Overwhelmed" By Local Support
Cumbria's Police bosses say they're "overwhelmed" by local support following the news that they might be facing more massive cuts. Local residents and the media have been thanked by the force, after...
View ArticleSouth Lakes Events To Target Rural Crimes
South Lakeland's Community Safety Partnership has teamed up with its counterpart in Barrow to host two crime prevention events - aimed mainly at farmers. The first event's being held at the Auction...
View ArticleVolunteers Help Protect 24 Historic Lakes Sites
The work of volunteers has seen Historic England remove 24 Lake District sites off its at-risk register. The team of 60 people have given their own time to protect and conserve buildings, wrecks and...
View ArticleCharity Says Don't Let Older People Spend Christmas Alone
A third of elderly people in Lancashire and Cumbria are lonely at Christmas. The national group, Friends of the Elderly, is calling on people to host Christmas Day activities so they don't have to be....
View ArticleCumbria's Winter Warmth Appeal Launched Today
Cumbria's Winter Warmth Appeal is launched by the Cumbria Community Foundation today. The charity says as many as 300 people in the county die every winter because they can't afford to heat their...
View ArticleCumbria Police Deemed "Good" In New Report
Cumbria Police has won praise in the latest round of police inspections. The ‘Police Effectiveness, Efficiency and Legitimacy’ - or "PEEL" assessments have found Cumbria Police to be "Good". The...
View ArticleFarron Joins Police Cuts Opposition
The South Lakes MP Tim Farron's joined calls for the government to reconsider potentially huge cuts to Cumbria Police. The county's constabulary says it could be asked to axe more than £25million from...
View ArticleK-Village Fortunes Turned Around By Restaurant
The opening of a new restaurant at Kendal's K-Village shopping centre has been described as "the first step in the centre's regeneration". The shopping centre had been struggling in recent years, was...
View ArticleKendal School Joins Calls To Secure Free Meals
A Kendal school has joined calls for for the government to keep giving infant school pupils in England free lunches. In a letter published in The Sunday Times, unions and charities suggested that...
View ArticleKendal Calling Nominated For Two Awards
Kendal Calling organisers are urging local people to vote for the event, after it was nominated for two awards. The music festival celebrated its tenth birthday this year, and is up for Best Medium...
View Article£100,000k Needed To Save Historic Lakes Farmhouse
Donations are needed to save a Grade 1 listed historic farmhouse at Townend. The National Trust is in charge of preserving the site near Troutbeck Bridge. It's 400 years old and wet rot has now been...
View ArticleWorld's Longest Letter To Be Handed To Lakes Heritage Bid
A letter - hoped to be the longest in the world - will be handed to the people behind the Lake District's bid for World Heritage status this morning. Cumbrian schoolchildren have written it -...
View ArticleKeswick MRT Rescue Injured Woman
Keswick Mountain Rescue Team saved a woman who suffered a serious ankle injury near Borrowdale yesterday afternoon. .highlight { FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR:...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Theft From Classic Car
Police are appealing for information after the theft of an emblem from a classic car in Dent. It was removed from the steering wheel of a 1938 Morris 8, at the Heritage Centre. It's thought to have...
View ArticleWalker Found Safe After Langdale Search
A search was launched in the Lake District mountains yesterday (Tuesday), after a walker got separated from his group. The Langdale & Ambleside team was called out to Silver How at around 1pm....
View ArticleKendal's Windermere Road To Shut For Resurfacing
Windermere Road in Kendal is being closed for resurfacing work over a six-day period next month. It will be shut between 7am and 8pm on Sunday November the 8th. It will also be closed to traffic...
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