Councils Will Have To Cut Services Altogether, Warns Union
A union says local councils are being forced to cut some services altogether. The GMB union says a further 30% funding cut means that 17 councils across Britain have already announced a total of...
View ArticlePoppy Donation Box Stolen In Kendal
A Royal British Legion poppy donation box was stolen in Kendal earlier this week. It had around £60 in it and was taken from the reception of the Post Office on Stricklandgate between Monday afternoon...
View ArticleFarron Presses Government On Rural Broadband
The South Lakes MP has welcomed the government’s announcement to extend broadband access to rural areas, but says the government must provide more details about how they plan to deliver it. Tim Farron...
View ArticleMan Jailed Over Dangerous Driving Death
An Ulverston man's been jailed for more than five years for killing a pedestrian and badly injuring another in a crash. Kyle Braithwaite was behind the wheel of a car that hit young student nurse...
View ArticleFour Children Missing From Kendal Wings School
Kendal Police are appealing for information as four children have gone missing from Wings School. Officers believe they may have been using barns to take shelter and are asking local residents to...
View ArticlePart Of Kendal To Get Christmas Lights For First Time
Christmas lights will be installed in Kendal this year at the bottom of Stricklandgate and Sandes Avenue, for the first time. The town's Business Improvement District Teams says it's also invested in...
View ArticlePolice Name Man Whose Body Was Found After River Kent Plunge
Police have identified the man whose body was found in the River Kent in Kendal yesterday as 86 year old Charles Maurice Mercer. Mr Mercer - from Cartmel, died on Monday after his vehicle plunged into...
View ArticleCumbria Poppy Appeal Gets £3,000 Boost
James Cropper PLC in Burneside has donated £3,000 to the Cumbria Poppy Appeal. Phil Wild, Chief Executive Officer of James Cropper, commented: “All of us at James Cropper plc are honoured to have...
View Article£2,000 Given To Vision Support Charity
A charity which helps people with visual impairments across Furness and parts of the South Lakes has been given £2,000 towards its new children’s service. The Barrow-based Vision Support Centre's...
View ArticleFour Cumbrian Retailers Fail Fireworks Underage Test
Shops in parts of Cumbria have been caught selling fireworks to under 18s, during a test operation by Trading Standards. Four retailers sold fireworks to children, who were sent into shop in Kendal,...
View ArticleYoungsters Help Out At Windermere Food Bank
Members of the 1st Grange and Cartmel Beavers group have been helping to stock the shelves at the Windermere and District Foodbank. In the build-up to Christmas, fourteen six to eight-year-olds...
View ArticleCumbria Uni'& National Trust "Cement" Working Relationship
The University of Cumbria and the National Trust have signed an agreement to cement their future working relationship. In the first collaboration of its kind in the country, Vice Chancellor Professor...
View ArticleRoads Clean-Up Continues After Bad Weather
Work to clean up after the effects of localised flooding in Cumbria is continuing, after strong winds and heavy rain left tonnes of debris on the county's road network. Clear up work has been taking...
View ArticleSouth Lakes Credit Union Launches
The South Lakes' credit union launches today. The savings and loans co-op will officially open at an event at Kendal College, and will be open to anyone living, working or studying in the South Lakes....
View ArticleWet Weather Warning For This Weekend
The Met Office has issued an advanced weather warning for rain across the Northwest this weekend. It's a yellow alert, which is the lowest level of warning. Forecasters say a persistant, slow-moving...
View ArticleUnwanted Bras Needed For Breast Cancer Research
Local women who have unwanted bras are being asked to donate them to the UHMBT. For every tonne of bras collected, the Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust will donate £1,000 to breast cancer research. The...
View ArticleFarron Continues Radiotherapy Unit Calls
South Lakes MP Tim Farron says he's determined to continue the campaign to bring radiotherapy services to Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal. Earlier this week, he told us he'd called on the...
View ArticleRMT Lobbies Council Over Rail Future
The RMT Union wants Cumbria County Council to use its influence to ensure rail services between Windermere and Barrow aren't cut. The council - a member of Rail North, is one of several to be getting...
View ArticleGMB Lists Living Wage Council Employers
The GMB union has published the names of 175 local authority employers in the UK who've committed to pay staff the living wage. Earlier this month, it was announced that a living wage should be raised...
View ArticleWindermere Police Investigate Church Damage
Police are investigating after damage was caused to the windows of a church in Windermere. It happened at the Community Church on Park Road sometime on the 30th of October.
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