Man Dies After Collapsing On Cat Bells
A man died after collapsing on a Lake District peak near Keswick at the weekend. Passersby and then medical teams tried to revive him on Cat Bells on Saturday lunchtime, but were unsuccessful. His...
View ArticleFire Crews Deal With "Well Alight" Barn Near Derwent Water
Fire crews were called to a village at the southern end of Derwent Water this morning, to tackle a barn that was "well alight". The call came in at 8.45 from Grange village, with gas cylinders found...
View ArticleFarron To Appear On Have I Got News For You
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will appear on this Friday's edition of 'Have I Got News For You'. The Lib Dem leader due to make a guest appearance on the show, on BBC One at 9pm. He said: "I’m looking...
View ArticleMan Appears In Court Facing Numerous Firearms Charges
A man facing a raft of firearms allegations has appeared before a judge at Carlisle Crown Court today. 49 year old Paul Holmes of Station Road in Holme, faces seven charges following police raids in...
View Article'Shoctober' Hailed A Success And Set To Save Lives
A social media campaign has helped to identify 290 pieces of life-saving equipment across the region that can now be used by North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) to help cardiac arrest...
View ArticleMan Jailed For Violent Attack On Woman
A jealous man who left a woman bleeding in the shower after a violent attack in Kendal has been jailed. Stuart Grady assaulted the victim in her home in Oxenholme in June after seeing a text message...
View ArticleSlippers And Ugg Boots Stolen In Underbarrow Burglary
Police are reminding residents to keep their doors locked - even when at home, after another burglary in South Cumbria. A home was burgled on Friday in Underbarrow, with a large number of ugg boots...
View ArticleWind Farm Plans Recommended For Refusal
Controversial plans to replace a wind farm have been recommended for refusal by a planning officer. The 12 turbines at Kirkby Moor Wind Farm, which stands less than a mile outside the Lake District...
View ArticleHawkshead Tech' Company Outgrows Premises
A technology firm is set to move to bigger premises in Cumbria and triple its workforce in the next 12 months. Multi Source Power (MSP), develops power systems for sustainable technologies such as...
View ArticleOverview Of The National Trust's Christmas In Cumbria Events
Elves and fairy folk are hard at work planning a wonderful Christmas season at National Trust places across Cumbria and the Lake District. There's a string of events happening over the festive period...
View Article£3.8bn NHS Injection Means Kendal Must Get Radiotherapy - Farron
The government has no excuse for not funding a radiotherapy unit at Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal. That's according to South Lakes MP Tim Farron, after NHS England was yesterday promised an...
View ArticleCrime Prevention Advice For Farmers
South Lakeland's Community Safety Partnership is hosting a crime prevention event today, aimed mainly at farmers. It's being held at the Auction Mart at Junction 36 of the M6 between 11am and 1pm....
View ArticleResurfacing Resumes On Major Kendal Road
Windermere Road in Kendal is being temporarily closed again later today. It will be shut between the junctions with Green Hill and Burneside Road between 6.30pm and midnight. It's so Cumbria County...
View ArticleCumbria Police Raise Awareness Of Violence Against Women
Cumbria Police is reassuring women who are victim to abuse that they can have confidence in reporting it. The Constabulary's raising awareness of violence against women on White Ribbon Day. The force...
View ArticleSLDC Cabinet Discusses Budget
South Lakeland District Council's cabinet looks at the authority's draft budget today. There's a warning that the council is looking at running up a £1million deficit by 2020. That's down to...
View ArticleNWAS Advises Shoppers To Take Care This Black Friday
Shoppers are being advised by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to be careful when out and about this Black Friday and to make sure that they only receive their intended festive bargains and not a...
View ArticleMP Makes Police Funding Plea Ahead Of Spending Review
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has urged the government to reconsider plans cut police funding, ahead of today's Comprehensive Spending Review. The Cumbria force is braced for an announcement of further...
View ArticleCarnforth Company's Steam Trains Suspended
A Carnforth-based train company has been banned from running its steam services on the mainline rail network. It's the second time this year that West Coast Railways has faced a suspension. The Office...
View ArticleAuction Raises £15k For Comic Art Festival
More than £15,000 was raised at an auction to help with the cost of running Comic Art in Kendal. The festival, organised by Lakes International, has been growing in popularity. It attracts the world's...
View ArticleImminent Announcement For Cumbrian Rail Franchise
An announcement is expected imminently on two new rail franchises for Cumbria, to begin in April. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin is due to award the new Northern and TransPennine franchises...
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