Flood Warning Remains For Keswick Campsite
A flood warning remains in place at Keswick Campsite today. The Environment Agency says although the level of Derwent Water is going down, it is receeding very slowly and remains high. Heavy rainfall...
View ArticleFlood Water Backs Up A590 Traffic
Flood water had to be pumped off a 100 square metre stretch of the A590 at Lindal this morning. Firefighters were called just before 10.30am to Ulverston Road, where the water had stopped traffic in...
View ArticleMaternity Services Survey Results Collected For Analysis
More than 1,230 across Cumbria and Morecambe Bay have responded to a survey about local maternity services. Throughout November, the survey targeted women who have used maternity services in the last...
View ArticleKeswick Shop Staff Urged To Check For Fake Cash
Police are urging shop staff to check banknotes, after a fake £20 note was used in Keswick yesterday. Police say a man used the counterfeit cash to buy goods - although it's not known if he knew the...
View ArticlePolice Appeal For Witnesses Following Diesel Theft In Kendal
Cumbria Police is appealing for witnesses after diesel was stolen from a tank in Kendal. The incident occurred sometime between the 26th and 27th of November at a farm on Shap Road. A witness saw a...
View ArticleNo Decision Made On New South Lakes Safari Zoo Entrance
There's still no decision on a new entrance to a popular tourist destination in the South Lakes. Barrow Borough Council’s planning committee met yesterday afternoon to review the marshalling plan for...
View ArticleCumbrian-Born Royal Mint Engraver Designs UK's First Fifty Pound Coin
A Cumbrian-born Royal Mint engraver has designed the UK’s first ever fifty pound coin. Jodie Clark's work is to celebrate the Queen’s record breaking reign. His royal portrait of the Queen - and a new...
View ArticleCumbria's Police And Crime Commissioner To Fund Cumbria Crimestoppers
Police and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria, Richard Rhodes, has agreed to provide funding for Cumbria Crimestoppers. The grant of £4,500 for this and the next financial year is to help contribute to...
View ArticleMet Office Issues Weekend Heavy Rain Warning
A severe weather warning for rain has been issued for the north west by the Met Office. Heavy rain is expected to develop early on Saturday and persist into Sunday. A statement reads: "Given saturated...
View ArticleEndmoor Burglary Investigated By Police
Police are appealing for information after a burglary in Endmoor in the early hours of this morning. Police were called at just before 1.20am with a report of a male acting suspiciously in the Main...
View Article£1,000+ Raised At Bill Barker Tournament
Cumbria Police has handed over a cheque for more than £1,000 to The Great North Air Ambulance ‘Pride of Cumbria’. The cash was raised at the force's annual Bill Barker Memorial Football Tournament in...
View ArticleLDNPA Re-Launches Weatherline Service
The Lake District National Park re-launches its daily weather service this week. The National Park Authority's Weatherline service will be updated daily, thanks to two 'Fell-Top Assessors', who will...
View ArticleKeswick Residents Urged To Join The Big Switch
People in Keswick are being encouraged to join the new 'Big Allerdale Switch' - where residents group together to buy their gas and electricity - and save money. It's an initiative which has...
View ArticleSLDC Approves Grants For 64 Affordable Homes For Rent
The go-ahead's been given for grant funding for 64 new affordable homes to rent in South Lakeland. South Lakeland District Council has given approval to help fund the new homes, at Skelwith Bridge,...
View Article£500 Stolen From Kendal Flat As Residents Slept
Police are investigating after £500 in cash was stolen from a Kendal flat while its occupants were sleeping. It happened on Stramongate sometime overnight on Monday, into Tuesday morning. A set of...
View ArticleDoorstep Recycling Scheme Extended In Keswick
Allerdale Borough Council’s doorstep recycling collection service is being expanded in Keswick, so that more residents can recycle glass, cans and plastic at home. From Wednesday the 9th of December,...
View ArticleYoung Cumbria Begins Risky Behaviour Info' Sessions
Cumbria's Police & Crime Commissioner is visiting a South Lakes school today, where pupils are being taught about the dangers of 'risky behaviour'. Last month, Richard Rhodes commissioned the...
View ArticlePair To Be Sentenced After Violent Kendal Altercation
Two men will be sentenced today for their involvement in a violent incident in Kendal town centre. 19 year old Connah Rutledge and 32 year old Carl Hodgson were both charged after the incident on...
View ArticleUHMBT Ready To Come Out Of Special Measures
The Health and Care Regulator has recommended that Morecambe Bay's hospitals should be taken out of special measures. The latest Inspection Report from the Care Quality Commission - published today,...
View ArticleFarron Votes For Military Action In Syria
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is among MPs to have voted for military action in Syria, paving the way for bombing raids against Islamic State targets. The Government plans were approved by 397 votes to...
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