Army Arrives To Help Clean-Up Keswick
One hundred army personnel are in Keswick to help with the post-flood clean-up operation today. Troops from the 2nd Battalion Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment arrived early this morning to help the town’s...
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Keswick Market Traders Back In Business
Keswick Market is back up and running, despite the clean-up operation still being underway after the recent flooding. The market, which runs every Thursday and Saturday and was voted ‘2015 Best...
View ArticleWork Continues To Restore Power To 750 Homes
Engineers are continuing to work around the clock to restore power to the remaining 750 customers in Cumbria after the severe floods this week. More than 170 engineers are working on it. Mark...
View ArticleOne Person Dies After Selside Accident
Emergency services say one person has died after a road accident at Selside last night. It happened just after 8pm, when a car hit a wall on the A6. Two fire engines were called, from Kendal and Shap....
View ArticleUrgent Appeal Made To Help Flood Victims
An urgent appeal is being made for landlords and property owners to help with providing private rented properties in and around South Lakeland for families hit by last weekend's floods. SLDC says it...
View ArticleKendal Flood Help Centre Opens Early
A new centre to help Kendal’s flood victims is open at the town's Westmorland Shopping Centre from today. It's been set up behind the shopping centre - above Argos, and is being run by the King’s Food...
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Flood Victim Travis Saved By Business Staff
A Goldfish named 'Travis' has been nursed back to full health, after being found covered in oil, diesel and mud after the floods in Kendal. He was given the name by staff at Travis Perkins - a timber...
View ArticleKeswick Flood Help Will Continue This Weekend
Allerdale Council says there will continue to be help and advice available this weekend, for those affected by the flooding in Keswick. Council officers are available at Moot Hall from now until 4pm....
View ArticleLocals Urged To Stay Healthy After Flood-Effects
Health bosses in Cumbria say the recent floods mean that many people could catch fall ill, having been living or working in damp conditions as the clean-up work continues. Living and working in damp...
View ArticleHelp Still Needed In Cumbria To Fix Properties
Cumbria County Council is thanking local people and services for all their offers of help after the recent flooding. Getting the right support to the right people remains the council's focus, and...
View ArticlePolice: Stay Vigilant After Floods
Cumbria Police are stressing that flood victims must stay vigilant, previous floods in the county attracted bogus individuals from outside the county to offer building works. In particular, police...
View ArticleRain & Low Temperatures Lead To Ice Warning
A Met Office advisor for the North West region has told us that up to 4cm of rain could fall in South Cumbria this weekend, with up to 1.5cm in other parts of the region. Temperatures are expected to...
View ArticleFlood Alerts In Place For Several Local Rivers
Flood Alerts have been issued by the Environment Agency for several local rivers . Alerts are in place for the Rivers Kent, Bela, Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck. Also on alert is the River Derwent from...
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Police Name Man Who Died In Selside Accident
Police have identified the man who died following a road traffic collision at Selside near Kendal last night as 23 year old Jack Davis Dulson from Penrith. Mr Dulson died following a one vehicle road...
View ArticleFloods Minister Visits Kendal Homes
South Lakes MP Tim Farron met today with Floods Minister Rory Stewart MP in Kendal, where he pressed him to provide more funds for the post-flooding housing crisis. Mr Farron showed him affected areas...
View ArticleNew Group To Review Cumbria's Flood Protection Measures
Flood protection measures for Cumbria will be worked on by a new group formed to reduce the impact of extreme weather, the environment secretary has announced. The Cumbrian Floods Partnership group...
View ArticleSouth Lakes MP To Hold Advice Surgeries For Flood Victims
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will hold a special advice surgery on Monday 14 December for constituents who have been affected by the recent floods. The extra surgery will be at the Sandylands Methodist...
View ArticleFree Parking As Kendal Says 'We're Open For Business'
Shoppers heading into Kendal will have the Christmas bonus of free parking in the town this weekend. There will be no charges at the multi-storey Westmorland Shopping Centre car park on Friday and...
View ArticleKeswick Anger Over Parking Charge Increase
Major employers and tourism organisations have joined forces to fight plans by Allerdale Borough Council to impose substantial increases to the cost of parking in Keswick. The group includes Lake...
View ArticleFarron: New Homes Need Affordable Flood Insurance
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has written to the Prime Minister to urge changes to a new flood insurance scheme, which would otherwise leave those in new homes unprotected and therefore liable for...
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