New CCTV System Launched In Cumbria
Cumbria's county-wide CCTV system is launched today. Police and Crime Commissioner Richard Rhodes and Chief Constable Jerry Graham are due at an event at police HQ in Penrith. 53 cameras have been...
View ArticleCumbria Police Receive 14 Applications To Use "Sarah's Law"
Cumbria Police have received 14 applications from local people to use Sarah's Law. The scheme was introduced following the death of Sarah Payne. It allows people to ask police details about...
View ArticleGirl Taken To Hospital After Slipping In Lake District
A girl was taken to hospital for treatment for a knee injury after slipping whilst walking in the Lake District. The Keswick Mountain Rescue Team were called to rescue the 15-year old girl at Cat...
View ArticleOutdoor Cinema Comes To Leighton Hall
Stanley Kubrick's classic film "The Shining" is going to be shown at Carnforth's Leighton Hall, on a huge outdoor screen tonight. The screen will be erected in front of the building, with film fans...
View ArticleDeadline Day For Grassroots Community Grants
The deadline to apply for cash from an award winning community funding scheme in Cumbria is today. 'Grassroots Giving', by the Skipton Building Society in Kendal, gives small community groups, clubs...
View ArticleNWAS Launches New Performance Survey
The North West Ambulance Service has launched a new survey to get more views on its performance. They want to know what staff, the public, patients and partners think, by filling in a five minute...
View ArticleSLDC "On Target" With Affordable Rented Homes
South Lakeland District Council says it's helped to deliver more than 200 affordable rented homes towards its target of 1,000 by 2025. New figures show the council has enabled 28 new affordable homes...
View ArticleKeswick Homes Targetted In West Cumbria Burglaries
Police are reminding people in Keswick not to be complacent with their home security, after a spate of burglaries in the west of the county. The majority happened in Workington and Whitehaven, but...
View ArticleBusinesses Urged Not To Fall For Phone Scam
Cumbria Police are reminding businesses in Keswick not to fall for a scam, by a caller claiming to be selling advertising space in a Police magazine. The most recent report came in yesterday, with the...
View ArticleCumbria CCTV System To Be Monitored 24/7
Cumbria Police hopes this week's launch of a new county-wide CCTV system will not only catch more offenders - but prevent crime before it happens. Police and Crime Commissioner Richard Rhodes and...
View ArticleAmbleside Premier Inn Plan Revived
A consultation event's taking place in Ambleside today and tomorrow about a revived proposal to build a Premier Inn. The chain scrapped a £5million plan for one of its hotels at Hill Top in November...
View ArticleSLDC Reject Plans To Build 84 New Homes At Site In Kendal
An application to build 84 houses on land in Kendal has been refused by planning councillors. SLDC's planning committee rejected the plans at a committee meeting yesterday. The land to the south of...
View ArticleKendal Teen Sentenced For Dangerous Driving
A Kendal teenager has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving after being caught performing a potentially fatal overtaking move. 18-year old Martin Atkinson overtook a vehicle on a hill on the A65 near...
View ArticleSudden Death In Ambleside Not Suspicious, Police Say
Cumbria Police have confirmed that the sudden death of a 71 year old man from Ayrshire in Ambleside is not being treated as suspicious. They were called to a hotel on Rothay Road shortly before 5am....
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Police Investigate Kendal Calling Man's Death
A Millom man has died after suspected substance abuse at the Kendal Calling Music Festival. Cumbria Police were contacted by staff at the Cumberland Infirmary just before 7am this morning (Friday),...
View ArticleTeddy Themed Events Kicks Off Festival Of Fun
The Festival of Fun kicks off in Bowness today, with the 'Teddy Got Talent' fair on the Glebe. It's the start of three consecutive weekends of family entertainment. The likes of Spongebob Squarepants...
View ArticleFestivalgoers Still Critical After Kendal Calling Substance Abuse
A Millom man and a woman from Bolton are still critically ill in hospital after suspected substance abuse at Kendal Calling. Two other young men from Millom have been discharged. Yesterday, it was...
View ArticleSLDC Offers Free Business Advice Service
A free advice service is being offered to help develop South Lakeland businesses. Existing and prospective businesses can access valuable assistance on everything from writing a business plan to...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Kirkby Lonsdale Cattle Theft
Police are investigating the theft of two 18 month old Limousine bullocks from near Kirkby Lonsdale. They were taken sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning from land at Lupton. Kendal PCSO...
View ArticleBowness Shop Staff Urged To Be Vigilant
Shop staff in Bowness are being urged to watch out for shoplifters, after an incident in the town at the weekend. Two people were reported to have left a shop without paying for a £400 jacket...
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