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Cumbria's Flood-Hit Residents Stressed & Angry
People affected by Cumbria's floods at the end of last year remain frustrated, stressed and angry at the slow pace of the flood recovery. That's according to the National Flood Forum, which says...
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Kendal Calling Band Killed In Sweden Bridge Crash
Five men believed to include all four members of north-west based indie band 'Viola Beach' - who were due to play at this year's Kendal Calling festival, have been killed after their car plunged off a...
View ArticleFlood Help Service Due In Kendal This Week
People affected by the recent floods are being urged to visit a flood support and advice service that's rolling into Kendal this week. It will be parked at Asda from 3.30pm to 8pm on Wednesday and...
View ArticleMan Due In Court After Fatal Shap Crash
A man's due in court today (Monday), charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a woman died in a crash near Shap last month. 51-year old Adam Rybicki - who's from Poland - was driving a...
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Glebe Improvement Work Due To Start In Bowness
Work gets underway from today (Monday), on improvements at Glebe Road in Bowness, as part of a project to make some of the Lake District’s ‘honeypot’ areas more accessible by bus, bike or car. The...
View ArticleKendal Man Jailed For Attack On Estranged Wife
A Kendal man's been jailed for climbing into his estranged wife's home and attacking her. Michael Leavy - who'd already breached a restraining order more than once - got in through a window, grabbed a...
View ArticleCheap Parking In Kendal This Weekend To Mark Bridge Reopening
A special parking offer is on in Kendal this weekend to attract people back to the town following the reopening of Victoria Bridge. The town's BID team and SLDC have teamed up with the Westmorland...
View ArticlePolice Target Off-Road Riding In South Lakes
Cumbria Police has targeted illegal off-road riders in the South Lakes. Officers teamed up with Natural England, the LDNPA, the National Trust and the Forestry Commission for two days of action in...
View ArticleKendal Sight Charity Gets Lottery Funding
A South Lakes charity is amongst those getting a share of £1.8million of Lottery funding in the North West. The Big Lottery fund's awarded nearly £7,000 to Sight Advice South Lakes. It'll be used for...
View ArticleA591 Shuttle Bus Due In Operation Today
The new Keswick to Grasmere A591 shuttle-bus will start operating today, following a successful test run on the route last week. A team from Stagecoach and Cumbria County Council drove the full length...
View ArticleLorry Driver Admits Shap Death Crash Charge
A lorry driver has admitted causing the death of a Cumbrian woman in an early morning road crash. Today, Carlisle Crown Court heard that 52-year-old Adam Rybicki was travelling on the wrong side of...
View ArticleKendal Charity Reaches Halfway Target For 'Hand On Heart' Campaign
Local charity action group, Hand on Heart Kendal Campaign have reached their halfway target of supplying every Kendal school with a life saving defibrillator. Hand on Heart is a national charity which...
View ArticleKendal Mum Launches Book Based In The Lake District
A Kendal mother is inspiring other parents to have fun days out with their young children in Cumbria, through a beautiful picture book that encapsulates the personal joy this has brought her. Bonnie...
View ArticleMaternity Matters Report Reveals What Families Want In Cumbria And North...
Women and families across Cumbria and North Lancashire have set out some clear messages about what a great maternity service would look like. In a report published by Healthwatch Cumbria following a...
View ArticleKeswick Residents Make Savings With Energy Buying Scheme
People in Keswick and its surrounding villages who joined the Big Allerdale Switch are now saving an average of £291 on their annual energy bills. It's an initiative which has collectively saved...
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New Kendal Development Given Green Light
Story Homes has secured planning permission from South Lakeland District Council for a 71 home development in Kendal. The housing firm’s second development in the town, will be built on the Kendal...
View ArticleFestival Of Food To Return To Kendal
Kendal's Festival of Food returns to town next month, for the seventh time. It's back on the 12th and 13th of March. A brand new feature includes a ‘Grow Your Own’ area in Wainwright’s Yard. The...
View ArticleInfo' Session Planned For Bowness' Glebe Road
Residents, visitors and businesses are being given the chance to find out more about the work that got started in Bowness this week. Glebe Road and its surrounding area is being improved, with a new...
View ArticleNew Location For Lakes Hospitality Trade Show
The Lakes Hospitality Trade Show returns to Cumbria next week - but this time, it's at a new location. It's on the 24th and 25th of February at the Rural Auction House in Crooklands, just off junction...
View ArticleKendal Junction Work To Resume Next Week
Improvement work on Kendal's junction with Romney Road and Milnthorpe Road will continue from Monday. Work to improve the junction started last month, but were postponed when Victoria Bridge was...
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