Pair Rescued After Being Cut Off By Tide
The Bay Search and Rescue Team were called into action yesterday. They helped find two people who'd been cut off by the tide in Morecambe Bay near Silverdale. Cumbria and Lancashire fire service and...
View ArticleKendal Man Sentenced For "Fighting Drunk"
A Kendal man has been handed an eight-month jail term - suspended for two years, for arming himself with a cricket bat after sparking a number of disturbances in Kendal town centre. 23 year old...
View ArticleWoman Reported Missing On Coast-To-Coast Walk
A woman who was taking on the coast-to-coast walk on her own has been reported missing in Cumbria. Karen Logan, from Essex, failed to check into her B'n'B near Glenridding yesterday. She was last seen...
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Farmers Protest Against Milk Prices
There was a protest in Kendal last night at the state of the dairy sector. There were demonstrations across the country last night - including in Lancashire and Cumbria - at supermarkets, their depots...
View ArticleSunday 9th August: More News In Brief
A cross-bay walk is being held today, to raise money for The Bay Search & Rescue Team. Members of the team at Lancaster-based digital agency and hosting provider 'Nublue' will be led across the...
View ArticleMan Found Safe After Vanishing After Cross-Bay Walk
Police say a 69 year old man who went missing in the Arnside area earlier today has been found safe and well. Frank Pogson, from Teeside, was on an organised coach trip from Teeside to Arnside to take...
View ArticleNine Safe After Three RNLI Bay Call-Outs
Morecambe's RNLI inshore rescue hovercraft was launched three times today (Saturday) to three separate incidents in which people were in danger of being cut off by the tide. In the first incident,...
View ArticleSpate Of Thefts From Unattended Vehicles In The Lake District
Police are appealing for information after a spate of thefts from vehicles in the Lake District. Several unattended vehicles were broken into in the Ullswater and Pooley Bridge areas between 11.30am...
View ArticleStone Skimming Championships Return To Lake District
The All England Open Stone Skimming Championships returns to the Lake District this month. The annual event's being held on the 22nd of August at Fell Foot Park on the southern tip of Windermere. The...
View ArticleSeven Lake District Mountain Rescue Teams Deployed In Search For Woman
Seven Lake District Mountain Rescue Teams were deployed to search for a woman who failed to return from a walk. Volunteers were called to Greenup Edge after a lady walking the Coast to Coast route had...
View ArticleMan Given CPR After Falling Off Bike In Lake District
A man had to be given CPR after falling off his bike whilst cycling in the Lake District. The 55-year old was cycling uphill towards the Stone Circle at Eleventrees in the Castlerigg area when he...
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Summit On Milk Prices After Farmer Protest
Farming unions are holding an emergency summit later amid claims dairy and livestock producers across the UK are facing 'financial devastation'. Falling milk prices have led to protests around the...
View ArticleUnprovoked Attack In Bowness
A man and woman were victim to an "unprovoked" attack in Bowness at the weekend. Cumbria Police say they were set upon whilst walking on Glebe Road near the aquatics centre on Saturday evening. The...
View ArticleWoman Rescued After Fall At Aira Force
A woman was taken to hospital with back injuries after falling whilst walking in the Lake District. The Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team helped stretcher her to safety after she fell at Aira Force on...
View ArticleMan Rescued After Falling From Bike In Lake District
A man had to be rescued after knocking himself unconscious whilst mountain biking in the Lake District. The Keswick Mountain Rescue Team assisted the man who fell off his bike near Seatoller on Sunday...
View ArticleCase Of 38 People Charged In "Crash For Cash" Scam Appears Before Court
The case of 38 people facing "crash for cash" insurance scam allegations has come before Cumbria's top judge. 32 of the men and women charged in relation to the conspiracy were present at Carlisle...
View Article#Team999 Campaign Arrives In Keswick
The North West Ambulance Service is taking its #Team999 campaign to Keswick today. The service launched the initiative to teach local people that dialing 999 will not necessarily result in an...
View ArticleKendal Man Spared Jail After Girlfriend Attack
A Kendal man who carried out a sustained and vicious attack on his girlfriend has been spared an immediate jail term. Carlisle Crown Court heard how 29 year old Lee Medcalf bit his victim's nose...
View ArticleViews Sought On Windermere & Bowness Wi-Fi
Local businesses are being asked if they'd support having free wi-fi hotspots in Windermere and Bowness. Consultants from South Lakeland Council have approached Windermere Town Council about the idea....
View ArticleGrouse Shooting Season Could Be 40% Shorter
Cumbria's Grouse season has been hit by what are described as "calamitous conditions" by campaigners. With some of the worst breeding conditions in living memory, this year's grouse shooting season is...
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