Farron Calls On Flood Insurers To Use Local Builders
Insurers should be using local builders and tradespeople for the ongoing repair job in Cumbria following December's floods. That's the view of South Lakes MP Tim Farron. He's written to the...
View ArticleDockray Bridge Shut In Kendal For Safety Reasons
Dockray footbridge in Kendal has been closed for safety reasons. Cumbria County Council confirmed the news this morning. The authority's asking people in the north end of the town not to attempt to go...
View ArticleNHS Cumbria Urges Careful A&E Use During Strike
Junior doctors begin their 48 hour strike tomorrow (Wednesday), over proposed new contracts. They begin the walkout at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, until 8am on Friday. Another 48 hour strike is...
View ArticleKendal Man Told To Expect Jail For Taxi Hijack
A Kendal man's been told to expect a prison sentence, after he admitted hijacking a taxi in the town. 23 year old James Shaw was charged with robbery following the incident in the Rinkfield area on...
View ArticleVisitor Numbers Jump By 39% At Kendal's Food Fest'
Last month's Festival of Food in Kendal attracted 39% more visitors this year than it did in 2015. That's according to independent research released today, which reveals the event's economic impact...
View ArticleCar Collides With Tree In The South Lakes
Cumbria fire crews were called to a crash in the South Lakes earlier today. They arrived on scene just after midday, after the collision at Killington Lake Service Station on the M6 southbound. A...
View ArticleMore Ospreys Return To The Lake District
Two more ospreys have returned to the Lake District, this time to its biggest nature reserve, Foulshaw Moss, near Witherslack. It was just a week ago that two different ospreys returned to...
View ArticlePolice: Missing Wales Man Could Be In Cumbria
Police are appealing for help to find a missing man from Prestatyn who might be in the Lake District or Carnforth. 45-year-old Timothy Edwards has been missing from his home since Friday. He's...
View ArticleCumbria Uni' Lays Out Shopping Benefits For Older Residents
New research by The University of Cumbria says being able to shop for food in later life is "an important aspect of remaining independent and staying well". Despite many older adults fearing that...
View ArticleJunior Doctors Begin 48 Hour Strike
Junior doctors begin their 48 hour strike today (Wednesday), over proposed new contracts. They're walking out between 8am today until 8am on Friday. Another 48 hour strike is planned from 8am on the...
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Cumbria Police Back Motorbike Safety Campaign
Cumbria Police are launching their annual motorcycle safety campaign. The BikeSafe campaign is used to raise awareness among the county’s bikers to improve their skills to ensure they stay safe on the...
View ArticleReason Behind Closure Of Dockray Footbridge In Kendal
More has been revealed about the reasons behind the closure of Dockray footbridge in Kendal. Cumbria County Council have revealed the bridge has what's described as 'significant scour beneath the...
View ArticleFarron Demands Answers To Hospital Discharge Concerns
Calls are being made for an inquiry into hospital procedures, following new concerns that vulnerable people are being discharged from hospital without appropriate care or travel arrangements being put...
View ArticlePedestrian Suffers Minor Injuries After Bowness Collision
A pedestrian's escaped serious injuries after being involved in a collision with a car in Bowness. It happened at the junction with Helm Road and Lake Road at 4.55pm on Thursday last week. The woman -...
View ArticleNew Flood Alert Issued For Tonight's High Tide
A Flood Alert has been issued by the Environment Agency for the Coast at North Morecambe Bay tonight. The Alert is in force for the high tide at a quarter to midnight. Sandside is most likely to be...
View ArticleParking Thoughts Wanted From Hospital Staff
Staff who work for the Morecambe Bay Hospitals Trust are being asked for their thoughts on car parking facilities. The UHMBT is holding three drop-in sessions at Kendal, Lancaster and Morecambe to ask...
View ArticleGovernment Blasted Over EU Flood-Help Application
It's emerged that the government still hasn't completed its application to the EU Solidarity Fund to help areas affected by December’s floods. It's reported that the EU Commission is still waiting for...
View ArticlePop Up Police Desk Open In The Lake District
An officer from SLDC's Neighbourhood Enforcement Team will be on hand at a pop up Police desk in Coniston today (Thursday, 7 April). It's to raise awareness about new dog chipping laws that came into...
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Cumbria To Benefit From New Pothole Cash
Cumbria is set to benefit from more than a million pounds to tackle potholes. The government is spending £6.4 million across the north west, using cash from its Pothole Action Fund. Cumbria is one of...
View Article£10k Worth Of Equipment Stolen From Greenodd Business
£10,000 worth of gardening equipment was stolen in Greenodd earlier this week. Cumbria Police say the chainsaws, trimmers and blowers were taken from Henry Armer's premises on Main Street on Monday...
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