Major Resurfacing Works To Improve Kendal Bypass
Major road resurfacing works are set to be carried out at Shenstone Interchange, A591 Kendal Bypass, over two consecutive weekends in May. Cumbria County Council is investing £400,000 in this...
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Flood-Hit Golf Club Looks Towards Future
Bosses of a golf club in Kendal which was devastated by December's floods, say they're looking forward to "a positive future", following extensive repair work. Restoration work has recently been...
View ArticleDead Duck Found Hanging From Kendal Archway
A duck has been found hanging dead under an archway in Kendal. The animal was found on Wednesday the 13th of April in Abbot Hall Park. Cumbria Police are now appealing for information. Anyone who...
View ArticleCumbria Road Police Crack Down On Law-Breakers
Cumbria Police launched a fresh crackdown on criminals using the county's roads this week. Around fifty vehicles were stopped and checked near junction 36 of the M6 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday....
View ArticleFurness Teen Wins Wordsworth Poetry Competition
A Furness schoolboy has won the Rydal Mount Wordsworth prize for young poets. It's organised by the famed wordsmith's descendants. This year's theme was Mind the Gap and budding poets were asked to...
View ArticleMountain Rescue Team Called To Help Injured Teenager In The Lake District
The Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called to help a teenager, after he injured himself in the Lake District yesterday. A team of 12 went to Greenup Edge, Wythburn to help the 17-year-old at around...
View ArticleUPDATE: Motorcyclist Escapes Serious Injury After A65 Smash
A motorcyclist has escaped serious injury after a collision with a car on the A65 at Sedgwick near Barrows Green. Police were called to the scene between Shyreakes Lane and Helm Lane just after...
View ArticleRider Hurt In A65 Crash
A motorcyclist suffered a broken arm and leg in a crash that closed the A65 at Sedgwick yesterday. An Air Ambulance was dispatched to the collision which also involved a car between Shyreakes Lane...
View ArticlePylon Protest Walk This Saturday
Friends of the Lake District members will go on walks this weekend to highlight the damage that'll be done to the landscape by potential new pylons. The event on St. George's Day has been organised...
View ArticleRacehorse Charity Launches £100k Fundraiser
A charity's launching an effort to raise £100,000 through horse rides that'll be the equivalent of traveling round the coast of Britain. The Lancaster-based Thoroughbred Retraining Centre takes in...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Spate Of Thefts Around Windermere
Cumbria Police is looking into a series of thefts in the Windermere area over the weekend. On Friday, cash boxes at the public toilets on the Glebe and at Baddeley Clock were targeted. Then at some...
View ArticleRCN Backs Cumbrian Nurses Over Pay Rise Anger
The Royal College of Nursing is backing Cumbrian nurses in their call for better pay. Local nurses say their latest 1% salary increase isn't a rise at all once increased National Insurance...
View ArticleBoston Bombing Couple Make Flood Donation
A couple who were badly hurt in the Boston marathon bombing have donated £10,000 to the Cumbria Community Foundation's Flood Recovery Fund. West Cumbrian ex-pats Eric and Ann Whalley have marked the...
View ArticleWalker Rescued After Suffering Suspected Heart Attack In Lake District
Mountain rescuers raced to the aid of a walker who suffered a suspected heart attack in the Lake District at the weekend. The 57-year-old woman took ill on Saturday just before noon while walking on...
View ArticleFarron Slams Cumbria Pothole Fund
The Lib Dem leader says the government's neglecting Cumbria's roads. Earlier this month, it was confirmed the county's getting more than a million pounds to fix potholes. However, South Lakes MP Tim...
View ArticlePolice Appeal For Missing Woman Last Seen In Kendal Area
Cumbria Police are appealing for information about a missing woman who was last seen in the Kendal area. 32-year-old Kerry Wilson, who is described as African American, has long dark hair and a slim...
View ArticleLocal People Flock To Kendal Colour Dash
Over 1,000 local people took part in the Kendal Colour Dash on Sunday. Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron also participated in the 5km run, which is in its second year. The dash started at...
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University of Cumbria Open Lecture To Discuss Lake District Landmark
The University of Cumbria is taking a well-known local landmark as the subject of an open guest lecture being held at its campus in Ambleside. On Wednesday the 4th of May at 4.00pm, Carl Sanders and...
View ArticlePolice Concerned For Missing Kendal Teen
Cumbria Police are concerned for the welfare of a teenage girl who has gone missing from the Hutton area of Kendal. 16-year-old Courtney Cook was last seen on Saturday the 16th of April at...
View ArticleAge UK South Lakeland Wins National Award
Age UK South Lakeland has won a national award that recognises excellence in charities improving health and wellbeing in their communities. The charity, which helps older people retain their...
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