THERE was good news for Westmorland football when it was revealed that South Lakeland District Council is considering providing two additional pitches on land adjacent to the Jubilee Playing fields in Kendal. The land would accommodate two full-size pitches
AFTER a fortnight without any action, Kendal Town will be looking forward to tomorrow's UniBond League First Division match with Chorley, a game that could send Town soaring into the play-off places. Chorley hammered Town 5-0 in the away match back on
ONE of Lancashire's leading agricultural show events has appointed a new figurehead to take over a popular family day out. Rodney Swarbrick, CBE, of Longridge, Preston, has taken over as president of the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society. He succeeds
Preparing for a future of upland maintenance workers WHO will maintain the sprawling upland hills of the Lake District when the current farmers are gone is one of the major concerns at the heart of a proposed year-long pilot study to be discussed next
KENDAL AAC athlete Peter Rhodes, who attends the Lakes School, won the Under-15 boys North of England Indoor Combined Events title on Saturday. Along with three other Kendal clubmates, Rhodes took part in the NoEAA Championships at the purpose-built indoor
AMBLESIDE Ladies opened the New Year with a 2-1 Cumbria League victory over Barrow on Sunday but it came at a cost. Starting at a fast pace, slick passing throughout the team saw Claire Munday get on the end of Sue Conway's shot to slot it home and shortly
KENDAL Colts have won all five matches so far to top the Lancashire and Cheshire Colts League. The squad is also through to the semi-finals of the Lancashire Colts Cup, in which they will play either West Park and Aldwinians in April. Several of the squad
KENDAL continue to clock up high mileage in National League 2 at the start of 2003, writes Richard Daniels. After undertaking the longest trip in English league rugby to Penzance and Newlyn a fortnight ago, the Mint Bridge squad face a long haul down
MANY of the workers leaving the Springer Natland Road factory seemed resigned to the news that their jobs were to go, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate. They were reacting to the announcement that Clarks was to shut its last shoe-making factory in Kendal
Kirkby Lonsdale is to receive a £77,000 investment into its gas supply system to ensure the town is never left shivering in the cold again. Following a gas cut on Sunday, January 5, when 710 people were left without gas amid sub-zero temperatures, pipeline
Kirkby Lonsdale is to receive a £77,000 investment into its gas supply system to ensure the town is never left shivering in the cold again. Following a gas cut on Sunday, January 5, when 710 people were left without gas amid sub-zero temperatures, pipeline
A luxurious Lakeland hotel and top-notch caravan park have been ranked among the country's best holiday retreats in the national accommodation awards, writes tourism reporter Nadia Jefferson-Brown. Holgates Caravan Park, in Silverdale, has been ranked
FIRE chiefs are calling for vigilance during the next one-day fire strike scheduled to start at 9am next Tuesday. Green Goddesses will be back on the streets during the 24-hour strike, which will see the military man five temporary fire stations at Kendal
IN THE wake of the latest K Shoes jobs blow, business and political leaders have called for urgent talks about the uncertain future of South Lakeland's economy, report Rachel Kitchen and Michaela Robinson-Tate. As Clarks International announced the closure
MILLIONS of pounds of investment has been uncorked this week to create a new shopping arena, apartments, parking and enhanced headquarters for The Westmorland Gazette. The newspaper's parent company, Newsquest Media Group, and Maple Grove Developments
POLICE are seeking the public's views to help tackle the growing problem of youth disorder on housing estates in Kendal and Ulverston, reports Mike Addison. Officers have spoken to 263 young people and warned them about their anti-social activities since
Police are urging women to be aware of their personal safety after several reports of women being followed in Kendal and an attempt to grab a young woman near Sandylands playground this week. Inspector Richard Vernon told The Westmorland Gazette that
THE role of suits, ties and twin sets in preserving Appleby's centuries-old traditions and giving confidence in community leaders has come up for debate. Father of Appleby Town Council Keith Morgan raised for discussion the idea of giving councillors
WITH a fully fit squad at his disposal Peter Smith says his players are keen to wipe away the memory of their 5-0 October defeat by Chorley, when they take on the Lancashire side at Parkside tomorrow. "That result flattered them a bit, but they are a
THE SAUCER-eyed glossy-coated welcomer who nods through the stable-door wins me over completely without even having to see him set foot on a racecourse, writes Richard Daniels. We're talking horses magnificent racehorses and the Grand National, the famous
WORK to turn Parkside into an A category ground is likely to go ahead this summer, writes Dennis Aris. The £150,000 plus plan would enable Kendal Town to meet requirements for the UniBond League Premier Division if they should reach, and win, the First
A TEENAGER, a taxi driver and three young boys out walking have provided further evidence that a large, non-native, black cat is at large is South Lakeland. Seventeen-year-old Rosemary Wilson, a sixth form pupil at Dallam School, Milnthorpe, says she
THE widely-criticised 20-day livestock standstill rules - brought in 16-months ago after foot-and-mouth ravaged farms - are expected to be modified by March, it emerged this week. Farming industry representatives and DEFRA officials met in London on Wednesday
THE widely-criticised 20-day livestock standstill rules - brought in 16-months ago after foot-and-mouth ravaged farms - are expected to be modified by March, it emerged this week. Farming industry representatives and DEFRA officials met in London on Wednesday
WATER from a South Lakeland spring renowned for its health-giving properties is being bottled and could soon be quenching the thirsts of people throughout the world. Three local men David Jones, Phil Lynott and Ian Needham -have pooled together their
RUGBY Saturday (2.15pm) NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO Bracknell v Kendal Merit League Kendal 2nd v Liverpool St Helens North Lancs & Cumbria League Division One: Kirkby Lonsdale v De La Salle Division Two North Manchester v Lonsdale Wanderers Cumbria
HOOKER Dan Newsome, from Staveley, and second row Matt Higham, from Crook, are in the Lancaster Royal Grammar School squad to play St Bees for a place in the quarter-finals of the Daily Mail' English Schools Rugby Knockout. If successful, Lancaster Royal
CUMBRIA have announced an initial squad of 60 players to prepare for the County Championship, which starts in May. The opening game is against Hertfordshire at Aspatria on May 3 and before then Cumbria will play a warm-up game against Northumberland at
THE OPENING of a hotel fitness club around the corner from her Kendal home started a sequence of events that led to Sue Little breaking a British record. It was Sue's decision four and a half years ago to step on to a rowing machine at the newly-opened
The loss of 167 well-paid and highly-skilled jobs at K Shoes is yet another blow to the town's economy, say experts, writes Rachel Kitchen. The cuts follow hundreds of job losses announced by major employers such as Kendal's Scottish Provident and Axa
A CHEERFUL workplace, where music was played, and people were often singing, was how Jonathan Somervell remembered his time at K Shoes. At its peak in the mid-1960s, the firm employed more than 2,000 people in Kendal, which was 20 per cent of the working
K shoes was taken over by the then C&J Clark in 1981 but since 1990 an almost yearly announcement of job losses has followed. We chart the sad history of the demise of shoe manufacturing in Kendal. February, 1990: 50 K Shoes staff are made redundant
"It's very disappointing news for Kendal but particularly for the workforce. Ks have treated their very loyal workforce with a very cavalier attitude. It's more high quality jobs that have gone and we seem to be losing them in Kendal all the time." Mayor
WITH the announcement of the closure of the Springer factory there will be no more Clarks shoes made in Kendal but the firm will be buying in shoes from China, India, Vietnam, Romania, Portugal and even Brazil. Clarks public relations manager John Keery
IN THE light of the K Shoes job cuts, the Gazette asked some of South Lakeland's major employers how they are faring in current trade conditions Goodacre Carpets, Kendal employs 160 The Castle Mills firm came out of administration last year with support
KENDALIANS have started to question whether Clarks International should be allowed to continue to use the K Shoes brand with shoe manufacture in the town due to cease this year. The letter K, which stood for Kendal, was first used in 1865 to guarantee
THE 17 members of the Cumbria Schools Organisation Committee who will decide the fate of Lowick School have been invited to meet the pupils face-to-face, writes Zoe Casson. Campaigners want the members to see what a valuable community asset they would
Road engineers have begun work on making phase one of Kendal's controversial traffic scheme a permanent fixture while continuing to progress towards pedestrianisation of the town centre. Traffic cones have appeared outside the town's County Hotel as contractors
Road engineers have begun work on making phase one of Kendal's controversial traffic scheme a permanent fixture while continuing to progress towards pedestrianisation of the town centre. Traffic cones have appeared outside the town's County Hotel as contractors
A stark choice between a 15 per cent Council Tax increase and swingeing road service cuts has been laid before residents across the region. Cumbria County Council is set to ask Council Tax payers to choose between15 per cent tax hikes or cuts to highway
A Local Plan inquiry is to be held after South Lakeland District Council received over 1,000 objections from opponents to a site off Burton Road, Kendal, being allocated as employment land. Councillors will hear at a full meeting of South Lakeland District
A CHARITY which provides scooters and wheelchairs to shoppers with mobility problems is delighted to have received an anonymous donation of £500. Kendal and South Lakes Shopmobility, whose funding plight was highlighted in last week's Gazette, needs to
A DRIVE to reduce rail delays by tackling congestion on the network will see fewer South Lakeland services. With the May 2003 timetable Virgin Cross Country's northbound trains calling at Oxenholme will fall from seven to four, Monday to Friday, and from
A DRIVE to reduce rail delays by tackling congestion on the network will see fewer South Lakeland services. With the May 2003 timetable Virgin Cross Country's northbound trains calling at Oxenholme will fall from seven to four, Monday to Friday, and from
THE leader of Barrow Borough Council has issued a warning of more than 1,000 redundancies across Furness this year and accused the county's jobs-creation agency, of which he himself is a director, of "abject failure." Coun Terry Waiting said "council
THE leader of Barrow Borough Council has issued a warning of more than 1,000 redundancies across Furness this year and accused the county's jobs-creation agency, of which he himself is a director, of "abject failure." Coun Terry Waiting said "council
POLICE are seeking the public's views to help tackle the growing problem of youth disorder on housing estates in Kendal and Ulverston, reports Mike Addison. Officers have spoken to 263 young people and warned them about their anti-social activities since
POLICE are seeking the public's views to help tackle the growing problem of youth disorder on housing estates in Kendal and Ulverston, reports Mike Addison. Officers have spoken to 263 young people and warned them about their anti-social activities since
MANY of the workers leaving the Springer Natland Road factory seemed resigned to the news that their jobs were to go, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate. They were reacting to the announcement that Clarks was to shut its last shoe-making factory in Kendal
THE role of suits, ties and twin sets in preserving Appleby's centuries-old traditions and giving confidence in community leaders has come up for debate. Father of Appleby Town Council Keith Morgan raised for discussion the idea of giving councillors
THE widow of a soldier accidentally shot dead by a colleague at an army base has spoken of her shock after her husband's killer was given a two-year prison sentence. Carolyne Green, 28, of Shap, said the jail term handed down to Lance Corporal William
