Euroview with Chris Davis, Liberal Democrat MEP for the North West. Straight bananas, passports for pets, a ban on traditional rocking horses - what nonsense will the EU get up to next? Story after story pours out of the newspaper offices exposing
APPLAUSE rang around Orton Village Hall as Eden District Council decided to oppose plans to build England's largest windfarm in the area. The meeting of EDC's planning committee was held in the hall in recognition of the strength of public feeling about
THE commitment was back, the skill level was exceptional and for much of the game Upper Eden really did have the upper hand, but somehow Carlisle just had the winning edge with an unconverted try in the last ten minutes. One thing was certain and that
RAPIDE Barca are the new Kirkby Stephen seven-a-side football league champions following their win over Sopranos last week. The win crowns an unbeaten season for Barca. After coming close to achieving 100 per cent on one or two occasions in the past
RURAL bus services in Eden are set to be extended after Cumbria County Council secured a half million pound cash injection to fund improvements. The council's £498,000 bid to the Government's Rural Bus Challenge was successful and that means over the
KIRKBY Stephen is set to have 60 brand new homes after planners backed an application for development just south of the town centre. At least 29 of the new houses will have to be set aside for social housing after Eden District Council supported the
CHILDCARE is the second fastest growth industry in the UK with demand for quality care growing all the time. And if you are looking for a rewarding career, childcare offers a wide range of opportunities with children aged 0-14 in Eden, reports KAREN MORLEY
AS EDEN residents prepare to reduce their rubbish to one bag a week from April, a voluntary project is offering a green alternative to "leaving it out for the binmen", reports KAREN MORLEY. Eden Community Recycling is offering residents in Eden a means
EDEN Housing Association is planning to lobby the Housing Corporation for a grant to provide new affordable homes in Penrith, Langwathby, Melmerby and Newbiggin near Stainton. The association says that, in order to keep pace with the growing demand for
THE Highlights rural touring scheme launches its spring programme in the Eden Valley with two performances of the internationally-acclaimed Oxford Concert Party taking place at Heads Nook Village Hall on Saturday, February 7, and at Lazonby Village Hall
The fourth Kendal Winter League race centred on the Howgill fells near to Tebay on Sunday and attracted a senior men's field of 55 runners. Horwich's Brendan Bolland (25-41) won the four-mile race based on a horseshoe route and summiting Fairmile Fell
Eden Golf Club has recently been awarded Junior GolfMark status an acknowledgement that the club provides coaching and playing, a club environment and follows a code of child protection and duty of care for young members. Junior GolfMark was launched
