A FERRARI driver involved in a 50-mile road rage incident as he drove home to Scotland on the M6 through Cumbria has been jailed for nine months. David Hamilton, 31, who runs a paint spraying business from his home in Chesters Cottages, Bonnyrigg, Lothian
KENDAL, Monday, July 19. Prices new season lambs (averages) light 110.68 pence per kilo; standard 110.05p; medium 109.60p; heavy 105.86p. Cast ewes (average £33.63); rams (£29.50). Calves: Black and White bulls to £75; Limousin £210; Limousin heifers
A CHARITY dedicated to helping communities across Cumbria has notched up its 100th corporate member. Cumbria Community Foundation organised an evening cruise on Ullswater to mark the milestone. A host of companies countywide have signed up to support
Planning applications submitted to South Lakeland District Council include: Arnside: Conservatory at 37 Redhills Road, for Mr I.L. and Mrs A. Dudley; conservatory at Branxholme, Knott Road, for Mr and Mrs B. Garsden. Beetham: Extension to form en-suite
Planning applications submitted to the Lake District National Park Authority include: Allithwaite Upper: Domestic extension at Crag Lodge, Bellhill, Lindale, for Neil Price Limited; change of use and barn conversion to dwelling at Head House Farm, Newton-in-Cartmel
Claims that Cumbria County Council's controversial home care charging policy has been a great success are being disputed by disability groups and opposition politicians. Members of CCC's cabinet this week unveiled the results of a review of the policy
AS SOME British pensioners while away their winters in a Majorcan hotel, an unexpected arrival of young guests coincides with a staff revolt making the ideal recipe for Burton Amateur Dramatic society's production Let's Pretend. At the Memorial Hall
A CROSS-BAY walk from Hest Bank to Flookburgh begins at 11am on Sunday, led by local guide, Alan Sledmore. Call 01524-824693 for further details. A WALK then swim at Kendal Leisure Centre takes place on Monday as part of the Walking the Way to Health
CRICKET action to watch locally this weekend features the second teams of our two main clubs with Netherfield First XI travelling to Fleetwood for a top of the table clash in the Northern Premier League on Saturday (1pm), and it being Kendal's turn to
MISCELLANEOUS WITH a line-up of fun activities, Millom's Mini-Fest takes place on Saturday. Featuring the first ever Scarecrow Festival, the day includes an entertaining and historical walk around the town and a Summer Fete (10am-12.30pm) at St George's
WHILE the main political parties and media spend time debating Iraq, the public's real concerns are being ignored. People are worried about increasing EU interference, rising crime, record levels of immigration, high taxation and the growing threat to
I WROTE two weeks ago on the subject of council housing, pointing out I thought that it wrong that a convicted murderer could be higher on the priority list for a council house than a law-abiding young couple. Last week, Cllr Joyce Pritchard told us
WHAT a wonderful turnout there was last week for the parade in protest at the planned closure of Greaves nursery school. It was great to see support not just from parents and residents but from city councillors too. The fight has now started and will
I WRITE in response to Geraldine Smith's comments reported in the media following the publication of the Butler report, in particular regarding Tony Blair. He has made mistakes, but to suggest that politicians and journalists were misled' and that he
STEPHEN Booth is right to describe the ongoing building work at Lancaster University as an eyesore (Letters, July 15). The university and construction firms have a lot to answer for to local residents. However, I disagree with his assessment of the now
AS A driver for the past 38 years, one of the most noticeable changes I have seen is the expression on the faces of motorists. Driving was enjoyable before the roads were invaded by speed cameras, chicanes, speed humps and the like - now drivers always
I AM writing to clarify the situation for readers following the letter regarding police vehicles using bus lanes (Letters, July 8). The regulations regarding non-authorised vehicles using bus lanes are being enforced as part of an ongoing strategy to
ROGUE car boot traders are to be the target of a special operation this summer. Police and trading standards officials will be visiting car boot sales in a bid to stop unregistered dealers passing themselves off as car booters. The aim is to cut down
APPLICATIONS are wanted now for a first aid course aiming to help local firms to meet health and safety requirements. The one-day course on September 16 aims to teach simple life saving skills so that workers can act in an emergency. Run by the Lancaster
A NEW stop smoking group run by Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust is launching sessions for anyone who wants help and support to quit the dreaded weed'. Six sessions will take place at Morecambe Fire Station, Westgate, starting at 10.30am next Wednesday
A MORECAMBE man was left in a pool of blood following a stabbing at a Blackpool nightclub. The 29-year-old suffered a one-inch wound to his stomach in the attack outside the Flamingo nightclub, Talbot Road, at around 12.50am last Saturday. It is thought
AN IRATE driver who punched a traffic warden for giving her a ticket stormed out of court after being given a conditional discharge. Magistrates heard that Charlotte Elizabeth Booth confronted parking enforcement supervisor Nicola Magnus, plucked a
AFTER throwing himself off buildings and wing walking in box office smashes, a stuntman has opened a martial arts school in Morecambe. Martin Shenton, who nymbers the James Bond hit Tomorrow Never Dies, the Plan Man, Wire in the Blood and many more movies
ALLIED troops will be storming a beach in Morecambe this September. They will be racing towards guns fired by a crack force of Germans defending the resort's promenade in a one-off battle on the sands. But no-one will be in any danger in this invasion
CYCLE campaigners will be handing out free bells to people pedalling along a path near Lancaster on Sunday. Members of Dynamo, the Lancaster and District Cycle Campaign, will set up a stall at the old railway station at Denny Beck, Halton from 1.30pm
A WORLDWIDE chemical giant has agreed to buy a Morecambe based company for £14.15 million. Johnson Matthey has announced that it will buy Lancaster Synthesis Ltd from speciality chemicals group Clariant AG. Lancaster Synthesis employs 225 people worldwide
STUDENTS who designed and built their own fast car have raced their way to success. Mechanical engineering students at Lancaster University were placed eighth out of 56 competitors in the International Formula Student Race Car Competition - and the
