ALBERT Young has been presented with the Football Association's long-service medallion, marking more than 50 years in local football. He received the medallion and a lapel badge from Westmorland County FA chairman Gary Aplin at the County FA's August
A LEVEL scoreline was a true reflection of a tightly contested opening fixture for Upper Eden at Underley Park, Kirkby Lonsdale, on Saturday. Neither side gave any quarter and, in a scoreless first half, both seemed equally adept at absorbing each other's
Appleby 2nds easily overcame Kirkby Stephen in their Eden Valley League division one match on Saturday. Playing their last game of the season, an under strength Kirkby side was boled out for less than 100 and Appleby easily knocked off the winning runs
Appleby United lost 2-0 to Wetheriggs United in the first round of the Westmorland FA Invitation Trophy on Sunday. Kendal County beat Carleton Rovers 6-0 in the other tie played. Lunesdale were 4-1 winners over Victoria SC in Division 2 of the Talbot
KENDAL... EXPERIENCE some traditional Lakeland heritage at this year's Westmorland County Show. The show will include a variety of farm animals and produce, Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling, and more than 200 trade stands. The show takes place at
A 59-year-old man plunged to his death after he fell over 100 metres (328 feet) from Striding Edge, on Helvellyn, on Sunday afternoon (September 5). Merseyside man Robert Cain was walking with a group of ten friends when he fell from the sharp ridge
Prizes for the first Westmorland Gazette and Word Market E Short Story and Poetry competition include a web site, book store gift certificates, training on using the Internet and marketing your works, and one year free membership to Word Market. The
HAWKSHEAD Youth Hostel is hosting a festival of fun this weekend (September 11/12) as part of Heritage Open Days 2004. The event will include guided tours of the youth hostel, circus skills workshops, face painting and a bouncy castle. Visitors will
Recycling efforts in Eden are to get a boost with the introduction of new foil banks. Following a partnership between the Edington Centre in Penrith, Eden Community Recycling, the Soroptimists and Eden District Council, aluminium foil will now be collected
