HEALTH chiefs announced this week that waiting lists for surgery had fallen to their lowest level since Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust was formed in 1998, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate. By December 2004, there were 4,408 people waiting for non-urgent
HEALTH chiefs announced this week that waiting lists for surgery had fallen to their lowest level since Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust was formed in 1998, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate. By December 2004, there were 4,408 people waiting for non-urgent
THREE finalists have been chosen for the Face of Aqua 2005' competition in the Gazette's Yuletide supplement. They are: Elizabeth Hall, from Whittington, near Carnforth; Sally Eland, from Exeter; and Naomi Whitehead, from Bardsea, near Ulverston. The
THE Countryside Alliance is challenging in court the validity of the Hunting Act. The case appears hopeless, but they will apply for an injunction to delay the Act pending an appeal. Extraordinarily, the Government has said it will not oppose any such
I WOULD like to thank everyone who helped to make Holocaust Memo-rial Day in Lancaster such a success, particularly those who I will not be able to contact in any other way - such as the ones who attended as part of the audience and then had the courage
I WAS intrigued to receive through the post a leaflet from James Airey, the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Morecambe & Lunesdale, as I do not live in the constituency. Among the various promises being offered is to secure a long-term
RESIDENTS of the Bowerham and Primrose areas of Lancaster are fuming. Why? Because the city council plans to introduce a residents' parking scheme to the whole area. Basically, after receiving a number' of requests from local people, they are looking
THE District Auditor carried out an exhaustive four-and-a-half year investigation into Crinkley Bottom costing some £700,000. With regard to my part he said: "I regard the allegations made against Cllr Barker as an abuse of the audit process. I am
TWO weeks ago I was con-sidering writing on the subject of rubbish. Now Citizen Smith has read my mind and written on the subject and I agree with most of his comments but he missed an opportunity to really hit the spot. Last year the council delivered
Building a controversial windfarm on the edge of the Lake District National Park risks damaging Cumbria's billion-pounds-a-year tourism industry, says the chairman of the county's tourism board. Cumbria Tourist Board chairman Eric Robson said plans to
KENDAL KENDAL Recorded Music Society will be holding a meeting entitled Vocal and Varied, by Stella Standish and Dorothy Standing, at Stricklandgate Methodist Church, on Thursday, February 3, at 7.15pm. For details, call 01539-722697. KENDAL Midday
Building a controversial windfarm on the edge of the Lake District National Park risks damaging Cumbria's billion-pounds-a-year tourism industry, says the chairman of the county's tourism board. Cumbria Tourist Board chairman Eric Robson said plans to
THE Dalai Lama has sent a message of sympathy to Cumbrians affected by the flooding and high winds that hit large areas of the county. The spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism sent an email to holistic therapist Julie Brockbank, 42, of Troutbeck Bridge
APPLEBY residents have met officers from the Environment Agency to discuss what can be done to avoid a repeat of the devastating floods which hit the town last month. The Environment Agency said there was a really good turnout with people from more than
CUMBRIA'S leading tourism champion, Chris Collier, has announced her decision to step down as chief executive of Cumbria Tourist Board. Ms Collier OBE will become chief executive of Cumbria Vision, the board set up in April last year to spearhead the
CUMBRIA county councillors have given the green light to the £500,000 Appleby Town Centre Enhancement Scheme. Members of the Cumbria County Council Local Committee for Eden gave the go-ahead for the town centre enhancement scheme which, it is hoped,
FOUR million pounds is to be pumped into developing a national centre of excellence for statistics at Lancaster Uni-versity. A state-of-the-art teaching block costing £2 million will be built and £500,000 a year for five years will be injected into
February 2 Royal British Legion, Presentation of Poppy Appeal Awards, Royal British Legion Club, Appleby 7.30pm. Bandleyside Parish Council, Meeting, Colby Village Hall, 7.30pm. Watercolour class: The Moods of the Sky, with Ron Ablewhite. Wetheriggs
APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND WI members were welcomed to the January meeting by Mrs Osman. Arrangements were made for the January meal and among other items of business were details of the Stepping Out programme - 90 miles of walking in 2005 to celebrate 90
BIG teddy bears which drop out of arcade 'grab' machines are facing the chop in Morecambe. The Government has deemed that they lure kids into gambling at an early age - and wants to see the size of fluffy bears in machines reduced. The threat comes
PLANNING applications submitted to Eden District Council include: Dacre: Barn conversion into four holiday units at The Mains, Stainton, for Atric Limited; change of flat roof to pitched above lounge with new bedroom and garden room at Underwood, Stainton
APPLEBY Grammar School student Nathan Williams has won the title of North of England Junior High Jump Champion at the North of England Junior Indoor Athletic Championships at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. Nathan, 14, competed in the Under
A STUDENT was chased through Lancaster and beaten up after intervening in a fight between two men. The 24-year-old had tried to break up a fight between two men in Revolution in Lancaster last Saturday. Later, as he was walking up Greaves Road four
UPPER Eden gained their first away victory since November on Saturday but it was only achieved after a late in the game rally. For most of the match, Eden were second best to lowly Egremont and their game was flawed by sloppiness and indiscipline.
FOOTBALL: It was like a setting from Blackpool beach for Appleby FC's home match with Coniston in the Talbot Insurance Westmorland League on Saturday. Tons of sand washed up from the river due the recent flooding were piled up by the side of the pitch
A MUM of two has slammed 'mindless' thugs who shot her two little kittens with an air rifle. One of the 10-month old cats was so badly hurt in the close range attack that it lost an eye. And now owner Amanda Tomlinson, of Ingleborough Road, Scale
A YOUNGSTER who terrified shoppers in Morecambe has been banned from the resort's centre. The 12-year-old, who cannot be named because of a court order, has been made the subject of an interim anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) banning him from Morecambe
A MEAT plant is causing a stink after its owners applied for a new operating permit. City Council leader Cllr Ian Barker has lodged a formal objection to the plans from Fats and Proteins meat rendering plant at Nightingale Hall Farm, Lancaster. The
MORECAMBE Bay is a very dangerous place and no amount of permits or regulations can change that fact. So says a Morecambe Bay cockle picker this week - and he believes another tragedy could be just around the corner because lessons from the events of
by RACHEL RYAN MORECAMBE Bay was a headache for the Government last year - and it seems the pills have not worked as the pain continues. Fisheries Minister Ben Bradshaw (pictured) visited the resort last March to discuss issues arising from the disaster
THE campaign to get cash together to build a home for Morecambe RNLI's hovercraft has prompted a huge response from residents but the milestone is still a long way off. The Home For A Hover appeal has so far attracted £90,000 since it was launched last
STEPS taken to make Morecambe Bay a safer place to work are less than adequate and will not stop another disaster happening tomorrow. Despite multi-agency' talks little has changed since the disaster last February when 23 Chinese cockle pickers perished
THE makers of a cult game want to hear from young people whose name has a sporting pedigree... A new version of the finger flicking football game Subbuteo is about to be launched - and young Alan Smiths, John Terrys, Ashley Cole's and Thierry Henrys
A SHORT cut through the Ryelands estate is about to be bathed in light years after United Utilities turned off the power. Resident William Mundell was fuming after he contacted Lancaster City Council about the light and was told he would have to pay
A TROUPE is singing out against Lancaster City Council's decision to slash funding for what it says is the most prestigious' festival in the country. The Shellback Chorus appear ever year at the Lancaster Maritime Festival. But although this year's event
A HEYSHAM farmer has been called up to help steer agriculture through changing times. Jim Birkett, 57, has been elected as county chairman of the National Farmers' Union for a second time. Mr Birkett, who farms 260 acres of land in Heysham with his
ON-THE-SPOT fines are to be dished out to young troublemakers, Lancashire constabulary has announced. Youngsters aged 10 to 15 could be given penalty notices of up to £40 if caught for offences such as vandalism or harassment. And parents and guardians
WAITING lists for surgery have fallen to their lowest level since 1998, say health bosses. By December 2004, there were 4,408 people waiting for non-urgent surgery for both in-patient and day case treatments at hospitals in Lancaster, Kendal and Barrow
SOME of the country's brightest young musicians are on their way to Lancaster University this month. Tomorrow (Thursday) will see the Royal Northern College of Music's Chamber Orchestra returns to the Lancaster International Concert Series in The Great
DENNIS Potter fans should get down to Lancaster's Duke's Theatre as scenes from a glorious 1940s child-hood come to the stage starting this week. Blue Remembered Hills sees a cast of seven adult actors playing seven-year-olds in the Forest of Dean
SONGS, dances, music and rhymes, actions, bubbles and balls for tots and toddlers are coming to Lancaster! The fun is set to be provided by Rhythm and Rhyme', set up in 2001 by Clare Hilton and Melanie Horton to teach tots to get on with music. The
JAZZ songstress Sue Parish (pictured) appears at the Ye Olde John O'Gaunt on Tuesday and this time she has an unusual collection of musical colleagues with her. Sue's band for the gig at Lancaster's premier jazz venue will be pianist Eileen Guppy and
Crime is falling across Cumbria according to new Government figures for the end of 2004. According to Government figures for July to September, burglary fell by 25 per cent, robbery by 16 per cent and theft 29 per cent. Vehicle theft also fell by 15
A union official has poured cold water on claims that Kendal's main post office is under imminent threat of closure. Kendal main post office, on Stricklandgate, and Ulverston post office are among 555 directly-managed or crown' post offices under review
RELAXED licensing laws, which could lead to pubs and clubs opening their doors to drinkers 24 hours a day, will lead to more violence, more vandalism and drain the purses of the public and police in South Lakeland, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Collins
