The Pumpkin Coach by Susan Sallis (Corgi, £6.99). This heart-warming novel, set in Gloucestershire in the late 1940s, features Alice Pettiford, who takes a job as a railway secretary and almost immediately falls in love with one of her new colleagues
MISCELLANEOUS ENJOY a fun day out for all the family at Troutbeck's annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Races on Tuesday, February 8. The events include races for adults and children and a pancake tossing competition. The fun takes place in the Square, Troutbeck
Following the success of last year's New Cumbrian Play Competition, Theatre by the Lake is launching another exciting new writing initiative tEXtPERIMENT. We want to develop five new pieces of writing that are inspired by Science and the ethical dilemmas
At once terrifying and thrilling, many would consider a parachute jump to be the experience of a lifetime. The National Kidney Research Fund are offering people across the UK the opportunity to take up this challenge, at no cost, as long as a minimum
THE National Trust has, we suspect, been somewhat surprised by the level of opposition to its plans to split up High Yewdale Farm at Coniston. The tenant farmer who currently occupies the farm is due to retire later this year. The trust says that it
THE chief executive of South Lakeland District Council, who was cleared of misconduct by an independent investigation, has retired from the authority, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate. Philip Cunliffe's six-year career with SLDC came to an end on Monday
THE chief executive of South Lakeland District Council, who was cleared of misconduct by an independent investigation, has retired from the authority, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate. Philip Cunliffe's six-year career with SLDC came to an end on Monday
Stagecoach has launched a new website as part of a drive to provide passengers with clearer travel information and easier access to bus services. Stagecoach North West is Cumbria's main bus operator with bus services running throughout the region.
RUGBY... Saturday (2.15 except where stated) NATIONAL LEAGUE ... DIVISION THREE NORTH Fylde v Kendal ... NORTH LANCS & CUMBRIA LEAGUE Kirkby Lonsdale v St Benedicts Upper Eden v Carlisle CUMBRIA LEAGUE... Cockermouth v Windermere FAIRCLOUGH
A survey conducted by the Honey Association into honey and health reveals that the North West is a region full of health enthusiasts. Of the 1500 people surveyed, 81% of the respondents from the North West said they were more concerned about their health
AN EXPANDING South Lakeland firm says its location played a major part in attracting three high calibre recruits to join the business. Leading educational publisher CGP of Broughton-in-Furness has added a trio of new commissioning editors to its growing
As the newly-appointed champion of Cumbria's economy, Chris Collier is under no illusions about the size and scale of the task she is taking on. The Cumbria Tourist Board chief executive will officially take on her new role as head of Cumbria Vision
Cumbria County Council has announced it has signed a seven-year contract that will see a private company take over maintenance of highways, bridges and streetlights. The authority called the £300 million contract with specialist support services company
Households in South Lakeland are likely to face a council tax bill hike of about £55 from April. The main players of Cumbria County Council, Cumbria Police Authority and South Lakeland District Council are all set to rubber-stamp their 2005-6 budgets
The full horror of the Asian tsunami will live forever with one Crook man who spent five days as a volunteer in Thailand helping to identify dead bodies, reports Luke Dicicco. Oliver Maurice, chairman of the Lake District Tourism and Conservation Partnership
The full horror of the Asian tsunami will live forever with one Crook man who spent five days as a volunteer in Thailand helping to identify dead bodies, reports Luke Dicicco. Oliver Maurice, chairman of the Lake District Tourism and Conservation Partnership
"A Friday night departure to Bedford rediscovered the well-trodden path of the away weekend, which had lost its novelty in previous campaigns in National Division Two. In those years, we appeared to have reversed the national trend for second homes
IT'S BEEN a long-haul journey for Kendal RUFC stalwart Paul Dodds to his 350th first-team appearance, which came against Bedford Athletic on Saturday, and one that is unlikely to be equalled at the club in the forseeable future. Said Paul: "It's the
WINDERMERE have been out of Cumbria League action since early December because of the adverse weather conditions, but there was little sign of ring-rust as they rattled up 14 points in the opening 10 minutes against Furness with two spectacular tries.
Kendal Colts 38 - Aldwinians 5... AT THE third attempt, Kendal U17s' home fixture against Aldwinians finally took place on Sunday and it was worth the wait as they put in one of their best performances of the season. Aldwinians came prepared with
DISAPPOINTMENT at defeat by bottom club Bedford Athletic last weekend quickly gives way to the tense affair that is always the derby clash with Fylde, at the Woodlands on Saturday (2.15pm). Kendal welcome back prop-forward Billy Coxon to the team after
IT SEEMED an age since Kirkby Lonsdale last took the field but their return to North Lancashire/Cumbria League action at Tyldesley after five postponed matches showed they had not lost their appetite to compete. After Kirkby lost by a single point in
WINDERMERE have been out of Cumbria League action since early December because of the adverse weather conditions, but there was little sign of ring-rust as they rattled up 14 points in the opening 10 minutes against Furness with two spectacular tries.
A WEALTH of literary events celebrating writing and reading in South Lakeland will begin tomorrow in the form of the eagerly awaited Word Market festival, writes Caroline Beamish. Following the success of 2004's event, Word Market organisers are hoping
A WEALTH of literary events celebrating writing and reading in South Lakeland will begin tomorrow in the form of the eagerly awaited Word Market festival, writes Caroline Beamish. Following the success of 2004's event, Word Market organisers are hoping
A is for America. With the dollar in free fall, there can't be a better time to book or visit. Go nuts in New York, bonkers in Boston or simply chill out in Chicago. City breaks, with sunshine on the side, will be huge this year. Or live the cartoon
A SIGNIFICANT and impressive exhibition of still life paintings and studies by two local artists begins at the Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal on February 12. The Warehouse Gallery will house the collection of work by Kate Bigland and Michael Jenkins
The National Trust is standing by its controversial decision to split up High Yewdale Farm despite outrage from both in and outside of the farming community. High Yewdale, near Coniston, was left to the trust by children's author Beatrix Potter on her
A MAJOR offensive to clear storm damage at the Lake District National Park Visitor Centre has meant that Brockhole's grounds and car park have re opened. But work is still continuing after some of the worst storms in living memory uprooted many trees
The National Trust is standing by its controversial decision to split up High Yewdale Farm despite outrage from both in and outside of the farming community. High Yewdale, near Coniston, was left to the trust by children's author Beatrix Potter on her
A MAJOR offensive to clear storm damage at the Lake District National Park Visitor Centre has meant that Brockhole's grounds and car park have re opened. But work is still continuing after some of the worst storms in living memory uprooted many trees
n A SUPPORT group is holding an open meeting for anyone who has, or knows someone who has, a thyroid problem. The Cumbria Advisory Thyroid Service is offering information about the condition as well as an opportunity to meet fellow sufferers at the gathering
DURING the storms of January 7-8, more than 500,000 trees were blown down across Cumbria, including hardwoods, such as oaks, birch, beech and sycamore. Troutbeck man, Frank Leaver, who has been selling wood burning stoves for nearly 40 years, explains
Kendal is off the menu after celebrated chef Paul Heathcote was forced to put his plans for a new restaurant on the back burner. The former Egon Ronay chef of the year and chef-patron of the Michelin-starred Longridge Restaurant, near Preston, had been
THESE are the first drawings of how the proposed large-scale development of Kendal's Woolpack Yard would look. The plans for the scheme, which include a hotel, large shop units and a link between Booths and Marks and Spencer's lower car parks, have now
GRANGE-over-Sands ambulance service hosted a hugely successful charity auction and raised more than £7,300 in aid of the victims of the tsunami disaster. The event at the Grange Hotel, which attracted 150 people, was generously supported by local companies
THE planned pedestrianisation of Kendal town centre enters its penultimate phase with the introduction of a pedestrian priority zone in Stricklandgate next week. Work will begin on Monday on the zone, which stretches from the town hall to Library Road
The much anticipated public inquiry into plans to build the biggest windfarm in England near Tebay could be put back until the autumn after objecting councils said they needed more time to scour highly technical environmental documents. A "consortium
Daffodil appeal needs volunteers SUPPORTERS are needed in the Furness and South Lakeland area by Marie Curie Cancer Care to make its annual Great Daffodil Appeal a success. The appeal - including numerous street and supermarket collections and
A game shooting organisation has condemned an intensive method of rearing pheasants so that country estates can charge visitors high prices to shoot the birds for sport. The Council of the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) criticised
THESE are the first drawings of how the proposed large-scale development of Kendal's Woolpack Yard would look. The plans for the scheme, which include a hotel, large shop units and a link between Booths and Marks and Spencer's lower car parks, have now
Fears have been raised that shoppers with a disability will find themselves at a disadvantage when using new chip and pin cards. People with a visual impairment, or other disability, may not be able to take advantage of the new technology, which requires
THE planned pedestrianisation of Kendal town centre enters its penultimate phase with the introduction of a pedestrian priority zone in Stricklandgate next week. Work will begin on Monday on the zone, which stretches from the town hall to Library Road
Sir, After working on National Trust farms as a farm worker, mainly in the Troutbeck area, I became a tenant farmer at Coniston Hall Farm. I am totally disgusted at the National Trust's approach to Yewdale Farm. I have been a tenant since the 1970s and
Greenbanks, Kendal: An English veggie supper ... oven roast swede at 20p per lb, carrots 20p per lb, parsnips 68p per lb, leeks 55p per lb - and serve in a home-made Yorkshire Pudding with onion gravy. Growing with Grace, organic market garden, Clapham
WITH the search for the best cars, homes, health care, places to stay, movies, bands the list is seemingly never ending - why not let the web give you some guidance? Google offers its own BOTW (Best Of The Web) search function covering web sites on everything
A STATE of the art centre dedicated to research into improving the quality of our food has opened at Lancaster University. The Waitrose Centre for Sustainable Agriculture is a joint venture between the supermarket chain and the Lancaster Environment
OUR story about a new Government strategy aimed at controlling numbers of wild deer in Britain worried one reader who phoned me to say: "Your article specified deer to be culled as red deer, roe deer, sika, muntjac, chinese water deer and the fallow
I had a dream. I wanted to raise funds for the centenary of one of the North's most renowned rugby teams our very own Kendal Rugby Union Football Club, founded on August 25, 1905. Being Scottish and having spent ten years in a previous life' promoting
THE planned pedestrianisation of Kendal town centre enters its penultimate phase with the introduction of a pedestrian priority zone in Stricklandgate next week. Work will begin on Monday on the zone, which stretches from the town hall to Library Road
BRITAIN is still not ready for another foot-and-mouth epidemic nearly four years after the disaster that crippled Cumbria. A National Audit Office report released on Wednesday concluded that much progress had been made to reduce the chances of another
SOME 4,500 beef cows are expected to be culled this month in preparation for allowing older animals back into the food chain. The slaughter will be the first taste of cohort culling of animals testing positive for BSE as part of the change to bring cattle
Sir, Without wishing to make any judgement on the Lake District National Park Authority's recent proposal to do away with guided walks, we would like to point out that there are many other reputable organisations who run guided walks on the Lake District
THE two judges presiding over the County Final of the Young Farmers' Clubs Junior Public Speaking Competition had a difficult task. Only nine points separated the first and sixth placed teams with Longtown YFC emerging victorious and going forward to
A MYSTERY car blaze on Wednesday morning has left a man fighting for his life. Puzzled police are appealing for anyone with any information to come forward after a Ford Focus parked between Plumpton Old Hall and Plumpton, near Ulverston, burst into flames
SERIAL killer Peter Sutcliffe's visit to Arnside cost taxpayers more than £2,000, it emerged this week. Home Office Minister Paul Goggins told the House of Commons that four prison guards who accompanied the Yorkshire Ripper from his top security Broadmoor
RAIL passengers are going to have to cough-up for parking at Ulverston, Grange-over-Sands and Carnforth stations for the first time. Furness line operators First Transpennine Express have installed ticket machines charging a £2 daily fee Monday to Friday
Sir, Many of your readers will remember a boys' Prep School in Windermere, called The Craig, which started in 1899 and closed in 1966. The two headmasters were William Snow (1899-1936) and his son-in-law Edward Hewetson (1936-1966). It was located on
PROPOSALS have been put forward to create a 43-bedroom Travelodge hotel next to Prizet Filling Station at Helsington on the southern outskirts of Kendal. The plans for the two-storey hotel, submitted to South Lakeland District Council, also include proposals
Sir, Readers of The Westmorland Gazette may have noted in the news that the single-carriageway speed limit in the Republic of Ireland has just been reduced to 50mph. If, like myself, you believe that the introduction of such a measure would significantly
EXTENDING pub opening hours will help cover costlier liquor licences, says the chairman of Kendal Licensed Victuallers. Colin Burrow said many pubs across South Lakeland would look to extend opening hours to 1am or 2am to cover the increased cost of
A WINDERMERE primary school could soon be welcoming three-year-olds through its gate for the first time. Governors at St Cuthbert's RC Primary have launched a consultation process to consider opening a nursery at the school. If the proposals get the
THE saga of one of Britain's longest running murder cases continues this week as Gordon Park pledged to fight to clear his name, reports Jennie Dennett. Barely a week into his life sentence for killing his wife Carol, the 61-year-old retired teacher
TOUGH financial decisions are to be taken next week to prevent the Lake District National Park Authority from being swallowed up in a financial black hole. The authority has confirmed it is in the midst of grappling with a critical cash crisis that could
Quarry traffic along the narrow roads of some South Lakeland villages is expected to rise after new conditions were agreed for the site at Holmescales Quarry. There is a condition restricting the output of gritstone from the Old Hutton quarry each day
AN OIL painting by Kendal artist George Romney has been sold at Sotheby's in New York for £246,284. The picture is of Henrietta Morris and her son John, the daughter and grandson of 18th century Westmorland MP Sir Philip Musgrave, was painted by Romney
TOUGH financial decisions are to be taken next week to prevent the Lake District National Park Authority from being swallowed up in a financial black hole. The authority has confirmed it is in the midst of grappling with a critical cash crisis that could
AN OIL painting by Kendal artist George Romney has been sold at Sotheby's in New York for £246,284. The picture is of Henrietta Morris and her son John, the daughter and grandson of 18th century Westmorland MP Sir Philip Musgrave, was painted by Romney
An intense performance is assured when the Brewery Theatre Company's latest production, Kiss of the Spider Woman, begins a three-night run on Thursday, February 17, at the Kendal arts centre. A cast of two will perform Manuel Puig's moving story about
EUROPEAN Union chiefs have been accused of discriminating against elderly motorists in plans for a common driving licence across all 25 member states. The European Parliament's transport committee has examined a commission proposal for a single driver's
A FUTURE University of Cumbria' moved a step closer this week with the stamp of approval given to plans that could see a massive cash injection of £54 million pumped into the county's education system, reports Andy Bloxham. The Higher Education Funding
A FUTURE University of Cumbria' moved a step closer this week with the stamp of approval given to plans that could see a massive cash injection of £54 million pumped into the county's education system, reports Andy Bloxham. The Higher Education Funding
LAKE District National Park Authority planners have rejected a proposal to demolish outbuildings and erect a residential care annexe in the grounds of Rose Cottage, Rose Cottage Lane, Windermere. Mr J. Laidler had submitted the application because he
n Licensing laws in England have remained largely unchanged since 1915 when restrictive opening times were introduced to stop drunken workers hindering the country's efforts in World War I. n Current Government estimates suggest that between one and
THE owners of Kendal's K Village have confirmed they are at the early stages of planning improvements at the popular outlet. Despite the major knock-back that a controversial proposed large expansion of the site received in 2003, the new owners of the
RELAXING pub opening times will only worsen problems with alcohol-fuelled crime and disorder, laying waste to a major reason for the overhaul of alcohol licensing, says Cumbria Alcohol and Drugs Advisory Service. Director of the support group Paul Brown
HEALTH leaders in South Lakeland are reserving judgement on the relaxation of the licensing laws and extended opening times. Director of Public Health for the Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust, Dr Frank Atherton, admitted that it was difficult to predict
SPRING is definitely in the high street, with the arrival of sleeveless tops, sun-hats and little lightweight jackets. However, I am not quite ready yet to think about holidays and what to wear should the sun come out for more than a couple of hours,
Police in South Lakeland and Furness are confident that that pubs and clubs can be trusted with relaxed opening times despite a recent surge in alcohol-fuelled crime in the area. Chief Superintendent Garry Horlacher and licensing officer PC John Brooks
AN EVENING of glamour is to be held on Tuesday, February 22, at the Salutation Hotel, in Ambleside. Deborah Hampsey, owner of Eustacia hair and beauty in Ambleside, has been working hard to put together a floor show of fabulous up-to-date fashion from
A Kendal primary school has been asked if a new children's centre for under-fives could be set up in its grounds as fears persist that South Lakeland's only Cumbria County Council-run nursery will close. The new head teacher of St Thomas' CE Primary
ROUND the clock drinking will not sweep South Lakeland, believes South Lakeland District Council licensing chief Steve Wearing. But he accepts that pubs and clubs may want apply for 24-hour licences to give them flexibility and freedom to open for as
Gordon Park looked utterly bewildered as justice finally caught up with him 28 years after he murdered his wife. The 61-year-old retired teacher appeared confused and could barely stand as he was taken down to the cells after the jury foreman pronounced
HUNT supporters have lost their High Court challenge against a law that will ban hunting with dogs in England and Wales. Pro-hunt organisation, the Countryside Alliance, argued that the law, which was passed in November, was unsound because the 1949
BLACKWELL the Arts and Crafts House re-opens this spring with an exhibition of contemporary jewellery. Blackwell's curator, Harvey Wilkinson, has selected new work by 11 contemporary jewellers, each chosen for their unique styles, diverse influences
AN EXCITING archive of George Romney, the 18th century painter, is now available to the public after being placed in Kendal Record Office by The Romney Society. Members of the society were delighted to be able to purchase the comprehensive collection
MILNTHORPE Corinthians conceded a goal within 30 seconds of the start after another defensive error put them on the back foot straight away. The exchanges in this Aegon West Lancashire League Division One match then settled down until the referee
THE most radical overhaul of licensing laws in almost a century will start on Monday following months of preparation, heated debate and controversy. The biggest talking point of the Licensing Act 2003 has undoubtedly been the relaxing of serving times
RESIDENTS of a rural community are celebrating after plans to create a short-term stop-over site for gipsies in their village were shelved following a public outcry, reports Lisa Frascarelli. South Lakeland District Council had planned to provide a three-week
ARNSIDE were desperately unlucky to lose out to high- flying Ingleton in the second round of the Adam and Gaskell Senior Challenge Cup on Saturday. Arnside enjoyed as much possession as the visitors and the game could have gone either way. Chris Bibby
A SPORTS Disability tournament for 24 South Lakeland youngsters went ahead at the Lakes School's sports hall at Troutbeck Bridge on Friday. Officers from Blackburn Rovers' Football in the Community attended and coaching sessions were organised by South
KENDAL dominated their match against visitors Liverpool University in North West Division Five (North) but still managed to lose. The home side gave themselves a lot to do when, within ten minutes, two Liverpool short corners led to two goals. Kendal
AMBLESIDE Ladies recorded two high-scoring Cumbria League victories at the weekend, beating Carlisle (7-3) on Saturday and then following up against Glaxo (7-0) on Sunday. Against Carlisle at Caldew School, Dalston, there was a lot of neat play from
KENDAL Farmers' Market's new look has completely divided food producers and customers. Out has gone the marquee, which were expensive to hire but a blessing in the rain, and in have come pop-ups' individual gazebos which were bought by market organisers
DALLAM youngsters Alex Till and Melanie Hyder set new records in the fourth Kendal Winter League race at Staveley Head. Alex shaved a second off the previous best mark in the under 14 boys race as he was pushed all the way by Settle's Matthew Fretwell
KENDAL Farmers' Market's new look has completely divided food producers and customers. Out has gone the marquee, which were expensive to hire but a blessing in the rain, and in have come pop-ups' individual gazebos which were bought by market organisers
KENDAL Town Reserves faced a difficult away trip to Keswick last Saturday and to make matters worse only the bare 11 players travelled due to injuries and other commitments. On a difficult pitch due to the recent flooding, both teams found it difficult
"SHEPSHED certainly came for a draw but after the last 15 minutes I can't believe we did not score. There was a wry smile on my face. Never have I seen so many chances go begging. There were the two headers by Paul McMenemy and Stuart Cliff and ultimately
THOROUGHLY beaten on their home ground a fortnight previously, Shepshed came to Parkside with thoughts of holding Kendal to a draw utmost in their mind. This strategy coupled with a rash of team selection problems for Town boss Tony Hesketh, made for
A SCALED-down proposal for a development of 24 residential units at the Windermere Marina Village in Bowness has been approved by Lake District planners after an earlier, larger scheme was rejected. The national park authority's development control
THE winner of the third annual Young Art Critics Online (YACON) competition, organised by Kendal's Abbot Hall and The Westmorland Gazette web site, is Holly Rushton, a student at Windermere St Anne's School, for her critique of Nicola Hicks's Sculpture
STEPS taken to make Morecambe Bay's treacherous sands a safer place to work are inadequate and will not safeguard against another disaster, a cross bay expert has warned. According to Morecambe Bay guide Alan Sledmore, little has changed since the tragedy
PEOPLE dug deep and helped to raise more than £10,000 to help the families of the victims of the Morecambe Bay cockle disaster. A total of £10,400 was collected for the Morecambe Bay Victims Support Fund, which was launched by the North West Chinese
THE winner of the third annual Young Art Critics Online (YACON) competition, organised by Kendal's Abbot Hall and The Westmorland Gazette web site, is Holly Rushton, a student at Windermere St Anne's School, for her critique of Nicola Hicks's Sculpture
Gordon Park looked utterly bewildered as justice finally caught up with him 28 years after he murdered his wife. The 61-year-old retired teacher appeared confused and could barely stand as he was taken down to the cells after the jury foreman pronounced
THE winner of the third annual Young Art Critics Online (YACON) competition, organised by Kendal's Abbot Hall and The Westmorland Gazette web site, is Holly Rushton, a student at Windermere St Anne's School, for her critique of Nicola Hicks's Sculpture
A Lake District trail race, which takes entrants through some of the most beautiful scenery in Cumbria, is set for Sunday, June 5. The second Garburn Trail race and Challenge, sponsored by Lakeland Limited, features a 20k/12-mile course on well-marked
STEPS taken to make Morecambe Bay's treacherous sands a safer place to work are inadequate and will not safeguard against another disaster, a cross bay expert has warned. According to Morecambe Bay guide Alan Sledmore, little has changed since the tragedy
More than seven years after chancing upon Carol Park's body in the dark depths of Coniston Water, Kendal diver Dave Mason wonders whether the discovery was really for the best. "If she had never been found it might have been better for the kids," speculates
Perhaps the biggest tragedy of all in the Lady in the Lake case is the impact on the Parks's three children, Vanessa, Jeremy and Rachel. Vanessa Park (now Fisher) has had to endure what must be the unique agony of having two mothers murdered by two father
TICKETS for Cumberland Cricket Club's dinner to celebrate 50 years of playing Minor Counties cricket are going fast. Further details of the event's programme have been revealed, including the guest speaker who will be Lancashire CC coach Mike Watkinson
Trial watchers could be forgiven for concluding that Carol Park was, as the tabloids would have it, a bit of a goer'. The court heard about a wife-swapping incident and affairs as the prosecution sought to establish that Gordon Park's sexual jealously
TICKETS for Cumberland Cricket Club's dinner to celebrate 50 years of playing Minor Counties cricket are going fast. Further details of the event's programme have been revealed, including the guest speaker who will be Lancashire CC coach Mike Watkinson
GEMMA Phillips from Coniston ran a storming race at the weekend to bag her fourth Northern Cross Country silver medal in eight years. Her record in the event also includes a gold medal performance in the Junior Championships back in 2001. From the
REG Parker, a doyen figure in Rugby League, received a merit award for his lifetime commitment to the sport from the All Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group last week. Reg, who is now 77, and has lived in Grange-over-Sands all his life, was "completely
AS Gordon Park begins a life sentence for the Lady in the Lake' murder, reporter Jennie Dennett looks back to when his wife's body was discovered in Coniston Water in 1997 and remembers a young life that was so cruelly cut short.
Last week I wrote about the Spring Watch survey being conducted by the BBC and the Woodland Trust to monitor the arrival of spring across the country. Like many gardeners I've made mental notes over the years of the flowering date of the first daffodils
THE winner of the third annual Young Art Critics Online (YACON) competition, organised by Kendal's Abbot Hall and The Westmorland Gazette web site, is Holly Rushton, a student at Windermere St Anne's School, for her critique of Nicola Hicks's Sculpture
DESTINATION: Barcelona. Task: The launch of McLaren's new F1 car. That's the sort of diary date that Gemma Briggs wakes up to as the best young motor sport journalist of 2004. At 24, Gemma, from Kendal, has earned the writing accolade from the industry
Ulverston's successful Outreach Project, which provides help to local voluntary organisations, could be cut by half or lost altogether because of funding problems. The project, part of South Lakeland Council for Voluntary Service, provides funding advice
FURNESS could get a new discovery centre' museum celebrating its Viking, Roman and Christian history if there is enough local enthusiasm following the unearthing of a 1,000-year-old artefact, reports Andy Bloxham. Archaeologists believe the discovery
A MANCHESTER United mad Kendal woman who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis will realise a dream tomorrow (Saturday) when she returns to watch her heroes at the club's Theatre of Dreams' stadium for the first time since her childhood. Tina James, of Edgecombe
RESIDENTS of a rural community are celebrating after plans to create a short-term stop-over site for gipsies in their village were shelved following a public outcry, reports Lisa Frascarelli. South Lakeland District Council had planned to provide a three-week
SEASONED performers The Hamsters (right) head for Eden tomorrow night. Now in their 18th year and with around 3,500 gigs under their belts, the blues outfit play Rheged's Mountain Hall in Penrith tomorrow, Saturday (February 5). Voted one of the UK's
A NEW Sunday music slot is set to take off next month as a Kendal pub sets about making a name for itself on the South Lakeland scene. As of February 6, Bar Nexus will be serving up live music with its cold pints. First on the bill are Storm who will
