A TRAIN has derailed just outside Lancaster after hitting a landslide. The Manchester Airport to Windermere train, which was carrying 130 people, left the rails just before 2pm between Galgate and Lancaster. A 50-year-old woman has been taken to hospital
THE West Coast main line was closed on Friday afternoon when a train, travelling from Manchester to Windermere, derailed on the outskirts of Lancaster. Fire crews, police and ambulances raced to the scene just off the A6 close to Lancaster University
A 26-YEAR-OLD from Kendal has been arrested in connection with a robbery at a village store yesterday (Thursday). The man is currently helping detectives at Kendal CID with their inquiries following the raid at Oxenholme Stores and Post Office at 12.30pm
Fusion media a mix of satellites, Internet, search engines, digital imagery and maps is serving up a superb feast for surfers who double as travellers, property purchasers or nosey neighbours'. The new Earth Google site is just one of the latest services
Dalston Ladies 0 - Kirkby Stephen 2nd 2... KIRKBY Stephen's youthful side went ahead within minutes with a well-executed penalty-corner routine, Mel Earl passing to Sarah Bowman who slotted home. Good saves from the Dalston keeper kept the home team
Cheetham Men 0 - Kendal Men 1.... KENDAL came within an ace of relinquishing their top spot in North West Division Five. For the first 20 minutes Kendal were under constant pressure and keeper Josh Chacko had his busiest spell of the season so far
THE return of David Barton at stand-off kick-started Kirkby's try machine and almost straight from the kick-off, he broke through the Furness defence to put Squires in at the corner. The conversion fell just short but it soon became apparent this was
A WET pitch at Cockermouth did not inconvenience Windermere's pack who produced one of their best displays of the season so far. Although Windermere came under early pressure, they earned several penalties to get themselves out of trouble and worked
"After elevating aspirations and confidence against Tynedale with a display that refuted the mounting suspicion that this Kendal team was out of its depth in the National League, a cruel twist of the fixture list sent a fragile side away to face the
THERE is a welcome respite from the National League 3 North programme this Saturday for Kendal, whose scheduled home match against Cleckheaton has been postponed because those rivals are involved in the Powergen National Trophy. It leaves the Black
The issue of the immigration status of survivors of the cockling tragedy was raised at the trial of the alleged gangmasters. Chinese interpreter Dawn Teal, who worked with the survivors of the cockling disaster on behalf of Lancashire Police, told the
The Highways Agency has unveiled plans to improve safety at a South Lakeland accident black spot. The agency is planning to improve safety at the A590 junction with the A5092 at Greenodd and on Tuesday outlined its proposals in a letter to local authorities
FROM behind the thick brick walls of Manchester Prison, Gordon Park still hopes to persuade the world that he did not murder his wife. In a letter to The Westmorland Gazette, the convicted Lady in the Lake' killer said his mind was "still in turmoil"
FROM behind the thick brick walls of Manchester Prison, Gordon Park still hopes to persuade the world that he did not murder his wife. In a letter to The Westmorland Gazette, the convicted Lady in the Lake' killer said his mind was "still in turmoil"
WITH more people being killed on our roads in October and November than any other time of the year, road safety officers across the county are upping their plea for drivers everywhere to take care. The end of British Summer Time last weekend not only
WE ALL blow a fuse' sometimes. It's a way of letting off steam to prevent greater damage. And so it is with the fuses in your house and your car. The thin wire of the fuse overheats and breaks (or blows') before any damage is done to the main electrical
The prison confession... Glen Banks shared a cell with Park while he was on remand in Preston Prison in 1997 before the murder charges were dropped in 1998. The 36-year-old who has severe learning difficulties said Park told him he had "killed his
THE future of an award-winning Lakeland bottled water company has been secured after the ailing firm was sold as a going concern. Grange-over-Sands-based Cartmel Valley Springs Ltd, which produces Lakeland Willow Spring Water, went into administration
THE Maize Maze will be thrilling visitors to South Lakeland for years to come after councillors gave the owners permission to make it a permanent tourist attraction. Members of the South Lakeland District Council planning committee yesterday (Thursday
THE National Crime Squad has arrested three men from Windermere on suspicion of drug offences as part of an investigation into the trafficking of cannabis. The men were arrested outside a business premises in the town at 9.30am last Wednesday (October
A TERRIFIED shop assistant was threatened with a screwdriver during a raid at Oxenholme Stores and Post Office yesterday (Thursday) lunchtime. The hooded robber described as in his early 20s and wearing a dark blue coat threatened 35-year-old Linda
TRAINS passing through Shap will be able to travel at top speed by the end of November when work to upgrade the track is expected to be completed. The embankment work, part of a £1m project, was needed because Network Rail is going to install a new crossover
SIXTY years on since Trevor Howard removed grit from Celia Johnson's eye and started one of cinema's favourite romances, the duo are set for a few more brief encounters during two special screenings. Romantic classic Brief Encounter will be shown twice
SIXTY years on since Trevor Howard removed grit from Celia Johnson's eye and started one of cinema's favourite romances, the duo are set for a few more brief encounters during two special screenings. Romantic classic Brief Encounter will be shown twice
ONE morning a week or two ago I caught a snatch from a report on the radio in which an attack was being made on the dipping of sheep. Now, shepherds and sheep farmers of my generation have been dipping sheep for 60 years and more, so it should be fair
A DREAM holiday turned to disaster for two Kendal couples who were holed-up in a Mexican hotel room for three days as Hurricane Wilma did her worst, reports Lisa Frascarelli. The next-door neighbours should have been sunning themselves on the golden
KEY environment partners are meeting in Windermere today (Friday) to assess the impact of a far-reaching European freshwater directive. The Lake District Still Waters Partnership's third annual meeting is being held at the Lake District National Park
INMATES at Haverigg Prison could help to rebuild Donald Campbell's celebrated Bluebird boat, it emerged this week. The medium-security prison, which can take up to 568 men, has a light engineering shop, and governor Sue McCullagh said they would be "
A PROJECT set up to clear up a lake's polluted waters, lift the threat to wildlife and help protect the surrounding area has been promised a £1.9m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Now members of the Bassenthwaite Lake Restoration Project are appealing
THE Orton Fells should become an area of outstanding natural beauty and not merged into a neighbouring national park, say Friends of the Lake District. In a new report, FoLD says the area which includes the villages of Orton, Crosby Garrett, Great Asby
A TOP European Union official was due to visit the Yorkshire Dales yesterday (Thursday) to gather first-hand information on a unique project. Nick Hanley, Head of the European Commission's Nature and Biodiversity Unit, was in the area to find out more
IT might not have been the first choice venue for Records Week but Coniston Water certainly earned its water wings this week when a long-standing world record was smashed. As The Westmorland Gazette went to press, 11 new national records had been set
THE Government must learn from the "painful experience" of foot-and-mouth to ensure taxpayers do not bear the cost of a bird flu outbreak, MPs warned this week. A report from the parliamentary public accounts committee said there was a "prodigious waste
London 1940 and Hitler's war machines roar across the darkened skies of the capital. Wave after wave of bombs pound the East End. Yet, underneath the constant barragelife goes on. Monday (November 7) Kendal Amateur Operatic Society brings the spirit
THE farming system that fostered the much-celebrated Lake District landscape is "collapsing around us" according to the new president of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA). Pauline Blair, a hill sheep farmer from the Lorton Valley, near
THE National Trust has launched a £300,000 programme aimed at equipping its tenants with the skills to cope with the overhaul of the farm subsidy system, reports Jennie Dennett. The two-year project, backed entirely with money from Barclays Bank, will
A NURSE has told how colleagues have been in tears and have lost sleep after a decision to close a ward at Kendal's Westmorland General Hospital, reports Michaela Robinson-Tate. The nurse said the closure of Ward 3 a rehabilitation ward for older people
A RECORDS Week competitor defied death when his record-breaking boat crashed at 100mph sending him catapulting over Coniston Water. Frenchman Christian Del Castillo survived the spectacular high-speed smash unscathed on Wednesday in a scene that brought
FRESH optimism has surfaced among flood-weary residents anxiously seeking a relief scheme for their road in Grange-over-Sands. But it could be years and around £1 million worth of work before culverts in Windermere Road are connected to a system that
SPEEDING drivers in Cumbria face being caught by the county's first fixed cameras after it was announced they will all go live' before the end of the year. Cameras were installed at four sites across the county earlier this year but have until now
THE fund-raising efforts of a group of women have provided a greater quality of life for many residents in the Grange-over-Sands area. The Grange Townswomen's Guild has managed to raise enough money to buy a Clear View electronic magnifier machine for
FOR the first time ever Jamie Oliver has turned inventor and created an ingenious little gadget to give your food a burst of extra taste - the Jamie Oliver Flavour Shaker(tm). The Flavour Shaker conjures up all sorts of fantastic rubs, marinades, flavoured
Cumbria police's early preference for a strategic police force that would see them merge with Lancashire and Merseyside has been described as "peculiar and disastrous". Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron said the inclusion of Merseyside was of concern
CUMBRIAN farmers got militant this week by joining a national three-day strike to push for fairer farm gate prices, reports Jennie Dennett. Members of lobby-group Farmers for Action held back milk, meat and vegetables from Wednesday to put pressure on
Saturday, November 12... Best of KMFF Wilderness Films, 5pm, Rheged, Penrith. A spectacular programme of films from the world's wildest locations. The Wild Side, 8pm, Rheged. Panellists present their perspectives on wild places and the people
CONISTON put in a plucky display in a 5-3 victory over Appleby, having trailed 2-0 to goals from John Coward and Neil Dean. Defensive mistakes did not help the Appleby cause and the home team capitalised as Glen Todd pulled a goal back when the Appleby
THE FIRST honours of the season were decided when Wetheriggs beat Kendal Town Reserves 2-1 in the Westmorland FA Invitation Trophy final at Parkside on Wednesday. Town had led eight minutes in the second half with a Steve Cross strike and looked the
A NEGLECTED locomotive that was once left to rust into dust has just felt the full rush of steam through its pipes for the first time in four decades, reports Jennie Dennett. There were cheers as the Number 5643 chuffed into action at the Lakeside and
SPEEDING drivers in Cumbria face being caught by the county's first fixed cameras after it was announced they will all go live' before the end of the year. Cameras were installed at four sites across the county earlier this year but have until now
I recently discovered an amazing creative idea in photography available to us girls. Lots of people I know shy away from the camera, dreading the results. You know the feeling... you've just returned from that wonderful holiday, relaxed and tanned with
ONE of the last places you would expect to hear a Cumbrian twang is the local barber's in war-torn Iraq but according to one serving South Lakeland soldier, t'locals are beginning to pick up quite an accent, reports Ellie Hargreaves. Sergeant Steve Bowman
Fluke goal could be the turning-point SALISBURY'S curiosity-piece goal could be the spur Kendal needed to put the zip back into their season, says manager Tony Hesketh. "It was absolutely unbelievable, but things like that are sometimes a turning
GOALKEEPER James Salisbury gave Kendal Town a length of the pitch lifeline and they grabbed it with relish to run out 3-1 winners in a match they had looked like losing with less than 20 minutes to go. Salisbury punted a towering clearance that bounced
WE'VE had Floyd on France', Italy, Spain and Africa too, with China and Thailand the latest countries to join this particular bon viveur's stable. But if Keith Floyd is wowed by the yummy offering The Westmorland Gazette is cooking up with the help of
DAVID Blunkett must look to his "northern friends" to help him over the trauma of his second resignation from the Government in 11 months, according to one of his oldest allies. The Rev Dr Alan Billings, the Kendal priest who has known the former Work
BONFIRE night dominates outdoor events this weekend (see opposite page for a bonfire or firework display near you) but there is also plenty for culture vultures to enjoy with the Lakeland Sinfonia concert at Kendal Leisure Centre, the Brantwood Concert
NO WAITING restrictions along parts of some of Kendal roads are to be put in place, but resident parking permit schemes have been put on hold until additional funding is received by South Lakeland District Council. Members of Cumbria County Council's
International class boxing referee Alvin Finch, from Kendal, has responded to an urgent call to officiate at the World Boxing Cadet Championship at Liverpool. Painter and decorator Alvin, who is employed by Richard Hughes Ltd, was at work when he got
SAVE our sausage' from poor quality imitations was this week's message from Cumbria's butchers. They have formed an association to protect the traditional Cumberland sausage by applying for a protected food name' under EU legislation, which is already
A POLICE officer's crusade to improve a railway underpass branded so unsafe that residents were choosing to risk their lives and cross the tracks, has reaped dividends, reports Luke Dicicco. PC Roy Davidson has waged a year-long campaign to improve the
KENDAL Judo Club's Michael Horley was on the receiving end of a new experience at the Scottish Open Judo Championships held at the Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh. In the final of the Under-81 kilo senior category he was given a penalty for non-aggression
A POLICE officer's crusade to improve a railway underpass branded so unsafe that residents were choosing to risk their lives and cross the tracks, has reaped dividends, reports Luke Dicicco. PC Roy Davidson has waged a year-long campaign to improve the
IMPROVEMENT works at Windermere train station that will incorporate better waiting areas and a more modern look are due to begin in late November or early December, reports Andrew Daniels. Over the coming months, operator TransPennine Express (TPE) will
IMPROVEMENT works at Windermere train station that will incorporate better waiting areas and a more modern look are due to begin in late November or early December, reports Andrew Daniels. Over the coming months, operator TransPennine Express (TPE) will
IN JUST nine years, the Kendal Mountain Film Festival's worldwide prestige has risen to Himalayan heights. Allan Tunningley previews the 2005 event, which promises to be the best yet.... ATTRACTING a guest list of top adventurers, which reads like
CONCERTS at Brantwood are a splendid platform for young professional musicians. The former Coniston home of John Ruskin begins its new series Saturday, 7pm, with a performance by Harpham String Quartet, featuring Rhapsodic Quintet by Herbert Howells
ORGANISERS of the Kendal Mountain Film Festival are once again taking things to the extreme, writes Allan Tunningley. For the third year running, the event's most challenging element, the Kendal Extreme Film School, is attracting the attention of budding
It's bulb planting time again. Keith and I have spent a companionable hour or so, sitting in the basement out of the rain, cleaning and sorting last year's tulip bulbs. You might remember that we grew three different shades of purple tulips last spring
THE long wait is over for one of South Lakeland's successful dealerships as it officially welcomes customers to purpose-built new premises in Kendal this weekend. Pye Motors celebrates the move to its prestigious new showroom and service centre on the
A CONSORTIUM of local business people who banded together to generate more orders has proved a real money-spinning success. Small firms belonging to the Kendal chapter of Business Network International are cashing in to the tune of up to £1.5 million
IT WASN'T that I was a particularly naughty child. But like most other kids, once I'd been told not to do something, curiosity took over and the whys and why-nots of the order I'd been given were generally all I could think about. So when I arrived at
NATURAL stone producer Burlington is aiming to carve out a new niche market after moving into limestone production. The Furness-based firm has acquired the Baycliff quarry and will add two new limestones branded Cavendish and Caulfield to its range
Commodore Miss Gay Crossley, the fourth generation of her family to hold the post, and the first woman to be commodore in the Royal Windermere Yacht Club's 147-year history, presided over the annual dinner and prize-giving at Windermere Hydro Hotel
PROPOSALS for a depot to house motorway "jam-busters" have been submitted to South Lakeland District Council planners. If given the go-ahead, the site at Junction 36, Millness would be used as a base by Highways Agency traffic officers who are due
DOCTORS surgeries have been running out of flu jabs as demand has soared in response to fears of a bird flu pandemic. Kendal's Captain French Lane surgery cancelled four flu clinics last week as its supplies ran dry while the Station Road Surgery ran
Milnthorpe Corinthians Res 5 Coppull Reserves.. 4 ROOTED to the bottom of West Lancs Reserve Division One, this Houston Cup match against opposition from a higher division looked on paper to be a recipe for further disaster for Milnthorpe Corinthians
BACK to form Kirkby Lonsdale shattered any hopes CCM Dynamos had of retaining top spot in the North Lancashire League Premier Division. Playing their best and most purposeful football of the season, Kirkby controlled the match and led 3-0 at half-time
I can always tell when the schools are back in full swing - my email basket is full of great news stories. And there have been some great things to talk about recently when it comes to education. But not all is worth talking about in the world of educational
TORRENTIAL rain made it appalling weather for Sunday's Kendal Duathlon from Kentdale Landrover on Shap Road, but 116 individuals and two relay teams braved the elements. It was no surprise to see world-class fell runner and cyclo-cross ace, Rob Jebb,
ATROCIOUS conditions greeted the 470 competitors in a regional orienteering event in Langdale, on Sunday. The Lakeland Orienteering Club event was only able to go ahead because planners Martin Smith and Dick Towler had kept the younger competitors in
TWO female competitors preparing to take part in the Karrimor International Mountain Marathon sustained severe burns when their tent went up in flames. Twins Margaret Huyton and Mary White, who celebrated their 55th birthdays last week, were both badly
NEW trains with easier customer access and first class facilities could be running on the Lakes Line by December 2006. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Lakes Line User Group, Paul Jackson of TransPennine Express said the 185 trains were now being
A PAIR of multi-instrumentalists kept their audience spellbound with a unique combination of hilarious between-numbers banter and songs with lyrics of almost unbearable sadness and poignancy. Show of Hands, aka Steve Knightley and Phil Beer, were only
DESCRIBED as "the best band to ever come out of Japan" by Radio One DJ Steve Lamacq, Mika Bomb are coming to the Bay this weekend. Maybe it is not the most convincing accolade, but you can decide for yourselves when the girls bring their punked-up Motown
AMBLESIDE Zeffirellis, 015394-33845. Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit (U). Elizabethtown (12A). Brothers Grimm (12A). Legend of Zorro (PG). The Corpse Bride (PG). Pride & Prejudice (U). BARROW Apollo 4 Cinema, box office 0871-
A LIFE-AFFIRMING, comic fable that takes on matters of life and death in a heartfelt way, Elizabethtown is the journey of a young man turned in an unexpected direction and the woman who helps him brighten his outlook on the world around him. Writer-director
TO HAVE your gigs included FREE of charge in the Gig Guide, telephone Lisa Frascarelli on 01539-710160, or send a fax on 01539-720990, or drop a line to the Gig Guide, The Westmorland Gazette, 1 Wainwright's Yard, LA9 4DP, at least TWO WEEKS before the
EMOTIVE rockers EZIO (right) are set to play an intimate gig in Allithwaite next month, as part of their European tour, writes Lisa Higginson. The Guide-over-Sands will play host to Ezio Lunedei and Mark "Booga" Fowell, the innovative duo behind EZIO's
