THE relocation of a major employer in Appleby will be a "huge blow" for the area, according to local councillors. WA Developments Ltd, the Appleby-based rail civil engineering company, announced it is to begin its relocation from its current base in
Nick Foster had no trouble coming up with a look' for his new venture, but there were rather a lot of sleepless nights over the name until he went to see the bank manager. Such meetings do have a habit of concentrating the mind and so, when asked what
Ghost Rider (12A) Another comic book hero is brought to the big screen, starring Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes. LONG ago, superstar motorcycle stunt rider Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) made a deal with the devil to protect the ones he loved most:
SPACE may be the last frontier, but the Internet is bringing it closer to us all the time. Lancaster University is playing a key role in building the bridge between the person on the ground and the great world beyond. This year has been proclaimed
POLICE believe the gang, which included an eight-year-old boy, who allegedly stole from jewellery from an Ulverston shop may have been responsible for similar offences in the county. On Wednesday, police say £3,500 worth of gold rings and bracelets was
Staveley is a very good place to start a walk, with its large parking area, good small shops and a pleasing café for refreshment. This ramble provides lots of contrast, is full of interest and gives much pleasure at any season of the year - even this
News of the Grayrigg rail crash has dominated the news coverage in The Westmorland Gazette. Here is a look back at the week in video filmed by reporters Ruth Lythe and Andrew Daniels and photographer Mark Harrison.
Staveley is a very good place to start a walk, with its large parking area, good small shops and a pleasing café for refreshment. This ramble provides lots of contrast, is full of interest and gives much pleasure at any season of the year - even this
ANOTHER sighting of a strange creature in Windermere has added weight to the theory that something unexplained is lurking beneath the surface of the lake. Michael Bentley, from Ambleside, was the canoeist who was spotted by photographer Linden Adams
A GROUP of Kendal residents have joined together to launch a campaign aimed at cutting the amount of waste produced by the town. The Cut Waste In Kendal (CWIK) campaign group was formed in response to a Cumbria County Council consultation meeting that
TWO friends have launched a new business venture that they believe will enable more people to quit the rat race and work much closer to home. Award-winning Kendal architect Richard Oates and Mick Hoffe, a business coach and production engineer, are making
SAMMY McIlroy has signed Matt Blinkhorn on loan - and the Blackpool tower could make his Morecambe debut in the Christie Park showdown with St Albans. The six-foot striker, who celebrated his 22nd birthday on Friday,has spent time on loan at Bury and
TO HAVE your gigs included FREE of charge in the Gig Guide, telephone Ellie Hargreaves on 01539-710155, 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
Home or away - make Mother's Day something special, says KEN BENNETT. She is the most important person in your life but how often do you give her a really memorably treat? With Mother's Day just around the corner (March 18), the kind-hearted Association
A three-sentence story posted on The Westmorland Gazette's website has taken the media world by storm. News of an office chair being set alight on Kendal parkland reverberated around the globe and has been the talking point of radio shows, television
Ghost Rider (12A) Another comic book hero is brought to the big screen, starring Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes. LONG ago, superstar motorcycle stunt rider Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage) made a deal with the devil to protect the ones he loved most:
WITH none of the winners of the Kendal Winter League series in contention for the championship, Hoad Hill's Chris Howie gave his title chances a boost by finishing second to Helm Hill's Tom Addison in the eighth event at Cautley Spout. Howie emerged
A FABULOUS new clothing store opened its doors a few months ago in Wainwright's Yard, Kendal, providing shoppers with individual fashion collections in larger sizes. Box 2 provides beautiful European designs in sizes 14 to 30. This season's outfits
AMBLESIDE Zeffirellis, 015394-33845 Miss Potter (PG) Sat, Sun & Wed Hot Fuzz (15) Notes on a Scandal (15) The Queen (PG) Charlotte's Web (U) Sat & Sun Babel (15) The Good Shepherd (15) The Illusionist (PG) An Inconvenient Truth (U) The Departed
It's big, bold and bright for spring 2007. Key pieces to up-date your wardrobe are the bold print dress, the longer-length skirt, and the high waisted knee-length shorts. Forget the pastel shades when it comes to the summer frock, prints are loud and
Tributes have flooded in for a popular Kendal born-and-bred sporting enthusiast who died after collapsing suddenly in front of her teaching colleagues at an Edinburgh school. Gym teacher Hayley McMillan, 27, suffered a brain haemorrhage while discussing
RALLYING: Lakes-based rally crews will be in action on their home event this weekend when the Malcolm Wilson Rally takes place on Saturday. The event, supported by Dovenby's M-Sport boss, starts and finishes in Cockermouth town centre, with scrutineering
MOTORCYCLING: Maybe 33 years of age is not the ideal time to start motorcycle racing, but Ian Wood, of Kendal (pictured above) is about to realise a dream. After a long absence from riding a bike he bought a new Ducati 749 road bike in 2004, but last
United Utilities, which owns the reservoir and the land around it, is using specialised equipment and high intensity floodlighting to carry out the work that is being done during the hours of darkness in a bid to minimise disruption. Roadblocks go up
MARGE Munday scored a fine hat-trick to seal a 5-1 win for Ambleside and lift them to third in the Cumbria League. Windermere took first blood midway through the first half with a strong counter-attack finished by Chelsy Daley to put them 1-0 up.
REACTING well to last week's wake-up call when North West Feeder League leaders Wigton overwhelmed them, Kendal were back on song for a 5-1 victory over Wigan Seconds in an entertaining game on the Cinder Ovens all-weather pitch. Kendal needed to register
There was not exactly a meeting of minds when the nation's Press descended on the Westmorland outback in the wake of last week's train crash. At first there was pride among villagers that for the first time in living memory the village had been the focus
KENDAL had their biggest win of the season with a 10-0 demolition of Blackburn It was a must-win' game, with Blackburn being one of only two teams below Kendal in NW Division Five and only five matches remaining. In a determined start Ewan Galloway
WINDERMERE virtually assured themselves of promotion to NW division 6 with a comfortable 9-0 victory over Urmston 3rds at The Lakes School pitch on Saturday. With only five NW Division Seven matches to play, Windermere and Bolton 3rds cannot now be caught
KIRKBY expected this return fixture to be one of their hardest matches of the season, and so it proved, but victory ensured they retain a vital four-point cushion at the top of North Lans Division One ahead of this Saturday's home clash with second-placed
BROTHERS Byron and Greg Stephenson marked their debut by scoring all Ambleside's points against Creighton. It should have been a home fixture, but Creighton could not raise a team to travel, so Ambleside made the journey to Carlisle to ensure the Storey
A WATERLOGGED ground at Hull forced the cancellation of Kendal's North Division One fixture and Director of Rugby Chris Hayton believes the weather will also be a major factor this weekend as his side defend their unbeaten home record against Huddersfield
NORTH Yorkshire dairy farmers are being urged to join forces in a bid to overcome challenging times ahead for the dairy industry, reports Ruth Lythe. They heard at a meeting of farmers from throughout the Craven area held at Clapham Village Hall that
SOUTH Lakeland District Council's kerbside collections and bring-site schemes have transformed the area's waste disposal system, but separating can, paper, glass, plastic, cardboard and green waste is just the first step of the recycling process. Before
Artisan, Kendal: New in from Witherslack, delicious Moss Howe Farm damson jam, jelly & syrup. Various prices. Hazelmere Bakery, Grange-over-Sands: Mao Feng green tea - from Anhui Province, China. Brews very light with a refreshing flavour £1.80 per
The houses in my road are an eclectic mix, including Victorian terraces, thirties semi-detached, council houses, former council houses, detached houses and bungalows built in the fifties, sixties and seventies, with just a couple of new houses built in
TWO ancient churches in Furness and Eden are to get grants from the English Heritage and Heritage Lottery Fund to make essential repairs. St Cuthbert's Church in Kirkby-in-Furness has in principle been awarded a grant of £120,000 towards the cost of
LAKELAND Orienteering Club's first Galoppen event of the year took place at Ulpha Park, near Broughton. In a complete contrast to the previous week's event at Askham Fell, this was steep and heavily wooded, with many fallen trees and heavy marshes due
KENDAL County suffered their first defeat in the Westmorland Senior Cup for four years when losing 4-2 at Keswick in their quarter-final tie on Saturday. But there was a silver lining with title rivals Wetheriggs United suffering their second defeat
LEE Ashcroft believes another six points should be enough to secure Kendal Town's Premier Division status ahead of this weekend's trip to title favourites Telford United, writes Richard Daniels. Meanwhile, Town boss Ashcroft continued this week to add
MANY stillwaters and lakes re-open for trout fishing on March 15. Both Ghyll Head and High Newton should fish well for rainbows. If it is mild it is well worth prospecting the sheltered areas with a floating line, long leader and a team of nymphs
STATE-of-the-art customer information systems are to be installed at train stations across South Lakeland and Furness following a £1million government investment. Burneside, Staveley, Grange-over-Sands, Arnside, Windermere and Ulverston train stations
Norah Raw, of Windermere, has died just six months short of her 100th birthday. Born at Windermere Golf Club, Mrs Raw was the second daughter of Jack and Lily Borwick. With her elder sister Kathleen (1905-50) she attended Oak Hill School, in Windermere
A FORMER mayoress of Grange-over-Sands has died at the age of 86. Olive Oliver (nee Bleasdale) was born and grew up in Blackburn, studying at Salesbury School, followed by Blackburn Technical College. As a young girl she was a promising musician and
WORK on the second leg of a multi-million pound pipeline project is set to begin this month with diggers already rolling into place, reports Ellie Hargreaves. National Grid engineers are gearing up to resume building what will ultimately be a 94km high-pressure
GRAEME McKee recorded the first wild brown when the trout fishing season opened on March 15. Top-lining on Windermere with a new Olive Rapala, he caught a thin cock fish measuring approximately 23 inches with an estimated weight of between 3lb and 3lb
CASH awards could be made to seasonal employees at a holiday park near Grange-over-Sands following a landmark ruling in the Court of Appeal. A small number of current and former staff at the Haven Holidays-owned Lakeland Leisure Park in Flookburgh could
Our What's On choice for South Lakeland, Furness and the Eden Valley. Friday, March 2 JOIN a walking tour of the Alchemy exhibition, with co-curator Anna Douglas, at Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, from 10am-11am. Tel 01539-722464. A SERVICE prepared
A MAJOR town centre revamp which could attract thousands of extra visitors every year has been backed by town councillors. The £400,000-plus project to redevelop County Square, in Ulverston, in order to incorporate a tribute to the town's most famous
HOUSEHOLDERS will see their bills rise by around £65 this year after South Lakeland District Council approved a lower-than-expected council tax increase. The 3.49 per cent rise in the authority's share of the precept was agreed at a heated budget-setting
HELPING poverty-stricken children in a small South African village proved to be an emotional experience for a group of South Lakeland school pupils. The group of eight Year 11 youngsters from Windermere St Anne's School, at Windermere, said the trip
FURNESS Music Centre is holding an open week- end featuring free music workshops and performances from its talented orchestra, choir and chamber ensembles. The centre, based at Dowdales School in Dalton-in-Furness, will open its doors tomorrow (Saturday
MEMBERS of a Lake District farming community who "opened their doors and hearts" to the shocked survivors of a devastating rail crash have been praised for their heroism following a week of drama and tragedy, reports Ruth Lythe. Grayrigg residents and
A MESSAGE of thanks from Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Rail Group, for all the people who helped after the Grayrigg derailment. The thoughts of everyone at Virgin are with the family of Margaret Masson who was tragically killed in the accident
WORLD champion gymnast Beth Tweddle is to visit the South Lakes area on Tuesday, March 13. Tweddle was third in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2006 and the North West Sports Personality of the Year 2006. She will speak to the Lakes School and
A POPULAR South Lakeland dealership is now taking orders on one of the most hotly anticipated cars of the year. Interest in the new Antara is already high at Hargreaves Vauxhall, in Kendal's Mintsfeet Road, ahead of the deliveries in July. The model
THE restaurateur behind Kendal's Castle Dairy has told how a number of pressures forced him to close his doors. Michael Ryan has shut the Wildman Street business, based at Kendal's oldest inhabited building, which is also Grade I listed, after two years
THE drive for more renewable energy projects will step up a gear when a one-day seminar is held next week to help bring new initiatives on stream. The British Hydropower Association (BHA) is organising a series of regional briefings for stakeholders,
