AMENDMENTS to a proposed cycle route through Kendal have been welcomed at a public airing of the plans tonight. The latest developments to the Riverside Leisure Route, which could include a dedicated route for cyclists as well as a series of highways
SEDBERGH and Kirkby Lonsdale Neighbourhood Forum will meet on March 18 to discuss the area's roads, children's services, and to consider grant applications. The meeting will take place in Kirkby Lonsdale Institute from 7pm.
SEDBERGH and Kirkby Lonsdale Neighbourhood Forum will meet on March 18 to discuss the area's roads, children's services, and to consider grant applications. The meeting will take place in Kirkby Lonsdale Institute from 7pm.
GREEN fingered residents of Kirkby Stephen are being invited to take part in the town's annual Garden Trail event. The Garden Trail takes place on the weekend of July 19 and around 20 gardens are expected to take part in the event which last year raised
MP Tim Farron has resigned from the Liberal Democrat's frontbench after disagreeing with his party's leadership over its decision to abstain in this evening's EU referendum vote. Mr Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, said he would quit his role
AN appeal has been made after used syringes were discovered in a South Lakeland town centre street. Up to half a dozen were recovered by police after a passer-by had spotted one in New Market Street, Ulverston. Town councillor Phil Lister, who arrived
POLICE in South Lakes and Furness have confiscated large amounts of alcohol from teenagers during a two-week crackdown on underage drinking in the region. The problem was identified as a priority by local communities, so local police launched Operation
DESPITE suffering numerous setbacks in 2007, Staveley Village Association remains committed to its quest to create a safe and modern playground for local children. At what proved to be an informative annual general meeting, 25 residents joined together
Barton: Two additional holiday home pitches within existing licensed site cartilage at Park Foot Holiday Park, Howtown, for Mrs F.J. Bell. Colton: Car port, canopy and front porch at Dove Cottage, Lakeside, Ulverston for G. Booth and L. Ellison. Crosthwaite
Aldingham: Change of use of land to form additional curtilage, construction of garage, operation of ice cream business from premises and retention of van in association with Bouncy Castle, at 9 Mounts Meadow Close, Gleaston, Ulverston, for Mr. A.P. Davies
Appleby: Proposed steel portal frame agricultural building structure, covered farmyard manure store at High House Farm, Colby Lane, for Mr A.T.P. Williamson. Crosby Ravensworth: Proposed detached double garage/store with slate pitched roof at the Vicarage
A CONCERNED Eden woman has expressed her dismay at the unsightly' installation of gas piping on a listed building. Debby Hylton told members of Kirkby Stephen Town Council, at their meeting last night, that she believes the installation of gas pipes,
A BAN on dog owners failing to pick up their pet's faeces moved a step closer last night following approval from Kirkby Stephen Town Council. Members of Kirkby Stephen Town Council approved, at their meeting last night, plans to amend the dog control
THOUSANDS of travellers were inconvenienced when the West Coast Main Line was brought to a standstill over the weekend by a freight train shedding containers in high winds. Passenger rail services returned to normal on Monday following the spillage of
POLICE in Appleby are appealing for people to help them combat anti-social behaviour after reports of groups of youths "causing alarm" to residents of several housing estates. According to police, gangs of young people have been knocking on doors and
APPLEBY residents and businesses have been taking advantage of funding made available to make their properties more resistent to flooding. Properties in areas such as the Sands, which have been hit by flooding in recent years, have benefited from grants
PROPOSALS to include Mallerstang in the Yorkshire Dales National Park are being opposed by a man whose family worked the land there for generations. The plan is part of a larger scheme to close some of the countryside gap between the Yorkshire Dales
CRAFT, Art and Food Artisan Exhibitors from all corners of the UK will be selling their wares at a new Spring Fair, at Rheged this coming weekend (March 8/9). More than 60 exhibitors will be displaying and demonstrating their wares, from sculptures,
A NEW beauty treatment is giving former nurse and owner of an Appleby salon the opportunity to bring health as well as beauty benefits to her clients. Ashley Smith was a hospital nurse for 22 years before opening the Health and Beauty by Essence. She
CUMBRIAN library-users have emerged as the most romantic in the North West. A competition across the region to find the most popular romantic novel had four times as many nominations from Cumbrian readers than any other area. Kirkby Stephen appears
HOCKEY: Kirkby Stephen continued their fight stay in the North feeder league at the weekend with a hard-won draw at Morecambe, against another team facing the same battle. Morecambe started strongly, pressing Kirkby deep into their own half, but this
RUGBY: Upper Eden achieved a rare away victory over Cumbria/North Lancs League opponents De La Salle on Saturday. The 9-3 scoreline reflected the tightness of a game dominated by the forwards, but it was a result that secures Upper Eden's league status
RUGBY players from Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Penrith are to play at Twickenham. The school's senior team has won through to the final of the Daily Mail Schools U18 Vase, in which they will face Sussex Downs College from Lewes on Wednesday, April
FOOTBALL: Appleby face a big match this month, at home to Milnthorpe Corinthians in the semi-finals of the Sportsguard Westmorland FA Senior Cup, on Saturday, March 15. They are also riding high in the First Division and were not despondent to share
SURVIVORS of cancer in the South Lakes are stepping up to the Race for Life challenge and urging other local women to join them for this highly enjoyable and worthwhile event. Lynne Cullen from Kendal is one woman hoping to complete the 5k race and,
MORE than a thousand low-income families who were facing the possibility being forced out of the Lake District can breathe a collective sigh of relief following a change of heart by benefit bosses. Thanks to campaigning officers from South Lakeland District
TOILETS at Glebe Road, Bowness, will not be re-opened in the foreseeable future, it has been announced. The dilapidated toilet block, which is situated in one of the busiest parts of the tourist town, has been closed for more than a year and town councillors
MEMBERS of national park authorities from across the UK will experience the Lake District's unique literary links at a conference on the shores of Windemere, later this year. Around 240 delegates - including Government ministers, business and community
A SOUTH Lakeland-based American scientist believes she has developed "the biggest step forward in family communications since the invention of language." Helyn Connerr, a former researcher into nuclear medicine who now runs training and communications
A PROPOSAL to demolish a store and improve site access to the Builder Centre at Longlands Road, Bowness, has been approved by the Lake District National Park Authority, despite an objection. The application by Wolseley Ltd was reported to the LDNPA's
COMMUNITY groups in Ulverston are set to gain welcome funding boosts. Town councillors have agreed on a series of grants, including: Ulverston Town Band, £200; Ulverston Gardeners Society, £350; Ulverston Victoria High School's Orienteering Team, £500
PLANS to build ten new homes for rent on the site of a former council depot look set to gain official approval. A report to South Lakeland District Council's planning committee said the proposal for the Harmony Hill depot at Milnthorpe would provide
SOUTH Lakeland councillors have voted to increase council its share of the council tax take by 3.4 per cent - which will add £5.50 a year to the amount paid by householders in Band D properties during 2008/09, reports Allan Tunningley. The Liberal Democrat-controlled
BEAUTIES from South Lakeland and Furness are competing to be crowned Miss Cumbria. For the first time in Miss England's 80-year history, the organisers of the beauty pageant have decided the county's female population is too attractive to ignore, and
WESTMORLAND and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has denied he raised the alarm on former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy's alleged alcohol problem. The claim was published by Sir Menzies Campbell in his autobiography, which is being serialised in a Sunday
