Nigel, Gwyneth and the family are off on their summer hols today. Hope you all have a great time. We’ll try to be good while you’re away ……
Can’t believe its the end of August already and the children will all soon be back at school. Where has the year gone?
Such a shame that the weather [...]
THERE are just days to go until one of Cumbria’s biggest sporting events gets under way – and a row has already broken out in the wrestling ring.
A competitor has threatened legal action if judges are not banned from adjudicating family members in bouts of Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling at Sunday’s Grasmere Sports. Former Lakeland [...]
BUSINESS is booming for South Lakeland’s micro breweries. While large beer companies struggle to maintain sales, small brewers in the district are working flat out to satisfy unprecedented demand for their ales.
Alex Brodie, who owns Staveley-based Hawkshead Brewery, said business had ‘never been better’ with sales in the first quarter of 2009 up 30 per [...]
NEW high-speed rail link proposed by transport chiefs could slash journey times between the Lake District and London to less than two hours.
Network Rail today announced proposals for a new £34bn line that would mean passengers could go from Glasgow to London in two hours and 16 minutes. The firm’s investigation into the need [...]
AN architect has become the new owner of an iconic Eden farmhouse made famous by the cult 1980s film Withnail and I.
Tim Ellis, 41, of Canterbury, has bought Sleddale Hall, near Shap, from water company United Utilities for an undisclosed sum and plans to transform the dilapidated property into a house.
Eden pub boss Sebastian Hindley [...]
WINDERMERE railway station is stepping back in time to deal with a sudden surge of travellers.
First TransPennine Express (FTPE) has employed Kendal resident Gail Brumwell as a modern day railway porter – a role that was once a common sight on Britain’s platforms but is now something of a rarity. Porters are making a comeback [...]
HUNDREDS of railway enthusiasts descended on Carnforth Station last weekend for a model railway exhibition.
The event drew steam fans from across the region as exhibitors from Carnforth, Morecambe and Heysham displayed their impressive model railway layouts. Visitors were able to pick up a bargain from one of the many stalls selling second-hand models. Meanwhile, there [...]
VILLAGERS are gearing up to stage their first ever walking festival which will celebrate the stunning views which surround their home.
Organisers of Grizebeck Walking Festival, from Friday, September 4, to Sunday, September 6, hope to introduce ramblers from further afield to the “hidden delights of the area.”
It is based around The Greyhound Inn, which was [...]
EXHIBITORS are gearing up for a popular traditional agricultural show this Bank Holiday weekend.
Keswick Show, founded in 1860, will take over The Crossings Field, High Hill, Keswick, on Monday with everything from livestock classes to Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling, and from show jumping to home baking.
The event also incorporates the Cumbria Championship Sheepdog Competition, and [...]
A ONE in 100,000 occurrence took place when a second set of triplet calves were born on the same South Lakeland farm.
Janet and Philip Wilson, of High Gateside Farm, Cartmel, were surprised when their five-year-old Holstein Friesan gave birth to two heifer cows and a bull. Mrs Wilson said: “There were no problems though it [...]
