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 [...]
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 [...]
THE wondrous sight of sheepdogs at work attracted hundreds of people to a corner of South Lakeland for a traditional day out. The Lake District Sheepdog Trials were bathed in glorious sunshine at Hill Farm, Ings, near Windermere and also featured hound trails, terrier racing and much more.
Among those taking part in the sheepdog trials [...]
THE crowds shrugged off a poor weather forecast to descend in their thousands on the Lakeland Country Fair at Torver on Sunday. Although the sun stayed away, so too did the rain – leaving dry conditions underfoot for the best part of the day.
The outcome was a relief for organisers, who had to cancel the [...]
