LAKELAND Motor Museum has re-opened with a collection of rare cars at a venue twice its old size, supplying a more intense experience for visitors. Among the 30,000 exhibits at the new state-of-the-art building, on the former Dolly Blue Mill site, at Backbarrow, Ulverston, is a 1953 Morris Minor pick-up truck, the oldest-surviving model in [...]
The Autumn Gardening Holiday gets the new season of Special Interest Holidays for 2009 – 2010 underway with visits to some local gardens this week. They have been lucky with the weather so far – not exceptionally sunny but dry and ideal for taking in the beautiful gardens. One of the highlights of the week has been a [...]
THE DAUGHTER of Coniston water speed ace Donald Campbell has called for her late father to be honoured with a posthumous knighthood.Gina Campbell was just 17 years old when her father was killed while piloting the 300mph jet-powered boat Bluebird K7 on Coniston in 1967. Ms Campbell called for the knighthood while unveiling a memorial [...]
