MORE entries than usual came flooding in to Ambleside’s Summer Flower Show and Craft Fair. It left the organisers in the big marquee hunting for extra tables for the bumper entry of home-grown flowers, fruit and vegetables, wines, eggs, cookery and crafts. Show president Peter Howarth predicted there could be even greater numbers of exhibitors [...]
WHEN Kendal Called, thousands of hungry music fans roared back. Kendal Calling, a boutique festival, nestled in the breathtaking surroundings of Lowther Deer Park, went off with a bang last Friday afternoon as Dub Pistols kick-started the Main Stage with a bombastic set of dub, ska and rap. “We love Cumbria,” announced singer Barry Ashworth, [...]
AN award-winning, environmentally friendly dairy farm announced yesterday that it is to cut back on its organic methods of agriculture. Brother and sister Richard and Alison Park want to protect the future of Low Sizergh Farm, near Kendal, which has been wholly organic for nearly eight years. The farm has established itself as a top [...]
AN earthquake shook South Lakeland in the early hours yesterday. The quake, which registered at 1.7 in magnitude on the Richter Scale, rumbled from an epicentre at Windermere just after 1am. It was also felt in Staveley and Kendal but no damage was reported around the area. Wendy Chandler, aged 70, from Watchgate, Selside, was [...]
A NEW chapter in Kendal’s regeneration began as the £100 million K Village shopping complex opened its doors today. Within minutes of the official opening crowds of shoppers converged on the upmarket riverside development – all curious to get a first glimpse of what was on offer. They came from near and far, with coaches [...]
AN all-action programme of events has been announced for the inaugural Ambleside Outdoor Festival. The event is to take place over four days in September at some of the Lake District’s most dramatic locations. Cyclists will be challenged to ride up The Struggle – the notorious one-in-four 1,489-feet climb to Kirkstone Pass – and there [...]
A BOWNESS woman braved storms and attacks by jellyfish to become the first person this year to swim the Channel. Michelle Lefton, 23, completed the arduous crossing in 17 hours. She dedicated the swim to the memory of her late cousin, Richard Scowcroft, who died of cancer in 2004, aged 30. She has already raised [...]
A KENDAL giftware business has been honoured with a national award, presented at a glittering ceremony in London by the Prince of Wales. The Herdy Company, which sells ‘ethical’ gift products inspired by the Lake District’s Herdwick sheep, was named Small Company of the Year at the Business in the Community (BIC) awards last week. [...]
A KENDAL restaurant is becoming a celebrity magnet, its owners say. In recent months, Paulo Gianni’s, in Stramongate, has been visited by actor Rupert Everett, Location, Location Location presenter Kirsty Allsopp, Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe and his co-star Emma Watson. The latest celebrity to cause a stir was Henry Winkler, better known as The [...]
FIVE more brands which will take up residence in the £100 million K Village outlet have been revealed. With five weeks until opening, Lakeland Leather, Whittards of Chelsea, cookware specialists ProCook, women’s clothing store Alexon and restaurant Moe’s Grill have all signed up. The news means that 80 per cent of the Kendal complex is [...]
