THE BASSENTHWAITE ospreys have returned, and hopes are high for another successful summer of breeding. The birds have spent the last few weeks gathering sticks and moss for their nests after a 3,000 mile flight from Africa. “We are delighted that the ospreys have returned for a tenth season,” said Pete Barron of the Lake [...]

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 [...]

A FLAMBOYANT comedian famous for going off on a tangent knew exactly where he was heading when he ran through Cumbria on a charity marathon. Funnyman Eddie Izzard has been running a marathon a day to raise money for Sport’s Relief and his progress through the county certainly raised a few smiles. Cheered on by [...]

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been holidaying in the Lake District this week. Cumbria Tourism invited the Labour leader to spend his summer break in the Lakes back in March, and Mr Brown has been getting away from it all in the Keswick area. Chief executive oF Cumbria Tourism, Ian Stephens, said the Mr Brown [...]