A POPULAR South Lakeland show that has been blighted by weather problems in the past staged a successful event at the weekend. The 2008 renewal of the Lakeland Country Fair in Torver even had to be cancelled because of poor conditions underfoot, but organisers this year ran out of programmes as the glorious weather attracted [...]
THE pursuit of one of England’s rarest mammals has started in South Lakeland. A coast-to-coast 15-day search across northern England aims to track down the rare and elusive pine marten. As many as 200 volunteers could be getting involved in the search, which began in Grizedale Forest. The pursuit, involving a mix of hiking and [...]
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 LARGE majority of residents and visitors to South Lakeland would be happy to ‘spend a penny’ to use public toilets, according to a survey. Seventy two per cent of locals said they would support ‘pay as you go’ loos in the district – but this was surpassed by the enthusiasm of visitors, 86 per [...]
ONE of South Lakeland’s most renowned events has been sold by the Rotary Club of Windermere. The Windermere Airshow, which took place last weekend, has attracted thousands of visitors each year, since it was first set up ten years ago. However, the popular two-day family occasion featuring complex aerial displays by the Red Arrows and [...]
THE pursuit of a rare mammal which has not been spotted for a number of years is to get under way in South Lakeland. As many as 200 Vincent Wildlife Trust volunteers are searching hotspots in the north of England for pine martens – which are related to minks, polecats, otters, badgers and stoats. They [...]
A SOUTH Lakeland farmer who diversifies into tourism for the summer has paid his own Battle of Britain 70th anniversary tribute by designing a fighter pilot battle across a 10-acre cornfield. Graham Wadsworth, of Raines Hall Farm, Sedgwick, has carved out a Spitfire pursuing an invading German Messerschmitt 109 for his giant Lakeland Maize Maze, [...]
CUMBRIA is only days away from a hosepipe ban unless there is ‘significant’ rainfall, which is not forecast, United Utilities has warned. But the threat has been criticised by Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron, who said the water company needed to modernise the way it managed its resources. “We are the wettest county in [...]
GOLFERS driving off at a South Lakeland club are hoping for once they do not get a birdie. Members entering and leaving the Carus Green Golf Club car park are being forced to manoeuvre their cars extra carefully thanks to nesting oystercatchers. The distinctive waders chose part of the gravelled car park to lay two [...]
COMMUNITY leaders are seeking an urgent meeting with the Youth Hostel Association after it announced the shock closure of two South Lakeland youth hostels. Holidaymakers, community groups and local politicians expressed outrage at the plans to close the Kendal and Grasmere Thorney How hostels in the autumn. The move is part of a decision to [...]
