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Historic farm and school to be transformed
Work is underway to transform an historic former farm and school site in North Cumbria into an exclusive housing development. Award-winning Cumbrian builders Lattimer Homes plan to create nine detached or semi-detached properties in the grounds of Greensyke Farm at Cumdivock near Dalston.
Wembley dream for Cumbrian firm
Cumbrian coach company Reays is hoping to complete a promotion double when Blackpool FC take on West Ham at Wembley on Saturday (May 19). The Wigton-based firm, which has provided Blackpool’s official players’ coach all season, has already celebrated success with another of its clients after Fleetwood Town won promotion
Online meeting to focus on Appleby Fair
The next online meeting for Eden will focus on this year’s Appleby Fair and will provide people with the opportunity to ask questions or raise concerns about the event. Cumbria Constabulary are hosting a live web chat on Wednesday 23rd May 2012, with people from the Appleby Fair Multi Agency Group
Penrith Councillor’s skydive raises £400 for Hospice at Home
Eden District Councillor Robin Howse (Liberal Democrat Group/Penrith North) has raised £400 for the charity Hospice at Home by taking part in a tandem skydive and freefalling from 14,000ft! The Skydive took place at Cark airfield near Grange in the south of Cumbria
Local community stops cannabis farm near Penrith
The local community at Maulds Meaburn helped prevent crime when they reported suspicious activity at a local property, which resulted in the discovery of a cannabis farm. Members of the public were concerned about suspicious activity taking place at a large mansion house at Maulds Meaburn and reported this to the police.
Carlisle band that featured on TV ads record debut LP & seek gigs in Cumbria
Kontiki Suite are a psychedelic folk/pop/country band from Carlisle and have just fully recorded, produced, mixed and mastered their debut LP at their studio in Carlisle and are about to release a 12″ single called Magic Carpet Ride on Richard Norris’ 5D Recordings label.
Join the Olympic Torch Relay Route in Carlisle
Residents and businesses that live and work close to Carlisle’s Torch Relay Route are being invited to join in the celebration. Letters have been delivered to around 300 householders and city centre businesses setting out the timings of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay route through Carlisle on Wednesday, 20 June.
Penrith students raise £10,000 towards new school minibus
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School’s PTA are very impressed with the students’ efforts to raise money for a much needed minibus. Parents Richard Wise, Deborah Riddell and Jane Holme had challenged the youngsters to raise £10.000 by early May by means of a raffle.
Farron meets with TripAdvisor to promote South Lakes tourism
South lakes MP Tim Farron met this week with representatives from the world’s largest travel advice website, TripAdvisor, to discuss how tourism in Cumbria can benefit from free travel advice websites. The meeting came hot on the heels of recent success in TripAdvisor’s travel awards
SLDC votes not to hold Land Allocations poll
South Lakeland District Council has voted against holding a poll on its Land Allocations proposals. A petition, submitted by The Green Spaces Committee, had received nearly 4000 signatures asking for the poll which would have asked for a “yes” or “no” on whether the SLDC Land Allocations Document was supported.
QEGS earns free pizzas for 360 students
At lunchtime on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week 360 students at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith enjoyed free pizzas supplied by the national chain Domino’s which have a regional dough factory in Penrith and a takeaway branch in Carlisle.
RAF winch man off Ill Crag following 50ft fall
Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Cumbria police yesterday, Wednesday 16 May regarding a 27-year-old man who was scrambling on the Eskdale face of Ill Crag and had sustained a 50ft (15m) tumble fall and was now in pain and could not walk. At 3:30pm the team responded with a full callout
CCTV released of suspected Carlisle cat-napper
At around 9.50pm on Monday, 7 May, BTP officers at Carlisle received reports of a kitten having been stolen at the station. PC Becky Tabb said: “The owner of the nine-week-old kitten nipped into one of the shops at the station and left the cat, in a box, just outside.
Carlisle bodybuilder jailed for assault
A 23-year-old bodybuilder has been sent to prison for attacking a man on a Carlisle street after getting drunk on vodka. Daniel Cayne, of Balfour Road, Raffles, Carlisle, attacked Matthew McDonnell for no apparent reason outside a pizza takeaway in the Crescent at 3am on October 14 last year. He punched him “full-on” in the face
Berry chosen to push forward “low tax Tory agenda” in South Lakes
Last night’s South Lakeland District Council Annual General meeting saw 24-year-old Lakes Councillor Ben Berry promoted onto the Opposition Shadow Cabinet. He will be shadowing Lib Dem Cllr David Evans with the Policy
Carlisle garden sex trial abandoned
The trial of a Carlisle couple accused of upsetting their neighbours by committing a sex act in their back garden has been abandoned at the city’s Crown Court today (Thursday). Jacqueline Rachel Notridge, 41, and husband Spencer Philip Notridge, 36, went on trial yesterday
North Cumbria’s hospitals on track for a stronger future
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust has ended a challenging year in a much stronger position having maintained patient quality standards, delivered on almost all performance and waiting list targets and achieved a much better financial turnaround programme.
New Leader for South Lakeland District Council
Councillor Peter Thornton has been elected as the new leader of South Lakeland District Council. Cllr Thornton was voted into the position at a meeting of full council yesterday. One of his first duties was to create a new cabinet.
Free vacancy adverts offered by University of Cumbria job shop
The University of Cumbria is inviting local employers in Cumbria and North Lancashire to post vacancies for students and graduates on its online job shop absolutely free of charge. After completing a simple onsite registration system, employers can provide details of their vacancies online or copy and paste them from existing job adverts
MP calls for ambitious tidal energy scheme across Morecambe Bay
South Lakes MP, Tim Farron, has used Business Questions in the House of Commons to call for a debate to discuss the possibility of a future large-scale tidal energy scheme across Morecambe Bay. In light of the recent resignation from the Labour front benches by Neath MP, Peter Hain
Are You Ready for the Keswick Great Trail Challenge?
Get ready for a marathon experience like no other with the Great Trail Challenge from Karrimor! The new off road running event will take place on 17th June 2012 and leading running shoes retailer SportsDirect.com, have free places to give away to 10 lucky winners!
Who will be Best Bar None in Penrith & Eden in 2012
The winners of the fifth Carlisle and Eden Best Bar None Awards will be announced on the evening of Tuesday, 22 May at an awards ceremony being held in the ballroom of the Crown and Mitre Hotel in Carlisle. The Best Bar None Accreditation and Awards Scheme focuses on safety and customer care
Whitehall visits strengthens case for saving MoD Longtown from closure
The defence minister Peter Luff MP has acknowledged that a Cumbrian munitions depot threatened with closure is the most efficient site in the country and that storing most of the country’s munitions at a single site poses a higher security risk than dispersing supplies around a number of different locations.
Lake District Hotel creates fresh wedding package for the modern bride & groom
A leading Lake District hotel has just launched a brand new wedding package for discerning brides and grooms looking for a fresh approach to their big day. The contemporary four-star Langdale Hotel and Spa near Ambleside has compiled the exclusive package with flexibility in mind to allow the couple’s individual
Lake District nominated as Favourite British Holiday Destination 2012
The Lake District, Cumbria, has recently been nominated for yet another prestigious award. The iconic holiday destination has been nominated as ‘Favourite British Holiday Location’, one of the categories in the 2012 Countryfile Magazine Awards
Riot Jazz presents ‘The Great Puppet Show’ at Kendal Calling
Roll up, roll up as quirky festival area Riot Jazz returns bigger and more magical than ever before. Riot Jazz is one of Kendal Calling’s best-loved areas that this year embraces the festival fancy dress theme, Fairy Tales & Comic Books, and takes it to the next level.
Five star Lake District best in UK on TripAdvisor
Hotels and B&Bs in Windermere and Bowness are top in the UK when it comes to getting five star reviews from guests on TripAdvisor – says new research revealed today (Thurs, May 17th). Figures due to be revealed at today’s annual general meeting of tourism trade association the Lakes Hospitality Association
£1.5m music education hub success for Cumbria
Children and young people across Cumbria will be hitting all the right notes after the county was awarded funding to the tune of £1.5million to create a music education hub. Music hubs are being established to provide every child aged five to 18 with the opportunity to sing and learn a musical instrument and to perform as part of an ensemble or choir.
Penrith Rotarians forge closer links between UK and Australia
Representatives from Rotary Clubs in Penrith Australia visited their twin town in Penrith, Cumbria this week to forge closer links with their Rotary Club counterparts from the Cumbrian town. Jean Vranich, President of Penrith Valley Rotary Club in Australia and her husband Luciano, have been warmly welcomed by the President of Penrith Rotary Club
Health & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee discuss progress on health services
Cumbria’s Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee heard from representatives of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Universities of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust last week (9 May).
Army bomb disposal carry out controlled explosion near Whitehaven
At 2pm today, Wednesday 16 May a fire occurred on a boat off the coast of Whitehaven. HM coastguard, Cumbria police, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service all attended the incident. During the incident some emergency distress flares were damaged by the fire and were deemed unstable. A bomb disposal team from the Catterick
Boy airlifted to Newcastle following Langwathby RTC
A 16-year-old boy has suffered serious head, back and neck injuries following a road traffic collision on the B6412 Culgaith to Langwathby road last night. The collision occurred at about 6:40pm on Wednesday, 16 May and involved a motorcycle and a car. The driver of the car a 48-year-old male was uninjured
Local BBC radio stations ‘performing well’
John Stevenson MP is delighted that the BBC Trust has concluded that their local radio stations are ‘performing well’ and are ‘highly appreciated by its audience.’ This conclusion follows a BBC review which was looking at areas of the BBC which could be cut to make savings for the Trust
Fairtrade for British farmers
Cumbrian MP, Tim Farron, has this afternoon spoken in a debate in the House of Commons on the Queen’s Speech and the Cost of Living, to support the Government plans for a Grocery Codes Adjudicator Bill. Tim called for ‘fair trade for British farmers’ as they fight exploitation by powerful retailers.
Savour Going Jubilee Batty With La’al Ratty
Savouring being British will be the underlying theme of Diamond Jubilee celebrations staged by the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, as the team at ‘La’al Ratty’ serve up a recipe concocted from impressive heritage, the magic of steam, authentic British and home cooked food and a great British musical tradition.
