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More than 1,000 drivers were tested and more than 100 were arrested for drink or drug driving in Cumbria in December. Operation Limit ran throughout the month and was led by officers from the Constabulary’s Roads Policing Unit. More than 1,800 drivers were stopped, with 1,302 tested for drink or drug driving, resulting in 130 […]

Have you seen missing Lewis Queen? Lewis is 25 and from Kendal. He was last sighted in the vicinity of Oxenholme train station shortly after 2pm on 29 December. It is believed he may have travelled on a train heading to Liverpool. Lewis is described as 5ft 9ins tall, of stocky build, with collar-length brown […]

Northern has published a travel advice calendar for the seven days over New Year (28 Dec 2023 – 3 Jan 2024). The train operator says customers should expect disruption and are strongly advised to ‘check before you travel’. Services should return to normal on Wednesday, 3 January. Tricia Williams, chief operating officer at Northern, said: […]

A man from North Shields has been convicted of indecent assaults and indecency with a child. Harold Wharton, aged 73, of Ripley Avenue North Shields was found unanimously guilty of six counts of indecent assaults against a girl under 14 and two counts of indecency with a child, at Preston Crown Court on Thursday (30 Nov). The […]

Cumbria Police are investigating a fatal two vehicle collision that occurred on the A683 in Kirby Lonsdale Friday (Dec 22) at around 9:26am. The collision involved a Renault Zoe and a wagon. The driver of the Renault a 86-year-old man died following the collision. The driver of the wagon was uninjured. Anyone with information relating […]

Outbreaks of heavy rain will move northeastwards across northern England during Wednesday. Across the warning area 20-30 mm of rain is expected to accumulate quite widely. Over higher ground of the Pennines, Lake District and Southern Uplands, 40-60 mm is likely during this period with as much as 70-90 mm in a few locations. Strong […]

Westmorland and Furness Council has completed a £320k investment in a new pedestrian-friendly ‘gateway’ into Kendal town centre. Led by the council, the improvement project on the upper section of Stramongate has created a ‘gateway feature’ to Kendal’s main high-street, improving the route for the local community. The scheme has seen new raised natural stone […]

All are welcome at a special grand opening event for the new Urology Department at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary on Wednesday 10 January. University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has created the new dedicated space for urology at the hospital to improve patient experience and speed up treatment for some forms of cancer. […]

Police are investigating a burglary which occurred on Monday 18th December between 7pm and 11pm on Dowkers Lane, Kendal. Items taken include a large remote-controlled car and computer ‘tower’. Police are appealing for witnesses who may have been in the Dowkers lane area at the appropriate time and witnessed any persons carrying the above large […]

Westmorland and Furness Council will continue to provide key services over the Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays but some of its offices will be closed on 25 and 26 December 2023 and 1 January 2024. Limited offices will be open on 27, 28 and 29 December. Their main switchboard number (0300 373 3300) will […]