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Cumbria is set to receive £1.4m of funding following a successful bid to Department for Transport’s Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure pilot made by Cumbria County Council, on behalf of the One Public Estate (OPE) partnership last year. The news means that up to 900 new Electric Vehicle (EV) charge points will be installed across Cumbria […]
KendalPolice are investigating a shoplifting which occurred on Friday 18th February at Asda in Kendal. During the incident a number of items were stolen totalling approximately £400. The suspects are described as a male wearing grey joggers, black puffer jacket and black trainers, with a beard. The second was a female described as having dark […]
A 100th birthday is being marked at the Lakeland Motor Museum for an unassuming little vehicle with a largely forgotten role in a transport revolution. When people think of stylish scooters that lit up the Swinging Sixties – they think of Italian icons like Vespa and Lambretta. But they would have been nothing without an […]
James Morgan spent most of his working life creating props and models for blockbuster movies like Star Wars and The Avengers. But today you will find him helping Lake District visitors create memories to last a lifetime by taking them cruising on the stunning waters of Windermere. He’s one of the new Windermere Lake Cruises’ […]
North West ambulance leaders are once again reminding the public of another round of industrial action affecting the service. GMB members will strike for 24 hours on Monday, 20 February. This will mean fewer ambulances on the road and fewer call handlers answering 999 calls. In addition, ambulance dispatchers and drivers in our Patient Transport Service […]
Blackpool Council’s tennis courts are to benefit from improvement funding from the LTA and the Government. Parks that have been identified as locations for the investment which will see physical and operational improvements, as well as an extension of activities on offer, include Stanley Park, Cavendish Road, Claremont Community and Anchorsholme Park. Stanley Park will see the most […]
South Lakeland District Council’s leisure partner has been praised for keeping the area’s facilities open throughout the challenging winter months. Staff at GLL, the not-for-profit charitable social enterprise that operates leisure facilities on behalf of South Lakeland District Council under the Better brand, have and continue to run them in the face of the massive […]
Work has started on a new £100m office building, which forms part of the place-changing £350m Talbot Gateway regeneration that is transforming the heart of Blackpool town centre. Nationwide placemaker, Muse, and its partner, Blackpool Council, have started work bringing forward a 215,000sq ft highly-sustainable office building for the Civil Service after naming VINCI Building […]
Three people have been arrested at various locations around the county following a week of action by Cumbria Constabulary’s Cyber and Digital Crime Unit. Detectives also seized 19 digital devices suspected to contain indecent images of children and made contact with a number of potential victims to ensure their safety. The team undertook numerous enquiries […]
After a short break whilst different operational arrangements were put in place to comply with new Environment Agency regulatory requirements, some of Cumbria’s Household Waste Recycling Centres are now able to accept waste upholstered domestic seating. From Tuesday (7 February) we are once again able to accept the following items at seven of Cumbria’s Household […]
