Cumbria
A masterpiece by Rembrandt is about to take a rare journey to a small harbourside museum and gallery in western Cumbria. The portrait of Rembrandt’s first wife Saskia, which is nearly 400 years old, normally hangs in the National Gallery in London. But it will be displayed at The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven from later […]
Officers investigating an assault have made a second arrest. A 15-year-old was arrested on suspicion of assault. Both he and the 23-year-old man arrested yesterday have been bailed pending further enquiries. The victim of the assault was discharged from hospital overnight. Officers would like to continue to appeal for witnesses who have not yet come […]
Cumbria Police is appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was arrested in the Kirkland area of Kendal this afternoon on suspicion of assault. Officers were called shortly before 5pm following a report of a man in his 20s having been assaulted near to the play park. Officers attended and arrested a man […]
Following new lines of enquiry, police have released CCTV images in a burglary investigation. The incident occurred at Majestic Wines, Blackhall Road, Kendal on the 27th February 2019. Nothing is believed to have been taking during the incident. Police would like to speak to the two people pictured wearing baseball caps, […]
Officers are urging residents in Kendal to be vigilant after a rise in reports of burglaries. In the last six months 42 burglaries, which are being investigated by specialist detectives, have been reported across the Kendal area. For the same period, the year previous, there were 11 reported incidents of burglary. To tackle the increase […]
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has taken a swipe at the Conservative Government following the introduction of a “Tory death tax”. From this week, new regulations introduced by the Conservative Government mean the cost of death certificates, as well as birth and marriage certificates, is going up from £4 to £11. Citizens Advice recommends people […]
Two people have been sentenced after admitting fraudulently claiming council tax reduction. In two separate cases, both had been charged with claiming the reduction while failing to disclose excess capital in undeclared bank accounts. Emily Postlethwaite, 59, of Greenwood, Kendal, fraudulently claimed £4,219.69 between November 2013 and August 2018 when she had £22,000 in a […]
On the floor of the House of Commons this morning, local MP Tim Farron urged the Government to tell Network Rail to scrap plans to close the Lakes Line over the busy Easter weekend. Network Rail are planning on closing the line, which runs from Oxenholme to Windermere, for both Easter Saturday and Sunday to […]
Kendal Police are investigating an assault, which occurred on the 29th January at approximately 12:45am in Kendal town centre. The assault occurred at the bottom of Finkle Street and extended onto Stramongate, a man and woman were assaulted by a group of approximately 10 men and women. Anyone with information should call Cumbria Police on […]
Local MP Tim Farron has today welcomed the news that the Kentmere mental health ward at Westmorland General Hospital is set to receive an extra £1m in funding if plans for the reconfiguration of Mental Health services in South Cumbria are approved. Back in 2016, Tim led a successful campaign to save the ward after […]
