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Motorists are being warned that the A590 is closed between the Greenodd and Meathop roundabouts following a collision. A one-vehicle collision was reported to police at Newby Bridge at 12.37pm. A diversion is in place along the A5084 and then onto the A591. The A590 is expected to be closed for some time.
Police are warning drivers that the M6 is currently closed in both directions between junctions 35 and 36 after a number of vehicles were reportedly in collision. Emergency services are attending. Motorists are asked to drive with care on the approach to this area and to drive to the conditions they face.
MP pushes National Park Authority to keep the Lake District open for all after gates enforced on popular bridleway Local MP Tim Farron has written to the Chief Executive of the Lake District National Park Authority urging him to rethink plans to restrict access to Gatescarth Pass near Haweswater. Recently, two padlocked gates have been […]
Police have arrested two men following the theft of an ATM from The Square, Milnthorpe, this morning. Officers were alerted at 3.53am to the theft, which involved a number of vehicles. A police response was launched which led to the arrests of two men, aged 37 and 30, from the north east of England. They […]
Local MP Tim Farron met with the Chancellor yesterday to make the case for a much-needed tax break for businesses on Cumbria’s high streets. The Government are currently proposing a Digital Services Tax of 2% for online companies which would pay towards a cut of a third on business rates for small firms. But during […]
Update: 8.30am (9/1/19) A man who died following a road traffic collision on the M6 at Kendal on Monday (7 Jan) has been identified as Ben Oakley, 34, from Shropshire. The driver of the second vehicle – a man in his 40s also from outside Cumbria – was uninjured.
Local MP Tim Farron’s campaign for better access to radiotherapy treatment for cancer patients has been praised by a Government minister in Parliament. During a debate, on Tuesday (8th January) long term plans for cancer treatment in the NHS, the health minister Steve Brine said he “enjoyed” his meeting with Tim and the All-Party Parliamentary […]
Liberal Democrats on Kendal Town Council voted through plans to increase investment into parks and community centres across the town. The investment includes £2,000 on improvements to Fletcher Park, £5,000 towards the Trim Trail at the Beck Community Centre, £7,000 on new play equipment at Hallgarth Play Area, and £5,000 towards a brand-new entrance at […]
Action Fraud has received more than 5,000 reports about fake emails and texts purporting to be from TV Licensing. The messages contain links to genuine-looking websites that are designed to steal personal and financial information. Always question unsolicited requests for your personal or financial information in case it’s a scam. Never automatically click on a […]
Local MP Tim Farron will kick off his 2019 series of ‘Town Hall meetings’ across the South Lakes at Kendal Town Hall this Thursday evening. The meeting, which will take place from 7 pm to 9 pm, is open to everyone, and residents will be able to put their questions to Tim and raise and […]
