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Police have received a report of a theft of a black labrador from the Crosthwaite in the Kendal area. The dog has gone missing, believed to have been taken, at around 7pm on 25 June 2018. Anyone with information should contact Cumbria Constabulary quoting incident 288 of 25 June 2018. Email: 101@cumbria.police.uk Call non-emergency number: […]
A man has been arrested following an incident in Kendal town centre Sunday (24th June). Police were contacted at 2:55pm today, to the report of a male carrying a suspected handgun. Officers were deployed to the scene and armed officers were deployed as a precaution. A 26-year-old man from Cumbria, was arrested on Suspicion of […]
A group of local parents have launched a crowdfunding appeal to help raise money for the improvement of Abbot Hall play area in Kendal. The Friends of Abbot Hall have been working with South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) since last summer to secure funding to provide a new and improved playground at the town centre […]
South Lakes councillor James Airey is urging the UK’s rail industry to get behind calls for troubled operator Northern to fund a marketing campaign for the Lakes after weeks of disruption on the Oxenholme to Windermere line. Councillor Airey, the Conservative Group leader on Cumbria County Council, has written today to the Rail Industry Group’s […]
Local MP Tim Farron has called for there to be a new rail franchise for the three local train lines that operate in Cumbria. Tim’s intervention follows his successful bid to secure support for West Coast Railways to step in and run the Lakes Line between Oxenholme and Windermere after current operator Northern Rail cancelled […]
Theft of bike in Kendal Police in Kendal are investigating a theft of a bike. An orange Ragley Blue Pig mountain bike was stolen from a bike rack near the Birdcage on Finkle Street between 11pm on Friday 15th June and 2am on Saturday 16th June. Anyone with any information is asked to email 101@cumbria.police.uk […]
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has celebrated the return of trains back on the Lakes Line after a long campaign. The line, which runs from Oxenholme to Windermere, had been suspended by Northern Rail for the past two weeks. But after days of negotiating between Tim, Network Rail and the Department for Transport, trains are […]
Local MP Tim Farron has been keeping up the pressure on rail bosses following Saturday’s march in protest of the ongoing chaos on the Lakes Line. Tim has been speaking with bosses at Network Rail and Northern, pushing them to get a shuttle service from Oxenholme to Windermere running as soon as possible. Tim has […]
Local MP Tim Farron has today called for the Transport Secretary to explain himself after misleading the House over the suspension of trains on the Lakes Line in Cumbria. Last Monday, Chris Grayling said he would not allow the closure of the Lakes Line to be extended by Northern Rail. But on Friday, a spokesperson […]
Local MP Tim Farron joined dozens of frustrated commuters on Saturday to protest the temporary closure of the Lakes Line. The protestors marched along the route of the 12-mile line from Windermere station to Oxenholme station calling at every station in between to gather support to strip Northern Rail of its franchise. The rail company […]
