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Police in Kendal are warning local drug users that they are aware of a current supply of unusually strong crack cocaine and heroin in circulation. Officers have become aware that these Class A controlled drugs being sold in Kendal at the present time are being described by users as much stronger than the drugs previously […]
Police in Ambleside are investigating a suspicious incident where two men in a white van have approached a 16-year-old female. Police were contacted at 1.30pm today (22nd November) following an incident near Galava Roman Fort. The teenage girl involved was walking when a van pulled up near to her with two men inside. One of […]
Lancashire County Council Trading Standards Service is warning people not to fall foul of fake products and online scams on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Millions of shoppers will be on the lookout for bargains during these pre-Christmas sales, but criminals will also be trying to take advantage of those expecting to find offers which […]
Police looking for a missing woman have found a body. Aileen Rourke, 74, was last seen around 10am on Thursday 8th November in the Lytham Road area of Blackpool. A woman’s body was found on the beach at Walney Nature Reserve in Milnthorpe, Cumbria on 16th November. The body has been identified as Aileen Rourke. Her death is […]
Residents and traders are being asked to play a key role in shaping the future of Kendal’s indoor and outdoor markets. South Lakeland District (SLDC), which operates the markets, has started a comprehensive consultation with market traders, local business owners, the public, Kendal BID, Kendal Futures, the National Market Traders’ Federation (NMTF) and other stakeholders […]
Local MP Tim Farron met with bosses from the Rail Delivery Group, the industry’s main representatives, to make the case for much needed improvements to the Lakes Line. During the meeting in Westminster, Tim talked about the need for a passing loop to double the number of trains that run on the line as well […]
Libraries across the county are getting ready to celebrate Lancashire Day on Tuesday 27 November, with a number of events taking place to mark the occasion. Lancashire Day dates back to 1295, when the county sent its first representatives to Parliament. This marked Lancashire’s move into the wider sphere of politics. Euxton Library will be […]
Residents are being encouraged to grab a freebie or give away any items in good condition at a local freegle event in Staveley on Saturday. Attendees at the Festive Freegle can take any item for free or donate unwanted household items, and donation is not needed to take a freebie. The freegle’s organisers say the […]
A former football coach has been jailed for 56 months for historical sex offences. Paul Whelan, 58, of Maida Vale, Thornton, appeared at Carlisle Crown Court on Thursday 15th November. He was sentenced after pleading guilty to five counts of sexual offences against five young boys dating back to the late 1980’s and 1990’s. At the […]
Officers are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in Cartmel Tuesday afternoon (20 Nov). The robbery took place at around 2.44pm at the Red Pepper in Unsworth’s Yard, Ford Road, when a man entered the store and left with a set of whiskeys worth approximately £4,000. No weapon was seen and nobody was hurt in […]
