South Lakeland
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Bowness Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident in which a dark vehicle failed to stop after a road traffic collision which occurred on Lake Road, Bowness at 8:45pm on the 18th September. As the suspect vehicle has exited a carpark opposite the Royalty Cinema it has collided with a white VW before leaving […]
Local MP Tim Farron recently joined the local community in Witherslack to celebrate 10 years since the community shop opened. A decade ago, the community in Witherslack responded to the loss of their post office and store by opening their own community-run shop. In celebration, the village held a cream tea event at the shop, […]
Local MP Tim Farron will launch a petition at this year’s Westmorland County Show on Thursday which calls on the Government to allow local authorities to increase council tax on second homes to support local communities. Earlier this summer the Government has announced it is giving the power to local authorities to triple council tax […]
Commenting on the news that the Conservative Government have scrapped a planned tax cut for millions of self-employed workers, local MP Tim Farron said: “This is yet another kick in the teeth for local hard-working small business owners. “Over the past 18 months the Government has tried to raise their National Insurance Contributions, and attempted […]
KENDAL Police are investigating a burglary at a house in Morewood Drive, Burton. It happened between 8.30am on August 17 and 11.30am on August 19. Anyone who saw or heard anything unusual on these dates is asked to contact PC 1416 Rourke, referencing log 105 of August 19. Email: 101@cumbria.police.uk Call non-emergency number: 101 Or Crimestoppers […]
A local community came together on Sunday to celebrate the official reopening of a treasured park. Nobles Rest in Kendal was closed for six months to allow work on new drainage and pathways as part of a community-led enhancement project. To mark the completion of the first phase of improvement work, a formal opening celebration […]
Local MP Tim Farron has written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, urging him to bring forward plans to introduce an opt-out organ donation system to England. New figures released today show that almost 50 people in Cumbria died in the last five years while waiting for a transplant. Earlier this year the Government announced they […]
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is urging the Government to release its study which looks into the effect that long travel times have on a cancer patient’s ability to recover. During a debate in Parliament back in January, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Jackie Doyle-Price said a study is being conducted by Public […]
Local Lib Dem councillor Vicky Hughes is continuing to work with the local community to give an Ambleside estate a much needed clean-up. New fences are in place on the Kirkfield estate as part of work to tidy up the area. Now the fences are up, attention will turn to clearing litter and other debris […]
Residents are being invited to have their say on the future of a popular South Lakeland park. Public consultation starts this week on ways of conserving and improving Fletcher Park in Kendal. South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) is already working closely with the Friends of Fletcher Park on proposals to enhance the open parkland and […]
