South Lakeland
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Local MP Tim Farron’s campaign to secure flood defences around Windermere lake took a step forward this week after the Environment Agency and local people agreed on a set of flood relief schemes for the area. During a meeting of the Windermere Lake Levels Group, local businesses and residents supported an option put forward […]
An innovative safety initiative which allows people who feel vulnerable in bars or pubs to discreetly signal for help is being rolled out across both West and South Cumbria. West Cumbria’s Pubwatch scheme and South Cumbria’s Bar Watch scheme have signed up to the nationally recognised Ask for Angela campaign. Ask for Angela […]
Local MP Tim Farron has urged the Government to change its policy on school funding which is putting off schools from choosing to take on children with special needs. Speaking in the House of Commons, Tim said: “A huge block to social mobility is the Government’s policy of forcing schools to pay the first […]
Shoppers and traders are being given a festive boost with free parking on South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) operated pay-and-display car parks on Sundays in December in the run-up to Christmas. The offer applies to the Westmorland Shopping Centre Car Park in Kendal and all pay-and-display car parks operated by SLDC in the district, with […]
Network Rail have announced they’ve scrapped plans to infill the underpass which links Rusland Park to Castle Grove in Kendal after a community campaign. Local Lib Dem county councillor Chris Hogg had written to Network Rail to raise concerns that the plans would see local children having to walk to school via the less safe […]
Windermere Police are investigating a burglary which occurred in the Thornbarrow Road area of Windermere between 7.30pm and 8.30pm on Wednesday (7 Nov). Offenders stole bottles of beer from within the porch. Contact police referencing incident 48 of 8 November 2018. Email: 101@cumbria.police.uk Call non-emergency number: 101 Or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Always call […]
MP praises local campaigners after Old Hutton power station plans get rejected at key planning meeting Commenting on the news that local councillors have rejected plans for a gas power station near Old Hutton, MP Tim Farron said: “This is a great day for local democracy. “In thirteen and a half years as an MP […]
Police are investigating an assault against a traffic warden in the area of King Street, Ambleside. At around 11:20am on Friday 2nd November a traffic warden was targeted by an unidentified man who threw several eggs at the victim, hitting him on the head and upper body before fleeing down Church Street. The suspect is described as a white, in his mid […]
Local groups and organisations are being invited to apply for council funding to support important community projects. Over the past five years South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) has awarded almost £1.25 million in grants for Locally Important Projects (LIPs) and helped to fund more than 90 community initiatives. The council has announced the next round […]
Windermere Police have received a report of missing medication in the Crescent Road area of Windermere Wednesday (31stOctober) between the hours of 10am and 10.30am. The medication missing is a quantity of buprenorphine. This is a controlled drug and can cause serious illness if taken by anyone it is not prescribed to, especially children. The tablets […]
