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A former football coach has been jailed for five years for sexually assaulting seven boys in the 1980s. Anthony Pickering, aged 56, of no fixed address, was sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court today (2ndAugust). Pickering was convicted by a jury on 24th July for ten counts of indecent assault committed whilst he was a football […]
A South Lakes councillor is calling on Cumbria County Council to fund a marketing campaign to help send the message that communities affected by the on-going suspension of the Windermere Ferry service are open for business. Councillor James Airey, the Conservative group leader on Cumbria County Council, has written to the Labour and Liberal Democrat-led […]
Reacting to the news that on the day that they tried reintroducing full services on the two South Cumbrian railways lines, Northern have cancelled 7 trains already this morning on the Furness Line, local MP Tim Farron said: “We said last week that this had all the hallmarks of Northern biting off more than they […]
Cumbria County Council has been accused of ignoring the plight of businesses and residents struggling with the loss of the Windemere Ferry service after it was revealed that the council’s Cabinet will not discuss the issue when it meets on Thursday (26 July) – its last meeting before 27 September. South Lakes councillor James Airey […]
Commenting on the announcement that only three quarters of services cancelled by Northern will return from 30th July, South Lakes MP Tim Farron said: “Northern are clearly still struggling, and as a result letting down passengers across the North West. “While I welcome the news that a full service is due to be restored to […]
The campaign to save the Royalty Cinema in Bowness took a blow today with confirmation that South Lakeland’s Liberal Democrat Council is to press ahead with plans to include the site in the National Park’s new Local Plan. Windermere councillor Ben Berry and local campaigner Jane Hoyle have been fighting alongside local residents for the […]
Two councillors, representing communities separated since May by the ongoing suspension of the Windermere Ferry, have released a video to highlight the ongoing plight of local and visitors, and put pressure on Cumbria’s Liberal Democrat and Labour County Council to act to restore the service before the school summer holidays. Yesterday, the council broke weeks […]
Bowness-on-Windermere Police are investigating the suspected theft of a dog from a residential property near Tower Wood just outside Bowness-On-Windermere. It is reported that between 9.50am and 10.30am on 3 July 2018 the owner of this dog has reported that an elderly Cairns Terrier has gone missing, suspected of having been taken from the garden. […]
Local MP Tim Farron will hold a special drop-in session in Windermere this Friday (6th July)to answer any questions people may have about the latest situation on the Lakes Line. The event will take place at Windermere’s Tourist Information Centre from 10.30am to 11.30am. Tim said: “These past few months on our railways have caused […]
Responding to the news that the Government have threatened to strip rail operator Govia Thameslink of its franchises following poor performance, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron said: “The situation on trains in the South East has been unbearable for commuters and it’s right that there are serious consequences for Govia Thameslink. “But it simply doesn’t make […]
