Windermere
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As thousands of swimmers from across the country are gearing up to take to waters of Windermere in this growing annual outdoor swimming event, a callout is being made for volunteer to join the fun. Over recent years the Great North Swim has grown its participant numbers at a rapid rate with up to 10,000 […]
A district councillor in Kendal is set to propose a motion to South Lakeland Council calling on the Government to strip the rail company Northern of the Lakes Line. Councillor Matt Severn has asked for the motion to be tabled at the next full council meeting after 22 out of the 36 scheduled trains on […]
Local MP Tim Farron has written a letter to the Secretary of States for Transport and Education asking them to ensure children who rely on the Lakes Line have access to their local school ahead of GCSEs next week. The line has experienced mass cancellations over the past few months which has caused huge problems […]
Please check all notes especially large denomination such as £50.00 notes. People are trying to pass notes that are conterfit around the South Lakes. Please refuse and report to Police on 101.
Local MP Tim Farron has hit out over the Government’s failure to intervene over the current dire situation on the Lakes Line. There were at least 19 days in April when trains on the line, which runs from Windermere to Oxenholme, were cancelled, causing much frustration for local passengers. On their behalf, Tim has written […]
Local MP Tim Farron has called for Arriva Rail North to be stripped from operating the Lakes Line after 14 trains were cancelled in just a single day. On Thursday, the line, which runs from Windermere to Oxenholme, saw 14 cancellations due to a lack of available drivers. People have been subjected to an onslaught […]
Police are investigating a garage burglary which occurred near Windy Hall Road on the B5284 ‘Crook Road’, Windermere. This took place at around 19:30 hours on Monday the 19th of March 2018. Police are appealing for any information regarding a suspect who was seen fleeing the scene of the crime. The suspect is described as […]
ITV has commissioned a new drama following the lives of three women, living in and around the beautiful surroundings of Windermere. Deep Water is described as ” a modern look at family and the pressures we put ourselves under as we juggle busy lives.” In striving to do their best for their families the women […]
Windermere Police are investigating two reports of burglaries in Windermere which are suspected to be linked. At around 12:30am on Thursday 1 February 2018, a glass door at Little Brogues on Birch Street, Windermere, was smashed with a rock. The offender entered the premises but no property was taken. On the same night a glass […]
Woman tagged following four year fraud. A woman who continued to claim benefits she wasn’t entitled to while concealing money she was earning has been placed under curfew. Jane Lancaster, age 52, failed to declare almost £50,000 of self-employment income which was paid into an undeclared bank account. Between July 2013 and August 2017 Lancaster, […]
