Archive
-
Date
Cartmel racing ahead
Jockeys, racing professionals and race-goers could be enjoying greatly improved accommodation at Cartmel Races in future if major plans get the go-ahead. Cartmel Steeplechases has lodged plans with South Lakeland District Council for a new grandstand
-
Date
GOLF: Windermere hosts Lakes Classic
WINDERMERE Golf Club hosts its premier event of the season, the Rayrigg Motors Lakes Classic this weekend when in-form Phil Archer is touted as the man to watch. After taking this year's PGA North Region programme by storm, the 30-year-old Birchwood professional
-
Date
Town cheered on by crowd
ANOTHER assured performance delighted the biggest crowd at Parkside for some time as Kendal's dream start continued on Tuesday evening. Final score was Kendal Town 2-Guiseley Town 1. Craig Walmsley scored one goal and made another for Lee Blamire in a
-
Date
Prizetime: Win the British empire in colour
Next Monday a new series called The British Empire in Colour will be screened on the ITV network. Produced by the BAFTA Award-winning team behind Britain At War In Colour the production uses original colour film - much of it previously unseen. Released
-
Date
Fire service goes hi-tech
STATE-of-the-art kit designed to help fire-fighters protect the fragile environment when tackling emergencies from factory fires to tanker spillages has been bought. Two of Cumbria Fire Service's reserve fleet of fire engines now have hi-tech computers
-
Date
Kendal fireman salutes 9/11 victims
THE Big Apple beckons for a Kendal fireman running to raise money for his comrades. Simon Stewart, 35, is off to the USA to take part in the New York marathon on November 3 to raise money for the Fire Services National Benevolent Fund. But, in light of
-
Date
Lakes Cruises observe a minute silence
Passengers and staff on Windermere Lake Cruises will observe a minute's silence at the company's piers and offices at 1:46pm on September 11 in memory of those who died in the terrorist attacks in the USA a year ago, and steamers and launches operating
-
Date
Back to the drawing board for Kendal
AN ERROR-strewn, disjointed display with few plus-marks for Kendal to draw any comfort from. By half-time Wharfedale had put the match beyond doubt with an 18-0 lead. Final score was Kendal 0, Wharfedale 21. Kendal only conceded three points in the second
-
Date
RUNNING: 'Best-ever' Langdale race
THE ORGANISER of Sunday's Great Langdale Marathon and Half-Marathon say it was the "best-ever" running of the event. Rod Berry said: "Plenty of sun allowed runners to enjoy the spectacular views and the personal challenge of tackling a unique race and
-
Date
Local man lobbies Defence Secretary Hoon
A Staveley man has written to the Ministry of Defence as part of a campaign to have the Government recognise the efforts of those who took part in the Arctic Convoys during World War Two. David Kelly, chairman of Cumbria Friends of Russia and the Republics
-
Date
Traffic changes could close businesses
TRADERS have warned businesses could close down as a result of Kendal's controversial traffic experiment and a bus company is already taking action to win back passengers it has lost. Small business owners and Stagecoach - the town's main bus service
