THE Lake District National Park Authority is backing up its bid to become a World Heritage Site by splashing out around £135,000 on someone to spearhead the campaign.

The park's dreams of joining the Taj Mahal, Pyramids and Great Wall of China as a site of outstanding importance are behind a recruitment drive that will see a project director tasked with engaging the public and negotiating deals.

The position, which carries a salary of around £45,000 and would be for three years, involves close involvement with key stakeholders and would be "at the heart of everything" to do with the bid, according to the job profile.

For full story see the May 25 edition of The Westmorland Gazette.