THE former Mayor of Appleby has criticised plans to reduce the number of parking spaces in the town reserved for coaches. Traders in the town are considering launching a campaign to convert one of the two coach parking spaces on Boroughgate, into a short-stay
APPLEBY'S Town Carnival will take place on July 8 and 9 with this year's theme "USA" - from cowboys to spacemen and from Nashville to Rap. The main feature will be "Martell's Wild West Show". Wild West shootouts will be recreated and you can challenge
RESIDENTS are uniting against plans to construct a renewable energy park which they claim could see a dozen turbines dominating the skyline over the village of Shap, reports Andrew Daniels. One of the largest windfarm developers in the world is proposing
A MAN who drove around a police road block near Appleby was eventually arrested nearly 200 miles further south after ramming two police cars on the M6, Carlisle Crown Court heard. Police began chasing David Hirst, 48, after he refused to stop for them
AFTER 15 years of caring for unwanted and abandoned pets in volunteers' homes, and with the help of local private kennels, Eden Animal Rescue has now officially opened its own animal centre with a residential, on site warden, reports Karen Morley. More
CRICKET: Appleby Eden recorded the highest total in all matches in the Thwaites North Lancashire and Cumbria Cricket League on Saturday. They smashed 308 runs for the loss of just five wickets in their First Division match against BAE Barrow SC. Unfortunately
ANDY Laidlow and Patrick Farrance (Team LFR) narrowed the gap on the wprld sidecar championship leaders with a brilliant second at Assen, watched by mmore than 90,000 spectators. The untimed practice session on Thursday was vitally important for all
FOUR Eden Valley athletes, who just last month achieved national qualifying standards, were selected to represent the winning North West Athletics squad at the Disability Sport Events National Athletics Championships in Blackpool. This is the first time
MARK Lillis reckons Morecambe's squad has been boosted big time over the summer - and not just by new signings. The Shrimps have signed goal machine David McNiven and midfielder Craig Stanley over the summer - but Lillis says old hands like David Perkins
HUNDREDS of vintage vehicles and motorbikes will be converging on Carnforth for a classic car show. The annual Leighton Hall Historic Vehicle Show takes place on July 9 and features a variety of restored classic cars, from early Model T Fords to regal
PATIENTS and listeners to Kendal Hospital Radio can now download and listen to podcasts in another first for the professionally-equipped broadcast station. The station has equipped itself with the latest Myriad 3 play-out system, making the studios one
ENSURING that gambling is conducted in a fair and open way will be one of the objectives of a new policy on changes to gambling licences, which has gone out to public consultation. South Lakeland District Council is welcoming feedback from members of
A PASSENGER watchdog believes that the withdrawal of through train services in Cumbria would have a detrimental effect on the number of rail passengers. The Government has launched new proposals that would mean cross country trains would no longer operate
