Dalton news
'We want the new canopy' say Dalton councillors
Published 21 August 2008
DALTON councillors have insisted they are not opposed to having a removable canopy installed in the town.
£7,000 boost for revamp to train station
Published 20 August 2008
DALTON has been given almost £7,000 to continue a revamp of one of the town’s main gateways.
Ticket upset
Published 20 August 2008
I WENT into Barrow to shop and parked in the Fell Street car park today at 12.25pm.
Village fund-raiser
Published 19 August 2008
VILLAGERS are to hold a fete later this month to raise funds to replace a play area.
The bad old days
Published 19 August 2008
I READ with interest the letter from Chloe Lancaster (Evening Mail, August 16) regarding David Cameron’s visit to the town, and I thoroughly agree with everything she said.
Dancing for organ fund
Published 15 August 2008
MUSIC lovers with a mission to raise £20,000 to complete the restoration of an old cinema organ are staging another supper dance event to raise cash.
Meet my young charge
Published 15 August 2008
STAFF at the South Lakes Wild Animal Park are overjoyed about a record breaking new arrival.
Stable block plan rejected
Published 14 August 2008
AN application to build a stable block on pasture land in Dalton has been thrown out by council planners.
Tenth birthday celebrations at store
Published 13 August 2008
A DALTON food store is celebrating a decade serving the town.
Search to find town’s angels
Published 12 August 2008
A SEARCH to find the true angels of Dalton is under way.
Girl attacked at zoo
Published 12 August 2008
A FAMILY have told how their little girl was bitten by a lemur as she celebrated her birthday at Dalton zoo.
Three cheers for crowds as rain fails to ruin the fun
Published 8 August 2008
RESIDENTS of Askam and Ireleth showed their resilience as they turned out in force for the carnival.
Man fails breath test
Published 6 August 2008
A MAN who was three-and-a-half times the legal alcohol limit has been banned from driving for 24 months.
15-stone dog faces being put down after biting row
Published 5 August 2008
A 15-STONE dog faces being put down after biting a nine-year-old boy in Dalton.
Why is Dalton a forgotten town?
Published 5 August 2008
I AGREE wholeheartedly with every comment made in a recent letter by Brenda O’Connor.
We do not benefit from council tax
Published 5 August 2008
THANK you to Cllr Jill Heath for replying to myself and Brenda O’Connor’s letter. But if you’re saying you’re sitting in meeting after meeting and feeling frustrated that no-one is listening to you about the state of Dalton, then where has all the council tax we have been paying been going?
I SIR-RENDER
Published 29 July 2008
AN inspirational headteacher says he resigned from the school he led for almost 28 years because he’s fed up with bureaucracy and statistics getting in the way of ‘real education’.
Don’t knock it
Published 29 July 2008
I AM 14 years old and was at Furness Fest all weekend with my mum and I have to say I enjoyed myself very much – so why did it get such a bad write-up?
Search on for £80k after canopy nod
Published 29 July 2008
A UNIQUE community scheme for Dalton has won planning approval.
Teaching stalwart Myron says: 'I've had enough'
Published 28 July 2008
AN inspirational headteacher says he resigned from the school he led for almost 28 years because he’s fed up with bureaucracy and statistics getting in the way of ‘real education’.
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