BRAKE failure on the descent of one of Britain’s most notorious mountain passes could be deemed as a cyclist’s worst nightmare.
CHILDREN In Need is back and this time Pudsey Bear has been spotted in south Cumbria meeting with school pupils and families as part of a week long charity challenge.
AN owner of one of the most prestigious hotels in the Lake District has died, at the age of 81.
A FORMER evacuee still pays his respects to the family that took him in 80 years ago by laying flowers at their graves on the anniversary of the eve of the Second World War.
Current Wainwrights record-holder Steve Birkinshaw was amongst those who ran this morning’s first section with South Lakes athlete, Paul Tierney.
POLICE and firefighters were called to Kendal bus station following concerns for the safety of a woman in her 30s.
POLICE can confirm that a 35-year-old man's body has been found in the early hours of today at Chambers Crag.
MOUNTAIN rescue volunteers are on a mission to reduce the number of ‘avoidable’ incidents on the Lake District fells.
A FORMER furniture maker has finished building from scratch the model of a Chinese vessel which sunk in the 19th century killing more than 1,600 men.
A PRIVATE South Lakeland security firm has resorted to using handcuffs to detain violent individuals because of lengthening police response times.
