Recently added articles from Lakeland Echo (Morecambe, England):
Contest is a stone's throw away.
Jul 01, 2008 ... ONE of the longest running water festivals in the UK gets underway in the Lakeland village of Coniston on July 11 and 12, featuring a host of water-based fun and activities, and for the very first time, a special stone skimming competition. The Coniston Water Festival , running ...
More affordable homes needed.(Survey)
Jul 01, 2008 ... WINDERMERE needs to build an extra 30 affordable houses every year for the next five years to meet the current demand for local people needing to live in the area, according to a new housing survey commissioned by the Lake District National Park Authority through its 'Investing in ...
New film highlights best of our district.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A NEW DVD exploring the natural beauty and hidden heritage of our area has been produced by award-winning videographer Chris Abram. 'Bittern Country - Our Heritage' looks at why the Carnforth, Silverdale, Arnside and Milnthorpe areas are so special. The film is the ...
Teaching his colleagues a thing or two.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A HISTORY teacher from Barrow-in-Furness has worked with leading awarding body OCR to help develop new A Level support materials for use by teachers nationwide. This is the first time OCR has actively involved current teachers in developing schemes of work and lesson plans 'by ...
Put this town on rail map.
Jul 01, 2008 ... NOT enough is being done to put Carnforth back on the tourist map says the founder member of Carnforth Station and Railway Trust. Peter Yates, who played an instrumental role in restoring the station to its former glory in 2003, believes that it is being ignored by rail and ...
Fun in store raises funds for Burma.
Jul 01, 2008 ... ASDA shoppers in the newly revamped Kendal store kick started a charity appeal which aims to raise funds to help the people of Burma affected by the recent cyclone. A promising amount of [pounds sterling]150 was raised during the launch weekend. As part of the launch weekend ...
Life is short for people of Barrow.
Jul 01, 2008 ... MORE needs to be done to close the "stark" gap in life expectancy between certain parts of Cumbria, according to the county's health chief. Professor John Ashton, director of Cumbria Primary Care Trust, said the difference can be as much as 20 years. In Eden, people ...
Giant aircraft carriers offer 400 Barrow jobs.
Jul 08, 2008 ... BARROW, along with two other major shipbuilding centres, are cheering their prospects at the announcement of two new UK contracts for aircraft carriers. The Ministry of Defence has signed the contracts worth [pounds sterling]3.2bn - the country's biggest ever aircraft carriers. ...
It's Real Deal for Ulverston.
Jul 08, 2008 ... WHY let your antiques collect dust in the attic when you can sell them for cash? Take money on the spot from a dealer OR if you think the item's worth more?take a gamble at auction! The second series of David Dickinson's popular antiques show for ITV1 drew in audiences of over a ...
Crash helicopter was overloaded.
Jul 08, 2008 ... AN investigation has found that an Arkholme businessman, his son and two friends were killed after their helicopter crashed in appalling weather, moments after trying an emergency landing. Peter Patrick, 68, from Arkholme near Carnforth and his son Anderson, 37, (pictured) died ...
Put Windermere in your charity sails.
Jul 08, 2008 ... A PLEA for walkers to join a fundraising trek has been made by a unique cancer charity. Marie Curie Cancer Care is holding a nine mile sponsored walk from Kendal to Windermere on Sunday, July 20. It starts at the Castle Green Hotel in Kendal at 10.30am and takes in ...
Lost property puts cash into the community.
Jul 08, 2008 ... CUMBRIA Chief Constable Craig Mackey has awarded [pounds sterling]500 to neighbourhood police officers and residents in Barrow Island to purchase seating and planters for a community development project. The money has been awarded from the Police Property Fund, which is ...
Cash backing to halt spread of wild fires.
Jul 08, 2008 ... A CUMBRIA-wide response network to the growing threat of devastating countryside infernos has been given a [pounds sterling]15,000 boost. The county's Wildfires Group has been set up to establish an immediate response system to deal with blazes which put huge swathes of land ...
Docker Park Farm for sale.
Jul 08, 2008 ... DOCKER Park Farm is on the market for [pounds sterling]1million after the owners made the decision to retire. After 18 years at the popular farm and tourist attraction near Arkholme, Geoffrey and Hilary Ford have decided the time is right for them to move on. They ...
Dream comes true for prize-winning primary school.
Jul 08, 2008 ... THE pupils at Barrow Island Community Primary School in Barrow-in-Furness celebrated when they discovered they had won the North West 2007 RBS Dream Playgrounds competition receiving a [pounds sterling]10,000 prize fund to transform their school playground. RBS Dream Playgrounds ...
Where will the next rescuers come from?
Jul 08, 2008 ... HIGH house prices could threaten the future of mountain rescue groups, a tourism chief has warned. Often it is young people who volunteer for Cumbria's 12 rescue teams, but there are fears the high cost of housing is driving out young families. Haydn Spedding, from ...
Young can break into TV.
Jul 08, 2008 ... CUMBRIA young people hoping to break into broadcasting are being encouraged to apply to the UK's premier apprenticeship programme. Some of the biggest names in TV have come together to offer 36 16 to 22-year-olds a unique opportunity to break into the business, after the ...
Fight to halt wind farms.
Jul 08, 2008 ... PEOPLE in the Lune Valley are being urged to fight plans for a windfarm just one and a half miles from Kirkby Lonsdale's Market Square. The Friends of Eden, Lakeland & Lunesdale Scenery (FELLS) campaign group claims energy giant E-on wants to build seven 400-foot turbines ...
It's Fawlty Towers at top Lakes hotel.
Jul 15, 2008 ... MANIC Basil, his domineering wife Sybil, and the hopeless language-challenged waiter Manuel will be sending diners at a Lake District restaurant into a spin at a 'Faulty Towers' style dining experience this weekend. On Saturday (July 19) a professional team of Australian actors ...
Ospreys in with a treble chance.
Jul 15, 2008 ... THREE osprey chicks have hatched at a nest site overlooking Bassenthwaite. A pioneering male has nested at Bassenthwaite Lake since 2001, and paired up with the current female there two years ago. Experts had hoped for two chicks, but were surprised and delighted ...
