Shap hotel becomes haven for red squirrels
AN EDEN hotel has become a haven for the beleaguered red squirrel.
View Article10 arrests at Kendal Calling
POLICE have praised attendees at this year’s Kendal Calling after the event passed off without any major incidents of crime or disorder.
View ArticleReview: Kendal Calling Festival 2011
AS party-seekers from across the UK descended on Cumbria, Kendal Calling proved once again it is a festival force to be reckoned with.
View ArticleMemory garden launched in Shap
RESIDENTS at a sheltered housing scheme in Eden officially opened a new ‘memory garden’ this week.
View ArticleWest Coast railway line train driver was 'probably tired'
THE driver of a train which ran out of control along more than two miles of the West Coast railway line was probably suffering from fatigue, accident investigators have concluded.
View ArticleWitness appeal after Eden crash
A MOTORCYCLIST is in hospital with serious injuries after an accident near Shap.
View ArticleGreat gran from Shap is new children's author
A MODERN day Beatrix Potter is releasing her first children’s book after being inspired by phonecalls to her great grand-daughter.
View ArticleKillington call out for air ambulance paramedics
A MAN from Shap had to be rescued by air-bound paramedics after falling in a remote Cumbrian beauty spot.
View ArticleDrivers warned over icy conditions in Cumbria this morning
Drivers are being urged to take care in potentially icy conditions in Cumbria this morning.
View ArticleAccident on M6 between Shap and Tebay
One lane of the M6 has been closed southbound following an accident.
View ArticleCumbria couple have fostered 54 children
PATIENCE and being a good listener are the key to being a successful foster carer, according to a couple who have looked after 54 children over the past 30 years.
View ArticleHow will you be celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee?
Are you planning a special event to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June?
View ArticleShap book's success is un-bear-lievable!
A FIRST-TIME author is celebrating after his storybook rocketed to number one this week in the Kindle chart for children’s fiction.
View ArticleWere you affected by the Falklands Islands invasion?
April 2 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina, which sparked a two-month conflict.
View ArticleTell us your Diamond Jubilee plans
Are you planning an event to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee? If so, The Westmorland Gazette would like to hear from you.
View ArticleVIDEO: Spectacular northern lights in night sky above Shap
JON Cooper captured this beautiful picture of a display of the northern lights in the sky from the garden of his home at Hardendale, just above Shap, on Monday, April 23.
View ArticleTwo Kendal women injured in Shap accident
FIRE crews were called to a crash on the A6 near Blue Quarry, Shap, late last night (Thursday).
View ArticleShap church receives £6,000 donation towards cost of roof repairs
A VICAR who blessed a village's new sewage works received a surprise donation for a campaign to repair the roof of his church.
View ArticleVictim in Shap M6 crash is named
POLICE have named the woman who died in an accident on the M6 last week.
View ArticleBusy time for Wilcox as GB make a splash in water polo test event
Having played water polo in a test event in London and with the Olympic Torch arriving in Britain, Chloe Wilcox, from Reagill, Shap, told Scott Kirk how her excitement levels for the Summer Games are...
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