Wednesday Dec 23 | Westmorland Gazette
Fire crews tackle chimney blaze
FIRE crews from Kendal and Kirkby Lonsdale have put out a house fire in Mansergh.
Cumbria and North Lancashire snow: Traffic chaos on roads and rail network
COMMUTERS slipped and slid their way to work as the region has been gripped by an arctic blast in what looks set to be a white Christmas for Westmorland.
Review: HIpping Hall, Kirkby Lonsdale
HIDDEN away two miles from Kirkby Lonsdale is a cosy retreat offering guests a stay to remember.
Magical mix of art exhibited at Finestra Gallery
THE acclaimed Finestra Gallery is staging an excellent mixed exhibition, which runs until February 5. Bernadette Jonesa Kirkby Lonsdale arthouse presents Lancashire artist Barry Hiltona s stunning oil paintings of light on the landscape and urban views, alongside Kerry Darlingtona s mixed media works, Rozanne Bella s contemporary paintings of ...
Work to start on Kirkby Lonsdale bridge
A A 677,000 Highways Agency scheme to extend the life of the river bridge at Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria is to begin on Monday .
Concern grows for missing Kirkby Lonsdale teenagers
TWO teenagers from Kirkby Lonsdale are believed to have run away to Blackpool. Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of 15-year-old Robert Elkes and 16-year-old Conor Pick, who live at a school in Kirkby Lonsdale, after they failed to return to school following a lunch break more than a week ago.
Cumbria flooding: Community spirit prevails across the county
COMMUNITY spirit has been in full force as people rallied around to help the victims of the floods.
Missing Kirkby Lonsdale mum-of-3a s body found in river at Lancaster
THE body of a missing woman was found in the River Lune two days after her disappearance.
Kirkby Lonsdalea s river campaigner will show a danger patha to official
PLANS for a safer riverside walk along a popular footpath are moving a step closer to reality.
Burglars steal A 1,647 haul from South Lakeland home
THIEVES have stolen a haul of goods worth A 1,647 from a Kirkby Lonsdale home. A Sony Vaio laptop, worth A 700, and a Fujitsu laptop, worth A 300, were taken along with a leather Osprey courier bag containing a black wallet, a silver Nokia mobile phone, worth A 180, two Cross pens, worth A 200, and A 267 in cash, from the home in Tram Lane.
a Defecta probe into car blaze death of Kirkby Lonsdale man, 22
POLICE are investigating whether a mechanical defect sparked a car fire in which an electrician died.
Scheme for nine wind turbines overlooking Kirkby Lonsdale officially announced
ENERGY company E.on has officially announced its plans to build nine, 110-metre tall wind turbines on farmland overlooking Kirkby Lonsdale.
Family pays tribute to electrician killed in fire
TRIBUTES have been paid to an electrician who 'brought a smile to everybody's face'. The body of Tom Hadwin, 22, was recovered from a burnt out car in Kirkby Lonsdale in the early hours of Friday.
Bonfire Night festivities in Cumbria and North Lancashire
AN EXPLOSION of colour will light up the sky across the district this week as firework festivities get under way.
Kirkby Lonsdale fire victim named
POLICE have named a man whose body was recovered from a burnt out car. Electrician Tom Hadwin, 22, who played for Kirkby Lonsdale Football Club, died when fire engulfed his car in the early hours of Friday.
Investigation into Kirkby Lonsdale car fire continues
POLICE are examining the car in which the body of a man was discovered. Officers are continuing to investigate the incident in Kirkby Lonsdale yesterday , after receiving reports of a vehicle fire on Mitchelgate at 5:53am. A spokesman said today that a formal identification of the body had not yet been carried out, but they were investigating ...
Car fire forces road closures in Kirkby Lonsdale
DRIVERS heading into Kirkby Lonsdale along New Road this morning are being stopped and questionned at a roadblock by police following a car fire in the town.
Council officer to inspect 'dangerous' riverside path
COUNCILLORS in a South lakeland town are encouraged that plans for a safer riverside walk may be taking a step closer to fruition.
Bright Future: The Royal Hotel which is to reopen in 2010
Kirby Lonsdale hotel to reopen as - top class venue' 3:00pm Saturday 31st October 2009 Comments Have your say By Allan Tunningley A LANDMARK South Lakeland hotel which has been closed for five years is set to reopen - " but not until 2010.
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