Car driver admits killing cyclist
Cumbria Crack: A car driver has admitted being to blame for the death of a cyclist on a Cumbrian dual carriageway. 56-year-old David Dixon pleaded guilty at Carlisle Crown Court today (Monday) to...
View ArticleInvestigation launched into Whitehaven fire
Cumbria Crack: At 22:09 on Tuesday, 21 August firefighters from Whitehaven were called to a report of a house fire on Windermere Road in Whitehaven. When they arrived crews were confronted with a...
View ArticleCouncil supports flood scheme in Grange-over-Sands
Cumbria Crack: South Lakeland District Council is working with the Environment Agency and Booths Supermarket on a flood relief scheme for Windermere Road car park in Grange-over-Sands. Booths have...
View ArticleKiller driver spared jail
Cumbria Crack: A CAR driver who killed a Kendal man by knocking him off his bike in the dark has been spared a prison sentence. Geoffrey Bruce Davis, 52, of Windermere Road, Kendal, was riding to work...
View ArticleFive arrests after sawn-off shotgun found in Whitehaven
Cumbria Crack: A Whitehaven man is due to appear in court this afternoon after being charged with firearm offences. 23-year-old Tony Harvey of Crummock Avenue, Whitehaven has been charged with three...
View ArticleWhitehaven man faces jail over sawn-off shotgun
Cumbria Crack: A MAN from West Cumbria has been warned he faces an inevitable prison sentence after being caught with a sawn-off shotgun. Tony Martin Leon Harvey, 23, who was arrested after an incident...
View ArticleSawn-off shotgun man gets six years
Cumbria Crack: A Whitehaven man was sentenced to six years imprisonment today (29th May 2013) in Carlisle Crown Court. Tony Martin Leon Harvey aged 24 of Crummock Avenue, Whitehaven appeared in...
View ArticleWoman found injured in Kendal dies in hospital
Cumbria Crack: A woman who was airlifted to hospital after being found injured at an address in Kendal has died in hospital.
View ArticleHope for new South Lakeland homes
Cumbria Crack: The New Year could mean the opportunity of new homes for some of the 3,000 people on South Lakeland’s housing waiting list
View ArticleJoined up approach to help residents
Cumbria Crack: South Lakeland District Council’s Cabinet has backed proposals to work more closely with Cumbria County Council to improve services for residents. The aim is to work with the County and...
View ArticlePolice name Kendal man who died this morning in A590 RTC
Cumbria Crack: Police can confirm the man who sadly died this morning in a road traffic collision on the A590 has been formally identified as Geoffrey Bruce Davis from Kendal. Mr Davis, commonly known...
View ArticleGrange-Over-Sands 19th century Elton Guest House sells for £460,000
Cumbria Crack: Elton Guest House in Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria has been sold from an asking price of £460,000 by the specialist hotels team at real estate advisors Colliers International.
View ArticleNew £3.5 million GP health centre for Grange-over-Sands
Cumbria Crack: Regional NHS bosses have given the go-ahead for a state-of-the-art £3.5 million GP health centre in Grange-over-Sands. Construction work on the new Health Centre at Berners Close is due...
View ArticleBiker flown to hospital after Kendal crash
Cumbria Crack: Police are currently dealing with a road traffic collision in Kendal. Officers were called to a two vehicle road traffic collision on the junction of Windermere Road and Hollins Lane
View ArticleClear the drains before it rains
Cumbria Crack: A major campaign has been launched to force Cumbria County Council to clear drains across the area
View ArticleResidents secure “clear the drains before it rains” meeting with top flood...
Cumbria Crack: Residents in Grange over Sands are celebrating securing a crunch multi agency meeting to discuss flooding
View ArticleMan accused of Kendal burglary goes on trial
Cumbria Crack: A MAN has gone on trial accused of burgling a Kendal house and stealing two vehicles, valued at £60,000, which were parked outside.
View ArticleWindermere road closed after crash
Cumbria Crack: Emergency services are currently dealing with a road traffic collision on Crook Road, Windermere. Officers were called to the one vehicle road traffic incident
View ArticleArmed police deployed after vehicle damaged in Whitehaven
Cumbria Crack: Police are investigating an incident where a van was damaged on Windermere Road, Whitehaven.
View ArticleWanted Whitehaven man arrested
Cumbria Crack: Officers searching for a wanted man from Whitehaven have this afternoon (22 Sept) arrested him at Haig Enterprise Park in Whitehaven.
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