The Lake District Messenger

Enhance your Qi

A series of Tai Chi Chuan, Baguazhang and Qigong starts in Kendal this month. Christopher Shaw will be delivering three seminars this autumn, starting on September 26

Walker rescued from Striding Edge

A walker was rescued by Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team yesterday, Sunday, September 5.

Monument takes a bow

The re-opening of the Sir John Barrow Monument, on Hoad Hill near Ulverston, has been hailed a triumph, as the iconic building took a bow and acted as the focus of a day of drama and entertainment

Rescue team assist fell runner

Volunteers from Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out yesterday, Sunday, September 5 to assist an injured fell runner.

MP’s call to make national park accountable

South Lakes MP Tim Farron has today called on the government to democratise the National Parks and put local people in control, while also saving the public money.  

Australian couple rescued from fells

Police called out Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team to assist in the evacuation of two Australian visitors.

All aboard the red squirrel express

Lake District visitor attraction, the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, is stoking up support for one of Cumbria’s most iconic creatures, by putting a number of initiatives in place to directly

Running up funds for local charity

Stephen Moffat keeps running up the funds for local charity Hospice at Home Carlisle and North Lakeland.  

Bread from Heaven – Moishe’s Bagel

The Old Laundry Theatre, Bowness-on-Windermere, in association with Sedbergh Folkfest, is busy gearing up for a performance by the thrillingly original cutting-edge folk band Moishe’s Bagel;

Communities celebrate Cumbria in Bloom

Cumbriain Bloom is celebrating it’s silver jubilee and winning communities across the county received their awards at a ceremony held at The Wave in Maryport.

Tax payers urged to check PAYE codes

Tax experts in Cumbria are urging tax payers who are worried that they may receive a letter from HMRC informing them they have overpaid or underpaid income tax to check their personal tax codes.

Kendal Festival of Food line-up is smokin’ hot

Anyone seeking a food-focused Autumn break should quickly book accommodation in the Southern Lake District, as the Kendal Festival of Food October 22-29 will present an array of mouth-watering even

Dog fouling gets Hawkshead residents’ top vote

Hawkshead residents have used a new police initiative to inform officers of their local problems.

Family history workshops come to Kendal

History lovers will have the chance to learn how to research their family trees during workshops in Kendal next week.

Celebrating 100 years of Girlguiding

As the Girlguding movement continues to celebrate their golden jubilee, a new exhibition A History of Girlguiding opens at the Helena Thompson Museum in Workington – and guides bring in the t

Lake’s ospreys sunning themselves in Portugal and Spain

Two osprey chicks hatched in the Lake District have flown south and are now in Portugal and Spain.  
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