1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1632+ words) Sixteen year old local footballer Stephen Hindmarch went a step nearer to playing for Carlisle United on Wednesday when he was the only substitute used by manager Neil McDonald against Bradford City. Stephen, who lives in the Borrowdale Valley, came…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (516+ words) A plea has been made for a civic pride campaign to be launched in Keswick. The call came as Keswick town councillors discussed correspondence from a resident who had returned from a visit to Les Gets in France and wrote…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (533+ words) A fell runner who cheated death in the Lake District fells has returned to finish the challenge he first set out to do. Tommy Price, who was 26 at the time, became stranded near the end of the first leg of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (336+ words) A call has been made for a crackdown on the unlawful use of traffic cones on the streets of Keswick. Non-authorised traffic cones are said to be a “regular sight” in the town’s Blencathra Street (pictured) and also appear here…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (305+ words) Quentin Merritt, who lived in Wordsworth Street for several years, and was a respected member of the Keswick running club, has died, aged 65. Born in Beverley, he was the son of Keswick resident John Merritt, who turned 100 in June, and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (554+ words) A plan to create a spa pool on the roof of a prominent Keswick hotel has won the backing of town councillors. Lake District Hotels Ltd is seeking planning permission for a hotel spa at the Inn On The Square…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1380+ words) After being part of valley life for over half a century, Borrowdale Flower Show will take place for the last time tomorrow, Saturday, with the number of second homes in the village, and their impact on community life, being blamed…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1061+ words) The annual Threlkeld Sheepdog Trials on Wednesday was blessed with reasonable weather and attracted five fell packs plus hounds from the Bewcastle, Cumberland, Haydon and Bilsdale Farmers’ hunts, who joined the local Blencathra Foxhounds at the popular show. Speaking at…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago   (470+ words) Claims were made that Keswick is being treated like a “cash cow” after approval was granted for a giant Costa coffee cup to be erected on Sunday August 9 as part of a promotion outside independent town cafes. The installation, which…...