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The Yan Family. From left to right: Will Manley, Jess Manley, Dave Keighley, Sally Keighlely.

The Yan family celebrates Top 50 Boutique Hotels place

The family that runs The Yan at Grasmere is celebrating after the ‘bistro with beds’ won a place in the inaugural Top 50 Boutique Hotels list. The Top 50 Boutique Hotels […]

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Michelin starred Lake District retreat named on prestigious list of top UK hotels

The Cottage in the Wood in the Whinlatter Forest near Keswick has been ranked 39th on the Top 50 Boutique Hotels in the UK for 2021. The inaugural ‘Top 50’ list, supported by […]

Meet the festive star behind Christmas at leading Lake District hotels

A dedicated employee is the creative genius behind the spectacular transformation of some of the Lake District’s finest hotels into a Christmas wonderland. Trish Irving, (pictured) who works in the […]

New future for Red Lion site in Egremont

Copeland Council has completed the purchase of the Egremont site where the Red Lion pub once stood. The Council has partnered with BEC (Building Extraordinary Communities) to purchase the building […]

Property expert overcomes pandemic redundancy to launch successful business helping people find their dream homes

A property consultant who was made redundant during the pandemic has bounced back by building a successful business helping people purchase their dream homes in the Lake District. Gemma Dawe […]

Kendal’s Riverside Hotel for sale – Colliers inviting offers over £4.5 million

South Lakes Hotels has instructed global real estate advisor Colliers to sell the Riverside Hotel in Kendal, Cumbria. Colliers is marketing the property for offers over £4.5 million. Located in […]

Natalie Bennett speaking at the Northern Farming Conference 2021

‘One of the greenest things the Government can do is to keep farmers farming’

Speakers at the Northern Farming Conference shone a spotlight on the impact of Brexit, the transition of agri support schemes and the Covid-19 pandemic on UK farming and agriculture. The […]

Jon Watson with Herdwicks, Yew Tree Farm

Lakes food business best in the North

Jon Watson, owner of Heritage Meats based at Yew Tree Farm, Coniston, has just discovered that he has won two prestigious national awards in the Great British Food Awards 2021. […]

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Cumbrian hill farm to appear on BBC Countryfile

A Lake District farm is set to appear in BBC’s flagship countryside show Countryfile on Sunday 15 August at 6.30pm. Yew Tree Farm, Coniston, run by Jon & Jo Watson is […]

Home builder to start construction on 300 homes over three developments

An ambitious home building group will start work on creating 300 new homes over three developments, all within a four-week period. Genesis Homes and sister company Russell Armer Homes are […]

Cumbrian bus station regeneration wins prestigious planning award

The Whitehaven Bus Station project by Copeland Borough Council has been unveiled as this year’s winner of the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) North West Awards for Planning Excellence. The £6.5m regeneration project […]

Genesis Homes Managing Director Nicky Gordon

More than 25 new jobs created as home builder targets significant growth

A rapidly expanding home builder has underlined its ambitions for further growth by creating more than 25 new job opportunities. Genesis Homes, which was founded in 2017, is on course […]

Carers Rights Day highlight the rights for over 56,400 Cumbria

In Cumbria, over 56,400 people are unpaid Carers, and many are unaware of the rights and the support available to them to help care for their relatives and friends who […]

Cumbrian Carer organisations fears for 56,000 over new proposed Health & Care Bill

As MPs debate the new details of the Government’s new Health and Care Bill today, unpaid Carers and organisatons across Cumbria are being urged to raise their concerns, which look […]

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Cumbrian domiciliary care company are going green with digital advancement

A Cumbrian homecare provider says its on a mission to go green as demand for their services continues to rise and the desire for companies to be greener has never […]

Rail decision is a blow to the whole of the north says FSB

The recent decision on Northern Powerhouse Rail is ‘deeply disappointing’ and a ‘body blow’ for the levelling up agenda, says FSB Cumbria Area Leader Phil Collier. Confirmation a significant section […]

FBS ‘deeply disappointed’ at Northern Powerhouse rail cuts

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has described today’s (19 November 2021) decision on Northern Powerhouse Rail as ‘deeply disappointing’ and a ‘body blow’ for the levelling up agenda. Paul […]

#cumbriacarfree challenge launched for World Car Free Day

To mark World Car Free Day (Wednesday 22 September) Cumbria Tourism is urging people to take up the #cumbriacarfree challenge and find greener, more sustainable ways to explore the county. Cumbria’s […]

New play about prejudice in a rural community comes to Skirwith

A brilliant new drama set in a rural village will explore what it means to belong and to judge others at Skirwith Village Hall Jacaranda, by multi award-winning playwright Lorna French,will […]

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Home I’m Darling by Laura Wade – Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

Drama and comedy returns to the stage of Theatre by the Lake with an entertaining play that looks at how we all pick and choose our own narrative of reality […]

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Festive free parking to support Cumbria’s high streets

Copeland and Eden councils are offering free parking every weekend in December, South Lakeland every Sunday and Carlisle Council free parking after 3pm each Thursday in the run-up to Christmas […]

Barrow unveils line-up of fantastic festive events

A family-friendly line up of festive events has kicked off in Barrow with the town’s Christmas Lights Switch On being lit up by an array of local musical talent. Barrow’s build […]

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Virtual Christmas Market returns to help people shop local

Cumbria Tourism has relaunched its virtual Cumbrian Christmas Market following great success last year, to encourage shoppers to select from some of the county’s best local gifts, produce, and experiences this festive season. Running from […]

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Wordsworth Grasmere triple winner at London Design Awards 2021

The London Design Awards – part of an international awards programme spanning major global cities from Hong Kong and Berlin to New York, Sydney, Hong Kong and Shanghai – has announced […]

Carlisle Victorian & Turkish Baths to be listed

The Friends of Carlisle Victorian and Turkish Baths received an early Christmas present this week when Carlisle Council approved an application to list the City’s 137-year-old Public Baths as an […]

The Wordsworth Trust to receive £121,130 from third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund

More than £100 million has been awarded to hundreds of cultural organisations across the country including the Wordsworth Trust in the latest round of support from the Culture Recovery Fund, […]

Coffee roaster launches fourth coffee in its recyclable capsule range.

Lake District coffee roaster John Farrer & Co launched their range of 100% recyclable coffee capsules in 2019. As part of the Kendal coffee roaster’s ongoing development of their product […]

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Storrs Hall to offer Christmas Afternoon Tea with one of the best views in the Lake District

Storrs Hall on the shores of Windermere will offer a festive afternoon tea feast for non-residents throughout December, served with a side of one of the best views in the Lake […]

National treasure Mary Berry is treated to a taste of the Lakes thanks to Fell Foodie

A national treasure was treated to a hearty dish in the Lake District fells this summer. Harrison Ward, better known as Fell Foodie, cooked up a storm for non-other than […]