Popular clothing brand Weird Fish openned a new licensed store in Keswick high street today – Saturday May 11. New on the scene for Keswick, the Weird Fish licensed store […]
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5 things to do in May in Cumbria
With two bank holiday weekends in just four weeks, there is plenty of opportunities to do something different in Cumbria this month. Go to the theatre The new season opens […]
New Joules store in Keswick: two Cumbrian businesses team up to open in time for Easter
New Joules store in Keswick: two Cumbrian businesses team up to open in time for Easter A brand new Joules store on Keswick’s Main Street is set to open for […]
Take a walk on the wild side with John Hunston – Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award adventures
My elder son turned 30 this year, so it’s a while since I last experienced first hand the teenage mind says John Hunston the walking mountain leader. I spent four […]
Christie & Co sell Cumbrian coffee shop to established local operator Fellpack
Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co has completed on the sale of Pillar House, a popular coffee shop situated in the Lake District tourist town of Keswick, to a […]
Creditors – World premiere at Theatre by the Lake Studio
Passion, manipulation and revenge are at the heart of the brilliant opening to the spring season at Theatre by the Lake, with the World premiere production of Howard Brenton’s version […]
5 ways to fill the gap left by Cumbria’s literary festival
The first day after the 10 days and nights of Cumbria’s festival of words and ideas – Words by the Water says Karen Morley-Chesworth. After having so many great speakers, […]
Top 5 things to do in Cumbria in March
With the early warm, sunny weather it’s not only the daffodils that are bursting out for spring across Cumbria – it has sparked my imagination off as to all the […]
Major refurbishment and rebrand for luxurious spa in the heart of the Lake District
Formerly known as Oxleys, Underscar Spa boasts a fresh new look and feel courtesy of a stylish refurbishment and a new brand identity. Sitting in a tranquil spot on the Southern slopes […]
Beauty and the Beast at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
This is no Disney version of the classic children’s story, Beauty and the Beast – it is a modern, sophisticated and very funny telling of a fable which provides as […]
The Other Place by Share White – Theatre by the Lake
When your timeline stops moving in one direction, the World becomes confused, writes Karen Morley-Chesworth. The Other Place by Sharr White captures that frustration and turbulence from the perspective of Juliana living […]
Take a walk on the wild side with John Hunston – taking the three peaks challenge
It’s evening, already dark, and we’re driving down Wasdale en route for Scafell Pike, says John Hunston – the walking mountain leader. Early start for challenge I can see lights all the […]
Sense and Sensibility at Theatre by the Lake
Jessica Swale’s adaptation of the Jane Austen classic Sense and Sensibility is the perfect final play in the summer season 2018 at Theatre by the Lake, says Karen Morley-Chesworth. Modern theatre […]
Bold Girls by Rona Munro, Theatre by the Lake Studio
With Brexit forcing a rethink of the Irish border, Rona Munro’s powerful play about the lives of four women, held within the violence of the ‘Troubles’ in 1990s Northern Ireland […]
Rails at Theatre by the Lake’s Studio
A gritting norther drama, Rails is the 21st century reincarnation of the great 50s and 60s kitchen sink dramas writes Karen Morley-Chesworth. Simon Longman’s Rails handles the hard-hitting social issues of […]
Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations – Theatre by the Lake
Tilted Wig Productions and Malvern Theatres presents their touring adaptation of the Dickens’ classic Great Expectations at Theatre by the Lake and Nichola McAuliffe as the iconic Miss Havisham steals […]
A Streetcar Named Desire – Theatre by the Lake, Main Theatre
Tennessee Williams’ 1947 play, A Streetcar Named Desire has been driven into Theatre by the Lake by the English Touring Theatre with a new fresh perspective in a modern-day setting writes […]
Hymn to Love – Homage to Piaf – Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
The spirit of the French icon Edith Piaf, the ‘little sparrow’ fills the auditorium as Elizabeth Mansfield takes centre stage at Theatre by the Lake’s Studio, says Karen Morley-Chesworth. Piaf’s sad […]