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A FIVE-YEAR management plan to protect Bassenthwaite Lake has been produced.

The park, which owns Bassenthwaite Lake, has set out a five-year plan to protect its biodiversity

Pop-up campsites like these to open en masse in preparation for post-lockdown holiday makers With many holiday makers planning UK ‘staycations’ this year, there are growing concerns as to whether the Lake District National Park Authority can cope with the increased number of tourists predicted to visit this Easter break. Latest figures reveal that Cumbrian tourism has lost an estimated £2 billion because of the coronavirus pandemic, and with continued closures of accommodation, pubs, B...

Sam didn’t have any problems at home. But after his grandfather passed away, an event compounded by his own mental health issues, he decided he needed to get away – first to Paris, where the City Of Lights offered him very little support, then to Amsterdam, "to do drugs, sleep with prostitutes and end my life, really. I didnt have anything going for me.” In Amsterdam, however, he managed to find a support network that was able to help him in his hour of need. But coming to terms with his ...