River Bela News Today

PLANS to build over 100 homes in a South Cumbria town have been given the green light despite concerns from councillors and residents.

Historian Roger Bingham sketches earlier royal celebrations in the village.

Five flood warnings and nine flood alerts are in force in Cumbria as the county recovers from several days of heavy rain.

FIRE at historic Milnthorpe site ARRESTS have been made in connection to a fire at a historic building near Milnthorpe. Last April, fire crews from Kendal and Milnthorpe were called to a blaze at the Buck House deer shelter on the Dallam Tower Estate in Milnthorpe. Cumbria constabulary have given an update to the case. In a statement they said: “As part of the police’s enquiries, four males and two females, between the ages of 13-16, all local, were arrested on suspicion of arson. �...

CORRECTION: Community news for the week beginning April 5 HERE are the announcements from our community news correspondent Digby Singleton for Storth from the week beginning April 5.  The previous article noted that SLDCs charges for power and maintenance for parish highway lighting have increased by 68% in the last three years, this was incorrect as the charges were not related to SLDC. Parish Council meetings are continuing remotely via Zoom and are likely to continue in this way for s...