Housing crisis for young locals
Hundreds of new homes will be built in the Lake District in the next decade, in a bid to avert what many think is a growing housing crisis.
Jobs safeguarded in Lake District
Lake District jobs are safeguarded by £4m of Regional Growth Fund cash. It is expected to safeguard 400 jobs.
Cumbria's Rural Apprentices
Six apprentices are now working within the Lake District National Park, the roles came about thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund grant
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10-year-old rescued after 50 metre mountain fall
A 10 year old boy is recovering in hospital after falling 50 metres down a snow-covered mountain.
The young boy from Preston was climbing down Swirral Edge ridge on Helvellyn in the Lake District with his father when he slipped on a steep slope.
Members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to the scene.
A doctor and paramedic were then taken to the ridge by air ambulance, where they treated the boy.
He is said to be recovering well in the RVI hospital in Newcastle.
Service in more demand than ever sixty years on
This morning veterans and some of the current team will met to celebrate six decades of life saving on the fells. The team believe they have now performed more than 1,000 rescues with well over half coming in the last 15 years as walking has become increasingly popular.
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Full Report: Theatre prop up for grabs
A new home is being sought for a rather large theatre prop.
A life size replica of a locomotive is being given away by the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick at the end of a successful run of The Railway Children.
The Theatre is hoping train enthusiasts or a museum might want to take it off their hands.
However, as Hannah McNulty reports, the new owner will need a fair bit of space.
You can watch her full report below.
Wanted: new home for a life-size replica of a train
A new home is being sought for a life-size replica of a locomotive. The train, known 'as 'Gordon' has been used in a production of The Railway Children at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick. The play ends on Saturday and the Theatre have no place to store the replica.
Measuring 13 feet high, 12 feet long and 8 feet wide, any new owner must have plenty of space.
A spokesperson for the Theatre said: "We have come to love Gordon and it would be a disaster if he found his way into a skip. So we are willing to donate him to anyone who would like him.
His ideal home would be in a museum or at a railway preservation society. But he needs to be under cover - he's made of wood rather than iron."
Cumbria Police travel warning
The C5001 known as "The Struggle" is closed due to snow an ice between Ambleside and Kirkstone Pass Inn. cumbria Police are advising motorists to avoid it.
Honister Slate Mine appeal against decision to reject zip wire plan
Honister Slate Mine are going to appeal against the decision to reject plans for a zip wire.
A planning committee at the Lake District National Park Authority threw out the proposals at a meeting yesterday (Wednesday 9th January).
The Mine which is already a tourist attraction and has a via ferrata climbing wall, wants to build a half mile long zip wire in two parts running from Honister Crags to the car park.
Planners at a meeting in Kendal rejected the plans over concerns about its impact on the landscape.
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Reaction to Honister Zipwire rejection
Plans for a huge zipwire at Honister in the Lake District were rejected yesterday (9th January).
Proposals for the half mile long zipwire at Honister Slate Mine were thrown out by the Lake District National Park Authority.
The decision led Sir Chris Bonington to quit his role as Vice-President of the organisation of Friends of the Lake District.
ITV Border viewers have been giving their reactions to the decision on Twitter:
– @monchengladbach"Appalled at decision & even more at @FriendsofLakes telling @ChrisBonington to 'go away & calm down' on @ITVBorder"
– @jboyd1978"Good job the LDNPA wasn't around when the mine was opened or Cumbria would never have had any jobs!"
– @Hill_RunnerWho on earth would want to wreck the fells with a great zip wire anyway? Correct decision!"
Full Report: Lake District zipwire plans
Plans for a huge zip wire in the Lake District have been rejected.
Proposals for a half mile long zip wire at Honister Slate Mine were thrown out by the Lake District National Park Authority.
The decision led Sir Chris Bonington to quit his role as Vice-President of the organisation of Friends of the Lake District.
You can watch the full report on the decision - and the fallout - from Hannah McNulty below.
Sir Chris Bonington resigns in protest to Zipwire rejection
Famous Cumbrian mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington has resigned as Vice-President of 'Friends of the Lake District', in protest against the Honister Zipwire plans being rejected.
Honister Zipwire plans rejected
Plans to build a huge Zipwire in the Lake District have been rejected.
The owners of Honister Slate Mine wanted to build a 1035m long zip wire but the Lake District National Park Authority Development Committee turned down the plans at a meeting in Kendal, by seven to four votes against it.
The revised plans were for a shorter zip wire than the mile long structure that was turned down in September 2011.
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