Border Windermere

Ever wondered what the Lake District looks like from a Red Arrow?

This footage was captured by a Red Arrow engineer over Windermere.

Credit: Will Allen

Cumbria Police are investigating a burglary where a man stole cash from a till in a coffee shop in Windermere. The incident happened at around 8pm on Friday 28 July 2017 at Ellerthwaite Lodge, New Road.

Police would like to identify the male seen on CCTV. Anyone with information should call PC 2400 Hill on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

The All England Stone Skimming Championships, held on Windermere on Saturday 19 August, saw records broken and new entries into the official English sporting record books.

This included a 72-meter skim in the 11 to 16s category set by Gregg Heynes, who made the championship record, braking the previous one by 14 meters.

Next year’s championships will be held on Saturday 18 August.

Windermere Ferry will be closed tomorrow morning from 9am for urgent repairs to the cable drive system, which pulls the ferry across the lake.

The ferry is being closed at 9am to allow commuters to catch earlier ferries. The first ferry leaves Bowness at 6.50am, with further crossings approximately every 30 minutes.

Cumbria County Council apologises for any inconvenience and asks people to plan their journeys accordingly. It is hoped the ferry will re-open later in the day subject to completion of the repairs. Updates will follow.

Ticketing for the Windermere Ferry is set to be improved after a review by Cumbria County Council.

Customers had complained that the system was slow and complicated.

Hand held contactless payment devices and extra staff will be in place in the next few weeks to help ease queuing.

A man and woman, both aged 21, were verbally abused by a group of males around 18 years old.

The man was attacked and got a swollen eyebrow, swollen wrist, a burst lip and potential ligament damage to his knee. The female victim was elbowed in the face as she tried to intervene.

Police are appealing for witnesses of the assaults, which happened on Glebe Road in Windermere, at approximately 3.30am on Sunday the 23rd of July.

The suspect is described as a white male, around 18 years old, with blonde hair. He was wearing a white shirt.

Anyone with more information is urged to contact PC 2400 Hill at Kendal Police station on 101. Alternatively, Crimestoppers can be called anonymously on 0800 555 111.

A woman was rescued by a Cumbria Fire and Rescue team after falling into a 5-foot-deep ditch with brambles.

The firefighters were called at midnight, Tuesday 18 July.

They had to use a ladder to rescue the woman at Rayrigg Gardens in Windermere.

While filming in Windermere, our cameraman caught an RAF Chinook flying really low over the lake - don't worry, it was just an exercise!