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News, Sport, Weather, Events and more across Kendal and the Lake District in Cumbria from the team at the Westmorland Gazette newspaper.
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New 10-week Kendal portrait course led by Portrait Artist of the Year semi-finalist
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (369+ words) A new 10-week portrait drawing course is set to begin in Kendal this autumn. Hosted by Brewery Arts in Kendal, the course will run from Wednesday, September 16 to Wednesday, December 2, and is designed for adults aged 16 and over. It will…...
Plans submitted to restore pub's window 'causing harm to conservation area"
5+ hour, 41+ min ago (301+ words) Plans have been submitted for work on a historic pub in Kirkby Lonsdale. The application, submitted by Admiral Taverns, relates to the removal of an existing fresh air intake fan and grille from a ground-floor kitchen window facing Market Street....
Day two of the Westmorland County Show 2026 in full swing
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (545+ words) Thousands of visitors returned for day two of the Westmorland County Show to celebrate Cumbria farming and rural life. It was a chillier start than day one, paired with a few more threatening clouds, but everyone, animals and humans, were…...
New record shop opens to booming business from local vinyl hunters
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (727+ words) A new record shop has opened in the centre of Kendal and business has been booming. Revolving Eye Records opened on Saturday, August 27, on the New Shambles, with queues at the door as punters rifled through their collection of vinyls…...
Food Theatre showcases our finest local produce
1+ week, 1+ day ago (380+ words) Showcasing our fine food Westmorland Gazette Food Theatre showcases our finest local produce Food has become one of the biggest attractions at the Westmorland County Show, and 2026 offers an exceptional programme in the Food Theatre. Organised in partnership with Cumbria…...
Morecambe’s Midland Hotel seeks major Art Deco refurbishment
3+ week, 2+ day ago (523+ words) The proposal, from the Inn Collection Group, seeks consent for substantial internal and external works, following detailed surveys revealing the need for improvements. The plan involves replacing the hotel’s external white render, which has shown widespread cracking, hollow areas, detachment,…...
James May criticises Tesla AI assistant and brands it 'insincere and phoney"
3+ week, 4+ day ago (370+ words) James May has called a Tesla AI assistant "insincere and phoney" after putting it through its paces during a road trip. The former Top Gear presenter tested the Grok-powered voice assistant during a drive to Hull for a gin meet-and-greet,…...