A 'still-hot' disposable barbecue is believed to have sparked a fire in a public bin at a Lake District beauty spot over the weekend. The incident that occurred yesterday (Sunday, May 25) has prompted ...

Ronnie Muggridge, Lakes Ranger at Lake District National Park Authority, donned his wetsuit and walked into the water at Coniston to demonstrate how quickly he lost his footing and began to float – ...

Swimmers have been told to avoid part of a popular lake after harmful blue-green algae was found in the water. The blooms, ...

New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to 10 of Westmorland and Furness’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s ...

Thomas Hums, co-president of the Nickel City Disc Golf Club, helped design Coniston’s Twin Stacks disc golf course and shows ...

"Custom of the sea" was a historically accepted practice of cannibalism as a means of survival during shipwrecks and sea ...

A TRIO of individuals from a North Cumbrian swimming club have been inducted in the counties swimming 'hall of fame'.

PLANS for six self-contained glamping pods in the Lake District have been approved by the national park’s authority.

A jetty on Coniston Water has been temporarily closed due to unusually low lake levels. Operators of the Coniston Launch service confirmed that Sunny Bank jetty has been shut to passengers as a result ...

He went on to achieve a further seven records before he died in 1967, aged 46, on Coniston Water, while trying to break his previous speed of 276mph (444km/h). The event to mark the 70th ...

The Lake District National Park has issued an urgent reminder to visitors as the spell of hot weather continues.