A popular bookshop in the Lake District is marking 70 years at the heart of its community. Fred's Bookshop in Ambleside will celebrate the milestone anniversary with a special event at Ambleside ...

An author based in Cumbria who has been writing for more than 60 years is finally releasing a collection of her finest work. Marian Barnes, originally born in Chadderton in Greater Manchester but now ...

A short way from busy Ambleside in the Lake District, all is peace and tranquillity, so long as you don’t mind the rain, finds JULIAN COLE. IT WAS the summer when anyone who bought a barbecue had ...

A rugby union club which was at risk of folding has turned its fortunes around and is to launch a women’s team. Ambleside Centurions said they were one of many teams in Cumbria that had seen a drop in ...

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A former Lake District guest house could be turned into student accommodation if plans are approved. The landlord has submitted a planning application to convert Claremont House in Compston Road, ...

When husband and wife hoteliers, Jamie and Jenna Shail took over Rothay Manor in England’s glorious Lake District in 2016, their plan was to create an elegant yet unfussy and homely boutique bolthole, ...