Area
Sport Fell
Kendal Wasps were beaten 31-10 by Keswick Falcons after conceding five first-half tries, but produced a much stronger second-half display and scored twice through Amber Byers and Hannah Milling.
Community Fell
Kendal Mountain Search and Rescue Team helped evacuate a climber who developed chest pains at White Ghyll in Langdale, while Langdale Mountain Rescue Team was responding to a separate ankle injury on Low Pike.
Business & Openings Fell
The average home in Westmorland and Furness was worth a record £230,449 in July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index. Prices rose 7.7% in a year, but the district-wide figure does not represent Kendal alone and sales volumes have fallen.
Culture Fell
Brewery Arts has announced a wide-ranging September 2026 programme in Kendal, including tribute concerts, comedy, spoken word, cinema screenings, creative courses, exhibitions and new social events.
Business & Openings Fell
The Cumbria Grand Hotel in Grange-over-Sands entered administration on 11 August 2026, but the hotel was still accepting bookings on 18 August and had not announced a closure.
Culture Fell
Brewery Arts has welcomed more than 1,000 people to the first Summer Sundays event of August, with four further music-filled afternoons planned and new evening entertainment added.
Culture Fell
Brewery Arts has announced a new partnership with Flookburgh-based Fell Brewery, bringing refreshed bars, new branding and a larger local-beer presence to the Kendal arts venue during its August Summer Sundays programme.
