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Business & Openings Highgate
One Stop on Highgate in Kendal has been ordered to close for three months after Trading Standards officers seized 1,222 packets of cigarettes, 123 packets of hand-rolling tobacco and 716 vaping devices during investigations into illicit and non-compliant products.
Business & Openings Highgate
One Stop at 44 Highgate, Kendal, has been ordered to close for three months after Trading Standards officers seized illegal tobacco and non-compliant vaping products during inspections dating back to September 2025.
Traffic & Construction Town Centre
Relining work at the Westmorland Shopping Centre car park in Kendal starts on Monday 28 September, with standard bays widening from 2.4 metres to 2.6 metres. The car park will remain open, but one floor at a time will close and the total number of spaces will fall.
Business & Openings Castle Green
Kendal’s 99-bedroom Castle Green Hotel has been placed on the market for £10 million after a strategic review by its shareholders.
Education
Sacha Taylor of Kirbie Kendal School has been named the 2025-2026 business studies student of the year by Cumbrian accountancy firm Lamont Pridmore.
Community
People affected by dementia can book free face-to-face advice sessions at Nationwide’s Kendal branch on Tuesday, September 15, with specialist Admiral Nurses from Dementia UK.
Community Town Centre
A long-running proposal for up to 160 homes east of Hayclose Road in Kendal is heading to the Strategic Planning Committee on 17 September, with officers recommending approval despite objections from Kendal Town Council, neighbours and Sport England.
Traffic & Construction Parkside
Nether Bridge in Kendal will close to all vehicles for up to five days from Monday 12 October while a 10-metre section of its damaged southern parapet is permanently rebuilt. The closure will operate around the clock, with vehicles diverted via Romney Bridge and Milnthorpe Road.
Community
Navy Moores, from Kendal, has climbed 176 of the 214 Wainwrights and hopes to complete the remaining fells with his family by the end of September.
Traffic & Construction
Kendal is forecast to stay largely dry during the daytime before heavy rain arrives overnight and brings a 96 per cent chance of downpours on Saturday. Conditions are expected to become much drier on Sunday, although unsettled weather is forecast to return on Monday before cooler showers arrive on Tuesday.
Community Town Centre
Outline plans for up to 160 homes between Kendal Parks and the railway tracks near Oxenholme Railway Station are recommended for approval, subject to 35 per cent of the properties being affordable. The proposal has attracted objections from Kendal Town Council, Sport England and local residents over traffic, infrastructure, green space and the loss of a sporting facility.
Business & Openings
Lovingly Artisan Bakery, based near Kendal, has been named the UK’s food and drink brand of the year at the Artisan Founder Awards 2026, while another Cumbrian business, Lake District Tweed, also won a category.
Traffic & Construction Town Centre
A temporary 20mph speed limit will begin on Aynam Road in Kendal on Monday 21 September while the Environment Agency carries out the final town-centre section of the Kendal Flood Risk Management Scheme.
Culture
Kendal Town Council is planning 10 days of free heritage events from Friday 11 September, including tours, talks, exhibitions and an autumn fete at Abbot Hall Park.
Business & Openings
South Lakes Housing has introduced electric vans for its Property Services team, with the vehicles making an early appearance at Hallgarth in Kendal before being deployed across the organisation’s communities.
Education
Kendal-based Leader-Connect and Dallam School in Milnthorpe have been named finalists in a national leadership award after a programme involving 21 teachers and the school’s senior team.
Community
The Duchess of Edinburgh visited Whins Farm near Kendal to open the Addington Fund’s first New Entrant Starter Farm as part of a two-day tour highlighting rural communities, farming and countryside initiatives across Cumbria.
Business & Openings
Five activists were removed from James Cropper plc’s annual shareholder meeting at the J36 Conference Centre after protesting over the company’s links to military aircraft.
Community
South Lakeland Best Start Family Hubs welcomed just under 100 adults and children to a free Family Fun Day at Kendal West Family Hub on 10 August, with advice, activities and emergency-service demonstrations.
Community
Around 30,000 people attended the 227th Westmorland County Show at Crooklands near Kendal, where farmers used Back British Farming Day to urge politicians to support homegrown food production.
Culture
A charity concert featuring musical talent from Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service raised money for the Fire Fighters Charity and Great North Air Ambulance, with rescued teenager Kacper Krauze reunited with one of the firefighters who helped save him.
Traffic & Construction
Around 350 Stagecoach North West bus drivers, including staff at Kendal depot, will vote on industrial action after rejecting a pay offer. Unite says Cumbria drivers earn less than colleagues elsewhere in the North West, while Stagecoach says discussions are continuing.
Traffic & Construction Parkside
Nether Bridge in Kendal is due to close around the clock from Monday 12 October for repairs to a 10-metre section of parapet wall damaged in a June collision, subject to weather and site conditions.
Traffic & Construction Sandylands
Stagecoach is consulting on proposed route changes and reduced timetables across Kendal’s town bus network, citing falling passenger numbers, congestion and worsening punctuality. The consultation closes at midnight on September 18.
Traffic & Construction Town Centre
Relining work at Westmorland Shopping Centre car park in Kendal will widen parking bays from 2.4 metres to 2.6 metres, while reducing the overall number of spaces. The work is due to begin on Monday, September 28, and will be carried out floor by floor so the car park can remain open.
Community
Residents in Kendal and across Westmorland and Furness are being asked to review local polling arrangements and suggest improvements before a consultation closes on 5 October 2026.
Community
Residents in Kendal and across Westmorland and Furness are being asked to comment on whether local polling districts, polling places and polling stations remain convenient and accessible. The review closes on 5 October 2026, with final proposals due before the council on 26 November.
Traffic & Construction Parkside
Nether Bridge in Kendal will close to all vehicles from Monday 12 October for up to five days while a 10-metre section of its southern parapet wall is rebuilt after a traffic incident. Pedestrians and cyclists will still be able to cross, while drivers will be diverted via Romney Bridge and Milnthorpe Road.
Traffic & Construction Town Centre
Relining work at Westmorland Shopping Centre car park in Kendal will begin on 28 September 2026, widening bays for modern vehicles while reducing the overall number of spaces.
Education
Eligible South Lakes Housing residents can apply for a fully funded online NCFE Level 2 Teaching Assistant course delivered through Kendal College, CIDORI and Auxicia from 14 September 2026.
