Jan Kendall Moffat Tours

09/04/2026

Faboulous sunset on The Wirral

25/03/2026

Good luck

The new owners of iconic Millom shop Ferguson’s say they feel ‘incredibly honoured’ to be taking over.

25/03/2026

Good news for employment. The Lake District is a working landscape.

A slate quarry in the Lake District has been granted permission to operate until 2042.

16/03/2026

Would have liked to see more of Kirby Lonsdale

Vernon Kay and unreliable guide Paul Gorton bring the tour to Kirkby Lonsdale, where Owain Wyn Evans, Greg Rutherford and Abby Cook must separate the credible from the questionable.

16/03/2026

Lovely venue for a wedding

A FAMOUS wedding destination, just north of the Scottish border has started a national campaign to reform Britain's marriage system- continuing in…

16/03/2026

March is Will Making Month

We explain the steps you should take to make sure your will is watertight

16/03/2026

Keep up the good work

16/03/2026

Jennifer Cormack, director of sales and marketing at Windermere Lake Cruises, said: "In this current climate it’s vital that we highlight the importance of the domestic coach and group market in bringing tourism to our region.

Hope to see you all there

14/03/2026

25/02/2026

Lots of interesting facts

This was on one of our local village pages yesterday. It came from the NFU Midlands and there's lots of info about farming and food in our area (it is also more interesting that what was actually happening on the farm - machinery breakdowns, mainly)

LINCOLNSHIRE & HOLLAND (that's our bit, we are in South Holland)

Known as the ‘Breadbasket of England’, Lincolnshire is one of the most successful farming counties, producing a large proportion of the country’s cereal crops for our most popular food and drink, like bread and beer.

It is also home to the celebrated Lincolnshire Red cattle, Lincolnshire sausage, Lincolnshire plum bread, haslet, stuffed chine and the tangy Lincolnshire Poacher and Cote Hill Yellow Belly cheeses, as well as Bateman’s Ales.

The Holland area of south Lincolnshire is one of the centres for flower growing in the country, with dedicated specialists producing beautiful blooms for key moments throughout the year, like Valentine’s Day, Mothering Sunday and the wedding season.

Key county stats:

• More than 4,000 holdings over 554,500 hectares, generating more than £1 billion for the economy. Total Income from Farming is £533 million

• Around 14,400 people work directly on farms across the county and around 3,800 of these are casual workers

• More than 1,400 cereal farms, while general cropping accounts for close to 1,000 farms, covering 158,600 hectares

• More than 220 horticultural businesses. These cover an area of almost 20,000 hectares and are dominated by field vegetables and salad

• 200 specialist poultry farms across 4,800 hectares. Broiler production dominates followed by laying flocks, breeding flocks, turkeys, ducks, and geese

• 75 specialist pig farms, with more than 253,000 pigs. These cover an area of 4,800 hectares

• Lowland grazing covers 19,000 hectares, spread out over 660 farms. There are also 14 dairy farms covering 2,000 hectares. In total there are approximately 79,700 cattle in Lincolnshire (including dairy cows) and 162,200 sheep (including lambs)

• 250 mixed farms covering 34,400 hectares, and 117 unclassified farms covering 359 hectares

• Lincolnshire farmers also care for more than 13,500 hectares of farm woodland and help maintain around 2,485 miles of public rights of way

25/02/2026

Cookery demonstration at Lakes Hospitality Show

25/02/2026

I for one approve

The South Lakes Islamic Centre has opened its doors to worshippers for the first time during Ramadan.