A leading South Lakes councillor says Government Ministers still want a devolution deal for Cumbria and is urging the leaders of the county’s seven local authorities to get back to the negotiating table to unlock the hundreds of millions of pounds which devolution would secure.

Residents and businesses in the Hawkshead area are demanding urgent action to help deal with the loss of the Windermere Ferry service following an engine fire in May.

A South Lakes councillor is calling on Cumbria County Council to fund a marketing campaign to help send the message that communities affected by the on-going suspension of the Windermere Ferry service are open for business.

Campaigners fighting to secure the future of a Bowness cinema have received the backing of Cumbria County Council.

Cumbria County Council has been accused of ignoring the plight of businesses and residents struggling with the loss of the Windemere Ferry service after it was revealed that the council’s Cabinet will not discuss the issue when it meets on Thursday (26 July) - its last meeting before 27 September

A campaign is being launched today (23 July) to encourage Cumbria’s Liberal Democrat and Labour-led county council to step-up work to clear blocked drains and carry out other essential work to reduce flood risks in south Cumbria this year.

The campaign to save the Royalty Cinema in Bowness took a blow today ( with confirmation that South Lakeland’s Liberal Democrat Council is to press ahead with plans to include the site in the National Park’s new Local Plan.

The Conservative Group leader on Cumbria County Council has written to the local authority’s leader and deputy leader, calling on them to make public the steps they are taking to resolve the suspension of the Lake Windermere Ferry, and guarantee the service’s long-term future.

A leading South Lakes councillor is calling on Cumbria’s Liberal Democrat and Labour County Council to draw on the UK’s world-beating marine engineering industry to help speed up the re-start of the Windermere Ferry service.

Windermere councillor Ben Berry is calling on South Lakeland’s Liberal Democrat Council to use a crunch meeting on 18 July to remove the Royalty Cinema in Bowness from a list of sites it has put forward to the Lake District National Park Authority for redevelopment.