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Windermere attracts seven million visitors a year but campaigners say it is treated like an "open sewer" Environment Secretary Steve Reed has pledged to work towards ensuring that "only rainwater ...

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Night - Mostly clear with a 37% chance of precipitation. Winds from SE to SSE. The overnight low will be 24 °F (-4.4 °C). Cloudy with a high of 48 °F (8.9 °C). Winds SE at 5 to 8 mph (8 to 12. ...

A weather presenter has taken a plunge into icy waters after accepting a challenge to support a former Royal Marines Commando's charity challenge. BBC North West Tonight's Kay Crewdson donned her ...

A POPULAR Lake District bar has been ordered to remove its outdoor seating area after noise complaints from neighbours led to a planning enforcement notice. The Crafty Baa on Victoria Street in ...