Fifty-five graduate trainees from Jaguar Land Rover, and staff from Impact International joined Friends of the Lake District on a snowy day in January on the Helm near Oxenholme.

Organisers are looking for local groups or individuals to run events as part of a festival to encourage people to explore, enjoy and learn about Cumbria uplands.

Natural England's public consultation to extend the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District National Parks has now closed.

A planning application for a major business park in the open countryside north of Kendal at Ratherheath has been submitted to planners at both South Lakeland District Council and the Lake District National Park Authority.