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Welcome to the ultimate guide to life in the Lake District. From Accommodation to Zoos, we feature every attraction and business that makes the Lake District and Cumbria a fantastic place to live, work and visit.
  
 
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Latest Lake District & Cumbria Business News:
 
Cumbria Life Food and Drink Awards
 
lenclume_logo.jpgL'Enclume of Cartmel have been awarded Restaurant of the Year at the inaugural Cumbria Life Food and Drink Awards which were hosted by Kendal College. Owner of L'Enclume Simon Rogan also received a special award from Hairy Biker Dave Myers for outstanding achievement in Cumbria's food and drink industry. Other awards included Chef of the Year which went to Justin Woods of the Castle Green Hotel and Best Cumberland Sausage which was awarded to Plumgarths Farm Shop.
     

 

Bridge Catering - Best Wedding Caterer
 
wedding_industry_awards.jpgBridge Catering have been crowned 'The Best Wedding Caterer (Independent)' for the North West Region in the 2012 Wedding Industry Awards. The Awards recognize and reward excellence in wedding suppliers both regionally and nationally. Bridge Catering of Greenodd now go forward to the National Finals which will be held in London.  Bridge Catering Feature
 

 
Lake District Dining Pub/ Restaurant of the Year Awards
 
plough_lupton01.gifThe Plough Inn at Lupton have won Lancashire Life's Lake District Dining Pub / Restaurant of the Year Award and the Red Lion in Hawkshead have been named runner-up. The prestigious annual event is a staple of the north west’s culinary calendar and celebrates the finest hotels, dining pubs, restaurants, food producers, farmers' markets and chefs. The Fayrer Garden House Hotel in Bowness were a runner up in the Lake District Hotel of the Year Award. Plough Inn Feature
 

 
Plumgarths Farm Shop - North West Finalist
 
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Plumgarths Farm Shop has been named a North West finalist in this year's search for the best British bangers as part of British Sausage Week. This is for the Kendal farm shop and butcher's pork and black pudding sausage.  Plumgarths Feature
 

   
Latest Lake District & Cumbria News:
 
Fri Jan 27 16:46:21 GMT 2012
Leeds United defender Ben Parker says his loan move to Carlisle United was influenced by a need to
Fri Jan 27 13:54:40 GMT 2012
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Hartlepool and Carlisle in League One.
Fri Jan 27 12:19:09 GMT 2012
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Braintree Town and Barrow in the
Fri Jan 27 12:16:28 GMT 2012
A man is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a fire in Cumbria leaves a 35-year-old
Thu Jan 26 17:50:34 GMT 2012
The Post Office and newsagent in the village of Hawkshead closes with what residents say was little
Thu Jan 26 17:46:23 GMT 2012
A heroin dealer who hid drugs worth £25,000 in a cereal box is jailed for six years.
Thu Jan 26 16:46:27 GMT 2012
Injured servicemen train to become the first war-wounded personnel to climb Mount Everest
Thu Jan 26 13:35:54 GMT 2012
Carlisle United sign Leeds United left-back Ben Parker on a one-month loan deal.
Thu Jan 26 11:52:30 GMT 2012
Alan Bell describes the 2012 Games as a "dream come true" as he prepares to be the chief starter
Wed Jan 25 17:57:36 GMT 2012
Trucking giant Eddie Stobart is the new sponsor of Super League after agreeing a three-year deal.
Wed Jan 25 16:46:34 GMT 2012
Plans to close a Cumbrian school, which has just 16 pupils, are put on hold after a campaign by
Wed Jan 25 15:34:51 GMT 2012
A painting by JMW Turner known as Ruskin's View is sold at auction for more than £200,000
Wed Jan 25 13:52:10 GMT 2012
See the latest collection of your weather pictures from Cumbria to January 2012
Tue Jan 24 13:30:27 GMT 2012
A Lake District mountain rescue team has one of its busiest years in its 65-year history
Sun Jan 22 14:41:52 GMT 2012
Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton completes her 500-mile (800km) trek to the South Pole
Thu Jan 19 16:15:43 GMT 2012
A wooden tourist boat from the Lake District is to take part in jubilee celebrations in London
Thu Jan 19 13:31:32 GMT 2012
Cumbria's three rugby league clubs are tussling for four promotion places this Championship One
Mon Nov 07 00:19:37 GMT 2011
The Olympic flame is to take a cruise on a Windermere steamer as part of the nationwide torch
Wed Sep 07 16:24:30 BST 2011
Cumbrian 400m freestyle swimmer Thomas Young believes the London 2012 Paralympic Games will arrive
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