Scientists and conservationists from across the UK recently met at Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, to celebrate 65 years of research on one of the jewels of the English Lake District. Since 1945 over ...

There has been a 95% decrease in the number of European eels since the 1980s Critically endangered eels are to be helped back into Windermere, Cumbria, where they have not been seen in significant ...

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A former water research building will be converted into an 18-bedroom hotel after plans were approved. The Lake District National Park Authority agreed plans to redevelop the vacant Pearsall House in ...

Top comedians turned serious today to agree sewage pollution at one of Britain's biggest lakes is no joke. Paul Whitehouse acted as compere during the rally, organised by the Save Windermere campaign ...

Everyone has heard of Cumbria's largest lake but what about the 14 islands dotted across its waters? What stories do they have to tell? The lake is always a busy place even with the 10mph speed limit ...

Comedians Steve Coogan and Lee Mack have called sewage pollution a “national scandal” as celebrities join campaigners to protest against the pollution of England’s largest lake. The comedians told ITV ...

The UK is full of beautiful rural towns and stunning scenery, but one area stands out as a rival to Lake Como. Windermere in Cumbria is a gorgeous part of the country, just half a mile from the famous ...

A food company will build a new distribution centre off a motorway to ease congestion from a tourist town. McClures has been given permission by Westmorland and Furness Council to construct the unit ...