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A Lake District restaurant manager has been handed a prestigious national award.

Spoiler alert: This article mentions dishes created in tonight’s heat of Great British Menu Two Lake District chefs are competing in the new series of Great British Menu, which started on BBC Two this week. Paul Leonard, of Forest Side in Grasmere and Jack Bond, of Cottage in the Wood in Whinlatter, near Keswick, are…

Two Lake District chefs are competing in the new series of Great British Menu, which has started on BBC Two tonight.

A hotel, event space and shops are included in plans to bring more of the Jennings Brewery site in Cockermouth back into use. The brewery was taken over a year ago with brewing returning to the historic site last summer. In September additional brewing kit was acquired after demand outstripped supply. Now Jennings are asking…

Cumbrian businesses have been shortlisted for the Countryside Alliance Awards – known as the rural Oscars. The firms have been nominated in the awards to represent the region. The awards are an annual celebration of British food and farming, enterprise and heritage through our small hard-working businesses. The awards are now in their 19th year…

Two Lake District chefs will compete in the 2026 BBC series of Great British Menu. Jack Bond, head chef and co-owner of Michelin-starred The Cottage in the Wood in Whinlatter, near Keswick, and Paul Leonard, of the Forest Side in Grasmere, will compete in the popular TV series’ North West heats. They are competing alongside…

Two Cumbrian firms have been shortlisted for national awards celebrating farm shops and delis. Low Sizergh Barn, a family-run farm shop and café near Kendal, is a finalist in the large farm shop of the year category of the Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Award 2026. The Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards recognise independent…