Author brings Romans back to Hadrian's wall for charity

Ben Kane, the Sunday Times bestselling author Ben Kane, of the forthcoming Hannibal: Fields of Blood, will be walking Hadrian’s Wall with fellow historical fiction authors Anthony Riches and Russell Whitfield to raise money for Combat Stress and Medecins Sans Frontieres...

Poetry-man Ben aims to scoop national prize
A pioneering national competition for students to recite poems by heart will have a Cumbrian flavour. Ben Lewis, from Ulverston Victoria High School,...
Cumbria marks National Libraries Day
Treasure hunts and Book Doctors are among the activities available in Cumbria’s libraries as part of National Libraries Day this Saturday (9 February)...
The 10th Annual Mirehouse - Words by the Water Poetry Prize
It is in keeping with the strong literary traditions of Mirehouse, that this is the 10th year of the Mirehouse / Words by the Water Poetry Competition...
Rory Stewart guest speaker at Wordsworth Literary Festival
Rory Stewart MP was invited as a guest speaker to talk at the Wordsworth Trust Arts and Book Festival held in Grasmere - the place where the poet, Wil...
Wordsworth descendants to judge students’ poetry
School pupils are writing poetry for a competition to mark an important Wordsworth bicentenary in Ambleside next spring. Students from the Lakes Schoo...
Lottery-funded project leads to 64 new reading groups for older people
A lottery-funded project has exceeded all expectations and led to over 800 older people joining reading groups in residential homes and other care set...
Eden student’s winning words
Eden sixth-form student Bethany Hamer is celebrating university literary success with her poem “Belonging”. Aspiring young writer Bethany, 16 who lives in Appleby has received the runner-up prize in...
David closes the book on his rare read business
Cumbrian rare book dealer David Grayling is offering a unique opportunity for collectors as he prepares to retire. David, who is based at Shap explained: “I am hoping to retire in the next couple of...
Words By The Water Festival’s 12th annual line up announced
Words By The Water Festival Directors and Festival President Melvyn Bragg will bring to Keswick some of the greatest names in contemporary fiction alongside political heavy-hitters, familiar...
Longer opening hours for libraries in Kendal, Grange and Ulverston
Cumbria County Council’s South Lakeland Local Committee has approved an end to half day closures at Kendal, Grange and Ulverston Libraries from January 2013. In recent times the Library Service has...