INSPIRATIONAL Kendal primary school teacher and mum Jane Reedy, who underwent gruelling treatment for cancer, completed the Pedal to the Peaks cycle challenge which saw her climb Ben Nevis, Snowdon and Scafell Pike for charity.

The heavens opened on Kendal Calling as thousands of festival-goers battled rain and wind to watch bands including Manic Street Preachers, Nile Rodgers and Chic, and Doves and the Lancashire Hotpots.

The body of a 43-year-old man from Ambleside was found in the swollen waters of the River Kent near Sedgwick after a major search involving police divers, fire crews and mountain rescue teams. A 30-year-old woman was located out of the river and taken to hospital with minor injuries.

A warning against “blindly” following sat navs was made by a Manchester man whose Mini got stuck in a ditch on a Lake District fell.

Actress Anna Friel starred in Deep Water, an emotional new TV drama filmed in the Lake District.

Devoted couple Jack and Joan Bare celebrated their oak wedding anniversary 80 years after tying the knot at Kendal Parish Church in August 1939.

A new-look operating theatre was unveiled at Kendal’s Westmorland General Hospital.

An impressive new piece of art was unveiled on the Solway to help the memory of a local man live on. It was originally hoped the origin of the structure would be kept a secret, but a post on social media let the identity of the man behind it slip. The structure - produced by Durham artist Ray Lonsdale - was unveiled on Silloth Green on August 1. It was erected in memory of Silloth man Peter Richardson, who passed away in 2017 aged 72.

Dangerous rescues witnessed by dedicated emergency teams in Cumbria were broadcast by ITV. The new TV series highlighted the hard work and sacrifice that volunteers make across the UK. The eight-part series included Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team as they tackled the rugged terrain of the Lake District. ITV’s River Deep, Mountain High showcased the difficulties experienced by following mountain rescue teams, Coast Guard, air ambulances, and lifeboats at sea and inshore.

Business bosses in Carlisle welcomed plans for a new £2 million bar, restaurant and hotel development in a former bed centre on the Viaduct. Daniel White and Jack Lee from the Hell Below bar on Devonshire Street - and their business partner Matty Boak - submitted plans to the council for the building, next to the then derelict Central Plaza Hotel. Their vision included bars, a restaurant and function room and, on the upper floors, eight boutique suites, including a penthouse.

Two men from Carlisle embarked on a mammoth journey from the city to Italy to raise money for charity - and were aided in the efforts by staff at McVitie’s. Paul Rheinbach and Angus Grant drove to Italy in a Mini Cooper, similar to the three that were used as getaway cars in the classic 1969 film, The Italian Job. Twenty-two businesses sponsored the journey to collect cash for Carlisle Youth Zone, Eden Valley Hospice and CFM’s Cash For Kids, with their logos are emblazoned on the blue Mini.

In Allerdale, rubbish rage continued as a desperate grandmother pushed her wheelie bin six-and-a-half miles so she could dispose of her garden waste now that doorstep collections have been suspended. Jean Holder, 73, walked from her Seaton home to the recycling centre in Workington – and then back again. To make the trip even more challenging, it was on the hottest day of the year.

Bullet the hawk was brought to Workington on pigeon-patrol, as the town’s shopping centre Washington Square hired Bullet, a Harris Hawk, in the hope it will deter pigeons and seagulls from nesting in the area.

The true extent of failings within a West Cumbrian mental health charity which has been forced to close were revealed by a Whitehaven News reporter. A child sex offender and a shamed former doctor who had been struck off by the General Medical Council were among those involved with Mind in West Cumbria. It has also been claimed that complaints were not dealt with appropriately by the charity’s former chairman Dr Brian Campbell.and mental health charity Mind in West Cumbria’s closure was revealed.

Bullying within Sellafield was also uncovered, and a Frizington pub’s toilets were destroyed by a Warburtons lorry.

Well-loved pub the Red Lion in Dalton decided to shut up shop after three years in business. The landlady said her reasoning was because of a struggling industry. The pub has recently reopened after Paul and Chas Bell stepped in.

Barrow Fiesta, the world buffet run by Barrow-in-Furness couple Ana and Martin Brun with their three children, opened its doors on Cavendish Street. The venue offers cuisines from Italy, China, Mexico, Japan, India and the Philippines.

There was fury from two Barrow-in-Furness brothers as they were left out of pocket after a fraudster used a £100 note to buy £10 worth of food from their business. At the time McMunchies owner Jason McCullough said: “That is our wages and all our profit for that day was gone because of that.”