Labour Leadership's Lucky Dip

According to the BBC, the race is on for the job of deputy leader of the Labour party. Caroline Flint, Tom Watson, Ben Bradshaw, Stella Creasy and Angela Eagle are competing to replace Harriet Harman.  It's almost as exciting as #BGT, but with less controversy -- unless Eric Pickles is going to be used as a stunt-candidate in place of a candidate who's afraid of heights...

The winner will be announced at a special conference on 12th September; this is running at the same time as the elections to replace Ed Miliband as leader. What timing! this must be a busy time for Labour.

Well keep you updated as this goes on and good luck to all in the race.

Local News

New pylons will link sources of electricity including the proposed new nuclear power station at Moorside into the grid in Cumbria and Lancashire. The route they have been proposed runs over land around the coast of Cumbria and under Morecambe bay.

I now what you're thinking, they look bad and sound strange when your under them, but they do serve a purpose after all, and the pylons are going to be following existing low voltage power lines anyway so its not all that bad. They're going from Carlisle to Moorside and the company aims to submit an application for the new connection in 2017.

If the plans go ahead the work is expected to start in 2019.  

Well done West Lakes

Pupils at West Lakes Academy have played a blinder, and got themselves a place at the finals of Rock Challenge.

Their interpretation of the Maleficent story won them twelve awards, including performance skills and stage crew.

I'm sure Angelina Jolie would be delighted for them all. Let's ask her.