Mel Giedroyc

PENRITH has been named as the home of television cookery program star Mel Giedroyc’s “favourite high street”.

Karen James, guider, Janet Walker, assistant guider, and Mary Milburn, assistant guider, with the newly-formed Stainton Rainbow Guides 25 years ago.

Penrith workers are up in arms at the mass of on-street “no parking” signs erected in recent weeks in the run-up to introduction of a disc parking scheme on 13th June. Penrith Chamber of Trade president Tomas Niedt told councillors that no further planning should be granted in the town without enforced provision for vehicles using stores and developments.