Howbeck

His Howbeck Retreat hotel in Windermere usually closes for 10 days in early December to allow staff a pre-Christmas break. But he has temporarily opened the doors to people who need a dry bed, running hot and cold water and a break for a night from the ...

A BUSINESSMAN is offering people affected by the floods free respite accommodation at his luxury Lake District hotel. Colin Monk was moved to step in after seeing how badly people have been affected by Storm Desmond at the weekend. His Howbeck ...

>A number of hotels offered accommodation to flood victims including the Howbeck in Windermere which offered 11 rooms. And Summergrove Halls near Whitehaven offered 30 ensuite rooms. >Warwick Mill Business Centre at Warwick Bridge has opened its ...

Helen Banks, 42, of Howbeck Avenue, Riddlesden, was found not guilty of conspiracy to defraud. During the trial the jury was told the Bells had grossly inflated their bills for caring for Audrey Hammond, now 92, of Cracoe, near Skipton, who suffers ...

THREE home carers on trial accused of plotting to defraud a housebound 92-year-old widow have declined to give evidence in court. Wendy Bell, 57, of Greenside Lane, Cullingworth, Lisa Bell, 30, also of Greenside Lane, and Helen Banks, 42, of Howbeck ...