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Stories from Cumbria you may have missed this week

Reuters Canada geese gather on a jetty jutting out into Windermere's dark waters. Green mountains are visible in the background and there are a few sail boats with their sails bound up. In the foreground a thick black post carries a warning poster saying in big red letters CAUTION TOXIC ALGAE, then in smaller black letter it says: Take car when bathing in this water. This water may contain toxic algae which can cause upset stomach and skin irritation. Animals can also be seriously affected.Reuters
The Environment Agency said blue-green algae - which can turn the water green - is "naturally occurring"

A kayak was overturned by youths sparking a huge emergency response, swimmers have been warned about harmful algae found in Windermere and a village that was deliberately flooded to make a reservoir has re-emerged.

Here are five stories from Cumbria you may have missed this week.

Flooded village re-emerges in dry spell

Mike Crees Lots of rocks are visible and a small pool of water. The rocks run parallel and there are hills and greenery in the background.Mike Crees
The Environment Agency said the reservoir was 30% less full than it should be due to a lack of rain

A village which was deliberately flooded to create a reservoir has re-emerged due to a lack of rainfall.

Mardale village in the Lake District disappeared when the Haweswater valley was flooded in 1939 to create a structure to provide water for north-west England.

The Environment Agency said the reservoir, which has capacity for about 85,000 million litres (18,697 million gallons) of water, was 30% lower than it should be at this time of year.

  • Read about the impact of the recent dry weather here

'Selfish' trio overturn kayak sparking huge search

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team Keswick Mountain Rescue Team members, all wearing red emergency clothing, prepare to send off a rib boat into Thirlmere. There are two rescuers wearing red diving suits and it is pitch black and late at night. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team
A huge emergency response involved teams from Cumbria Fire Service and a helicopter flying from Wales

A kayak which was pushed into a lake by "selfish" youths sparked a huge emergency response involving a helicopter flying from Wales.

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team said it deployed search teams to Thirlmere in the Lake District to reports of an overturned vessel with the potential for people in the water.

Cumbria Police said three people aged in their 20s pushed the vessel into the water and "shockingly decided to lie to officers", with all services "saddened by the selfish actions".

  • Read about the response and what the emergency services said here

Swimmers warned over harmful algae found in lake

YMCA FYLDE COAST An aerial view of the YMCA Lakeside camp in Windermere, which is next to the lake. It has a modern building with a big box window next to it and is surrounded by trees. There is a jetty.YMCA FYLDE COAST
The blooms, which can make people ill if swallowed, were discovered at the Lakeside YMCA bathing area

Swimmers have been told to avoid part of a lake where harmful blue-green algae was found in the water.

The blooms, which can make people ill if swallowed, were discovered at Windermere's Lakeside YMCA bathing area in the Lake District.

The Environment Agency said blue-green algae - which can turn the water green - is "naturally occurring" and can appear across the UK, but advised people to avoid swimming in the affected area.

  • Read more about the blooms here

Former safari park chiefs refused new zoo site

PA Media The entrance to the former South Lakes Safari Zoo at Dalton-in-Furness. Two large wooden signs show a logo made up of a silhouette of a giraffe next to an adult and two children walking hand-in-hand. underneath which are the words "safari zoo" in capital letters. The sign nearest the camera is topped by a close-up photo of a tiger, while the second sign shows the face of a giraffe. A house and farm buildings can be seen in the distance.PA Media
The would-be operators of the new attraction used to run South Lakes Safari Zoo at Dalton-in-Furness

Plans for a new wild animal reserve, to be run by the operators of a recently closed zoo at the centre of long-running welfare concerns, have been turned down.

Proposals for the site near Tebay in Cumbria, submitted by bosses of the former South Lakes Safari Zoo, were rejected by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) which said it would have a negative impact on the way the area looks.

YDNPA chairman Derek Twine also said unauthorised work had already begun on the site and further action would be taken if that work was not remedied.

  • Read about the report and the decision here

M6 bridge works to cost locals millions - critics

National Highways A view from the hillside at Tebay looking north-east towards two bridges carrying the M6 and the West Coast Mainline over the River Lune and in between the Howgill Fells just south of Tebay, Cumbria on a sunny day.National Highways
There are eight bridges in a six-mile (10km) stretch of the Lune Gorge which need to be repaired

The closure of a busy junction on the M6 during essential bridge repair work will cost local people millions and could put jobs at risks, critics of the project have said.

National Highways is set to repair eight bridges that carry the M6 and A685 over the Lune Gorge in Cumbria because the structures are coming to the end of their serviceable life.

  • Read more about the reaction to the repair work here

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