The battle against plans for a major hike in parking charges in Keswick hotted up today when a petition with 3,912 signatures was delivered to Allerdale Borough Council.

Rachel Swift, Head of Marketing, took the petition, organised by the theatre, Keswick Retailers Association and Lake District Hotels, to the council’s offices in Workington.

“The petition has been signed on line and on paper by a staggering number of people,” said Rachel. “When coupled with the 94 pages of comments that people have left when signing the petition – it’s a very clear sign of the anger people feel about these ill-thought out charges.