Popular UK beauty spot to issue wide-spread BAN in time for summer holidays – with £500 fine for rule breakers

Snow-capped Helvellyn mountain reflected in a calm lakeGetty

POWERED vessels are set to be banned in the Lake District to reduce conflicts between boaters and swimmers – with huge £500 fines for offenders.

The proposed changes would affect the use of powered vessels on smaller lakes like Buttermere, Grasmere, and Elterwater, the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) has announced.

Grange-over-Sands is a small town located on the southeastern edge of the...