For west Cumbrian man Nick Dawson, the loss of his brother Simon was made even more painful by the circumstances – a brutal murder that cut short his young life and shattered his family’s world. How ...

Maxine Peake is known for her work on Shameless and dinnerladies, and has spoken about 'embracing' middle age after a 'difficult' time ...

More than students from 23 schools across Cumbria participated in the Cumbria Youth Climate Summit held at Furness Academy in Barrow, focusing ...

A charity is asking people to take part in 'One Big Walk' to help raise money for people with learning disabilities.

Cockermouth Harmonic Singers are set to perform a concert featuring music from popular films. The concert, titled 'Music from the Movies,' will include scores from iconic films such as West Side Story ...

A PUBLIC hearing to make a decision on plans to extract limestone from a Cumbrian quarry will start today. The public hearing will begin today after the Lake District National Park Authority said it ...

A seaside spot could soon be recognised as an official swimming destination. Cumberland Council is consulting with residents about plans to apply for designated bathing water status for Harrington ...

A HIGH risk repeat offender is behind bars after making perverted online sexual advances to what he thought was a 12-year-old girl.

North and west Cumbria is set to experience a 'mini heatwave' this week, as temperatures could be in the mid 20 degree Celsius ...

UPGRADES to the A66 that will 'shave 12 minutes off journeys' have been given the green light. The project is among a series of schemes confirmed by the Government, with the promise of 'reducing ...

BUS passengers in Cumbria will experience fare changes introduced by Stagecoach this month, with a number of single ticket prices seeing a minor increase. According to a public update published on ...

The Goonies is being re-released to mark its 40th anniversary.