The Eden Rivers Trust are hosting events this summer to help rid the banks of the River Eden of the invasive Himalayan balsam plant.

Visitors enjoyed dhol drumming, cookery demonstrations, storytelling, Afghan calligraphy, and a variety of dance styles, including Bhangra, Bharatanatyam Indian classical, clog, line, ceilidh, and ...

MP Josh MacAlister has called for a new urgent dental access centre in West Cumbria to address the region’s NHS dentist shortage, citing ...

14 people have been arrested across Cumbria through a four-day operation targeting wanted individuals. Operation Merlin saw Cumbria Police proactively targeting wanted people including through the ...

VE Day celebrations were a 'roaring success' in one rural community. Garrigill in Cumbria was the only place in Alston Moor to hold a family day to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, an ...

COMMUNITY champions in Maryport were celebrated earlier this week in a special event held by the town council.

The headteacher of a Carlisle school has said he is ‘proud’ of the whole school community after a visit from the school’s inspectorate, OFSTED.

A public screening of the film Hostile is set to take place at a Carlisle venue. The Cumberland Sanctuary Network will show the film at the Tullie Lecture Theatre on Wednesday, May 14, at 7pm. The ...

Ruth Mortimer Black, 68, died in the Cumberland Infirmary on April 14, 2024, shortly after being rushed to hospital from the Lanercost House care home on Newtown Road, where nurses and carers had ...

Dan Ballard headed a last-gasp extra-time winner for the Black Cats in their play-off semi-final clash with Coventry.

ELDERLY people from Carlisle and Workington were targeted by sophisticated criminals who posed as police officers to steal thousands of pounds.

URGENT calls are being made for an independent investigation into the process followed by an NHS Trust in reaching its decision to close a ...