Several families of British bird species live on or near freshwater, often expert divers and swimmers with thick, downy plumage for warmth. Some freshwater birds live on a primarily fish-based diet, but most ducks and geese eat vegetation, insects
The Bible tells the story of the Tower of Babel where God confounded those people who were trying to build a tower as high as heaven to prove that they were equal to God himself. His way of confounding them was to create babble – different languages
Braeside is a traditional double-fronted early-Victorian cottage which has been transformed with a modern makeover complementing retained period features, and would be ideal as a holiday let or AirBnb. The semi-detached cottage now has an upside-down
A West Cumbrian nursery has hit the top spot after being rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted. Woodend Country Childcare in Lamplugh has been given the highest possible grading across all areas. Ofsted inspector Julia Matthew praises the "highly qualified
Fairfield Primary School children were gripped with interest as a visit by police and the prison service made learning about hard-hitting issues fun. The joint initiative is part of the Greater Manchester prison, police and school engagement programme
A question here for Workingtonians, and others, above a certain age! Did you ever spend an evening in that Workington establishment which was (so it is claimed) known locally as “The Old Laugh and Scratch”? The building is still standing – it’s
I like to keep up with the news. I Google “news” every morning. As someone with a painfully limited social life, it makes me feel like I’m part of society when I take an interest in events. Heaven knows nobody would want to sit and have a conversation
It seems that my thoughts of a late Indian summer were just that, and October seems to be following August and September in being another wet month. The days are also getting colder and the nights are beginning to cut in, so it seems strange to
CHILDREN in West Cumbria have raised more than £36,000 for a local charity. Between April and July more than 3,000 children took part in Mini Colour Runs at their schools and raised the cash for Hospice at Home West Cumbria. Twelve schools signed
