A POLICE officer has died following a crash on the M6 southbound near Carlisle. The officer - a 47-year-old-man who worked for Cumbria Constabulary's Mobile Support Group - was pronounced dead at the scene and was the only occupant of the vehicle
A FELL walker has been airlifted to hospital after falling 60-feet in the Lake District. Volunteer members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called out on Sunday morning by Cumbria Police to the male walker who had sustained head injuries.
Now is the time to buy your seed potatoes – though they are not actually seeds at all. They are swollen stem tubers but for some reason we refer to them as seeds. When looking to grow potatoes you will find they come in all shapes and colours though
A TEENAGER has raised more than £300,000 to fund cancer treatment for her friend. Lillie Cotgrove, 13, was devastated when her best pal Lily Wythe, 14, was diagnosed four months ago with the deadliest type of childhood cancer. The survival prognosis
A TENNIS coach originally from west Cumbria is celebrating after being recognised at a recent awards ceremony. Don Saul, 64, who used to live in Aspatria and was educated at the Nelson Grammar School in Wigton, was awarded volunteer of the year
A disused former Aspatria hotel looks set to have a new lease of life. The Grapes Hotel, on West Street, which is standing empty, is now the subject of a planning application, received by Allerdale Council. Annika Properties Ltd, of Cockermouth
A specialist volunteer is helping patients to camouflage scars and skin conditions as part of a “life-changing” service, which will be kept in Cumbria after previously suffering from funding cuts. The service, which is provided as part of the Cumbria
Developer Story Homes is preparing to launch two new Story Collection show homes at Edgehill Park in Whitehaven. The four-bedroom Sanderson and the three-bedroom Spencer will open to the public in the spring and will incorporate the best of a Story
THE M6 near Carlisle has closed in both directions between junctions 43 and 44 following a 'serious' crash. Cumbria Police have confirmed that officers are dealing with a 'major incident' on the motorway, but declined to provide any further details
AXE-throwing, stick dressing and the best display of three onions... around the county, teams of committed enthusiasts are working hard behind the scenes to bring another season of agricultural shows to the summer calendar. And on Thursday evening
Seaton Parish Councillors have agreed to increase the precept on the council tax for 2020/21. The increase of 5 per cent was announced at the last Seaton Parish Council meeting. The rise will generate £4,500 which will be spent on making improvements
THESE incredible photographs show a Brit who has become the first ever person to swim under an Antarctic ice sheet - wearing only his swimming trunks. Brave Lewis Pugh, 50, dived into the icy waters of the South Pole to swim where nobody ever has
TWO men who lost their wives to cervical cancer are pleading with women to attend their smear test appointment. Shocking NHS figures show that 15,964 out of 79,577 women in Cumbria weren’t screened despite being eligible. Gary Winter lost his
Boris Johnson has said Britain will become a global, trail-blazing country after it leaves the European Union as he unveiled the Government's full plans to mark Brexit day. The Prime Minister said he will "look ahead with confidence" to the future
Claimed sightings of UFOs received by a now-defunct unit within the RAF are to be published online. The RAF took the decision to wind up its UFO unit in 2009, after concluding that in more than 50 years, no received report had ever disclosed any
A WEATHER warning for ice has been issued by the Met Office for Cumbria. The yellow warning - the lowest level of all warnings - will come into force at midnight and last until 10am on Monday, and is likely to cause travel disruption. It covers
ARE you a pub quiz king or queen? Or maybe you just really want to mee Jeremy Clarkson? Whatever the reason, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? wants to hear from you. They are looking for contestants for a new series of the ITV show which sees
My soul mate is The Royle Family’s Denise. If I can avoid moving even an inch I will. Need the remote? Kids! Need a drink? Kids! Someone I know needs a lift urgently? I’ll calmly tell them to sit tight and that I’ve got it sorted. I can then
CELEBRATIONS will be taking place around the country to mark VE Day. May 8 has been declared a public holiday to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. We want to hear how you plan to celebrate this momentous day. We
A former Whitehaven rugby league player has designed a pioneering bicycle seat for overweight people. Steve Phythian, 62, played under Frank Foster and Tommy Dawes during the 1980s and was once awarded the club’s player of the year. Steve believes
Police have captured a man who was running across rooftops after allegedly assaulting a police officer. Onlookers in were shocked to see a man climbing over chimneys as he tried to escape the police after his alleged attack of a police officer at
A TAKEAWAY restaurant in Silloth has picked up a one star hygiene rating following a recent inspection. The K L Express Chinese takeaway in Silloth was the subject of a routine inspection by Allerdale Council environmental health officers, which
Terrified she would never be able to see her young family again, a mum from Carlisle is desperate to help people understand how deadly sepsis can be. Mother-of-three Laura Atkinson, 33, had taken ill at work only for it to steadily get worse as
A MOTORIST has been banned from driving after being caught nearly seven times the legal drug-drive limit. Rhiannon Louse Clark, 24 of Northside, Workington was charged with two offences of driving a motor vehicle while over the legal limit. She
