1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (118+ words) AN abnormal load will be transported through Cumbria on the M6 this weekend. Drivers are being warned of possible delays on Sunday, March 8. National Highways said supergrid transformers for the National Grid are expected to leave Heysham Port, near Morecambe, at…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (232+ words) READERS have had their say following the announcement that Lakeland Leather will be closing stores in Cumbria. A source at Felldale Retail, which operates stores for Lakeland Leather, announced on February 27: "Like many retailers, we are operating within an increasingly…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (448+ words) TWO ill-prepared drugs couriers who were caught near Penrith with cannabis resin worth "220, 000 after their car broke down have escaped immediate jail terms. Aaron Keepax, 39, and Louis Holloway, 32, were stranded on the hard shoulder of the M6 near Penrith on July…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (165+ words) A SECTION of the M6 through Cumbria has reopened 13 hours earlier than planned after the successful installation of a 4, 200-tonne railway bridge over the motorway this weekend. Clifton railway bridge near Penrith has been replaced by Network Rail and its principal…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (307+ words) AN inquest has been opened into the death of a Keswick pensioner and the treatment he received after admission to the emergency department in Carlisle after a fall. Robert Alan Hunt, 82, died in the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle on November…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (355+ words) Cumberland Council is encouraging residents to shop local this Christmas season. In collaboration with several town councils, the local authority has organised a range of Christmas-themed events aimed at bringing in visitors and highlight the variety of shops and traders…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (426+ words) Forest Green Rovers owner Dale Vince has cited the controversial ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from Aston Villa as he complained about alleged abuse from Carlisle United fans to Robbie Savage. Vince spoke out at a time an investigation…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (963+ words) THE GMB has entered into a formal dispute with Cumberland Council after a decision to remove a 50p per hour market supplement to some of the lowest paid care workers. An extra "1. 10 an hour was incorporated into the salaries of council…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (391+ words) JUDGING is now underway in the search to create Cumbria's first ever community flag, following an 'overwhelming' response to the design competition launched earlier this year. The Lord-Lieutenant and the former High Sheriff of Cumbria, with support from Cumberland Council,…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (450+ words) POLICE and national park rangers'have increased the number of patrols in fly camping hot spots. The first of the increased patrols took place on August 1'and saw Cumbria Police officers and National Trust Rangers join Lake District National Park Authority…...