More than 98 per cent of children starting primary school in September this year have been offered a place at their first choice of school.

Milltech Computers, on James Street in Whitehaven, has created a window display to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The store has become known for its window displays, often decorating the front ...

Cumbria's Museum of Military Life is asking people to share their memories or photographs of VE Day celebrations in the county in 1945.

A Cumbrian NHS trust has warned of the dangers of taking prescription medication without advice from a doctor or pharmacist.

A WEST Cumbrian teenager is enjoying a lot of success as a junior show jumper. Estelle Purdham, 13, of Gosforth, has recently qualified for the Royal Highland Show in her first attempt. She also ...

Cumbrian author M.W. Craven has been longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2025. His book, "The Mercy Chair," is among 18 titles selected for the prestigious UK and Ireland ...

Pop-up food festival ‘Eat Street’ is set to return to Whitehaven for two days over the May bank holiday weekend on May 3 and May 4.

Dogs Trust Cumbria is urgently appealing for volunteer foster carers. The charity, which has no traditional rehoming centre in the county, relies solely on foster carers to provide temporary homes for ...

Kendal suffered a heart-breaking 36-31 defeat to Penrith in the Cumbria Cup Final at Wigton Rugby Club. The Black & Ambers - who had a commanding 31-12 lead at half time - let slip the advantage in ...

AN ABUSIVE ex-serviceman spat in the face of a police officer after asking him ‘what he had ever done for his country’.

A former lighthouse keeper who was stationed in Cumbria has released a new book reflecting on his 27-year career.

The toasted hazelnuts, alongside a blade of caramelised butterscotch sauce, lend the creamy gelato plenty of molasses and brown sugar, for which the biscuit provides an ample foundation. Altogether, ...