Derailment Closes West Coast Mainline And Lakes Line
The West Coast Mainline between Lancaster and Carlisle and the Lakes Line between Oxenholme and Windermere are shut after an engineering train derailed this morning.
View ArticleGrasmere Roadworks Ahead Of Tour Of Britain
Some essential road resurfacing's being carried out in Grasmere later this month - in time for next month's Tour of Britain cycling event.
View ArticleCumbria Police In HMRC Scam Alert
Cumbria Police are refreshing their warnings to local people about a scam which sees callers posing as staff from HMRC.
View ArticleRNLI Crews Stood Down At Two Arnside Callouts
The weekend's stormy weather saw two callouts for the RNLI to Arnside.
View ArticleVolunteers Rescue Woman With Broken Leg At Aira Force
Mountain Rescue volunteers helped a woman who suffered an open fracture to her ankle above Ullswater yesterday lunchtime.
View ArticleFlood Alerts In Force For Lake District
Heavy downpours overnight and this morning have prompted a number of flood alerts on Cumbria's rivers.
View ArticleHolidaymaker Jailed After Arnside Attacks
A man who assaulted his partner and her teenage daughter during a holiday in Arnside has been jailed for two years.
View ArticleMan Jailed For Lancaster Burglary
A man's been jailed for more than two years after getting caught red-handed burgling a house in Lancaster.
View ArticleValium-Like Drug Hospitalises Nine People In Six Weeks
Police are issuing a warning following a number of incidents reported across the South Lakes involving the misuse of illegal blue pills, similar to Valium.
View ArticleParish Councils Team-Up Against Pylons Option
Twelve parish councils have teamed-up to call on National Grid to carefully consider the best way to link the proposed new nuclear power station in Cumbria to the national electricity network via Heysham.
View ArticleUnited Utilities Criticised By Inspector Over Drinking Water
The Chief Inspector of Drinking Water's criticised United Utilities, which supplies the Northwest's water.
View ArticleFlood Alerts Still In Place On Local Waterways
Flood alerts remain in place on a number of local rivers and waterways.
View ArticleKendal Teen Denies Dangerous Driving And Assault Charges
A Kendal teen's denied charges of dangerous driving and assault.
View ArticleBad Weather Causes Storm Desmond Repair Setbacks
The Environment Agency says the bad weather of the last few days has had a negative effect on some of the recovery work being undertaken in parts of the Lake District following the floods in December.
View ArticleConfirmed: Sir Bradley Wiggins To Compete In Tour Of Britain
Sir Bradley Wiggins has confirmed he'll be taking part in next month's Tour of Britain event.
View ArticleCash Appeal Saves Iconic Merz Barn
The last working place of one of the 20th century’s most influential artists - which was severely damaged by December's storms, has been saved following a successful cash appeal.
View ArticleTourism Bosses Hope For Another Japan Boost
A group of tourism businesses from the Lake District are ramping up their efforts to increase overseas visitors, by taking a trip to Japan.
View ArticleYoungsters Challenged To Build Local Landmarks With Lego
A competition's been launched to challenge local young people to recreate South Cumbria and North Lancashire's historical landmarks - using Lego.
View ArticleFerry Ticket Machines Should Be 'Dumped In The Lake'
A local councillor says the new Windermere Ferry ticket machines should be "dumped in the lake".
View ArticleFire Bosses Urge Smoke Alarm Double-Check
People in Cumbria are being urged to double-check their fire and smoke alarms are working, as part of a national awareness campaign.
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