Gambia Unrest Cancels Uni Trip
Students and staff at the University of Cumbria have had to cancel a research and conservation trip to The Gambia.
View ArticleOvernight Closures For A685 Kendal To Grayrigg Road
Resurfacing work begins on the A685 next week, bringing road closures with it.
View ArticlePatterdale Flood Group To Benefit From Prince's Flood Grants
The Prince of Wales' Countryside Fund has given more than £130,000 to rural communities this month, to help fight the ongoing effects of last winter’s devastating floods.
View ArticleCrime News In Brief: Fri 20th Jan
There's a witness appeal after a dog walker was clipped by a car near the busy Newby Bridge junction on the A590.
View ArticleBeatrix Potter Letter To Be Auctioned Off Next Month
A hand-written letter to the mayor of Kendal, penned by Beatrix Potter, will be auctioned off next month.
View ArticleCoastal Community Team Plans To Revive Local Economy
South Lakeland District Council and the Morecambe Bay Partnership have been announced by the government as teaming up to form one of the country's latest 'Coastal Community Teams'.
View ArticleGovernment Minister Won't Guarantee Ulverston Post Office Future
A government minister's refused to offer any guarantees on the future of Ulverston's Post Office.
View ArticleSouth Cumbria Police Officer Admits Child Sex Offences
A Cumbria Police officer's admitted child sex offences.
View ArticleKendal Man Jailed For Multiple Violent Offences
A Kendal man who robbed a 16-year-old boy in the town has today been jailed for four years and eight months.
View ArticleTraditional Annual Event Returns To Staveley
The Lake District's annual hedge laying competition is due to take place today.
View ArticleLocal MP to Hold Advice Surgery
South Lakes MP Tim Farron will be on hand to speak to constituents in Grange this morning.
View ArticleReport Highlights Concerns Over Efforts To Boost Cervical Screening Attendance
A new report has found there are big variations in how much effort councils in England put into boosting cervical cancer screening.
View ArticleFlooding Meeting To Be Held In Stainton Tonight
A public meeting's being held this evening, where a report into flooding at a village just outside the Lake District boundary will be discussed.
View ArticleResurfacing To Begin On Kendal-Grayrigg Road
Resurfacing work begins on part of the A685 later today, bringing road closures with it.
View ArticleExhibition Raises Awareness Of Rubbish In Our Seas
An exhibition's underway in Kendal to raise awareness of the amount of litter that ends up in a ours seas.
View ArticleCumbria To Receive Less Than 10% Of £165m Government Cash Bid
Cumbria's going to get less than 10% of a bid for £165m of government cash, according to the South Lakes MP.
View ArticleCumbria Police Warning To Young Drivers About Mobile Phones
Young drivers are being warned by Cumbria Police that they risk losing their licence if they're caught driving whilst using their mobile phone.
View ArticlePanel Approves Cumbria Police Council Tax Rise
It looks like Council Tax bills in Cumbria will go up to pay for policing.
View ArticleCumbria Police Set To Lose Out Under New Funding Formula, Says Woodcock
Rural areas like Cumbria are set to lose out under the new way the government funds police forces, according to the Furness MP.
View ArticleNHS Guidance Recognises Threat To Rural GP Surgeries
NHS guidance has been issued that could help a campaign to protect small, rural GP surgeries.
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