9+ hour, 30+ min ago   (438+ words) A WEST Cumbrian teenager accused of multiple child sex crimes has been banned from having any contact with girls under the age of 16. The boy, who can not be named for legal reasons, was given a tough “sexual risk order…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (483+ words) The UK's most stolen individual car model in 2026 has been revealed in new data. The data, analysed by Tempcover and sourced from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), covers cars stolen between January 1 and June 30. Electric and hybrid vehicles…...

23+ hour, 50+ min ago   (131+ words) A DRIVER in Cumbria was arrested after police found class A and class B drugs during a vehicle stop in Wigton. Officers from Carlisle and Wigton's Neighbourhood Policing Team stopped the vehicle on Friday night (September 11) after becoming concerned about…...

22+ hour, 50+ min ago   (347+ words) HERE'S a round-up of some of the biggest court cases heard in Cumbria this week. Son jailed after leaving elderly mother on floor for two weeks A Carlisle man who left his elderly mother lying on a bathroom floor for…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (354+ words) A PSYCHIATRIC nurse from Cumbria who failed to identify a driver who was seen using a mobile phone while driving her car has escaped a ban. Megan Nxumalo, 37, who lives in Bowness-on-Windermere but works in Carlisle, faced getting six points…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (118+ words) A man has been convicted of failing to identify a driver after a vehicle was caught speeding on the motorway. Kamber San, of Carrbrook Drive in Royton, was found guilty in his absence at Carlisle Magistrates' Court and convicted on…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (409+ words) ARRESTS were made by immigration enforcement officers and police in Carlisle and across Cumbria last week, including a man wanted for deportation, Newsquest Cumbria has learned. Six people were arrested across Cumbria during the operations, on Thursday September 3 and Friday…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (823+ words) A CARLISLE man accused of stealing and destroying two ferrets which are said to have been fed to a dog was identified as the culprit when the pets’ owner saw CCTV, court has heard. Laice Cleough told a jury she…...

5+ day, 7+ min ago   (538+ words) Police should “urgently consider” what more could have been done in terms of intelligence and response tactics dealing with anti-migrant protests over the weekend, Downing Street has said. Questions have been raised over Kent Police’s handling of a demonstration by…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (69+ words) A VAN left in a "very dangerous position" has been removed by police. The vehicle was said to have been obstructing road users pulling out of a junction on the A7 at Westlinton, Longtown. Carlisle Police said it was removed by…...