9+ hour, 29+ min ago   (124+ words) A road near Carlisle is set to close for a week for utility works. The U1034 near Blackpool Gate is set to shut from its junction with the entrance to Burnside Cottage, extending south-west for about 300m. A pedestrian and dismounted cyclist…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (444+ words) Penrith Swimming Club’s 145-year future has been placed before Parliament amid a dispute over access to its training pool. Markus Campbell-Savours, MP for Penrith and Solway, visited the club on Sunday, September 6, and posted his support on Facebook. He said:…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (358+ words) A CUMBRIAN reality TV star has tackled a 21-mile trek in support of end-of-life charity Marie Curie. Matthew Haywood, from Workington and the youngest-ever winner of Survivor UK, took part in the Beat the Gower Coast challenge on September 5 in…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (199+ words) Here are the latest planning applications lodged by Cumberland Council, featuring proposals ranging from home extensions and apartment conversions to ATM installations and business changes of use. Below is a summary of the most recent applications submitted to Cumberland Council:…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (349+ words) Plans have been lodged to turn a Victorian townhouse near Carlisle city centre into five one-bedroom duplex apartments. Castle View Finance Ltd has applied to Cumberland Council to convert 44 Aglionby Street, which stands within the Chatsworth Square and Portland Square…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (381+ words) A mental health campaigner will bring a 26kg postbox to Wreay for a film about loneliness and connection. Stu Skinner MBE will join audiences at Wreay Village Hall near Carlisle on Friday, September 18, for the UK premiere and first public screening…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (555+ words) HER Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh has come to Cumbria on a two-day visit for a programme of engagements celebrating innovation and opportunity within the county's farming communities and rural economy. As patron of The Addington Fund since 2021, The…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (223+ words) Eden Animal Rescue is launching a fundraising appeal to help improve its internet connection. Based at Moorlands Head Farm near Temple Sowerby, the charity is aiming to raise £5,000 to cover the cost of installing a new Starlink system, which would…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (136+ words) CARLISLE Cathedral will be one of the venues hosting a candle-lighting event for World Suicide Prevention Day. Every Life Matters has organised the event, set for Thursday, September 10, to provide a space of remembrance, support, and unity for those affected…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (392+ words) A CUMBRIAN father who has helped raise more than £1.5 million for a suicide prevention charity is "devastated" after the organisation announced it had collapsed into administration. Andy Airey, from Morland in the Eden Valley, is one of the founders of…...