An emergency alert drill in a month’s time “will be one of the biggest public safety exercises” in UK history, a Cabinet minister has said. Pat McFadden said mobile phone alerts could save lives ...

Westmorland and Furness Council leader's expenses have risen in 2025. According to a freedom of information request (FOI), council leader Jonathan Brook (Liberal Democrats) topped the expenses leader ...

A GP from Bentham Medical Practice was suspended for nine months after writing prescriptions in others’ names and giving them to himself ...

Planning permission for two controversial battery storage facilities outside of Kendal have been approved by the council.

Grasmere Lakeland Sports and Show, an August Bank Holiday event is embarking on a new strategy led by Marcia Reid Fotheringham, committee member and former High Sheriff of Cumbria, to attract more ...

Two more designated bathing sites in Cumbria were given “do not swim” advisories by the Agency earlier this week bringing the ...

A rainforest, an Iron Age hillfort, and a Cumbrian valley are the latest landscapes to feature in a new series of 360-degree.

Cumbria's chase was led by Fallows, who scored 70 runs off 49 balls, including six 6s and four 4s. He was ably assisted by Ben Walkden, and together they put on a partnership of 85. Cumbria chased ...

Hundreds of people from across the region took part in a charity bay walk from Arnside Promenade to Grange-over-Sands last Sunday (August ...

An opticians has unveiled a new look following a £60,000 refurbishment. Specsavers Kendal, which has been serving the community for 32 years, has undergone the upgrade with the aim of improving the ...

A walking festival is set to return to Kendal this August Bank Holiday weekend. The Kendal Walking Festival will take place from Friday, August 22, to Monday, August 25, offering a programme of guided ...