A new five-year supported housing strategy for north and west Cumbria was agreed by senior councillors in Carlisle this week.

Lake District planners have backed plans allowing a Keswick guest house to become a holiday let despite fears over noise and anti-social behaviour.

House prices and private rents in the Cumberland Council area have risen faster than the North West average over the past year, according to ...

A busy Workington road is set to close for 18 days for gas main works. The B5296 Harrington Road is set to close from its ...

Two much-loved animals at Oak Tree Animals’ Charity are looking for their forever homes this week – an energetic young Lurcher and a ...

GPs, nurses and healthcare assistants sought across North Cumbria as practices recruit A wide range of healthcare roles are currently being advertised across North Cumbria, with GP surgeries and ...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is also expected to make interventions on youth unemployment and devolution in the coming days.

A Blue Badge is an important item to help with parking, but some holders might want to know when they need to use a clock alongside it. The scheme is designed to help people with disabilities or ...

A proposed masterplan which could transform Whitehaven was agreed and adopted by senior councillors at a meeting in Carlisle on Thursday (July 23).

A tribute show celebrating six decades of classic hits is set to entertain Workington audiences. Hello Again – The Neil Diamond Songbook will take to the stage at the Carnegie Theatre on Friday, ...

A MAN has admitted being drunk and disorderly and failing to provide a specimen at the request of police. Kyle Shepherd, 24, of Miterdale Close in Whitehaven, appeared before West Cumbria Courthouse ...

A van slammed into people gathered for Berlin’s famed LGBT+ event on Saturday night, killing one person, injuring at least 16 others and prompting police to call off the celebrations and a concert in ...