Cumbria County, England News

Fewer than four per of Workington residents took to the polls in a referendum on plans for a new leisure centre.

A car ploughed through a fence, plunged down a bank and flipped onto its roof as it crashed in a back garden, narrowly missing a house.

They plan to deliver a 100,000-strong petition to Downing Street, and want the government to act as a guarantor.

Britain will fund a 300 million pound redevelopment of BAE Systems's submarine shipyard, a step that would enable the costly renewal of the Trident nuclear deterrent which has divided the coalition government.

KENDAL Mayor Coun Sylvia Emmott became the 1,000th person to sign up to support the South Lakes Credit Union.

It was built to replace Calgarth Estate, the war-time workers' housing scheme, which once stood on the site of Lakes School at Troutbeck Bridge.

A YOUNG inventor from South Lakeland has joined an exclusive list of some of Britain's best engineers and innovators.

The authority has agreed to award discretionary rate relief to Bay Search and Rescue on their rescue vehicle garage premises.

14/00194/PAD, Television House, Parliament Street, Lancaster, prior approval for demolition of former offices/warehouse, for Mr D Sowerby.

THE boss of Ambleside's Hayes Garden World has resigned after being jailed for lying to police and the courts.

Nine Explorer Scouts and adult volunteers from three units across Kentdale and Eden, including First Kirkby Stephen Scouts, joined together for the adventure.

Increasing demand for Polish language classes at Kendal's Brewery Arts Centre shows that South Lakeland people are seeking to strengthen their links with the migrant community.

Changes in households' use of digital technology lie behind several of this year's changes to the basket of goods and services used to measure inflation.

Police Scotland confirmed that a body discovered on the Solway Firth shoreline at Portling, near Dalbeattie, last Friday morning was that of Mr Carruthers.

CUMBRIAN headteachers are taking a softly-softly approach to blocking holidays for parents taking children out of school in term time.

CONTROVERSIAL plans to earmark land for more than 150 houses at a site south of Underbarrow Road in Kendal went on display as part of a public consultation.

With all the excitement happening on missions criscrossing the solar system, I often forget to enjoy the views of our solar system that we can achieve from home.

Making their point in Kendal Town Hall with Mayor Sylvia Emmott are Charlotte Horn, St Mark's Primary, Natland, Mary Ormerod of Queen Katherine School and Toby Johnson from Vicarage Park Primary, Kendal Schools joined in the campaign by hosting events over the two-week period that raised awareness of the plight of banana producers worldwide.

Wigton-based Innovia has signed a deal to supply the polymer material for the UK's new-style plastic bank notes.

ALMOST one hundred intrigued and concerned residents turned out to take a look at plans for a new supermarket on the edge of Kendal town centre.