Cumbria County, England News

Children currently living near Sellafield or Dounreay nuclear plants are not at an increased risk of developing cancer compared to peers in other parts of Britain , researchers have said.

Controversial plans for a new A 9.41m leisure centre in Workington have been given the go-ahead by Allerdale council planners.

A crash between a police vehicle and a car in Cumbria has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

UPDATED: Parking meters plans for Bowness, Ambleside and Kendal now 'on ice' after Tories call it in Coun James Airey, leader of the Conservatives on the county council, confirmed this afternoon that his group is formally seeking a review of the decision - called a 'call in'.

A man from Cleator Moor charged with 17 sexual offences spanning a 35-year period has had his case sent to the crown court.

BRITISH Transport Police officers have released a CCTV image of a youth they want to speak to after a bike was damaged at Grange-over-Sands rail station.

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More than 250 people have had their say on rules that will order dog owners to keep their pets on leads.

Aspatria was alive with the sound of live music last weekend as the town hosted its first three-day music festival.

A woman who police say has hundreds of previous shoplifting convictions has been given an antisocial behaviour order preventing her from entering a huge number of shops in Carlisle.

Council chiefs face a near A 2 million bill to replace street lights being taken down by a power firm.

A young cocaine dealer who blamed his decision to peddle the deadly drug on the tragic death of his best friend has been locked up.

THE Federation of Small Businesses is refusing to back down in its fight against on-street parking charges being brought into towns and villages in the Lake District and Cumbria.

Alison Whittaker wanted to mark her 50th birthday in a special way so decided to complete the 192-mile walk from St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood's Bay with her friend Cate Meagher.

Learner drivers gearing up to take their first driving test are twice as likely to pass in Scotland as those in London, according to research.

Day two of Pitchfork Music Festival brought the heat with stacked acts of tour-de-force musical performances one after the other, all day long.

A young mum prosecuted for stealing her doctor's blank prescription forms to get tranquillisers has been abusing drugs since she was 13. A crown court judge heard how Workington woman Rebecca Williams, 23, who already has convictions for 14 offences, began dabbling in drugs a decade ago when she was still a schoolgirl.

The cheeky thief took the horse out of its stable and led it from its paddock in the Moor Row area of west Cumbria.

Strolling one day through Carlisle Cathedral, headteacher David Raw was mightily impressed by the sandstone walls and the magnificent ceiling.

SOUTH Lakelanders are being encouraged to harness the inspiration of the Tour de France and get pedalling thanks to a partnership involving South Lakeland District Council.