Cumbria County, England News

A NATIONAL charity head has backed the Evening Mail's Big Clean campaign, urging other communities to follow its example.

A jury unanimously found Robert Birnie guilty of sheep theft and intimidation yesterday, following a trial at Carlisle Crown Court.

People in South Lakeland are being urged to take precautions tomorrow , amid warnings of high winds which could lead to coastal flooding.

The application for the 77m turbine was lodged in September by Essex-based Free Wind Ltd, on behalf of James Miller, the owner of Lowick Common.

TODAY'S announcement from the Government that it will give all fostered young people in England the right to remain with their foster carers until the age of 21, has been welcomed by Cumbria County Council.

A FURNESS man collected 52kg of discarded beer cans and coffee cups during a voluntary solo litter pick on a country road.

POLICE have said they are currently dealing with an incident where a woman was attacked by what is believed to be a German Shepherd breed of dog on Longway, Barrow-in-Furness.

A SOUTH Lakeland action group has travelled to Whitehall to continue its fight against using Cumbria as a 'nuclear dump'.

The houses are on display at Millom Library, St George's Road, and the public are being asked to vote for their favourite designs.

AN ARTIST who produced her famous installation in Cumbria has scooped one of the most sought-after awards in the art world.

GRASMERE'S first social housing development for 30 years has been handed over to its tenants - and one of the first to receive a key was paralysed villager Will Clark.

The rallying cry has been issued by a consortium of groups hoping to save the town's Coronation Hall from closure due to threats to its annual funding package.

The Google Juice Bar initiative is designed to help a range of businesses - from those just starting out and creating their first website to companies seeking to improve their existing website and online marketing.

A A 463,000 project to improve draining on the A590 north of Dalton-in-Furness could cause delays to drivers.

PROPOSALS for a skatepark in Millom have proved to be more than a pipe dream after ambitious plans were passed by planners.

A weir and a ford have been removed from two rivers in the Penrith area, as part of a major scheme to return them to nature.

Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas Fair weekend will be a festive treat for all as Santa and his helpers are led through the town by a brass band, and the town centre is aglow with Christmas lights.

A DISUSED Ulverston farm building is to be turned into an agricultural worker's house after planning permission was granted by South Lakeland District Council.

Top-level documents show the proposed system is set to go live next year, and would run from a modern central control room at the county force's headquarters near Penrith.

The specially-trained officers were joined by dog handlers and regular officers as they reacted to an incident yesterday morning.