Carlisle, United Kingdom News

Two men convicted of the murder of a Polish factory worker in Carlisle were today jailed for a total of at least 50 years after being handed life sentences.

A 33-year-old man suffered cuts to his head after being hit with a glass object early on Saturday, May 11.

These are the three killers of Polish factory worker Piotr Kulinski, loading up on alcohol for a party the night before they were involved in his slaughter in the street.

THE latest phase of a A 12m scheme increasing the number of primary school places across Carlisle and Penrith has been launched.

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A 77-year-old driver who hit another car as he drove to hospital has been banned from the roads and ordered to take his test again.

HONISTER Pass was today chosen as the iconic setting to unveil the Tour of Britain's first visit to the heart of the Lake District.

A 21-year-old man has admitted driving dangerously through several streets in Carlisle - just two weeks after he was before magistrates for another offence.

Firefighters in Cumbria have been inundated with reports of flooding from members of the public following torrential rain this morning.

But Robert Betton, a city and county councillor for the area, has started a petition calling for it to be run as a community venture along similar lines to the Old Crown at Hesket Newmarket.

Joe Hendry wants to speak to Tesco to seek a way of protecting the Horse & Farrier on Wigton Road, Carlisle, in light of news that the supermarket giant is to build a 35m store nearby employing 300 people.

A man accused of murder had "every reason to be scared" before the incident took place, a court has heard.

Cumbria County Council's school travel expert Chris Wills has been given extra resources by the authority to sort long-running traffic issues outside the neighbouring Kingmoor schools at Lowry Hill.

Stagecoach is cutting the price of some unlimited-travel tickets to persuade commuters to leave their cars at home and take the bus.

A man went to the aid of his wife after she was confronted by a group of men when she went to the toilet on the Newcastle-to-Carlisle train.

A country house near Carlisle will take on the glamour of Bollywood for an Indian-themed ball to raise cash for the city's Eden House Children's Hospice.

Residents and local traders have generally welcomed the news that Tesco is planning to build a new A 35 million supermarket in Morton.

Artur Woszczyna, 44, of Beverley Rise, Harraby, Carlisle, also denied criticising Piotr Zygner and Sylwester Kawalec for not wearing masks in the incident that resulted in the death of Piotr Kulinski.

A woman accused with two other people of murdering a Polish factory worker said she had no idea anybody had died until the police told her.

Two men who stole from lockers in the changing rooms at the Sands Centre in Carlisle have been sent to jail.