Penrith, United Kingdom News

Penrith and the Border MP Rory Stewart is backing a campaign against wind turbines that would be double the height of Carlisle Civic Centre.

A gang of jewellery thieves responsible for a A 44,000 nationwide crime spree struck at a shop in Carlisle before being arrested at Penrith.

An inspection team will visit north Cumbria's two main hospitals today as part of their probe into high death rates.

Up to a third of jobs are at risk at Age UK Carlisle and Eden, which employs around 50 people across the area.

But both from Yorkshire and each with a love of Cumbria which, should Eric have his way, will henceforth be known again as Cumberland or Westmorland depending on your emotional affiliation.

It currently has a Conservative majority but not one large enough to secure overall power and the authority has operated as a Labour/Conservative coalition for the past four years.

From tomorrow, front counter services in Appleby, Maryport, Wigton, Keswick, Egremont and Millom will no longer operate.

But after a year of working as part of the Carlisle operation, the prospects of cuts to its operations have been lifted and its services extended.

POLITICAL parties have identified the seats they are targeting as they bid to alter the balance of power in Cumbria's county council elections.

But after a year of working as part of the Carlisle operation, the prospects of cuts to its operations have been lifted and its services extended.

DOZENS of tourism businesses are off to the Rheged Centre at Penrith in June to find out if they've won one of the county's leading tourism titles.