The water sector in England and Wales needs a “fundamental reset” after being plagued with “deep-rooted, systemic” failures, according to a new report. In an interim report published on Tuesday, the ...

Police are appealing for sightings of a missing man from Whitehaven.Graeme Grears, aged 36, was last seen on Saturday 31 May.Officers are ...

Returning home to Millom in 2003, she started her youth theatre and founded The Beggar’s Theatre, known to old and young locally just as ‘Jakki’s’. Here is her story ...

Outlander star Sam Heughan is to play Macbeth in his debut with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). The British theatre company has announced its programme of events for 2025/2026, including a raft ...

A NUCLEAR officer admitted he was drunk and would fail a breath test after being stopped by police due to his ‘very poor’ driving.

Cumbria Police are celebrating National Volunteer Week by acknowledging the contributions of their volunteers.

SPECIALIST financial investigators from Cumbria Constabulary have successfully clawed back just over £280,000 in suspicious cash in a few days.

A free conference in Workington aims to help employers learn how to better support staff affected by domestic abuse.

WEST Cumbrian pigeons raced from Salisbury on Saturday and they certainly motored on the way home. The Dobson family of Cleator Moor topped the West Cumberland Federation, doing over 54 miles an hour, ...

Analysis of stop and search data showed a child aged just 10 was among those found with a knife or pointed weapon by Police Scotland last year.

Talking to passengers and daydreaming are bigger causes of distracted driving mistakes than using a phone, a new survey suggests. The RAC, which commissioned the poll, warned that distractions can ...

Researchers found hopeful people tended to fare better, had greater levels of self-care and were less likely to skip taking their medication.