The first Tug Of War event recorded at Grasmere Sports was in 1879, by 1886, a team from Westmorland was taking on a team from Cumberland, and by 1892, it was village versus village as Troutbeck took ...

A WEST Cumbrian amateur dramatic society are delighted to have been awarded for their talents at a special industry event.

A Cumbrian legal firm has been shortlisted for four awards in the Northern Law Awards. Cartmell Shepherd Solicitors, which has seven offices across Cumbria and Northumberland, is in the running for ...

WORKINGTON'S new Mayor has said he hopes to make the town a place which holds 'community spirit at its heart' following his appointment to office.

A PLUTONIUM treatment plant at Sellafield has moved a step closer to completion. The Sellafield Product and Residue Store Retreatment Plant (SRP) is one of the site's largest and most complex ...

A FORMER Cumbrian school pupil has shared his delight at the appointment of his long time colleague and friend to the position of Pope - with ...

A group of cyclists is preparing for a 260-mile fundraising ride around Cumbria in support of BEEP Doctors (BASICS Cumbria), a volunteer ...

We are all being urged to check our change for a rare Royal Mint 50p coin that is selling for more than £200. Thousands more of the coin are thought to be in circulation, with one selling for more ...

Nuclear apprentices have put teamwork into action to support a vital heart health charity, raising £1,500 for the cause.

The sunshine has arrived across the UK, with temperatures set to continue soaring in some parts of the country.

A block of grazing and mowing land covering nearly 78 acres is for sale near Cockermouth for £650,000. Marketed by PFK Rural, the land at Skiddaw View Farm is described by the agents as an "excellent ...

A MAN who downloaded indecent images of young boys has been ordered to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register. Martin Ballantyne, 27, entered guilty pleas to the following offences when he appeared before ...