Our information pages
Here you will find everything from visiting times at hospitals to details of where you can recycle plastic, cans and clothes.
There are also out of hours pharmacy opening times, sunrise and sunset times, tide tables as well as train timetables, journey planners, emergency and helpline numbers and much more.
As things such as opening times can change quite regularly, we suggest you call the venue before setting off.
All of the details in this section were correct when compiled. If, however, times have subsequently changed, let us know here.
If we have missed something - or you feel we should create new sections - let us know here.
Five day Lakes weather forecast
Click the link above for the five day weather forecast for the English Lake District
School term times
Term times for Cumbrian schools together with half-term and bank holiday dates until summer 2014
What's On calendar - north and west Cumbria
For all of the details of events in your area, visit our regularly updated What's On calendar. Live music, festivals, agricultural shows, meetings, blood donor sessions - they're all here. This opens in a new window
Hospital opening times
Details of when north and west Cumbria's hospitals - including the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle and West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven - are open to visitors
Contact your local council
Links to local councils - county, boroughs and parishes - and the Lake District National Park Authority. Includes councillor contact lists, complaint forms, direct line phone numbers to depts
Emergency & useful numbers
All of the emergency and useful numbers you're likely to need - from low flying complaints to citizens advice and trading standards to the Environment Agency
Everything from help giving up smoking to Dental Direct and The Samaritans to National Childbirth Trust 
Details of where you can leave bottles, cans, plastics, oil and other stuff Libraries
The opening times of libraries across north and west Cumbria
Swimming pools
Pool opening times from across north and west Cumbria
Charities
For the numbers of local charities across north and west Cumbria
MPs & MEPs
Contact details for north and west Cumbria's MPs and the north west's MEPs
General Election 2010: Results
Results of the May 2010 General Election in north and west Cumbria: all candidates - votes, majorities, turnouts and links to personal and national websites and video manifestos
Crime & policing
National crime and policing website: Just enter your postcode, town, village or street name
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Cumbria health stats
How long you could live, binge drinking levels and smoking rates for 160 parts of Cumbria can be accessed here
City Hopper timetables
Links to downloadable (.pdf) versions of bus timetables for Reays City Hopper bus services
Bus timetables
Downloadable (.pdf) versions of bus timetables for Stagecoach services across Cumbria
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Car route planner
Detailed directions, also lets you find petrol stations en route, journey cost and CO2 emissions
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Journey planner
Find out how to get from A to B using public transport or car
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Train routes & timetables
Enter where you want to go to and from and when, choose by time or cost
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Cheaper rail fares
Enter where you want to go to and from but choose your journey by cost
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