The final list of candidates for this December’s General Election is now set in stone. With nominations having closed on Thursday evening, it is now official who is standing in next month’s poll. In some Cumbrian and south west Scottish constituencies
Speaking as one northerner to another, could I please have some help here? Where exactly is the north? It’s not very often I ponder such inconsequential questions. But, having landed myself with time on idle hands, I feel it’s worth asking. Where
A respected councillor who has served her community for 13 years is stepping down from politics. Lena Hogg has this week resigned from Egremont town council, this follows the 77 year old's decision to resign from the borough council two years ago
Cumbria County Council should be compensated for all the wealthy pensioners from outside the region who enjoy “free” bus travel at the local taxpayers’ expense, a leading councillor has claimed. Peter Thornton, the authority’s deputy leader, made
A CHILDREN’S rights campaigner is set to host a memorial event to remember a Cumbrian toddler who died seven years ago. After visiting last month as part of his UK-wide tour to fight for improvements to children’s services Jack Barnes has decided
VITAL funds have been raised to help increase emergency resilience in a north Cumbrian community. Brampton Acting Together (Bat) hosted a special afternoon tea to both raise awareness of its cause, as well as bringing in cash to help by equipment
Those looking for early Christmas presents could find some at an antiques auction in Carlisle next week. More than 600 lots will feature at Thomson Roddick’s pre-Christmas auction on Wednesday, including jewellery, watches, silver, artworks, textiles
A CRICKET club is delighted to have been chosen to benefit from the Co-op local community fund. The funding has come at a time when access to money like this is becoming difficult for groups like Wigton Cricket Club. A spokesman for the club
Whitehaven will start their Championship programme on Sunday, February 2 at home to Swinton Lions. With a follow-up home game against Oldham Roughyeds a fortnight later, Gary Charlton’s men have the chance to make a positive start to life back
PLANS for a high speed railway station in Carlisle have been met with mixed reactions, despite claims the city could be “like Leeds” in 20 years. This week the Northern Powerhouse partnership has been inviting prospective parliamentary candidates
Caretaker Gavin Skelton says any further clarity on the process of appointing a new boss at Carlisle United is firmly in the hands of the club hierarchy. The former assistant boss saw his first game in temporary charge end in defeat to Port Vale
OWNERS of a city centre flower store are appealing for witnesses after one of their window displays was damaged. Vandella Flowers on Newtown Road, Carlisle had what is believed to be a brick thrown at the window last night, shattering the display
A former banker diagnosed with vascular dementia has told of how he is now "living life to the full" six years after receiving the devastating news. Ian Sloan, 74, of Egremont, says he "went home and cried" after being told he had the incurable
PEDESTRIANS hurt in an horrific crash on Botchergate are still recovering from their injuries, a court has heard. Shocking CCTV images of the moment when 18-year-old Owen Brown’s Ford Fiesta slammed into a group of people outside a pub on a Saturday
A FORMER Carlisle care home - closed as a new £6m city centre was opened - is to be auctioned off. The former Langrigg House home, on Langrigg Road in Morton, has been put up for sale by Cumbria County Council, with a guide price of £150,000.
A BRAVE engineer saved a snake at a sewage works by picking it up with his hands - not realising it was a venomous 'cobra'. The fearless Thames Water worker rescued the three-foot-long snake after it was spotted slowly slithering along a path at
All three Carlisle Thai Boxing Academy prospects enjoyed some form of success at the Unified World Championships. Ruby Armstrong, 13, was crowned the 2019 WTKA [World Traditional Kickboxing Association] world champion at the event in Carrara, Italy
A DAZZLING duo are ready to shine this Christmas party season after achieving a loss of more than eight stone between them. Emily Gibson, who has lost 3.8 stone, was voted as the Wigton Tuesday 9am Slimming World group’s Miss Slinky 2019. And
Fenton Grange is a superb three-storey property with a wealth of quality features such as underfloor heating, high-spec fixtures and fittings and oak doors throughout. At the heart of this fabulous family home is a contemporary kitchen with an
SEVEN people are due to appear in court accused of failing to pay fines. At South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on Monday the following people are due to appear: Aaron Paul Butler, 31, of Cameron Street, Barrow, is accused of failing to pay £1,824.01
A MCDONALD’S worker has gone viral with his quick wit while taking orders at the drive-through. Ruben Smith, 21, from Greysouthen, near Cockermouth has worked at two branches in the county where his jokes and singing has entertained customers.
MOUNTAIN rescue teams were called to assist two walkers at the top of Helvellyn. Last night Patterdale Mountain Rescue were called to the summit of the mountain in the Lake District to help two walkers. A spokesman for Patterdale Mountain Rescue
ACROSS the county, there are plenty of great places to go out for a family meal. Whether it be in Carlisle, Penrith, Keswick, Cockermouth, Whitehaven or Workington - there are loads to choose from. This week, we asked readers of the News &
One minute he’s in sunny Spain on a photoshoot for the latest name in UK soul, the next he’s at the top of snow-covered Fleetwith Pike, battling 70mph winds to film a video of a singer songwriter playing her piano to promote her new single. Then
A CONTROVERSIAL planning application to build Carlisle’s second Lidl supermarket has been submitted to the city council. It follows a public consultation last month surrounding plans to build another store on land adjacent to Botcherby Community
A CARLISLE man has admitted drink-driving. Adrian Diaconu, 49, from Fusehill Street, off London Road, was caught by police on Cecil Street on October 27. He had 97mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath - the legal limit is 35mcg. Diaconu appeared
DRAMATIC CCTV pictures show the moment a brave Carlisle shop owner tackled a violent robber. Craig Carruthers launched a pair of ladders at the criminal - despite being assaulted in the raid at St Nicholas Galleries in Bank Street. The man convicted
PLANS have been submitted to turn a vacant shop in Carlisle city centre into a new salon. A document sent to planning chiefs at Carlisle City Council intends to change the use of the former Money Shop on West Tower Street into a beauty salon.
TESCO bosses say their Carlisle city centre store will reopen as soon as the area surrounding it is made safe. The supermarket giant was forced to close its outlet on Victoria Viaduct when the road outside it was shut off amid fears about the stability
The new head of Dearham school is determined to keep the village ethos that has made it so popular with parents and children. Lyndsey Walker, 42, has been acting head at the school since Easter and was deputy head for four of her nine years at the
A WOMAN who suffers up to 100 seizures a DAY is regularly rescued by her DOG - that can recognise her distress despite never being trained. Lucy Brown gave up her job and lost her freedom after being struck down by non-epileptic attack disorder
