Nathan Thomas will be assessed after limping out of Carlisle United’s draw with Morecambe. Thomas is the latest injury concern at Brunton Park after his 49th-minute withdrawal. Head coach Chris Beech said: “I’ll have to speak to Dolly (physio Neil
Firefighters in Carlisle made use of their most heavy-duty equipment to deal with an unsafe chimney stack threatening to fall on a busy road. Firefighters from Carlisle west station were called out at 6.30 on Saturday evening to attend to an unsafe
Police are looking for further witnesses who may be able to help them investigate reports of a Lamborghini being driven dangerously. The car, a black Lamborghini Urus SUV, was seen by a number of witnesses being driven dangerously along the length
A FREE microchipping event for dogs is set to take place next month. A Dogs Trust Checkup and Chip event organised by Carlisle City Council will be held on Monday, March 2, between 11am and 3pm, at Longtown Community Centre on Arthuret Road.
A SPONSORED swim in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support will see people try to swim one million metres this month. Wigton Baths Trusts set up the fundraiser to raise money in aid of the charity. Alan Pitcher, honorary president for Wigton Baths Trust
A leading Allerdale councillor has accused the authority of dragging its heels in tackling unauthorised travellers’ camps. Alan Smith, the former Labour leader of the borough council, said the new administration had ignored all the work his executive
Workington Town 22 Doncaster 12 Workington Town earned their place in the fifth round of the Challenge Cup with a strong showing at home to beat league rivals Doncaster 22-12. While Town’s performance in their win against West Bowling had been
Workington Town have work to do in the second half of their Challenge Cup fourth-round tie against Doncaster as they trail 12-6 at half time. Town already looked a touch sharper than they had against West Bowling in the opening five minutes but
Workington Town head coach Chris Thorman has made just one change to his side for today's Challenge Cup fourth round clash against Doncaster. Elliott Miller comes back into the team for his competitive action of the year, with Russell Bolton the
Chris Beech said watching videos of runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool helped Omari Patrick break his Carlisle United duck. The Blues head coach said he showed the January signing footage of Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and co before
A FORMER Royal Navy medic has won an award set up to honour a professor who worked at the West Cumberland Hospital. James Moffatt has been give the Olu Orugun prize, in memory of the popular doctor who died in 2017. Mr Moffatt, originally from
Students Elliot Burrow, 18, and James McMinn, 16, sample Costa’s brand-new winter refreshments to find out if they are all the rage Costa has introduced a new range of drinks into their already vast menu to complement the winter season. These include
A LEADING figure to help safeguard the Lake District for generations to come has said a killer tree disease is 'certain' to spread across the county. Harvey Wilkinson, Lake District curator from the National Trust, has spoken out about cases of
CHANGES are being made to a town’s market. Allerdale Council has announced it will take over the management of Wigton market and others in the district, bringing them in-house from the beginning of June. Markets in Allerdale are currently run
A £77,000 grant to buy a potentially life-saving lifeboat will cost Maryport Rescue £90,000. Operations manager Mike Messenger said the voluntary organisation – which exists only on donations and grants – was thrilled to receive the Ministry of
A COMMUNITY centre has unveiled plans to hold another series of pantomimes after a successful first run. Harraby Community Theatre held their first set of pantos last December with Dick Whittington, which exceeded expectations of the cast and crew
A FOURTEEN month ban has been handed down to a Carlisle motorist who admitted driving with traces of cocaine in his body. James Routledge, 21, admitted the offence at the city’s Rickergate Magistrates’ Court. The court heard that the defendant
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for tomorrow across Cumbria, with heavy rain and snow being forecast. The warning will come into force at 2am tomorrow morning, and be in place until 3pm. All of Cumbria is covered by the warning, which
Police are looking to the public for information about a theft from a van parked on a Carlisle street. Between 11pm on February 7 and 6am on February 8, a van parked on Regent Street in Carlisle was broken into, and £1,500 worth of power tools were
Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a rock was dropped onto a car from a bridge over the M6 near Carlisle. The incident, which took place on February 8 at about 2.50 in the afternoon, happened on the M6 bridge close to Houghton
An attempted robbery took place in the early hours of Saturday morning, just off Botchergate in Carlisle's city centre. Police are appealing for witnesses following the attempted robbery, which took place at about 4.50 on Saturday morning. A
Close to a popular market town and with stunning rolling countryside all around, this lovely cottage has a lot going for it. The stone-built property, at the end of small terrace, is well presented with an attractive interior, front and back gardens
Allonby Primary School will be closed tomorrow due to a lack of heating. The west Cumbrian coastal primary school will be back open again on Tuesday. Click here to check for updates on the school closure.
A MAN has admitted five charges, which include possession of an axe in public. Gary Walsh, 34, admitted one charge of possession of a bladed article in Workington town centre, one of assault by beating, two charges of assaulting an emergency worker
A MOTORIST whose driving was described as a “relatively lengthy and appalling piece of driving” has avoided an immediate prison sentence. Jake Benjamin Dixon, 29, was sentenced at Carlisle Crown Court yesterday after he admitted charges of driving
Pancake day will be marked at a town community centre on Tuesday with stalls, refreshments, and of course, pancakes. Arthuret Church will be hosting the pancake day event at Longtown Community Centre on February 25 from 2pm. The annual event
A 50-year-old man has been handed a suspended prison sentence for driving while disqualified. Brian Dodds, of Croft Court, Wigton pleaded guilty to driving a blue Ford Transit on Victoria Place while disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence
Get Lost in the Ancient Trackways of the Lake District and Cumbria by Alan Cleaver & Lesley Park. Chitty Mouse Press. £10 “Get Lost!” they say, and then they provide grid references and maps and sat nav information and directions to the nearest
IT WAS a walk on the wild side for a Walton farmer’s warm wellies. For Simon Wood’s warm wellies have melted the hearts of both keepers and animals alike at the popular Lake District Wildlife Park at Bassenthwaite. With the worst of the winter
INFANT, junior and primary schools across the county are encouraging pupils to ditch the car and walk or cycle there and back. National Walk to School Week 2020 takes place between Monday and Friday, May 18 to 22. Last year, 44 schools in Cumbria
A KIND businessman is giving a 10-year-old girl the opportunity to go on a special trip abroad. Frank Peel, who owns Marshall’s Butchers on Corporation Road, Workington, is sponsoring Katherine Caine’s trip to Val de Reuil in France. Six children
SOME consultants at Carlisle’s Cumberland Infirmary have accused their bosses of bullying them into putting targets above patient safety by asking them to move patients inappropriately. After a period of intense winter pressure on services, senior
AUTHOR Paul Westmoreland is living proof that perseverance pays off. He has spent his whole life writing novels and short stories in his spare time from his full time job as a teacher, which included a 23-year spell as Head of English at Carlisle
A proposed new rail station for a Solway town has been pushed back up the agenda by Workington MP Mark Jenkinson. Mr Jenkinson has met with Chris Heaton- Harris MP, trains minister, to discuss the possibility of reinstating a station in the town
A 53-YEAR-old Carlisle man has admitted assaulting two paramedics. Malcolm Andrew McLeod assaulted the two women in Carlisle on December 12 last year, the city’s Rickergate court heard. He admitted two charges of common assault by beating of
MAGISTRATES have imposed strict conditions on a woman’s ownership of her pet dog after she admitted that she allowed it to be dangerously out of control in Carlisle city centre. Records from the city's Rickergate Magistrates' Court confirm that
