The Cumbria Tourism Awards 2025 are now open for entries. The awards aim to celebrate the best of Cumbria's tourism sector, giving businesses a chance to gain recognition for their hard work and ...

An Egremont testing business has expanded for the first time in 15 years with the addition of a new employee. Taylor Gibbons has joined NRL NDT Services Limited at the Egremont branch as a technical ...

A warning has been issued by the Fell Top Assessors over hiking in fells in the current weather conditions. The recent cold weather and storm has caused difficult conditions on the fells and walkers ...

A 44-year old man who was staying in the Lake District over the festive period was found dead on Hellvelyn after a major search operation by ...

Pupils from Chetwynde School led a moving commemoration for Holocaust Memorial Day this week. The Year 8 and 9 pupils marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau with a ...

A Cumbrian pub has been named one of the UK's best gastropubs for the fourth year in a row. Heft, in High Newton, owned by Nicola and Kevin Tickle, was ranked 34th in the 2025 Estrella Damm list of ...

The Black Bull in Sedbergh has been included in the Estrella Damm Top 50 UK Gastropubs Awards 2025 for the third consecutive year. The pub was listed at number 26. The UK’s best pub chefs gathered on ...

This year's Superbowl between Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will attract fans from across the globe.

A property, legal, and financial advice firm has become employee-owned. Poole Townsend has transitioned to an employee-owned structure, securing long-term stability and acknowledging the contributions ...

The Windermere Science Festival will return from May 10 to 11 with a weekend of rockets, Jedis, and deep space.

An appeal has been launched for foster carers to help refugee children. Cumbria Fostering has begun a campaign this month to recruit more foster carers and homestay providers for children seeking ...

Major retail and commercial bank NatWest has confirmed plans to close 54 high street branches across the UK, including one in Cumbria.