Police have seized vehicles and made an arrest as part of a targeted operation in Barrow. The action took place on Barrow Island and Walney on Saturday and focused on road safety, anti-social use of ...

Teenagers accessing drug and alcohol treatment has risen in Cumberland, according to new statistics from the BBC Shared Data Unit.

Winterwatch will return to the BBC this January, broadcasting live from Northern Ireland for the first time. The BBC Two show ...

The new chief executive of Westmorland and Furness Council has now officially begun her role. Miranda Cannon has been appointed after being agreed by full council in October and brings experience in ...

In a TikTok video with close to half-a-million views, posted by Finley Griffiths, you can see, and hear, a fighter jet make a pass through the Lake District, with a slowed version of Black Sabbath's ...

A Barrow pub will be celebrating the life of the Scottish poet Robert Burns by hosting a seven-day celebration this month.

A CHILDREN's entertainer who has been in business for a decade has received an award for his work. Liam Tanner, of KL Parties, which is based in Carlisle, has been named "Children's Entertainment ...

Former United midfielder is the frontrunner to become the interim head coach at Old Trafford, while Alvaro Arbeloa is in the Real Madrid hotseat.

A painting of a jackdaw has landed on a new greetings card. The bird, spotted nibbling on crumbs outside The Grasmere Gingerbread Shop, was captured in an acrylic painting by artist Stuart Gray. The ...

A North Cumbria nurse has been sanctioned after admitting to posting an offensive image on Facebook, following the Southport stabbings.

South Lakes Police in Cumbria has warned the public to be aware of a so-called ‘Romance Scam’ that is currently being used by criminals ...

A Cumbria postcode has been named one of the UK’s coolest to move to in 2026 by The Times. Rounding up the coolest spots, the newspaper’s property expert Victoria Brzezinski and deputy food editor ...