THE A6 Kendal-Penrith road was closed between Selside and the Shap Toll Bar for a time on Wednesday due to flooding.

A TWO-vehicle collision was reported to have occurred on the M6 close to Junction 41 north of Penrith on Friday.

THE attempt by Keswick West Cumbria Hockey Club to finish top of North West Division Seven (North) suffered a major blow when they lost 3-2 at home to fellow title challengers Bury Grammar School Old Boys.

BUSINESSES in the Derwentwater (right) and Bassenthwaite Lake areas which rely on tourism for their livelihoods are being asked to get involved in an innovative project delivered by Nurture Lakeland and funded by Natural England.

HEALTH staff in Eden are among those to be nominated for the fourth annual staff Spotlight Awards, from the Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

ONE of Cumbria’s leading wedding fairs is taking to the night to showcase the best of wedding suppliers from the area.

A LEADING hotel chain has said it wants to expand into the Lake District and West Cumbria, and has identified Keswick, along with Workington and Whitehaven, as a potential growth area.

A CHARITY with supporters across Eden and beyond is to diversify in the face of a bureaucratic road block.

A PIONEER who led the way for women in business in Penrith, as well as being heavily involved in charity work, has died at the age of 93.

EDEN firefighters tackled a chimney fire at a property off Main Street, Brough.