SPOOKY goings-on have been reported at two neighbouring Penrith town centre businesses, with mysterious phenomenena being captured by their respective CCTV cameras.

PLANS to set up a £200,000 capital fund for regenerating Penrith town centre over the next two years have been put on hold.

An artist's impression of how retail and residential elements of New Squares might look.

WORK on the stalled Penrith New Squares development could restart in the spring after supermarket giant Sainsbury’s lodged an amended planning application for the £77 million scheme.

EDEN Council’s environment and economy panel has decided to take no further action over a request to “call-in” the decisions taken by the authority’s planning applications committee in granting retrospective consent to Alba Transport for a storage building at Stainton.

Jules Burrell

PENRITH entrepreneur Jules Burrell has been named one of Britain’s most inspirational women just two years after setting up a business on her own.

A PENRITH landlord claims disruption caused by work on the new Morrisons superstore has lost him up to 40 per cent. of his daytime summer trade.

KIRKBY Stephen has won four trophies and reached the gold award standard in the Cumbria in Bloom competition, which this year celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Les Tallentire

PENRITH man Les Tallentire, who has died suddenly at the age of 48, was remembered as a “happy character” and “full of life”.

POLICE divers scouring Ullswater for a man who went missing after fishing on the lake have found a body.

A MAJOR search is underway in and around Ullswater following the disappearance of a man who was last seen fishing on the lake.