COLIN Nineham was voted in as the first single leader of Eden Council at a special meeting on Thursday at which councillors agreed to move to a new cabinet and leader style system of political management from 1st June.

THE people of Penrith have again voted against the setting-up of a town council.

BARBARA Cannon has been selected as the parliamentary candidate by Penrith and the Border Constituency Labour Party.

THE consultation period over the first stage of plans to build around 800 homes in the High Carleton area of Penrith over the next 10 years has been extended.

PENRITH’S Blues nightclub, a feature of the town’s entertainment scene for decades, will open its doors to the public for the last time at the end of May before being demolished to make way for the New Squares development.

PLANS to build almost 800 new homes on the outskirts of Penrith over the next 10 years have been submitted to Eden Council.

EDEN Council leaders declared the district “open for business” at a special meeting as the authority gave the final go-ahead to allow work to commence on the flagship £80 million Penrith New Squares development.

A RUNAWAY engineering wagon careered into a maintenance vehicle on the railway at Armathwaite last year because staff were not properly trained.

A MOTORCYCLIST died near Penrith when he lost control on a tight bend and was thrown on to the bonnet of a recovery truck, an inquest heard.

THE Anthony Nolan Trust is looking for Cumbrian ghost hunters to take part in spooky sleepover at Brougham Hall, near Penrith.