Car fire causes tailbacks
Date: Wednesday 23rd October 2019
FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a car blaze on the northbound carriageway of the M6 near Southwaite, which is causing traffic tailbacks.
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What three words could save your life?
Date: Wednesday 23rd October 2019
THREE words could save your life — that is the message from Cumbria County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service, which this week rolled out what3words location technology, which can help rescuers find people faster in an emergency.
Remembering the RAF crash in Shap 20 years ago
Date: Wednesday 23rd October 2019
SORROW was mixed with thankfulness during events held at Shap on Tuesday to mark the 20th anniversary of an RAF jet crashing at the northern end of the village, killing the two crew members who were aboard.
Droving in "critical need" of volunteer helpers
Date: Monday 21st October 2019
ORGANISERS of Penrith's Winter Droving have put out an urgent appeal for volunteers to help the event run smoothly.
Call to arms over area’s threatened phone boxes
Date: Monday 21st October 2019
A PLEA has been made to Eden communities at risk of losing telephone boxes to act before it is too late.
Last hurrah as renowned Alston hotel closes its doors
Date: Monday 21st October 2019
A RENOWNED Eden hotel had its last hurrah this weekend as it looked to go out with a bang before closing its doors.
Shap by-election candidates announced
Date: Monday 21st October 2019
NOMINATIONS for the Eden Council by-election in Shap have been published by Eden Council, following the resignation of John Owen last month
Pedestrian injured in Penrith car crash dies
Date: Monday 21st October 2019
A PEDESTRIAN who was injured in a car crash in Penrith last Monday morning has died.
Honour for man who risked life to save teen
Date: Friday 18th October 2019
A MAN who plunged into Ullswater and saved the life of a drowning teenager has been honoured with a national lifesaving award.
Sudden death of 35-year-old who was “loving, caring and friendly”
Date: Friday 18th October 2019
TRIBUTES have been paid to 35-year-old father-of-two Daniel Loughrey who died suddenly while working as a door supervisor at a Penrith bar.
Alston post office on the move?
Date: Friday 18th October 2019
ALSTON'S Post Office counter service could be on the move next door, a parish council meeting has been told.
Lazonby "yes" vote in planning referendum
Date: Friday 18th October 2019
THERE was an emphatic "yes" vote in the Lazonby Neighbourhood Plan referendum, which was held yesterday.
Car crash caused gas leak
Date: Thursday 17th October 2019
POLICE have reopened a main road in Penrith after closing off a gas leak, caused by a car crashing into a building.
Penrith street cordoned off as gas leak investigated
Date: Thursday 17th October 2019
EMERGENCY services are attending a gas leak at a gym in Penrith.
New minibus provides vital lifeline to rural communities
Date: Thursday 17th October 2019
A NEW minibus providing a vital community transport lifeline in the Northern Fells is taking to the road this week.
Commissioner backs stop and search
Date: Wednesday 16th October 2019
RURAL areas of Cumbria are suffering from travelling criminals with the county’s police and crime commissioner backing more stop and search powers for officers.
Targeting rogue traders
Date: Wednesday 16th October 2019
NORTH West trading standards services joined forces to coordinate a regional day of action targeting rogue traders and forceful doorstep sellers, alongside the police, HMRC and the DVSA.
Bridge Lane crash appeal
Date: Tuesday 15th October 2019
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an elderly pedestrian sustained serious injuries in a crash in Penrith on Monday morning.
New path paves way for safer journeys
Date: Monday 14th October 2019
A MUCH-needed footpath to an Appleby nursery has been completed, to the delight of children and parents who use it.
Cat-astrophe — kitten crisis hits crowded animal rescue centre
Date: Monday 14th October 2019
AN animal rescue charity has had to close its doors to newly rescued kittens, after its facilities reached capacity.
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