THE fire service in Cumbria has issued a warning about wildfires ahead of the warmer months. Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service has asked the public to be fire responsible and safe when spending time in ...

COUNCILLORS will get a progress report on bus services funded by Cumberland Council next week. Members of the authority’s highways and transport strategic board where they will consider the Cumberland ...

A MAN has appeared in court charged with starving his dog and dragging it along the street.  Jonathan Winstanley, 27, is accused of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.  Winstanley, ...

A MAN from Carlisle has appeared in court charged with two counts of racially aggravated abuse. Ashley Saysell, 53, of Sunnymeade, Carlisle, is accused of racially or religiously aggravated offences, ...

Keswick is set to host a night of comedy as Avalon brings three rising stars to the stage at Theatre by the Lake.

A hit improvised comedy show inspired by Agatha Christie is set to hit the Carlisle stage this summer. Murder, She Didn’t Write is coming to The Sands Centre on Saturday, July 18, with the show ...

The best chess players in Cumbria competed in the Cumbria Individual Chess Championship at Burnside Cricket Club.

A RUNNER from Carlisle is taking on the Manchester Marathon this weekend in aid of Mind, and as well as raising vital funds for the charity, she hopes to normalise conversations about mental health .

A ghoulish tribute is set to take over the stage in Carlisle next weekend. Ghost UK, a tribute to the acclaimed Swedish rock band Ghost, will perform at The Brickyard on Fisher Street on Saturday, ...

Ten new flats can be built in Carlisle after planners at Cumberland Council granted outline planning permission subject to conditions this week.

THE Royal Yew in Dean has been named among the finalists in the News & Star’s Best Restaurant and Gastropub 2026 competition, marking a ...

A HOMELESS man has been jailed after calling 999 on himself. Andrew John Jason Bell, 49, appeared at Carlisle Magistrates’ Court on Monday (April 13), where he admitted breaching a Criminal Behaviour ...