Suicide prevention charity Samaritans is planning to close more than 100 branches across the UK and Ireland, it has been reported. According to the BBC, the organisation’s chief executive, Julie ...

The British and Irish Lions are aiming to complete their first series victory since 2013 when they clash with Australia in the second Test. Here, the PA news agency examines five talking points ...

A lack of job security is a rising issue as a barrier to homeownership, according to research commissioned by the Building Societies Association.

The council has approved plans to go to market to procure and commission an expansion to the region's bus services.

A devastating fire at a property on Brown Street in Barrow in Furness has left plans to house carers in doubt.

More than 40 acres of land, near the market town of Kendal, is on the market. Land at Hay Fellside presents an opportunity to acquire a useful and productive parcel. Extending 42.90 acres in total, ...

Christine Holt, an author from the area, will be speaking at Reiver Reads in Carlisle on Saturday, August 2, about her latest novel 'The Low Road: A harrowing tale based on Britain's deadliest train ...

Cumberland Council is considering extending a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) to include three areas in Carlisle. Residents are being invited to share their thoughts on whether Rickerby Park, ...

FOR this Nostalgia edition we wanted to take a look at the different sort of birds that can be found in Cumbria.

A MAN is raising money for a school in Carlisle that cares for children with disabilities. Scott Collins, 33, originally from Coventry but who now lives in Carlisle, will be taking part in a challenge ...