Eight years for convicted killer who robbed shop
A convicted killer who carried out an armed robbery on a Carlisle convenience store has been sent to prison for eight years.
- Cumbrian drug courier tried to gouge out man’s eyes
- Drunk Carlisle mum tried to climb in police car she mistook for taxi
- Carlisle taxi driver knocked out in row over £25 fare
- 35 sex predators dodge court in Cumbria
- Woman admits guilt in Carlisle race hate mob case
- Carlisle industrial estate blocked off after gas cylinder fire
On the mend
A man suffering from serious head and leg injuries after being hit by a car on the A66 is out of intensive care
Thief-proof postcodes
Homeowners in north Cumbria are among those least likely to have made an insurance claim for theft or burglary (2 comments)
Dog fouling hit squad
Carlisle is set for a blitz on dog fouling as the city council prepares to roll out a £75,000 'hit squad' (19 comments)
Baby bus driver
Carlisle schoolgirl Jodie Wood is tearing up her L-plates after becoming the third generation in her family to become a bus driver
No day off
Staff at a Borders-based clothing giant have been told they will NOT get an extra day off for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
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Gang's terrifying racist abuse of Carlisle takeaway staff
A former Carlisle soldier just released from jail for publicly burning the Koran was among nearly a dozen people who racially abused two take-away workers. (7 comments)
Kicking us while we're down
The Welfare Reform Bill would have a devastating effect for one Cumbrian couple struggling with debilitating illness
Do more plea
The Government should do more to protect people for the devastating effects of flooding, says a Cumbrian MP
WEDS UPDATE: Scary - but funny
Jean James is spending a month in one of the most deprived communities on Earth and she tells her story here (2 comments)
Saw an opportunity
Two enterprising students are clinching national contracts after setting up their own events management firm
What's wrong with totty?
Beer fans have defended the firm behind Top Totty ale which was kicked out of Parliament for being sexist (20 comments)
Rescued again
Cumbria's naked pedalo pair are back on dry land after being airlifted off their boat during a big storm (32 comments)
Big city restaurant
A former Carlisle supermarket is to be converted into a 300-seater Indian restaurant, creating up to 70 jobs
Gen II's mega deal
A west Cumbrian training firm has landed a £25 million deal to train Britain’s next generation of nuclear workers (7 comments)
Elvis leaves the building
Carlisle's Elvis tribute artist Stevie Las Vegas is packing up his jumpsuit, saying there is 'no market in Cumbria' for his act
Police puppy named
VIDEO: Cumbria police’s latest recruit finally has a name after hundreds entered an online competition
Ben Parker’s debut goal for Carlisle United was followed by a joke that he was still dazed from an earlier bang to the head and presumed he was in his own box, clearing his lines, instead of rising to score. 
View our gallery of some of the worst criminals operating or caught in north and west Cumbria before they were banged up by the courts 
