A teenager has been ordered to do unpaid work and pay £2,500 after he destroyed the window of a bar. Owen Edwards Richardson, 18, of Melbreak Avenue, Cleator Moor, appeared at West Cumbria Magistrates' Court in Workington. The court heard that
Lowes Court Gallery's next feature wall will show paintings in oils by gallery members Marion McBurnie and Tetian Scott. The gallery, at Egremont, will feature the works in an exhibition during June. Marion McBurnie qualified in art at Blackpool
Police want to speak to the owner of a Range Rover involved in a collision with a 12-year-old cyclist. It happedned on Suday, May 12 at 4.50pm on Outrigg Road between St Bees and Egremont. The cyclist, a 12-year-old boy, received minor injuries
A THRILL-seeking centenarian will celebrate his milestone birthday by throwing himself from a plane – 74 years after he last fell from the skies as a paratrooper in the army. Thomas Hodgson, who lives in Cleator Moor, will put on a parachute once
Two men appeared in court in Brighton today in connection with the death of Maryport man Stephen Penrice, 44. MPM North West director Michael John Hawkins, 36, of The Promenade, Maryport, and construction worker Paul Dixon, 52, Newton Drive, Blackpool
A £20 million fund to help SMEs get ready for Industry 4.0 has been introduced to Cumbrian firms. The Made Smarter programme, which is also funded by industry, is aimed at manufacturers looking to embrace digital technology to help boost productivity
Craig Johnston says his Workington Reds Legends side are champing at the bit to pull their boots back on this weekend. Johnston is managing the Legends side who will take on a current Workington Reds XI for the Tony Hopper Memorial Trophy at Borough
A hardy band of Egremont residents battled the weather to carry out a community litter pick in Egremont. The community came together to help clean up the town as part of the great Cumbria litter pick on April 26, which is organised by Friends of
Whitehaven coach Gary Charlton is expecting a tough contest when he takes his side to Wrexham on Sunday. North Wales Crusaders won at the Recreation Ground last season, a defeat which eventually cost Haven a place in the play-offs. They have
THE popular tenor Russell Watson is to perform in Ulverston on Saturday after he was forced to cancel a previous show due to a throat infection. The classical singer's rescheduled appearance at the Coronation Hall will be this Saturday at 7.30pm
ST Bega's Primary School, in Eskdale Green, will be having a three-day arts and crafts event. The free-entry event will be cover across a weekend starting on Saturday 25th May and ending on Monday 27th May 2019 - the next Bank Holiday. The daily
Lifeboat crew spent seven hours helping a fishing boat which had engine trouble overnight. The fishing boat, which had three people onboard, got into difficulty around 9pm last night off the Scottish side of the Solway, five miles south of Burrow
A group of peers has warned of the risk that high speed rail improvements in the north of England may be "sacrificed" to keep costs down. The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has released a report highlighting concerns High Speed 2 will
WOULD you be prepared to give an hour of your working week to help Cumbrian youngsters shape their future careers? Cumbrian businesses are being invited to support a programme to help young people in the county’s schools and colleges do just that
John Brenan is setting off on another fundraising adventure to raise money for injured servicemen and women, cycling 1,800 miles from the top of Scotland to the South of France. The unstoppable fundraiser is heading out on his 24-day-long bike ride
Jeremy Hunt has given his backing to Journalism Matters saying that he hopes the the News Media Association's campaign "will help us all to champion the importance of media freedom." In a message of support for the campaign today, the Foreign Secretary
Cumbria Police is one of only two forces in the country to have its crime recording arrangements officially rated as “outstanding”. The national watchdog that oversees UK police forces - Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary & Fire & Rescue
