A BIKER died in a crash on the A595, police have confirmed. Lee Mercer was riding a blue Kawasaki motorcycle when he was involved in a crash with a seat Ibiza near Muncaster. The family of the 46-year-old, who lived in Blackburn, said he was
A police investigation has been launched after the sudden death of a man in Whitehaven. A Cumbria Police statement released this evening said that officers were called to a property in Crummock Avenue, Whitehaven, at 5pm today. "The death is
A WOMAN died after falling from a popular scrambling route in the Lake District. Mountain rescuers from Langdale & Ambleside were called to Jack's Rake around noon on Sunday after walkers witnessed the woman falling. She died from her injuries
COPELAND has seen a spike in homelessness with the council embroiled in an ongoing “funding battle” to tackle the borough’s spiralling crisis. The rise comes against a backdrop of funding cuts and controversial changes to the benefits system in
Producers of the ITV show Britain’s Got Talent are heading to Carlisle in the hopes of finding the next Matt Pagan, Susan Boyle or Diversity at one of their open auditions. The Britain’s Got Talent team are hosting the audition in The Market Hall
TWO people have been injured in a house fire. Firefighters said two women were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in the upstairs and bedroom of house. One of the woman suffered burns. It happened in Haverigg around 4am this morning.
The timeless music of the Bee Gees is stayin’ alive thanks to a family-fronted tribute band which is set to visit Workington next month. Like the real thing, Jive Talkin’ is a family affair. Brothers Darren and Gary Simmons front the group, with
A JUDGE said it was ‘a marvel’ that no-one was killed after a van driven by a man high on valium was spotted on the wrong side of the A595. An off-duty police office captured the frightening sight on his car’s dashcam before 35-year-old Craig Davison
The true extent of failings within a West Cumbrian mental health charity which has been forced to close have now been revealed. A child sex offender and a shamed former doctor who had been struck off by the General Medical Council were among those
