Poundland is to temporarily close three Cumbrian stores as it responds to the coronavirus pandemic. The store on High Street in Whitehaven; on Scotch Street in Carlisle and on Hindpool Retail Park in Barrow part of 32 stores which closed its doors
A Walker’s Guide to the Border Reivers by Andrew Lowes. Sigma. £9.99 “They displayed the attributes of devious, vicious and vengeful crooks.” If you have a name like Robson or Routledge or Forster or Armstrong or Nixon, these were your ancestors
A Walker’s Guide to the Border Reivers by Andrew Lowes (Sigma, £9.99) “They displayed the attributes of devious, vicious and vengeful crooks.” If you have a name like Robson or Routledge or Forster or Armstrong or Nixon, these were your ancestors
THE Whitehaven News and Times & Star Camera Club is a group set up to allow photography enthusiasts to share the snaps they've captured around West Cumbria. Obviously current travel restrictions limit people getting out and about but personal favourites
More than 2,400 jobs are at risk as rent-to-own operator BrightHouse sank into administration on Monday. The company, which operates around 240 outlets – including stores in Carlisle, Workington and Barrow – appointed appointed Grant Thornton to
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Cumbria is now at 340 - an increase of 48 on the previous day's total. Released just moments ago by Public Health England, the figures show Cumbria as the eighth highest NHS region for confirmed cases
The Prince of Wales, who tested positive for coronavirus last week after developing mild symptoms, is now out of self-isolation, Clarence House has said. Charles, 71, had developed mild symptoms of Covid-19 and self-isolated at his Scottish home
Councils including Copeland and Eden are offering free parking in all of their car parks to back new government advice. There will be free parking in all car parks owned by Copeland Borough Council and Eden District Council. The move is in line
A key worker has been forced to pay a visit to the police custody suite. Officers doing a routine stop found the driver had a 'familiar whiff' and a drug wipe showed traces of cannabis. In a tweet sent out by Cumbria police, it read: "Keyworker
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce says it has been inundated with enquiries from businesses struggling to cope with Covid-19. More than 5,600 have used the chamber’s coronavirus toolkit and other online resources. Rob Johnston, the chamber's chief
The Prince of Wales, who tested positive for coronavirus last week after developing mild symptoms, is now out of self-isolation, Clarence House has said. Charles, 71, had developed mild symptoms of Covid-19 and self-isolated at his Scottish home
RESIDENTS found having a house party and failing to follow social distancing have been slammed for showing a serous “lack of responsibility”. Over the weekend four people in Cumbria have been reported for ignoring new government guidelines. The
Supermarket chain Morrisons is to give away £10 million worth of goods to food banks across the country during the Covid-19 pandemic. Chief executive David Potts said its bakery, egg, and fruit and vegetable departments will run for an extra hour
“The one thing that baffles me completely about all of this is the toilet rolls!” laughs Brenda Graham. “Why are people stockpiling toilet rolls?” She grew up in the aftermath of the Second World War and has been reminiscing about how times have
A training specialist says the UK lockdown could help people improve their job prospects. PHX Training, which has centres in Workington, Carlisle and Barrow, is offering free online courses. Offered as part of the Government’s adult education
Police in Cumbria are continuing to tackle non-essential travel in the region. The force is carrying out spot checks to determine if travel is necessary. Officers stopped one vehicle that had travelled through Cumbria to collect a puppy. Police
THE RSCPA has launched an emergency appeal to keep its rescue teams on the frontline across the county, saving animals through the coronavirus crisis. Animal rescuers at the charity have been designated key workers by the government but vital funding
The Police and crime commissioner has thanked the public for their continued support with the fight against Coronavirus. PCC Peter McCall would like to thank the public for following the advice of the government and staying home this past weekend
A man has been Tasered after deliberately coughing over police officers as they sat in a car and claiming he had Covid-19. The Metropolitan Police firearms command said on Twitter that the suspect had walked up to officers in a car in Haringey,
PLANS are underway to create a massive temporary field hospital in Cumbria, to help with the expected pressure on NHS services by the coronavirus pandemic. A plea was issued by CBRE, a commercial real estate company, over the weekend to all Cumbrian
Schools across the county will be staying open to be used as hubs for priority children during the coronavirus pandemic. Listed below is a selection of schools and nurseries that will be open this week for key worker children. Warwick Bridge
EasyJet has grounded its entire fleet of aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic, the airline has announced. The Luton-based carrier said parking all 344 of its planes "removes significant cost" as the aviation industry struggles to cope with a
Carlisle airport’s commercial airline Loganair says it will ask for Government help to survive the coronavirus pandemic. The firm’s chief executive Jonathan Hinkles said any airline saying it could survive without government help “would probably
A CARLISLE-based academic says the lockdown is working and we could start to see a fall in the rate of increase in coronavirus cases in Cumbria within the next 10 days. Dr John Campbell, who has been critical of the how late the decision to place
A KIND-hearted Workington woman has raised over £3,000 to help provide care packages for health and community workers during the Coronavirus crisis. Shona Cunningham, 31, decided to help after seeing the pressures on the public, health and caring
Oak Tree Animals’ Charity is hoping people will continue to support their activities remotely to help animals in need. They are holding three virtual events...including a dog show. Events coordinator, Mieke Tennant, said: “Please get involved
