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  • Shoplifter stole from stores on three occasions

    A WORKINGTON woman has been given a community order after she stole products totalling more than £500 from two stores. Anna Elizabeth Scott first faced a charge of stealing property to the value of £100 from Debenhams in Workington. The second

  • Readers' choice: The best view in Cumbria

    With the 'staycation' holiday season in full swing we asked for ideas on where the best views in the county can be found. Cumbria is a county that has many where many stunning vistas only a short drive from where many readers live. Are they found

  • Successful uniform drive returns

    A FREE school uniform drive is set to resume in Cleator Moor – and this time it will support families who might be struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. Cleator Moor town councillor Michael Eldon and his partner Sarah Harper are holding this

  • Helping children in lockdown

    Dozens of children have had the chance to learn all the different safety measures before they head back to school. The young people who are involved with the North Allerdale Development Trust (NADT) jumped at the chance to join sessions during the

  • Who is exempt from mandatory face coverings?

    THE GOVERNMENT has extended the list of venues where face coverings are mandatory but there are some exemptions. Face coverings must now be worn by law in cinemas, beauty salons, on public transport and in premises providing professional support

  • Man was touching himself in his car while woman walked past

    A man was touching himself as a woman passed his car. Officers are investigating an indecent exposure offence where a man was touching himself as the victim passed and then parked further up the road as he continued to touch himself inside the

  • Livestream remembers the Windermere Children

    A SIGNIFICANT event in Cumbrian history is being marked by The Lake District Holocaust Project today, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Around 300 Jewish child Holocaust survivors flew from Prague to Crosby-on-Eden airport near Carlisle on August

  • Bomb disposal squad sent to Sellafield

    A bomb disposal squad has been sent to Sellafield after a chemical posing an explosion hazard was found on site. An Explosive Ordinance Disposal team is at the nuclear site after a "small amount" of organic peroxide was found during a routine inspection

  • Slipway used by RNLI to save lives is rebuilt

    A section of slipway used to launch lifeboats has been rebuilt after it was battered by the elements. Engineers from Network Rail rebuilt a section of public slipway at St Bees, as part of its £8m Great North Rail Project investment to improve reliability

  • Video will raise awareness for Blood Bikes charity

    A drone pilot has created an eye-catching video to promote Blood Bikes Cumbria, as the charity celebrates National Blood Bikes Awareness Day. Spencer Doran, of Whitehaven, is a shift controller and fundraiser at the charity and, having seen the

  • Help the borough back on its feet – by eating out!

    Months of craving your favourite burger has led up to this moment. The endless hours, days and weeks of dreaming of that special sundae, perfect pie or fabulous falafel are now worth it because by giving into temptation while remaining safe and socially-distanced

  • Collecting rubbish is breaking tons of records

    RECYCLING rates have hit record-breaking levels in Copeland over the past four months, new figures show. Copeland Council’s crews collected 102 tonnes of material from residents’ kerbsides during the first week in June, almost doubling the 62.5

  • Proud students celebrate A-level results joy

    West Cumbrian students are celebrating the end of a very strange year by receiving their A-level results despite not sitting exams. The Department for Education has has cancelled performance tables due to the circumstances of this year's exams.