TWO men were arrested following a report of shoplifting at a Penrith outdoors store- with one of the males being found whilst in possession of ...

The UK has a handful of bank holidays throughout the year but why do two take place in May each year? Here's the history behind them.

Universal Credit, State Pensions, Child Benefit, PIP and other benefits may be affected by changes due to the two May bank holidays ...

Customers have been concerned that they need a smart meter before the new Energy Price Cap comes in on July 1.

Is the £20,000 cash ISA limit about to be killed off? Martin Lewis says it's being considered 'That's not a rumour. I know it for a fact.' ...

A DRUG dealer caught supplying Class B drugs to users in Ulverston has been given a suspended sentence order. Zain Iqbal, 23, was sentenced at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on April 28 after ...

A MAN has been sentenced after he threatened a witness to drop charges against him. Joshua Wadsworth, of Thornbarrow Road, Windermere, was sentenced at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on April 29 ...

ANDY Whing said referee Ruebyn Ricardo had an “absolute stinker” as Barrow ended the season with a goalless draw at Colchester United.

Walkers are being warned to stay off dangerous sandbanks at Silverdale, Morecambe Bay after a patrol discovered some of the softest and most unstable sands it had 'seen for years'.

A JOINER who died in a RTC on the A66 near Brough was more than three times over the drink-drive limit, an inquest has heard.

FAIR-goers with trailers are being urged not to arrive too early at the 2025 Appleby Horse Fair. The Fair, which attracts thousands of Gypsies, Travellers, and tourists to Appleby, will be taking ...

Eight people were arrested yesterday, Saturday, May 3, for drink or drug driving offences in Cumbria as officers urge people to consider the potential consequences of their actions.