Cumbria Police bosses have hailed the success of road safety initiative, Operation Colossus, which saw more than 20 arrests made.

GDB Civils has been working closely with United Utilities to improve water quality across Lake Windermere and throughout the region.

For Sarah Schofield, picking up the award for Best New Business of the Year is a “powerful validation” of her mission at The Safe Woman.

Currently there are nine flood alerts across Cumbria, with a red flood warning in place for Keswick campsite, meaning that ...

A facial reconstruction of a 900-year-old skull, a hospital ward closure and news that a Paddington Bear statue is to stay another year. Here are some of the stories from Cumbria you might have missed ...

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Emergency services rushed to Shap in Cumbria after a train travelling from Glasgow to London derailed early this morning. The 04:28 service from Glasgow came off the tracks at around 06:10 GMT.

The second of two community partnerships has been formed in Copeland, Cumbria, UK, to take forward discussions around siting a geological disposal facility for high-level radioactive waste. Following ...

Scientists, environmentalists and even the UK government’s own climate advisers have strongly criticized its decision to approve a plan to open the country’s first new coal mine in three decades, a ...

A Royal guest, trains to use a historic route once again, and a sea rescue after a mass stranding of dolphins. Here are some of the stories from Cumbria you might have missed this week. King Charles ...

Scientists have recreated the face of a woman from her 900-year-old skull unearthed during flood management work. Skeletons from 14 bodies were found buried at Holy Trinity Kendal Parish Church in ...

Whitehaven harbour's orange water woes, the opening of a bridge over a "crucial route", and a surprise lottery win - here are some of the stories which made headlines in Cumbria. Tributes have been ...