New DWP 'snooping' powers allowing access to bank account data face scrutiny, with MPs warning public trust and claimant privacy could be at risk.

Tesco has unveiled fresh plans to accelerate its Tesco Express expansion, confirming it will open 70 new convenience stores by March next year ...

CUMBRIA Police have arrested two people and seized Sur-ron bikes and an E-scooter in Barrow. Officers were targeting dangerous driving on E-bikes and scooters in Barrow following concerns from the ...

Members of Penrith Mountain Rescue Team headed to the Northern Cairngorms earlier this month for an intensive winter training weekend.

A LAKE DISTRICT hotel has been named amongst the best 23 boutique hotels in the UK - in a new article from the Times.

A new CT scanner is set to be installed at Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow as part of a £1.6 million upgrade.

A CARLISLE man brought to court for stealing four Henry vacuum cleaners from B&M stores described himself as the “world’s worst thief”.

A restaurant in the Lake District has retained its Michelin Star for the seventh consecutive year. The Old Stamp House, located in Ambleside, celebrated once more, with the accolade announced at the ...

A COCKERMOUTH man who has won a prestigious hospitality accolade , is hoping to encourage others into seeing the industry as a potential career.

A homecare service in Barrow has been told to improve following a recent inspection. Westmorland and Furness, run by Woke Healthcare Ltd, was rated as 'requires improvement' following its first rated ...

More than £14 million pounds worth of drugs were seized from Cumbria's streets last year, the county's police force has said.

THE manager of a pub in south Cumbria has denied he fraudulently claimed more than £35,000 from the Lakeland Inns Group over an 18-month period.