Local residents have raised concerns over this year’s Coast Roads Festival in Barrow, citing foul language, drinking, and noise pollution.

A new piece of research has found that over a quarter of Cumbria’s professional athletes were privately educated. The study also found that Cumbria is a key sporting hub within England, alongside ...

Cumbria family businesses have been recognised for their success at the North West Family Business Awards 2025.

Seventy walkers took on the Keswick to Barrow and Coniston to Barrow challenges for CancerCare. The charity, which provides free counselling and support to those affected by cancer, life-shortening ...

A SCHOOL has improved significantly since its last inspection in October 2019. John Ruskin School in Coniston, located on Lake Road, underwent an ungraded inspection on March 25 and 26, 2025. The ...

Australia’s cabinet was sworn into office on Tuesday after the centre-left Labor Party was re-elected in a landslide. With vote counting continuing, Labor expects to hold between 92 and 95 seats in ...

Lawyers for the three-time Grammy winner say prosecutors are wrongly trying to make a crime out of a party-loving lifestyle.

Emma Raducanu exited the Italian Open at the last-16 stage after being outclassed in a straight-sets defeat by Coco Gauff.

The children’s father said the car had been going at ‘full pelt’ when it came off the carousel and crashed into the car he ...

Switzerland is living up to its stereotype by delivering a “beautifully organised” Eurovision Song Contest, the director of ...

Fighters with the so-called Islamic State (IS) group who returned to the UK after killings, terror attacks and persecution of minorities in Iraq and Syria must face justice, a committee of MPs and ...

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder believes this is the year his side can “make history” by finally ending their play-off hoodoo at the 10th attempt. The Blades booked their place in the Championship ...