A planning row over up to nine new homes in Great Salkeld is heading behind closed doors, with councillors due to receive legal advice on the application and a live appeal. The press and public will ...

The final countdown is underway as millions of people across the Northern Hemisphere prepare to look skyward in the next few hours for a spectacular solar eclipse. Here in Penrith, people are making ...

Police arrested a woman in Penrith town centre after an alert was raised over a suspected shoplifting at Marks & Spencer. The alarm was raised shortly after 3pm on Tuesday after a woman was reported ...

Community groups and charitable organisations across Cumbria will benefit from a legacy gift of more than £1 million from a much-loved Carlisle charity leader. Rachael Rodway, who died in April 2022, ...

Young people in Penrith and across Westmorland and Furness are celebrating today as they receive their A-Level, BTEC and T Level results and take the next step towards higher education, ...

Full Fibre broadband is now available to 9,600 homes and businesses across Penrith thanks to a major investment of around £2.8m – but many people could still be using slower, less reliable connections ...

People in England and Wales have started to receive an emergency alert on their phones with government issuing the alert from 7pm to warn people about the wildfire risk across the country. The ...

Westmorland and Furness Council has awarded a £4.6 million contract for new wheelie bins as it moves ahead with plans to change the way household waste is collected. The contract, worth up to £4.6 ...

Drivers have been warned that their vehicles could be seized if anti-social behaviour at a Penrith car wash continues. Eden police said the issue had been brought to officers’ attention following a ...

Controversial signage on a Penrith town centre vape shop has been refused by Westmorland and Furness Council after 178 people objected to the application. The retrospective application was submitted ...

Work is progressing well on a significant extension at Beaconside CofE Primary School, which will create additional school places and expand specialist provision for children with special educational ...