Cumbria.Digital has today announced the company has made the decision not to proceed with the build out and launch of the Carlisle and Penrith small-scale DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) multiplex, ...

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 ...

A 32-year-old man has been charged with possession with intent to supply a Class A drug after police seized around £37,000 worth of cocaine during a drugs warrant in Penrith. Officers from the Eden ...

Seletia (F) Ltd, the owners of the Flusco landfill site just outside Penrith, has applied to massively increase the amount of waste the site can accept each year — from 66,000 tonnes to half a million ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Business owners and operators have just a few days left to take part in Westmorland and Furness council's annual business survey. The annual business survey, run by the councils Economic Development ...

Westmorland and Furness Council has announce the continuation of the post-16 transport bursary scheme given the financial sustainability challenges the Council is facing, helping young people access ...

More than 60 members of the public attended a special meeting of Penrith Town Council tonight as the future of Penrith Swimming Club's learn-to-swim provision was discussed. The meeting, held on ...

Cumbria’s first directly elected mayor will be handed major new powers to take planning decisions away from local councils, under new Government proposals announced today. The new “call in” powers ...

A convoy of tractors will make its way through Penrith and some local villages around the town today as the annual Charity Tractor Run raises money for BEEP Doctors Cumbria. The tractors will set off ...