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 ...

Barratt Homes’ Carleton Chase development in Penrith is over 50% sold and the housebuilder is highlighting its properties to suit a range of buyers, including essential workers. One of the home styles ...

Drink and drug drivers were among those targeted in Cumbria during a national month-long road safety campaign targeting the Fatal Four. Operation Spotlight is a national road safety operation which ...

Westmorland and Furness Council officers have used delegated powers to approve plans to buy homes in Penrith using money intended to help deliver affordable housing in the former Eden district along ...

Pupils at Beaconside CofE Primary School in Penrith put their engineering and teamwork skills to the test when classes took part in a STEM spaghetti challenge to design and build the tallest ...

Persimmon Homes has submitted plans to build another 60 houses in Penrith – on land that was originally set aside for a new primary school as part of the Carleton Heights development. The application, ...

A determined team from a Penrith homecare provider tackled a thrilling 4km-long course packed with mud, water and obstacles to raise money for charity. Five members of staff from Westmorland ...

Penrith is set for a brush with global cinema as a major Bollywood film production rolls into the town next Wednesday, turning the town centre into a live film set for the day. The area around the ...

Westmorland and Furness Council's Cabinet has approved a new Professional Services Framework for 2026–2030, appointing a range of specialist consultants to support the delivery of the Council's ...

A Government appointed inspector has upheld a ban on the Flusco landfill site accepting any more waste after an appeal against Environment Agency action against the the site’s operators, Seletia (F) ...