A teenager has been hailed “a hero” as he died in an attempt to save a “stressed” friend who jumped on to a rail line. Jordan Everett, 16, tried to push Joshua Myers, 16, to safety from an oncoming ...

A CORONER has urged the National Highways Agency to act following the deaths of two women involved in a crash between a bus and car at a ...

A Former Marco Pierre White Chef, who opened his own restaurant in the Lake District, is celebrating fresh success.

A GRIEF counselling service that offers group counselling is aspiring to help people through shared experience.

The South Lakes Islamic Centre has opened its doors to worshippers for the first time during Ramadan. The mosque, in Dalton-in-Furness, is not yet complete but has been able to host evening prayers ...

Members of The Beautiful South are set to perform at venues across Cumbria. The South, known for their performances of the hits of the acclaimed pop group The Beautiful South, will take their 2026 ...

Plans to replace a private timber jetty in the Lake District have been approved. Blakeholme Cottage, Newby Bridge, applied to renew the timber structure at the same location and size as the existing ...

A BARROW man is set to ‘become a prisoner in his own home’ after being sentenced for a drug driving offence.

Got a question you’d like to put to our crime and court reporter Alec Whitaker? Now’s your chance to ask it! As a local newspaper we try to cover as many court cases as we can because it is important ...

Readers have bravely shared their stories following local MP Michelle Scrogham’s support for cardiac screenings for young people.

An early years service praised for being a "harmonious environment" where all children are "valued and included" has ...

AN ‘AGGRESSIVE’ drunk turned on police and put two vans out of action after being assaulted by three men on a night out, a court heard.