Screams of laughter at the Lodore Falls pantomime

The Dick Whittington pantomime played to a full house of 120 guests at the Lodore Falls Hotel.
This is the fourth year that the hotel has hosted a Christmas pantomime and it has now been firmly fixed in the calendar as a favourite – especially with grandparents...

Launch of the Annual Pategill Court Musical Christmas Lights Show, Penrith.
This Saturday, at the first of Penrith’s Saturday Festive Markets in the run up to Christmas, will see the unveiling of a unique fundraising photo sta...
2011 Christmas and New Year opening hours for Cumbria County Council services
Cumbria County Council will continue to provide key services over the Christmas and New Year period, but some of its offices - including the head offi...
Christmas gift idea which could save a loved one from a slip, trip or fall
Giving a loved one a pair of slippers for Christmas may make you feel unoriginal, but could help save a life. Of the 300,000 people aged over 65 acros...
Walk off your Christmas pudding at Watchtree
You can enjoy walking off the Christmas pudding on Tuesday, December 27 at Watchtree Nature Reserve near Carlisle. The annual Walk off the Christmas P...
Maryport community celebrates with winter lantern parade
Residents from Maryport are being invited to take part in a series of workshops and activities leading up to a wonderful, Winter Lantern Parade on Sat...
Get your Warm Home advice this winter
Cumbrians are being urged to give cold-callers the cold shoulder and get their winter fuel advice through official channels. Trading Standards bosses...
New look George Hotel completed in time for Christmas
After a six week refurbishment, the George Hotel in Penrith officially launched its new look and Christmas menus – just in time for Penrith’s Winter Droving Event that launches the towns festive...
Festive fire warning
With Christmas just around the corner Cumbrians are being issued with a festive fire warning. Statistics show the chances of dying in an accidental house fire increase by 50 per cent at Christmas as...
What can you expect in Penrith? Festive fun with Christmas Markets
Christmas time is here already and Penrith has a host of family fun ready for everyone to enjoy. Due to the wonderful level of demand for the market Eden District Council have also added another date...
All aboard as The Railway Children steam into Keswick
The Railway Children – Roberta, Peter and Phyllis – arrive at Theatre by the Lake in Keswick on Sat 1 December for a seven-week run of a stage adaptation of one of the most popular children’s books...