Campaigners call for HELP against nuclear waste plans

Around 500 people, aged five to ninety, braved the snow in a show of protest against plans for a nuclear waste repository in the Lake District. Media from as far afield as Australia were present as well as people from all over the UK.
Roger Parker from noend.org....

Cumbria Partnership supports patients with rare diseases
Following Rare Disease Day 2013 Cumbria Partnership Trust are highlighting how their own experts are working with experts from around the UK to help p...
Warning over 'legal high' drugs sold in West Cumbria
Police and Health officials are warning about the dangers of unknown substances after a West Cumbrian man became seriously ill after taking what he be...
Mechanic badly burned - Lake's garage fined
A Windermere garage has been fined after a mechanic was badly burned while trying to cut the top off an empty oil drum. The 26-year-old from the town...
Fire Service issues frozen water warning
With the current cold snap set to bring extended freezing temperatures, Cumbria County Council’s Fire and Rescue Service is warning people of the pote...
Police charge two men with conspiracy to supply class A drugs
Police have charged two men with conspiracy to supply class A drugs. Luke Anthony Babester, aged 39, of Blackberry Hill, Slackhead, Milnthorpe an...
Drug baron ordered to repay over £58,000 or face further 20 months in jail
A Preston man convicted of Conspiracy to Import Class A Drugs (cocaine) appeared at Manchester Crown Court on Friday 2nd March 2012 where he was order...
Skating on reservoirs is snow joke warn water bosses
Don't let your white Christmas dreams become a nightmare by taking chances on iced-up lakes.That's the warning from water bosses who want people to stay safe while having fun in the snow. Sledging...
Can you help Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Penrith collection?
Marie Curie Cancer Care have been given a two-day collection at the Coop in Penrith this weekend – and are making an appeal for volunteers. Sarah Fletcher, Community Fundraiser Lancashire and Cumbria...
RECRUITMENT: SERVICE CENTRE MANAGER
            We are one of the UK’s leading independent commercial, industrial and transport refrigeration and air conditioning companies established in 1973.We have...
Thieves steal copper from electricity substation
A large quantity of copper wire was stolen from a substation transformer on disused farmland at the edge of Brisco village near Carlisle. The stolen copper is valued at around £500 but will cost over...