Waste from homes in Barrow, South Lakeland and Eden is being dealt with in a cleaner and greener way than ever before, thanks to a new waste treatment facility which has officially opened in Barrow today.

Cumbria County Council's Chairman Cllr Norman Clarkson...

The Rheged Centre, Penrith are set to have an exhibition dedicated to Cumbria’s wildlife and conservation this Easter. Local charities and organisatio...
Following months of lobbying and campaign work, Rory Stewart, Penrith and the Border MP and Chair of the APPG on Local Democracy, has called on Govern...
The Forest Campaigns Network (FCN) welcomes the Government's response to the Forestry Panel’s recommendation for the future of our forests. Over the p...
Local MP Rory Stewart last week encouraged Government to ensure a local official was present at an NFU meeting, organised to help farmers better under...
Cumbria-wide charity Friends of the Lake District calls for a ‘No’ vote to proceed to the next site selection stage (Stage 4) by the three decision ma...
Cumbrian farmers and rural businesses are being urged to take action now to protect themselves from the consequences of rising conventional energy bil...
A £589,000 Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) grant to develop eco-tourism in north and west Cumbria has been made to the Hadrian's Wall Trust by the Department for Environment, Food and...
North West supermarket chain, Booths, has been unveiled as the only British company in the running for the Environmental and Corporate Sustainability prize at this year’s European Business Awards....
One of the UK's leading renewable heating specialists has appointed its first Ambassador as part of an innovative project to recognise the leading faces of its brand. Organic Energy, which was one of...
The cost of cleaning up the Sellafield nuclear waste site has reached £67.5bn with no sign of when the cost will stop rising, according to a report. The Public Accounts Committee's report said...