Hi-tech Robbie for Burn's Night

TECH-SAVVY tots have turned the Selkirk Grace into mobile phone text speak to celebrate a special children’s Burns Lunch at Gretna Green’s Famous Blacksmiths Shop.

Children aged five to 11 used emoticons, smileys and cool smartphone shortforms to transform the...

Police in Aspatria advise parents how to keep their child safe online
Police Community Support Officers in Aspatria are wanting parents to ask themselves, is my child safe online? Do I know the risks when they are on the...
MP's tribute to Grasmere School
  South Lakes MP Tim Farron has paid tribute to the ‘outstanding’ work of staff, pupils and parents at Grasmere Primary School after news was ann...
Residents protest against waste recycling centre closure plans
Residents of Kirkby Stephen are taking to the streets to demonstrate against the proposed closure of the town’s recycling centre. The show of support...
Local professionals provide mock interviews for Kirkby Stephen 6th formers
Upper Sixth Form students at Kirkby Stephen Grammar School got a taste of the boardroom and experience of applying and being interviewed for a job thanks to the support of local employers. A total of...
Cumbrian children celebrate Christmas 2011
Children across Cumbria have been celebrating Christmas 2011 with a wide range of festive productions from nativity plays from Brownies and pre-school to pantomimes with the pupils of primary schools...
MP celebrates Christmas card win at Brampton Primary School
Rory Stewart, MP for Penrith and the Border, has picked his winning Christmas card from dozens of entries sent to the local MP from schools across the constituency. The design by winner 9-year-old...
Lorton pupils know what's watt when it comes to solar energy
Pupils at a Lake District school are now learning in solar-powered classrooms. Sixteen photovoltaic panels on the roof of Lorton School near Cockermouth are harnessing the power of the sun to...