Information from local community helped to remove heroin from streets of Maryport

Information received by police officers in Workington led to a drug warrant being carried out in a property in Maryport and resulted in a man being sentenced to seven years.

Steven Leon Dala, aged 46, from Alroy Road, Liverpool was living in a house at Maryport,...

Four men to appear at Magistrates court in connection with mountain bike thefts
Four men were charged on 9th March 2013 with theft after a spate of mountain bike thefts in Cumbria last year. Shaun Whitehead, aged 34, Andrew Whiteh...
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...
Takeaways Tantalise on Valentine’s Day
It’s one of the busiest nights of the year for hungryhouse.co.uk - what gets the UK hot for takeaway on Valentine’s Day? They say home is where the he...
MP calls on forestry campaigners to make their voice heard
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has asked Grizedale and Whinlatter forestry campaigners to get involved and help steer DEFRA’s response to the Independent F...
Farron hails win for forestry campaigners
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has today hailed the report from the Independent Panel on Forestry that states that Government should not sell off large swathe...
Police seize a significant amount of class A controlled drug at Carlisle train...
On Tuesday 24th April 2012, officers from Cumbria and the British Transport Police arrested and later charged Liam Clotworthy, aged 29 from Liver...
Archives release monster petition from first diamond jubilee
At 85 feet it’s without doubt the longest document in the county, and at the start of next week people will get the chance to find out about Workington’s petition from the one and only other time...
Nine Cumbrian tourism businesses in running for National Tourism Excellence Awards 2012
Nine Cumbrian businesses have been named as finalists in the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2012. The nine companies are: The Beacon (Whitehaven), finalists in the Access for...
Family pay tribute to man who died in A596 crash
The family of Eric Coulson, the driving instructor who died at the scene of the road traffic collision on the A596 at Wigton  have paid tribute to him. A family member said on behalf of his...
Wordsworth's former home open to public for first time in 200 years
Visitors will be able to discover the secrets of Wordsworth’s former home next week when it opens its doors to the public for the first time in more than 200 years. Allan Bank is a Georgian gem of a...