Police advise motorists to take care travelling

Motorists are being advised to take extra care and time with their journeys as temperatures are starting to fall and causing icy conditions on the roads.

There have been a number of road traffic incidents reported across the county and Police are encouraging...

Number of road casualties in Cumbria continue to fall
New figures released have shown that the number of people killed or seriously injured on Cumbria’s roads has fallen to its lowest level since 2000 whe...
Christmas Drink and Drugs Driving Campaign 2012/13 – The Results
The Association of Chief Police Officers today released the national figures for Christmas Drink Drive campaign, which incorporates the results for Cu...
Cumbria keeps older drivers on safe track
A new scheme which allows older people in Eden and South Lakeland to check their driving skills for free is being launched today (Monday 19 November)...
Is your child’s car seat safe?
Cumbria’s Road Safety Partnership will be holding a series of child seat checking clinics, where parents can obtain free advice on the proper use of c...
Public invited to contribute to Police Road Death Investigation Policy
The public has been asked to have their say in the way police investigate road deaths in England and Wales.The Association of Chief Police Office...
Keswick school children put offending motorists on the spot
Police officers and local school children from Keswick helped remind motorists to drive carefully On Tuesday 10th July 2012 pupils from St Herber...
HGV driver sent to prison for falsifying tachograph
A Moroccan HGV driver has been handed a jail sentence for manipulating tachograph charts following an investigation by Cumbria Police and VOSA. Mohammed Issiali, 31, a Moroccan passport holder, was...
Police and fire service promote road safety in Kendal
Police and the Fire & Rescue Service have been educating young drivers in Kendal in a bid to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on the county’s roads.   Operation...