The Rotary Clubs of the Eden Valley are helping to finance a new initiative from local charity Eden Community Alarms. Eden Community Alarms (ECA), a registered charity based in Penrith and covering the Eden district, have for many years, provided a quick and easy way for...

The Scouts are renowned for always being prepared for a crisis, so in view of yet another forecast of the end of the world, on Friday 21 December, thr...
A car has crashed on to a railway line and been hit by a freight train near Greenhead in Northumberland, badly injuring an 11-year-old boy. He was tak...
A fisherman who went missing during an angling competition has been found dead in the sea,The alarm was raised on Sunday when Raymond Bull failed to r...
Water bosses have issued a warning to customers across the North West after woman, 90, dies.The pensioner answered the door to three men posing as wat...
A CYCLIST from Grasmere is in a critical condition in hospital after falling from his bike at Thirlmere. The 27-year-old was treated at the scene by a...
The family of  he couple who died following a road traffic collision in Hoff, Appleby on Saturday has paid tribute to them. Steve Murray, th...
A CRITICALLY-acclaimed fly-on-the-wall documentary about the late Honister Slate Mine owner Mark Weir is to air on national television on Wednesday this week.The hour-long documentary Tales From The...
Restorers of an ancient North Pennines bridge battered by hundreds of years of snow and ice have won a top award for the sensitive way the project has been carried out. The centuries-old bridge which...
Detectives in Workington are continuing their investigation into the serious sexual assault at Whitehaven.A woman, aged 41 from Cleator Moor was found by a member of the public in a distressed state...
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...