Brian Oswald Hamilton, 75 from Croftfield Road, Seaton, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for multiple sexual offences at Carlisle Crown Court.

 

The sexual offences were committed against females between 1971 and 2003, including seven counts...

Police are appealing for information after the top of a wooden archway, worth £1000, has been stolen in Rowrah.   This week is National Bike Week...
Police in Workington have received reports from concerned parents regarding their children being followed or stopped by someone in a car. Two inciden...
A 5-a-side football tournament is being held on Wednesday 3rd July by Police Community Support Officers from Cockermouth to raise money for Great Nort...
Villagers near Maryport can get their first glimpse of revised plans for improving their local sewer network. Water company United Utilities is inviti...
People in Allerdale are putting their health at risk when cooking at home, a new survey by the Food Standards Agency has shown. Now Environmental Heal...
Police in Whitehaven are appealing for a dog owner to get in contact with them after a dog was rescued from the water at Whitehaven Harbour at 5:30 am...
The Pile Fuel Cladding Silo (PFCS) team at Sellafield Ltd is celebrating this week having scooped the URS Safe Facility of the Year Award, beating off competition from around the world.  The...
Work on the new Cockermouth Community Hospital and Health Centre is on schedule and doctors and health professionals are now looking forward to providing improved services for patients when the new...
A Workington pub is toasting its own success after winning a prestigious hospitality award. The Brewery House has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence by Trip Advisor. “We’re thrilled because it...
The family of a west Cumbrian woman who was given end of life care in Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s Loweswater Suite have said thank you to the staff there by donating a cheque to...