New regulations set to remove the £3 bus fare cap in England have raised concerns among local businesses, particularly in ...

A new study by Cumbria Tourism of businesses in the area found that 80 per cent of employers were concerned about the removal ...

The number of recorded crimes in Cumbria has risen by 12% in the past year, but the county remains one of the safest in England and Wales, according to the Police and Crime Commissioner Peter McCall.

The shake-up means the end of the six district councils and county council Its lakes and fells may be immovable, but 2022's elections mark a big shift in Cumbria's political landscape. When the ...

Michael Gove, the UK housing and communities secretary, on Wednesday approved the plan to open the Whitehaven coal mine in Cumbria, a county in northwestern England that is home to the World ...

The number of county lines drug gangs operating in Cumbria have been cut from 30 to three, police said. Cumbria Police say investigations in the past year have seen 200 arrests and millions of ...

The United Kingdom is facing strong criticism from climate change scientists and activists for its decision to move ahead with plans to develop the country’s first deep coal mine in 30 years ...

But there are major critics to the idea – particularly in Cumbria which has to provide services across the third largest county in England. Home to half-a-million people, the county is also one ...

Cumbria County Council vetoed an advanced "stage four" search for a site for the radioactive waste facility. The stage included detailed geological investigations and discussions over the social ...

Government ministers have pledged a £3.7m aid package to help rebuild flood-hit communities The county council will pay £1.1m of the immediate flood recovery costs and £3m towards replacing bridges ...

Cumbria Police has urged people not to travel to the county on Sunday after it declared ... into more of southwest Scotland and northern England on Saturday evening. A yellow warning for snow ...

according to a new study by Public Health England. Cumbria is apparently the fattest county, while Copeland is the most overweight local authority area. At a fitness class in Wigton today ...