Its lakes and fells may be immovable, but 2022's elections mark a big shift in Cumbria's political landscape. When the county's voters go to the polls on 5 May they will be deciding who sits on ...

Others feel Cumbria should have stayed intact, with Cumbria County Council taking over district services and becoming one large unitary authority. But now the decision has been made, the focus is ...

The UK government has greenlit a controversial plan to open the country’s first new coal mine in three decades, a year after the nation tried to convince the world to ditch coal at the COP26 ...

A festival is being held in Cumbria to increase the popularity of Paddington Bear's favourite sandwich filler. The event, being held at Dalemain Estate, near Penrith, on Sunday, was conceived after a ...

Cumbria is the safest place to live in England and Wales in relation to the number of killings, figures show. Overall during 2006-07 there were 13.7 killings per 1m population, but there were none in ...

Cumbria has six district councils and a county council but the government wants to reduce the number of local authorities to save money. However, the councils have not been able to agree on how to ...

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 ...

The Cumbria County Council, which approved the project, said it did so because it will create jobs in an area of high unemployment, according to the BBC. Proposed design for Woodhouse Colliery.

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