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Eddie Stobart obituary

Founder of the haulage business that carried his name and grew into a multimillion-pound concern

The Guardian - UK

Lorry firm founder Eddie Stobart dies aged 95

The former boss of the Cumbria-based firm, recognisable for its green and red fleet of lorries adorned with his name, died on November 25.

The Independent UK

The bitter final showdown over British coal, as sun sets on ‘dirtiest fuel’

The county of Cumbria in northern England is the battleground for a war raging over plans to build a new coal mine.

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I found foodie paradise in North Cumbria at Farlam Hall

Cumbria is celebrating fifty years as a county – and becoming the UK’s top destination for food outside of London, with 13 Michelin stars.

Evening Standard

Red squirrels ‘to vanish from England’ unless vaccine against squirrelpox funded

Conservation group warns species threatened by exploding populations of grey squirrels who carry lethal virus

The Guardian - UK

Thick smoke and bright flashes seen during fire at nuclear submarine shipyard

Two workers were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation following the incident at BAE Systems in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

Evening Standard

Two taken to hospital following 'significant fire' at UK's nuclear sub shipyard

TWO people have been taken to hospital after a “significant fire” broke out at the BAE Systems nuclear submarine yard in Cumbria...

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Two people hospitalised after fire breaks out at Barrow-in-Furness nuclear submarine shipyard

Cumbria police say incident poses no nuclear risk but advise people to stay indoors

The Independent UK

Families of four killed in M6 car crash pay tribute to ‘beloved’ victims, including brothers aged 7 and 15

Family left ‘heartbroken at the passing of our beloved angels’ after fatal collision in Cumbria

The Independent UK

Book returned to Cumbria school library 113 years overdue

Poetry of Byron borrowed by schoolboy Leonard Ewbank, who studied at Oxford and was killed at Ypres in 1916

The Guardian - UK

Driver killed in M6 crash named as Glasgow chef as tributes paid

A CHEF from Glasgow was among five people killed in a crash involving two cars on the M6 in Cumbria, according to reports ...

The National (Scotland)

M6 crash: Five people including two children killed in horror collision on motorway

A third child was taken to hospital with serious injuries

Evening Standard

Eight-year-old footballer shot dead on farm in Cumbria had ‘dreams to move to Brazil and meet Lionel Messi’

The family of Jay Cartmel has issued a tribute to the boy shot dead in Cumbria last week

The Independent UK

Parents pay tribute to ‘perfect little boy’ who died in Cumbria farm shooting

Leigha and James Cartmell describe Jay, who was eight years old, as ‘loving, kind and full of mischief’

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Parents of child shot dead at farm pay tribute to ‘kind, full of mischief’ son

Jay Cartmell, eight, suffered injuries to his head and face on land north of Warcop in Cumbria, on September 28.

The Guardian - UK

Sellafield ordered to pay nearly £400,000 over cybersecurity failings

Nuclear waste dump in Cumbria pleaded guilty to leaving data that could threaten national security exposed for four years, says regulator

Evening Standard

Jay Cartmell: First picture of boy, 8, shot dead on farm as tributes pour in

Football clubs across west Cumbria have paid tribute to the young boy shot during ‘rabbit hunting incident’

The Guardian - UK

Boy, 8, who died in Cumbria shooting named as Jay Cartmell

Jay, from Frizington, west Cumbria, died after suffering serious head injuries on land near village of Warcop

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The Guardian - UK

Man bailed over death of boy, 8, who was shot in face at Cumbria farm

Police continuing inquiries after man in his 60s was held on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter

The Independent UK

Boy, 8, dies after suffering gunshot to head on farm

A man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter

The Guardian - UK

The Cumbrian barn-stormer: is Kurt Schwitters’ last masterpiece finally about to be restored?

The dada artist fled the Nazis and settled in a Lake District barn, which he turned into an astonishing work of art. We meet the replica-making craftsman hoping to make it whole again – and create a colony of artists in its luscious lakeland surroundings

The Guardian - UK

High court blocks Cumbria plan for UK’s first new deep coalmine in 30 years

Court rules against West Cumbria Mining’s fossil fuel development in Whitehaven

The Guardian - UK

‘Throuples’ dating app Feeld nearly doubles turnover to £39.5m

Platform registered at industrial estate in Cumbria and catering to alternative relationships has expanded globally

Digital Camera World

How I take fine-art photographs of horses with this simple camera setup

Leading British equine photographer Emma Campbell uses a DSLR, a 24-70mm lens and natural light for her tender portraits

The Guardian - UK

‘A 100-year vision’: Skiddaw’s barren peak to spring to life in ambitious rewilding

More than 1,200 hectares of Cumbrian forest will be transformed into England’s highest nature reserve

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