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The Latest Breaking News from Cumbria

Could South Cumbria Be England’s Best-Value Golfing Hotspot? We Think So…

Rob Smith visits the southern half of arguably the most beautiful county in England

Golf Monthly

Helm by Sarah Hall review – a mighty epic of climate change in slow motion

A Cumbrian wind is the central character in this hugely ambitious, millennia-spanning novel, which was 20 years in the making

The Guardian - UK

Treasury criticises ‘unachievable’ plan for underground nuclear waste dump in Cumbria

Assessment suggests cost of project to store 700,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste could reach £54bn

The Guardian - UK

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UK taxpayers on hook as failed Cumbria coalmine investors sue government

Singapore firm using secretive international legal system to seek compensation for climate concerns blocking plans

The Guardian - UK

‘Sipping a pint while trout splashed in the river on a perfect summer’s day’: readers’ favourite UK waterside pubs

Our tipsters choose charming pubs on rivers, canals and lakes from Cornwall to Cumbria

The Guardian - UK

Part of felled Sycamore Gap tree to go on permanent display

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, from Cumbria, are due to be sentenced on 15 July after being found guilty of felling the tree

The Independent UK

New figures reveal the decline in Cumbria tourism since Covid pandemic

Last year, visitor numbers to Cumbria dropped and trips lasted for less time

The Independent UK

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Mapped: Where hosepipe bans could come into effect after major drought warning

Officials say Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire, and Cumbria and Lancashire are in drought status

The Independent UK

Country diary: A springtime with an ending

Kirkham Abbey, North Yorkshire, and Old Hutton, Cumbria: Among this year’s epic blossom and mass of swarming insects, a funeral holds particular poignancy

The Guardian - UK

20 of the UK’s best gardens to visit

From a castle in Cumbria to a subtropical paradise in Cornwall, these are some of the top unsung gardens across the country

The Guardian - UK

Sycamore Gap tree fellers ‘suspects in homophobic assaults inquiry’

Cumbria Police said two men were quizzed in 2024 after they received two reports of assault motivated by hate.

Evening Standard

Princess Charlotte gives huge smile in new 10th birthday picture taken by Kate

Photo believed to have been taking on hike on family break in Cumbria earlier this year

Evening Standard

Slow news: Cumbria tortoise found a mile from home nine months after going missing

Leonardo, who went on the run from his home in Ulverston, covered distance at pace of about 6 metres a day

The Guardian - UK

Trial to start for two men accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree

Daniel Graham, 39, of Carlisle, and Adam Carruthers, 32, of Wigton, Cumbria, will go before a jury at Newcastle Crown Court.

Evening Standard

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Preserving English eccentricity: 20 years of the World Marmalade Awards

The contest now draws in more than 3,200 entries from as far afield as the Czech Republic and South Korea

The Guardian - UK

Oranges are not the only fruit: Cumbrian marmalade awards offer unusual blends

Winning Japanese preserve features pear and yuzu, while entry in ‘interesting additions’ includes peanut butter

The Independent UK

Endangered dragonfly reintroduced to Cumbrian peatland after almost vanishing in England

Dragonfly larvae transported in buckets to new site on shores of Solway Firth

The Guardian - UK

Rare dragonfly introduced into remote area of Cumbria to reverse its decline

White-faced darters transported to South Solway Mosses as hotter summers dry out its bog pool breeding sites

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Rightwing media falsely blame Ed Miliband for UK steel crisis, experts say

Net zero and clean energy can actually help save the steel industry, experts point out

The Guardian - UK

Mining firm withdraws plan for UK’s first deep coalmine in 30 years

Move ends bid for site near Whitehaven, Cumbria after planning permission was quashed by high court

Evening Standard

Planning application for Cumbria coal mine dropped after legal setbacks

The Government confirmed on Friday that West Cumbria Mining withdrew its application for the site near Whitehaven.

The Guardian - UK

Rare wall paintings found in Cumbria show tastes of well-off Tudors

Artwork thought to date from reign of Elizabeth I reveals how those with disposable incomes decorated their homes

Evening Standard

Man who drove wrong way on M6 would have been charged over four deaths – inquest

RAF pilot Richard Woods, 40, killed a family in a head-on collision near Tebay, Cumbria, last October.

The Independent UK

Pensioner speeds past police after driving 29 miles in wrong direction on motorway

An 87-year-old driver sped past police after driving nearly 30 miles in the wrong direction on a major motorway near Penrith, Cumbria.

Golf Monthly

A Pod By The 9th Green... Is This Modern Golf Travel At Its Finest?

Jeremy Ellwood heads to the point where south-east Cumbria meets Yorkshire and Lancashire to stay and play at Bentham and take in other courses nearby

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