The Latest Breaking News from Cumbria

Villagers of Staveley want to turn closed care home into facility for older people but have run into council roadblock

Keith Woodburn, 58, was reported missing from Cumbria in February 1990 when he was just 25.

Kurt McGowan, of Workington, Cumbria, was jailed for seven years at Preston Crown Court.

Wednesday night saw the visit to The Crossings Inn in Cumbria, where professional chef Stephen treated his guests to some stunning breakfast and a relaxing stay.

Tebay, Cumbria: I’m a traditional farmer, but I can see the worth in trying electronic collars for our cattle

Campaigners in Oxfordshire, Cotwolds and Cumbria say houses should not be occupied until systems can cope

A new study has uncovered the most popular spots across the UK for a honeymoon, and four Scottish destinations appear on the list including Portree and Tobermory.

The remains were dated at around 11,000 years old, just after the Ice Age

When William the Conqueror surveyed his new kingdom in 1086, from lowland to upland, Britain was covered with trees. In low-lying Yorkshire, the East Anglian Fens and the Somerset Levels, wet woods of tall white willows and alders lined great rivers. On windswept highlands in the Pennines, north Yorkshire and…