Daughter reunited with mother shielding due to MND after her partner died of same illness
6th July 2020 by Robert Armour
An Edinburgh woman, who lost her partner to Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in November 2018, has been reunited with her mother…
Cumbria is one the biggest tourist areas in the UK and is a lot more dependent on the industry than most other parts of the UK.
The Lake District alone gets 15.8 million visitors a year however closing in 2020 means now means summer season is much shor…
Shocking footage showing the moment a road worker is struck by metal on the motorway and images of items strewn across roads – Highways England is reminding drivers to make sure loads are safely secured.Traffic officer Matthew Bradshaw had to deal with…
More than 46,000 items were found on England’s motorways and major A roads over just 10 months and Highways England traffic officers have dealt with everything from a washing machine, sofa and king size mattress to a double-glazed door, garden s…
A busy road in Seaton is currently blocked after a recycling lorry became stuck under a bridge.
Emergency services are still attending the incident on Main Road which happened at around 1pm this afternoon. (June 22).
Police and fire crews are currently…
Well, it IS the thought that counts! Dads share snaps of their funny Father’s Day gifts – including a tin foil trophy and a VERY questionably shaped card
Parents have shared the funny photographs of their youngsters doing DIY gif…
Book: Melvyn Bragg
Music and lyrics: Howard Goodall
Director: Douglas Rintoul
One of the very few positives to come out of the current theatre closures is that those of us who may not live too near to places like Hornchurch, Hull or Oldham are getting …
Current travel restrictions have many of us mourning the cancellation of a holiday planned months ago or disappointed about the prospects of our future travel plans. But don’t fret just yet! There are still plenty of ways to enjoy a proper getaway with…
The original 250-year-old stone crossing over the River Eamont was destroyed by floods in 2015. Finally a new stainless steel road bridge is re-connecting the local community at Pooley Bridge.
Local firm Waitings Ltd had the contract to supply plant …
“I was straight out of an engineering degree at university – via a year in Australia – from home in Dumfries and Galloway [Scotland] to M-Sport in Cumbria. That was 2007.
I was quite fortunate in that [M-Sport tyre engineer] George Black was a bit of a…
Children in a west Cumbrian village held their very own convoy to thank key workers, as well as celebrate the birthday of a much-loved resident.Paula Radcliffe is the mind behind the Bigrigg event, which was organised in less than two days to lift spir…
COCKERMOUTH’S favourite fundraiser will be remembered for many years to come with a town bench dedicated to him.Much-loved Kevin Twigg, 58, died last month at the West Cumberland Hospital. He had serious health issues and had contracted coronavirus.
At…
UK news
Far-right activist claims to be investigating case of woman accused of lying about abuse
Tommy Robinson at Westminster magistrates court last week, where he was supporting the leader of Britain First.
Ph…
The widow of an army captain who was killed after being struck by a forklift truck driven by US soldier has called for an independent investigation into his death.
Captain Dean Sprouting died after being hit by the vehicle while jogging at the Al Asad …
AN EDEN man has pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and while disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence.Forty-six-year-old Ralph Brook, of Swindale Cottage, Brough, committed the offences by driving a silver Mercedes C220 along t…