“I’ve stayed 12 and a half stone since 18, I don’t drink and I don’t smoke.”Those were the words of wisdom from one of Cumbria’s oldest truckers, who offered his advice on the secret to working more than 50 hours a week at the age of 80.
Maurice Slesso…
The next stop of OOIDA’s tour trailer is scheduled for Carlisle, Pa. For some, it is the car capital of the state.
The Spirit of the American Trucker is scheduled to be at the Petro Stopping Center in Carlisle on Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 20-22. T…
Van owners are being urged to remove valuable items from their vehicles to deter opportunist thieves.
The advice from Kent Police comes after a number of reported overnight thefts in Tunbridge Wells during the past week.
At the weekend power tools w…
A truck driver was killed in a Thursday-night crash that shut down a portion of Interstate 81 in Cumberland County.
Bernardo J. Morales Charris, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was killed after the Pennsylvania State Police at Carlisle say he sideswiped …
An 18-year-old has been accused of killing his 51-year-old neighbour in an effort to gain attention on TikTok.
Correctional officer William Durham died after getting into an altercation with Zachary Latham, of Vineland, New Jersey, on May 4.
The …
A body has been found after officers from Kent Police used a fork lift truck to smash down the door of a £500,000 home of a new housing estate in Ebbsfleet Valley, Swanscombe on Friday afternoon.
An investigation has been launched follo…
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…
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…
By Andrew Belfry
Monday, April 27
11:30 a.m. – An employee of Flood Ford in East Greenwich informed police that two dealership license plates went missing. The employee told officers during the meeting at EGPD headquarters that he believes they were lo…
A Penrith-based logistics firm is helping to reinforce the NHS’s message to stay at home during the coronavirus lockdown.A W Jenkinson, one of the UK’s largest haulage firms, has emblazoned two of its lorry trailers with the message to “stay at home” w…
The NHS-liveried lorries on the M6 motorway in the Lune Valley in Cumbria. Photography: Mulholland MediaPenrith-based logistics business A.W. Jenkinson Transport Ltd, which operates across the UK, is helping to reinforce the NHS’s Stay at Home message …
HUNDREDS of tributes have poured in for a much-loved Cockermouth man who raised thousands of pounds for charity over the years.
Kevin Twigg, 58, died on Monday at the West Cumberland Hospital. He had serious health issues and had contracted coronavirus…
A man who dumped a pick-up truck in the middle of a muddy field in Hartshorne has appeared in court after what he did appeared on social media.
The Ford Ranger truck was abandoned by Ryan Cokayne in the field. It led to Swadlincote Police Safer Neighbo…
Raleigh, N.C. — Here are the latest updates on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in North Carolina and across the globe:
What you need to know:
At least 386 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus, including two in Raleig…
Terrifying moment a truck driver rams a hatchback down a busy highway and doesn’t even REALISE he’s doing it
Kia Picanto hatchback dragged along Sydney’s Cumberland Highway by a truck
Driver inside the car was believed to be shak…