A PLUTONIUM treatment plant at Sellafield has moved a step closer to completion. The Sellafield Product and Residue Store Retreatment Plant (SRP) is one of the site's largest and most complex ...

A FORMER Cumbrian school pupil has shared his delight at the appointment of his long time colleague and friend to the position of Pope - with ...

A group of cyclists is preparing for a 260-mile fundraising ride around Cumbria in support of BEEP Doctors (BASICS Cumbria), a volunteer ...

WORKINGTON'S new Mayor has said he hopes to make the town a place which holds 'community spirit at its heart' following his appointment to office.

We are all being urged to check our change for a rare Royal Mint 50p coin that is selling for more than £200. Thousands more of the coin are thought to be in circulation, with one selling for more ...

Nuclear apprentices have put teamwork into action to support a vital heart health charity, raising £1,500 for the cause.

The sunshine has arrived across the UK, with temperatures set to continue soaring in some parts of the country.

A MAN who downloaded indecent images of young boys has been ordered to sign the Sex Offenders’ Register. Martin Ballantyne, 27, entered guilty pleas to the following offences when he appeared before ...

A block of grazing and mowing land covering nearly 78 acres is for sale near Cockermouth for £650,000. Marketed by PFK Rural, the land at Skiddaw View Farm is described by the agents as an "excellent ...

Visitors to the Lake District can now journey into the cosmos at the region's first public observatory and planetarium, open now at Grizedale Forest.

A Carlisle-based charity has urged the public to 'respect' disabled parking after new figures revealed how many fines were issued to drivers ...

A new vision for transforming the Port of Workington into a bustling hub for energy production, manufacturing and logistics industries has ...