Date: Friday 5th May 2017
BRAITHWAITE farmer Paul Barnes was a member of a delegation of area residents who met with ministers in a bid to reach an agreement to allow his group to make preparations to deal with any future flooding in the county.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
THE leadership of Cumbria County Council could remain uncertain for weeks after no party won overall control in this week’s elections.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
A FORMER Cumbria police officer has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for a host of on-line child sex crimes involving babies believed to be as young as five months.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
HUNDREDS of lights dotted the fells above Braithwaite on Saturday in a colourful effort to raise funds for a charity in Nepal.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
BELOW: Mingma Tshering Sherpa, from Namche, Nepal, and a friend who took part in the event.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
THERE was always something comforting about Woolies and its sudden loss to the high street came as a terrible shock to thousands of employees and millions of shoppers.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
THE North of England Horticultural Society awarded a gold medal to Neil and Sue Huntley, of Hartside Nursery, near Alston, at the Harrogate spring show.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
WHY an axe was thrust into a grave was just one of the many questions posed by Adam Parsons when he gave his second talk on the Cumwhitton Viking burials to the Appleby Archaeology Group.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
MERMAIDS AFLOAT: Members of the Conservative Club float who were dressed as mermaids at Penrith’s May Day 25 years ago.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
When Bonnie Prince Charlie arrived in Penrith in November, 1745, to take up quarters in Devonshire Street he must surely have noticed a drapers’ shop just across the road, though whether he popped in to buy a pair of hose will never be known. The distinctive shop of N. Arnison and Sons had already been established for three years when the Young Pretender came to Penrith, although at that time the shop was trading under a different name. This year the business is celebrating its 250th anniversary.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
WHILE a clear picture was emerging yesterday of Conservative gains and Labour losses across the county in Thursday’s local elections, the situation in Cumbria is as clear as mud.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
HUNDREDS of lights dotted the fells above Braithwaite on Saturday (above) in a colourful effort to raise funds for a charity in Nepal.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
A PHARMACY assistant has been jailed for four-and-a-half years for illegally sending parcels full of strong prescription-only drugs to a vulnerable man she described as her “soul mate”.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
A HEADTEACHERS’ union is keeping up the pressure for fairer funding for schools after raising the issue with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
AN Appleby man has appeared in court accused of brandishing a chainsaw and threatening violence in the town last week.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
AN Eden man has been given a suspended prison sentence after racking up more than £5,000 in council tax arrears.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
A MAN aged 69 who fell 300ft (91m) from St. Sunday Crag in the Lake District is expected to make a full recovery, say mountain rescuers.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
“EFFECTIVE action” is being taken to tackle areas requiring improvement at Appleby Grammar School, but feedback to pupils on how they can improve their handwriting, spelling, punctuation and grammar still needs to be improved, according to an Ofsted inspector.
Date: Friday 5th May 2017
Sir, Like many people I’ve been reading with horror the recent letters regarding the planned housing development at Tirril. However, it should come as no shock that local planners are ignoring residents’ wishes.
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