PUBLIC health officials have warned against holding parties after a number of "large gatherings" last weekend resulted in several people being diagnosed with coronavirus.

Eden has one of the highest furlough rates in the country, new figures reveal.

A daredevil Lake District climber has marked his 40th birthday by introducing the next generation of his family to the kind of epic adventures he has become renowned for.

Jobseeker numbers in Cumbria rose by 300 in July, latest figures show.