Obituaries

A mainstay of a number community organisations in Appleby, including the Royal British Legion, who ran the poppy appeal in...

Former Eden district councillor and Cumbria County Council chairman Bert Richardson ­— who also ran Caldbeck shop for 35 years­...

Ian McVittie, who has died at the age of 91, was a stalwart of the Penrith business community whose passion...

Kath Smith A much-loved woman who was a stalwart of a number of community groups in Keswick has died after...

Well-known Cumbrian landowner Airlie Holden-Hindley has died peacefully at home, aged 97.

Sandy Urquhart, a much loved and respected veterinary surgeon for Penrith and the surrounding area, has died aged 77.

A man who forged himself a career in the seafaring industry, despite his eyesight not being good enough to fulfil...

Former National Farmers’ Union group secretary Alan Kitching, Penrith, died at the Eden Valley Hospice, aged 73

Former soldier, forestry and transport worker, Ken Buck, has died at the age of 92. Ken was born on 10th...

Bolton man Don Ford, known as a towering figure in British industry having been director of British Steel and honoured...