Summary

  • Seven years prison for M6 driver in fatal crash

  • Defence ministry warns of zip wire low flying risk

  • Millom residents call for flood action

  • Heavy snow brings avalanche danger to fells

  1. Barrow appoint Jolley as new managerpublished at 18:31 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2020

    League Two side Barrow appoint former Grimsby boss Michael Jolley as their new manager on a deal until 2023.

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  2. Woman arrested over 'scam' fire family appealpublished at 06:51 Greenwich Mean Time 23 December 2020

    Police say there is "no evidence any such fire took place" in Kendal and people should not donate.

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  3. New Covid variant 'could be behind sharp rise'published at 17:38 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2020

    Cumbria's public health chief says the recent high number "points to something different going on".

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  4. Man, 85, dies in hospital days after car crashpublished at 11:58 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2020

    John McTear was injured in a crash between two cars in Whitehaven on 17 December.

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  5. Center Parcs shuts all UK sites over Covid fearspublished at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2020

    Continuing to accept visitors would go against the government's "strong advice", the firm said.

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  6. Latest updates from BBC Cumbria Livepublished at 08:37 Greenwich Mean Time 21 December 2020

    Bringing you the latest news and sport from across Cumbria from Monday 21 December to Thursday 24 December, 2020.

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  7. Marathon mountain challenge halted after 22 hourspublished at 15:57 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    Joe Giddens is raising money towards treatment in the US for a baby with a rare genetic disorder.

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  8. Ex-striker Ibehre 'almost lost leg'published at 13:16 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    Former Cambridge United striker Jabo Ibehre could have lost his leg after an opponent's teeth were lodged in his knee.

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  9. Exhibition showcases scenes of winters pastpublished at 11:59 Greenwich Mean Time 20 December 2020

    Snowy vistas from the early 1900s captured by a Barrow photographer and his sons are featured online.

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  10. Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Carlisle Unitedpublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2020

    Jamille Matt's ninth goal of the season sees Forest Green beat promotion rivals Carlisle.

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  11. Barrow 3-0 Cheltenham Townpublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2020

    Battling Barrow end their five-game League Two winless streak with a fine win over high-flying Cheltenham.

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  12. Agriculture college should close, review findspublished at 10:59 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2020

    Further Education Commissioner concludes no bidder to run Newton Rigg College meets its criteria.

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  13. Marathon mountain climb for baby's treatmentpublished at 01:03 Greenwich Mean Time 19 December 2020

    Joe Giddens is raising money towards treatment in the US for a baby with a rare genetic disorder.

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  14. Sheep farmers fear 'crippling' no-deal Brexitpublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2020

    Most British lamb exports go to the EU but farmers could face huge tariffs if the trade talks fail.

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  15. Sellafield fined for 'entirely avoidable' injurypublished at 17:33 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2020

    The firm which runs the site admits failings which led to a worker sustaining 15-20% burns.

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  16. Rail station revamp takes step forwardpublished at 10:39 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2020

    The government confirms it will make £20m available to fund the redevelopment.

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  17. Stag trapped in barbed wire saved from riverpublished at 08:33 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2020

    The "extremely distressed" red deer was freed after hours trapped in wire fencing in the River Lyne.

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  18. How schools managed to save the Christmas nativitypublished at 01:01 Greenwich Mean Time 18 December 2020

    Schools have found new ways of celebrating the festive period during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  19. Anger over 'lowest' rate borough in tier twopublished at 21:22 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2020

    The government says Cumbria as a whole has "deteriorated from a relatively low number of cases".

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  20. Biker dies in crash with HGVpublished at 17:00 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2020

    A man has died after the motorbike he was riding was in a collision with a HGV near Grayrigg on the A685.

    The 22-year-old man from Kendal died at the scene yesterday afternoon.

    His family is being helped by specialist officers.

    The driver of the HGV was uninjured.

    Cumbria police says the road was closed for six hours while investigations were carried out.

    A685 near GrayriggImage source, Google