Two new schools are to be built in Barrow and Carlisle to provide education for children who cannot attend mainstream establishments because of their social, emotional or mental health requirements.

Officials say the number of youngsters requiring this type of education has increased, particularly in the Carlisle and Barrow areas.

There will be space for 40 pupils at each school, and £5m is being spent on new buildings at Channelside in Barrow, as we reported earlier this week, and in Harraby in Carlisle, as long as planning permission is granted.

It's hoped the school in Carlisle will open in late 2021 and the Barrow school in 2022.

The boss of the Lake District's busiest tourist attraction has been appointed to a national council advising ministers on the industry's needs.

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Nigel Wilkinson, who is managing director of Windermere Lake Cruises, is one of more than 20 business people who represent sectors such as visitor accommodation, aviation and attractions to ministers on the Tourism Industry Council.

He said after his first meeting: “While speaking for the whole industry nationwide, I’m using my position to stress the critical importance of the visitor economy to Cumbria, and raising awareness of the challenges we all face."

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Temperatures around average for the time of year, reaching 11C (52F)

And it'll stay dry this evening and overnight, with patches of mist, fog and low cloud developing.

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The man in charge of looking into whether an underground nuclear waste store could be built beneath West Cumbria has been explaining more about the idea.

Copeland has always backed the scheme, not least because most of Britain's high level waste is already stored at Sellafield, but earlier plans to build what was called "a repository" were scrapped in 2013 after Cumbria County Council withdrew support.

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Mark Cullinan is the chairman of the group in Copeland working to see if there are any communities in the area who live over the right sort of geology and would be happy to live near such a development, and he says he wants to hear from those in favour and those against.

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Barrow manager David Dunn says his side "struggled to get going" in their 1-0 defeat to Grimsby last night.

The Bluebirds had been hoping to secure their third consecutive win, but Dunn says a busy fixture schedule has left his players feeling tired.

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Carlisle United's manager has praised the side's "energy and intelligence" after a 3-2 win over league-leaders Newport last night.

Chris Beech said Carlisle could have scored even more goals, and he wishes fans had been in the grounds to see the win.

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Cumbria is again involved in a search to find a site for Britain's radioactive waste.

Most of the country's waste is stored at Sellafield, and it is national policy that an underground store, known as a Geological Disposal Facility, will be built.

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Previous proposals for a store were abandoned seven years ago after Cumbria County Council voted against it.

Copeland council has now put proposals for a way forward online, external, with some decisions, such as excluding the Lake District National Park built in, for local people to discuss,

David Moore,the Conservative deputy mayor of Copeland and in charge of nuclear matters for the borough council, says community involvement is the key to the latest proposals.

Two speed cameras installed in Cumbria earlier this year after local communities said they were worried about speeding have caught 1,300 drivers between them.

One on the Wigton bypass clocked vehicles passing at 90mph when the limit is 50mph, while another in the middle of Longtown registered speeders at 60mph, double the limit in force.

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Police say there has been a slight reduction in the number of drivers being caught in the past few months.

The Cumbria Road Safety Partnership, which includes police and local authorities and controls both fixed and mobile cameras, said: “Safety cameras, whether they be fixed or mounted in vans, provide an effective deterrent to speeding, which is a common factor in the deaths and serious injuries witnessed on our roads.”

Nine-year-old Lily shares her adventures to inspire others to get out and enjoy the countryside.

Tourism businesses in Cumbria are hoping they can get more help from government after a meeting with the tourism minister Nigel Huddleston yesterday.

At the meeting, organised by the Westmorland and Lonsdale Lib Dem MP Tim Farron, Gill Haigh said fewer than half the county's tourism businesses were confident of surviving the next six months, and asked for the furlough scheme to be extended through to next spring, with more financial support.

Afterwards Mr Farron said the minister had agreed to discuss with the Treasury whether more support could be given.

Cumbria's chief constable, Michelle Skeer, is one of five in the North West to sign an open letter making it clear that the police will target people who break the lockdown rules.

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The police chiefs say they will seek support from the Government and the judiciary, to consider how those who ignore coronavirus-related fines can be brought to justice quickly.

They say they will concentrate on people who organise large gatherings and music events, repeatedly hold parties or deliberately refuse to self-isolate.

The chief constables say that so far they have only issued fines as a last resort, preferring to "engage, explain and encourage", but they say a minority of people across the North West seem incapable of complying with the regulations.

A plan to help the economy around the Morecambe Bay area, external to recover from the effects of Covid-19 has been produced.

Representatives from three local councils, Barrow, South Lakeland and Lancaster, have written to the Chancellor asking him to back their plans with funding over the next two years.

Suggestions include making the most of the area's potential to develop wind, solar, hydrogen, nuclear and marine technologies.

There's also suggestions for the agriculture industry, better health services, good quality housing and new jobs.

Image source, Lancaster City Council

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Police have made two arrests after a Workington convenience store was robbed for the third time in a week.

Officers said they were called to McColls on Harrington Road at about 08:00 this morning after reports of two men going in with an axe and a crowbar, and leaving with cash and tobacco.

Police say two men, both 34 and from Workington, were arrested in the area shortly afterwards on suspicion of robbery.

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Five chief constables issue a warning to people planning illegal gatherings during the new lockdown.

• Temperature at 3,000ft (900m): Around 2C to 3C (36F to 37F) for much of the day
• Winds: A fresh northerly to north-westerly breeze with gusts to 25mph for most, with gusts up to 30mph in the eastern fells
• Cloud: Partly cloudy skies at first with bases above 3,000ft (900m), possibly falling in the afternoon in north-western areas to around 2,000ft to 2,600ft (600m to 800 m)
• Weather: It will be a chilly day and north-westerly breezes will blow in some patchy cloud at times, but there will be mostly blue skies with plenty of sunshine
• Visibility: Generally very good throughout the day
• Freezing level: Just above the summits at first, rising during the day

The working group says the facility had potential benefits but would have to be right for the area.

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After a chilly start this morning, the day will be dry and fine with highest temperatures from 8C to 11C (46F to 52F).

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Grimsby chalk up their first victory in five League Two games with a win against new boys Barrow.

Two Jon Mellish' goals see Carlisle United climb to fifth after beating League Two leaders Newport County.