Martin Lewes
Reporter

We've now finished posting news and other information for the county for today, and this week. Here's a reminder of some of today's main developments:

• Today and this week have been dominated by the story of the Cumbrian chef Matt Campbell, who died while running the London marathon, with runners holding events in his memory and his sponsorship fund passing £200,000;
• The Carlisle United manager Keith Curle gave his first news conference since the announcement that he would leave the club at the end of the season;
• And Sean Conway, the Cumbrian cyclist who must surely have the finest ginger beard in England, reached the Czech Republic in his attempt to break the record for riding across Europe.

We'll be back on Monday to do it all again.

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A second Cumbrian health trust says it has had 16 doctors recruited from India refused visas.

The Morecambe Bay Hospitals trust is one of a number across the north west that shared a recruiting drive in the sub-continent.

Image source, Google

But 100 of the clinicians signed up have been refused visas by the Home Office, and the Morecambe Bay Trust says this includes 16 junior doctors and six scientists who were coming to work in hospitals including the Furness General in Barrow (pictured).

David Wilkinson, director of workforce at the trust, said: “Due to insufficient numbers of junior doctors, our trust is left with gaps in rotas resulting in additional costs, as we are forced to use agency doctors to cover those gaps."

Christopher Peck has life-threatening injuries and his left leg has been amputated.

The North West Ambulance Service says it is disappointed by a trade union's decision to ballot members about industrial action in a dispute over pay and job evaluation.

The GMB union represents around half the trust's paramedics, and says a re-evaluation of their work has dragged on for too long.

Michael Forrest, a director of the NWAS, said the job evaluation was being done by an external body, and there had been delays while both sides sought clarification.

“We are disappointed that GMB has chosen to take this action whilst a process is still ongoing," he said.

"Talks are currently taking place and will continue until a resolution has been agreed.”

BBC Weather

Tonight looks set to be dry with clear periods and patchy cloud cover, and it will become cold enough for a touch of frost, with temperatures from -1C to 2C (30F to 36F).

You can find the latest BBC weather forecast for where you are, here.

The Cumbria Partnership Trust, which provides community and mental health services in Cumbria, says four staff it was hoping to recruit are among a number who have been refused visas by the Home Office.

A Home Office spokesman said applicants who were refused in "over-subscribed months" could reapply in future ones, but the BBC health correspondent Nick Triggle said it was not clear why these staff had been refused the Tier 2 visas, as they are known.

The doctors involved were recruited by a regional group of health trusts, and the Cumbrian trust said it is working with the others to find a resolution.

A Cumbrian family is trying to raise money, external to help a motorcyclist from Workington seriously injured in a crash in Brazil.

Image source, JustGiving.Com

Chris Peck was planning to spend 18 weeks touring south America, but on 20 April he was involved in a head on collision.

Natalie Taylor, his sister, said he had already had one leg amputated and now needed a transfer to a larger hospital for which his insurance companies were unwilling to pay.

Just Giving said the British consulate was aware of Chris's plight and in touch with the family.

Police caught a Carlisle drug dealer after stopping her car and discovered a "classic dealing den" at her home and drugs with a street value of £1,000.

Kerry Porter produced wraps of the drug from her underwear when she was questioned, Carlisle Crown Court was told.

Porter, 36, from Osborne Avenue in the city, admitted possessing cocaine with intent to supply and was jailed for 32 months.

Recorder Michael Murray said: "Anyone who gets involved in supplying in this murky world, of class A drugs in particular, should know that almost without exception there is always a custodial sentence."

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Carlisle United manager Keith Curle has spoken publicly for the first time since it was announced he'll leave the club at the end of the season.

After talks with directors, he has decided to "further his career elsewhere" but will remain in charge for the final 2 games.

At a news conference today, Keith Curle said again that it was his decision to leave Carlisle United.

The GMB union says its members who work as paramedics in the North West Ambulance Service will be asked to vote on whether they want to take industrial action in what officials describe as a "long-running" pay dispute.

So far there's been no response from the ambulance trust.

The union says its members include about 50% of the paramedics, who they say have been waiting for the outcome of a job re-evaluation for 12 years.

The ballot will start on Thursday.

Martin Lewes
Reporter

Cumbria has a long lambing season, because the farmers near the coast start months before those on the high fells, and the Beast from the East and other storms meant this one has been harsher than for many years.

So the county's shepherds have been watching this year's new arrivals gather strength as the weather gets milder with some relief, but still some caution.

BBC Cumbria Sport

Barrow manager Ady Pennock has warned his players against complacency ahead of tomorrow's final-day-of-the-season decider against Chester at Holker Street.

A win against their already relegated opponents will secure National League survival for the Bluebirds - and send Woking down.

The Bluebirds will also be safe as long as they match or better Woking's result.

Fire crews rescued a woman who had got stuck after falling down the side of the slag bank at Ormsgill Lane in Barrow last night.

They used specialist climbing equipment to help her down the 20m (66ft) slope to paramedics who established she had escaped unhurt.

The Carlisle United chief executive Nigel Clibbens is not showing any great anxiety about recruiting a new manager after Keith Curle said he would leave at the end of the season.

The Cumbrian-based cyclist, Sean Conway, is well ahead of schedule in his attempt to cycle the width of Europe from Portugal to Ufa in Russia.

Image source, Sean Conway

Ten days into the challenge Sean is currently crossing the Czech Republic, external with about 3,000 miles to go.

The record is 25 days, set in 2017. In the same year, Sean had to pull out of an attempt because of injury after just four days.

Those up early in South Cumbria might have seen this impressive halo around the sun earlier today, caused by ice crystals in the high haze.

Image source, Stuart Atkinson

It was spotted by the Kendal astronomer Stuart Atkinson. If you have a photo worth sharing, you can send it our way by email, contact us on Facebook, external, or tweet it on Twitter, external.

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A large number of services between Oxenholme and Windermere will not be running today because of what Northern trains describes as a shortage of drivers.

BBC Weather

This afternoon should see a little hazy sunshine from time to time, but skies will often be quite cloudy and the cloud may become thick enough to produce the odd spot of rain.

There will be light winds and maximum temperatures from 10C to 13C (50F to 55F).

You can find the latest BBC weather forecast for where you are, here.

It's a big weekend of football at grass-roots level.

The finals of the FA People's Cup take place at England's training ground at St George's Park.

There are 18 different categories involved including - new for 2018 - futsal, which these guys are involved with..

See how Sala Soccer FC and all the other teams get on in the FA People's Cup finals with live streaming, and text commentary on Saturday 28 & Sunday 29, April on the BBC Sport website & app.

Police say they are concerned about missing teenager Liam Johnston, who was last seen in Barrow yesterday.

Image source, Family photo

He's 5ft 5in, and when last seen he was wearing a khaki green Nike tracksuit.

Officers say the would also like to hear from Liam, who is 15 and from Carnforth, to let them know that he is safe and well.