Martin Lewes
Reporter

We've now finished posting news and other interesting and useful things about Cumbria for today, and this week. Here's a reminder of some of today's developments:

• The Kendal company that invented a way to recycle all those paper coffee cups that previously went into landfill, reported that it had seen business increase five-fold in a year
• A council leader said it would be up to local committees whether parking meters went up along streets in Cumbria, which should make for a lot of heated debate on these relatively-little-known bodies
• And this year's winner of the annual Wasdale World's Biggest Liar competition Mike Naylor, must also deserve commendation in the stakes for world's best word play - I'll leave you to find it

We'll be back from 08:00 on Monday. As always you can join in, if you've got any stories or photos you think we should see, let us know by sending us an email, getting in touch on Facebook, external, or on Twitter, external.

Have a very good weekend.

BBC Weather

There will be some clear breaks in places this evening and overnight but in general, there will be rather a lot of cloud, thick enough in places to give a spot or two of drizzle.

It will turn rather misty with minimum temperatures from 5C to 8C (41F to 46F).

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

Martin Lewes
Reporter

Cumbrian Conservative MPs remain divided over whether they support the agreement sorted out by the government to start taking the UK out of the European Union.

The MP for Penrith and the Border Rory Stewart, who is a minister in the government, remains loyal and after stumbling into trouble in a radio interview yesterday, was back on the campaign today.

The Copeland MP Trudy Harrison says the position is unbearable at the moment because while she has problems with the deal she doesn't want Britain to leave the EU without an agreement.

The Carlisle MP John Stevenson, meanwhile, tweeted yesterday that he was tending towards joining the European Free Trade Area, sometimes known as the Norway Model, and he has since put out a number of messages enlarging on this.

Work is planned to Barrow Library costing up to £1m, to fix leaks, make the 96-year-old building more accessible, improve some of the spaces and improve fire safety.

Surveys have shown that the Grade II-listed property, described as of potential "national architectural importance", is structurally sound.

But a flat roof above the research area is reportedly leaking due to condensation, while a wall near the existing staff work room is letting in water.

Cumbria County Council is now seeking Listed Building Consent to "remodel, preserve and repair" the landmark building at the junction of Duke Street, Abbey Road and Ramsden Square, and the plans are currently out to public consultation.

Image source, Google

Belinda Artingstoll
BBC Cumbria Live

Don't forget, tonight sees the annual BBC Children in Need appeal and here in Cumbria, a yellow bear with a bandaged head has been touring the county.

Today Pudsey completed a week-long tour of 20 schools all over the county, starting at Caldbeck and finishing today in Carlisle.

And from around the county, here are just three of the many fundraising events....

A young driver who drank and then mounted a pavement in her car, knocking over four pedestrians, has been spared prison.

Carlisle Crown Court heard how Courtney Shepherd, 18, of Cockermouth, was on a night out in the town when she argued with a girl and threatened to stab her

She then got in a car and, apparently unintentionally, knocked the girl and three others over while driving through Windmill Lane.

Shepherd admitted two dangerous driving charges, possessing two knives which were found in her vehicle, and drink driving.

The judge was told Shepherd had mental health issues that would deteriorate in jail and suspended a 16 month prison sentence for two years, but he banned her from driving for 18 months, and imposed rehabilitation and work orders and a curfew.

Council bosses agree to start negotiations with the government as part of plans to save cash.

Local councillors will be responsible for deciding whether or not drivers will be charged for parking on streets in Cumbria, a county council meeting was told.

It emerged at the start of this month that Cumbria County Council had been discussing charging for on-street parking at private meetings, for the first time since the same idea was abandoned amid controversy four years ago.

Image source, Google

Labour county council leader Stewart Young told a meeting of the authority in Kendal that any decision was a matter for councillors on local committees to decide, but it would mean more money for road maintenance.

But the opposition leader, Conservative James Airey, said his party, which controls two local committees, would not bring in the charges.

A man confronted by vigilantes at work after he made advances online to someone he wrongly thought to be a 14-year-old boy has been told by a Carlisle Crown Court judge that he could go to prison.

Daniel Mark Cheeseman, 26, formerly of Kendal, now from near Harrogate, admitted inciting a child, said to be a 14-year-old boy, through August last year and sending a child an explicit sexual image.

Mr Justice William David adjourned the case for reports until a sentencing hearing on 14 December, telling Cheeseman: "You must understand that all options are open."

Eighteen books were technically "checked out" but they were by staff making sure the machine worked.

About 100 more people a year with serious illnesses in Barrow are going to receive help to live independently, with the opening of the St Mary's Hospice's Living Well centre.

The former factory on Duke Street, bought by the Ulverston-based hospice charity 18 months ago, is a furniture warehouse and now the offices have been converted to be home to a range of complementary therapies, meetings and drop ins, exercise classes and social gatherings.

Val Stangoe, the chief executive of St Mary's, said: "As currently 40% of those using St Mary's Hospice services come from Barrow, and Barrow is the largest town locally, we decided it was the right time to offer more services."

The centre will also provide a base for related charities, such as Cafe Neuro, which is for people with neurological conditions.

BBC News Travel

Another strike in a long-running dispute over the role of guards will affect Northern train services tomorrow.

The company says it will run about 30% of services between 09:00 and 18:00 and tickets can be used on other services where these are available.

You can see more details of the situation here, external.

A former Carlisle man has been jailed for five years after he admitted four charges of sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl and three of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.

Image source, Cumbria Police

Arron Wright, 27, now of Methil, near Leven, Fife, must sign the sex offenders' register and abide by the strict terms of a sexual harm prevention order indefinitely and will also be barred from working with children and vulnerable adults.

Carlisle Crown Court heard the girl later spoke of suffering "horrifying nightmares" and told how Wright's criminal conduct had "knocked my confidence and reduced me to little self-esteem".

After the case had concluded, Det Con James Aiston, of Cumbria Police, said: "His actions were abhorrent. His sentence today highlights the serious nature of the offences committed.”

A story about a Three Peaks challenge, dreamed up just two weeks before the event, won the annual World's Biggest Liar competition at the Bridge Inn, external, Wasdale, last night.

Image source, Ian Warren

Mike Naylor, seen here being given his prize by the mountaineer Alan Hinkes, took top place by telling how he climbed the Matterhorn, Eiger and Everest for a three peaks challenge.

Mike, who has won the title five times before, told the crowd he had placed a flag on top of the Matterhorn, but had only his winner's tie from the last Biggest Liar competition for the next mountain, so he fixed it to the summit cairn as "the tie of the Eiger".

Bill Southward, a former Mayor of Copeland who served almost 25 years on various local councils, has died at the age of 79.

Image source, Copeland BC

Councillor Southward represented Cleator Moor North on the borough council from 1991 to 2015, including being mayor in 2004 to 2005, and was made an Alderman of the Borough in 2016.

He worked as a miner for most of his life, before spending 12 years at Sellafield.

Local Democracy Reporting Service
Ellis Butcher

New assurances that a footbridge in Kendal, closed since Storm Desmond inundated the town, will be replaced were made at a county council meeting.

Councillor Keith Little said three councils and the Environment Agency were trying to bring the money together after opposition leader James Airey said promises of a new bridge being built had been broken.

Image source, Google

Councillor Little, the cabinet member for highways, said the cost of a new bridge had soared after the agency asked that the replacement for the dangerously weakened structure should be higher.

"Let me assure you, it's on our agenda and we are meeting on a regular basis," he said.

Councillor Airey said: "The residents of Kendal were expecting a new bridge early next year but apparently the bridge is going to be taken down, no funds have been allocated for a replacement and the people of Kendal are going to be left without Gooseholme Bridge indefinitely."

BBC Cumbria Sport

Carlisle United travel to Swindon tomorrow having won just one of their last five league games

John Sheridan, the manager, says he's finding it hard to tolerate how inconsistent his side's performances are.

Image source, CUFC

BBC Weather

It will remain dry this afternoon with lots of cloud but also localised sunshine in places, and highest temperatures from 11C to 14C (52 to 57F).

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

The Whitehaven Academy is looking for a new principal after Warren Turner announced he is leaving having run the school for two years.

The school is run by the Bright Tribe Trust and Angela Barry, the interim chief executive, paid tribute to Mr Turner, saying he had provided strong leadership during a time of turbulence and uncertainty.

The Academy is in the process of being taken over by a new sponsor, the Cumbria Education Trust.

A cloudy day can make the mood of the mountains, and Martin Norden caught just such a moment at Buttermere.

Image source, Martin Norden

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