Summary

  • Met Office warns of 'very dangerous' freezing rain

  • Lakes festival founder called in to help set up USA event

  • Yard boss calls for investment in Barrow to stop town's population dwindling

  • Brexit 'could hit nuclear industry'

  1. Wild camping on Wainwright's 214 fellspublished at 07:26 British Summer Time 25 April 2021

    Russell Moorhouse is wild camping on all 214 Wainwrights to raise money for a mental health charity.

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  2. Carlisle United 1-1 Harrogate Townpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 24 April 2021

    Carlisle miss the chance to make up ground in the League Two play-off race as they draw at home against Harrogate Town.

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  3. Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Barrowpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 24 April 2021

    Tranmere's slim automatic promotion hopes are still alive after beating Barrow, whose fight for League Two survival goes on.

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  4. Helicopter used to fight Lake District firepublished at 12:12 British Summer Time 24 April 2021

    A helicopter and nine engines are fighting a grass fire that broke out near a Lake District forest.

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  5. Listen: Bradford Bulls v Dewsbury Ramspublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    Listen to BBC local radio commentary from Swinton Lions v York City Knights, Featherstone Rovers v Whitehaven and Bradford Bulls v Dewsbury Rams in the Betfred Championship.

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  6. Helicopter hoists stone for Scafell Pike repairspublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    Work is under way to mend paths on England's highest mountain using 230 bags of airlifted stones.

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  7. Weather on the fells: Sunny and mild with cloud-free skiespublished at 08:04 British Summer Time 23 April 2021

    • Temperature at 3,000ft: Around 4C to 6C (39F to 43F).
    • Winds: Light to gentle winds in a south-easterly direction. Gusts reaching up to 15mph.
    • Cloud: Skies will be mostly cloud-free throughout the day. Any cloud bases will be above the summits.
    • Weather: It will be dry and fine throughout, with lengthy spells of sunshine. Feeling quite mild too at sea level.
    • Visibility: Good or excellent visibility.
    • UV levels: Moderate.
  8. Charity destroys decades-old grassland in errorpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    The National Trust ploughed the field which had been untouched for years in an attempt to rewild it.

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  9. Appleby Horse Fair moved to Augustpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    A new date has been agreed for the Appleby Horse Fair this summer - but it will be held in August rather than the traditional month of June.

    The annual meeting for members of the Gypsy, Romany and travelling communities attracts tens of thousands of people.

    The date of 12 August has been agreed by organisers and Eden District Council, although it is still subject to changes in government policy around the pandemic.

    It was cancelled last year for only the second time in 250 years because of the pandemic.

    Horses in the river at Appleby 2018Image source, PA Media

    Les Clark, chair of the Appleby Horse Fair coordinating group and deputy chief executive of Eden District Council, said: “Selecting a date has been a difficult process. As the traditional date is not viable, there has had to be compromise on all sides. I would like to thank everyone for their patience and for willingness to find common ground during what is a difficult time for everyone.

    “We ask that the Gypsy and traveller community sticks to the August date and urge people not to make plans for visits at other times."

    Billy Welch, Gypsy and traveller representative on the organising committee, said: “Whilst the Gypsy and traveller community would have been happier for the fair to be held earlier in the summer, we are happy with the compromise date.

    “I urge people to stick to the August date and not to make plans to come at other points in the summer.”

    The fair has existed under the protection of a charter granted by James II since 1685.

    Appleby Horse Fair 2018Image source, PA Media
  10. Villagers raise £120k in race to buy shoppublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    Residents say the shop is a "lifeline" especially in times of crisis like Covid.

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  11. Weather on the fells: Cloud-free skies and gentle windspublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 22 April 2021

    • Temperature at 3,000ft: Around 2C to 4C (36F to 39F) through the day.
    • Winds: Light to gentle winds with a variable wind direction. Gusts of only 10mph to 15mph.
    • Cloud: Skies will be cloud-free throughout the day.
    • Weather: A dry and fine day throughout with plenty of sunshine, feeling quite mild too at sea level.
    • Visibility: Good or excellent visibility.
  12. Praise for fosterer who took in mother and babypublished at 06:39 British Summer Time 21 April 2021

    Cumbria County Council wants to recruit fosterers who will take in vulnerable parents and children.

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  13. Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Carlisle Unitedpublished at 21:41 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Bolton reignite their promotion charge with a crucial victory over Carlisle at the University of Bolton Stadium.

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  14. Barrow 0-2 Port Valepublished at 21:39 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Barrow miss the chance to confirm League Two survival following a 2-0 defeat at home by Port Vale.

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  15. Health officials to oversee part of hospital trustpublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    A support team will help staff overcome patient care issues, an NHS board report says.

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  16. Man crawls for four hours with broken arm and legpublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    He slipped on steep ground while descending Eagle Crag and was forced to drag himself down.

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  17. Sale of airline and airport announcedpublished at 14:13 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    Isle of Man-based Ettyl Ltd is buying Stobart Air and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

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  18. Weather on the fells: Light winds and sunny, cloudy by afternoonpublished at 08:09 British Summer Time 20 April 2021

    • Temperature at 3,000ft: Around 4C to 5C (39F to 41F).
    • Winds: Very light winds today, with variable direction. Gusts around 15mph to 20mph.
    • Cloud: Cloud bases will be around 5,000ft to 6,600ft (1,500m to 2,000m) in the morning, before becoming quite broken around noon. Later in the afternoon cloud will push in again from the north-west with bases between 2,000 to 3,300ft (600m to 1,000m).
    • Weather: A largely dry day with the best of the sunshine in the morning and early afternoon. It will turn increasingly cloudy through the afternoon, with the odd spot of rain possible.
    • Visibility: Generally good.
  19. Drink-driver jailed for killing family in crashpublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    David Logan is given a 10-year sentence for the smash which killed a father, his son and daughter.

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  20. 'Rare' triplet lambs at ex-Beatrix Potter farmpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 19 April 2021

    It is only the third time in 18 years that a ewe at Yew Tree farm has given birth to three young.

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