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. Windermere freezes for first time in over a decadepublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2021

    However it is not as bad as the early 1980s when it was possible to walk across the frozen lake.

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  2. Hikers found on hilltop in tracksuits and trainerspublished at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2021

    Rescuers saw the ill-equipped group amid "blizzard-like" weather while training in Northumberland.

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  3. Train used to smash dangerous icicles from tunnelpublished at 11:42 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2021

    The special train was used on the Settle to Carlisle line to remove the 5ft (1.5m) obstacles.

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  4. First two rounds of Challenge Cup drawnpublished at 17:58 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    League One side West Wales Raiders will welcome seven-time winners Widnes in the opening round of the 2021 Challenge Cup.

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  5. Pub loses appeal over social-distancing breachespublished at 12:30 Greenwich Mean Time 11 February 2021

    A council officer saw six people drinking together and three men "very close" at the bar.

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  6. Rape accused 'forced himself' on schoolgirlpublished at 21:59 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021

    The youngster told police she and another girl were given alcohol before both being attacked.

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  7. Exeter have 'no complaints' over call-offpublished at 09:36 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021

    Exeter City boss Matt Taylor says Barrow could have done no more to get their League Two game on, after it is postponed an hour before kick-off.

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  8. Winter scenes expand online exhibitionpublished at 06:14 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2021

    Further images from the early 1900s captured by a Barrow photographer and his sons are uncovered.

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  9. Coal mine plan to be re-examinedpublished at 18:21 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2021

    Councillors will reconsider the planning application in the light of climate change advice.

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  10. Carlisle and Barrow games called offpublished at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2021

    Barrow and Carlisle United have Tuesday's League Two home fixtures against Exeter and Leyton Orient postponed.

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  11. Men deny having sex with schoolgirlspublished at 16:07 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2021

    Carlisle Crown Court hears the girls were given alcohol and then "exploited and raped".

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  12. Agricultural college to close after no buyer foundpublished at 13:12 Greenwich Mean Time 9 February 2021

    A review concludes "most" students and apprentices at Newton Rigg can study elsewhere in Cumbria.

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  13. Mountain-fall rescuer has 'life-changing injuries'published at 21:13 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2021

    The 60-year-old, who went to help a man camping out in the Lake District, faces a "long recovery".

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  14. Banned driver who rammed police jailedpublished at 15:48 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2021

    Steven Kidd led police on a pursuit before injuring two officers when he reversed into their car.

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  15. A66 closed as heavy snow hitspublished at 10:41 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2021

    The A66 has been closed between Brough and Bowes due to the heavy snow.

    A yellow warning for snow, external is in place for the eastern edge of Cumbria until Wednesday.

    Meanwhile, here are some pictures from Garrigill near Nenthead and Alston taken by BBC Weatherwatchers.

    Snow plough on road in NentheadImage source, Kimspics
    Snow around waterfall in AlstonImage source, Alston Eye
  16. Climate tsar urged to quit over 'reckless' minepublished at 09:06 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2021

    Alok Sharma should resign unless plans for a deep coal mine in Cumbria are dropped, Lib Dems say.

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  17. Latest updates from BBC Cumbria Livepublished at 08:18 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2021

    Bringing you the latest news and sport from across Cumbria from Monday 8 February to Friday 5 February 2021.

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  18. Campers fined as mountain rescuer injured in fallpublished at 17:10 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021

    A rescuer fell while responding to reports of a camper in the fells suffering chest pains.

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  19. Attempted murder arrests after man stabbedpublished at 16:34 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021

    Two men are arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in Carlisle.

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  20. Mountain rescuers thank walkers for staying awaypublished at 09:33 Greenwich Mean Time 7 February 2021

    After a "worrying spike" in the number of call outs at the beginning of 2021, numbers have fallen.

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