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. Bradford City 2-1 Barrowpublished at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2021

    Bradford extend their unbeaten run to eight matches under interim bosses Mark Trueman and Conor Sellars with victory over Barrow.

    Read More
  2. Driver's car seized on Lake District trippublished at 16:24 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2021

    The car was stopped in Lancashire on Saturday as it headed to Cumbria in breach of lockdown rules.

    Read More
  3. Minister rapped for allowing new coal minepublished at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2021

    The government's climate change advisors say it will compromise the UK’s legally binding carbon budgets.

    Read More
  4. Cumbria's Covid vaccine distribution 'chaotic'published at 15:32 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2021

    GP services are having difficulties due to changes in vaccine allocation, a council leader warns.

    Read More
  5. Carlisle United 1-0 Exeter Citypublished at 15:18 Greenwich Mean Time 30 January 2021

    Carlisle return from their Covid-19 break with a 1-0 win against Exeter in League Two.

    Read More
  6. Luxury Lake District hotel scammer jailedpublished at 16:49 Greenwich Mean Time 29 January 2021

    Sonia Malhi used stolen receipts to claim refunds from a number of top hotels and restaurants.

    Read More
  7. Crash death officer was 'dedicated and committed'published at 12:24 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    Darryl Street spent years "serving and protecting" the communities he served, an inquest hears.

    Read More
  8. Barrow sign versatile midfielder Donohuepublished at 11:50 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2021

    Barrow sign free agent midfielder Dion Donohue on a deal until the end of the League Two season.

    Read More
  9. School manager stole print toner worth £100,000published at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January 2021

    St Benedict's school bosses say Wayne Collins "abused" his position of trust.

    Read More
  10. North West Covid vaccines to be cut by a thirdpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    The weekly supply will be cut from 310,000 to 200,000 in February to allow other areas to catch up.

    Read More
  11. Barrow-Grimsby off with waterlogged pitchpublished at 18:07 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    Barrow's home league game against Grimsby is postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.

    Read More
  12. Cold snap forces four postponementspublished at 17:39 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    Snow, ice and heavy rainfall impact on four games in League Two and the National League, with pitches unplayable.

    Read More
  13. T-Rex and Pikachu spread lockdown happinesspublished at 15:50 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    The inflatable pair are making people smile in the Lake District during the Covid-19 restrictions.

    Read More
  14. Newport v Carlisle off because of waterlogged pitchpublished at 14:12 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    Tuesday's League Two game between Newport County and Carlisle United has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.

    Read More
  15. Two more deny murder of man found in riverpublished at 12:04 Greenwich Mean Time 26 January 2021

    The body of Lee McKnight was found in the River Caldew near Carlisle on 24 July last year.

    Read More
  16. Rapist jailed for 1990s attacks on girlpublished at 16:08 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2021

    Police praise the courage of his victim and say it is never too late to report historical crimes.

    Read More
  17. Brain injured boy, 12, smashes £25k target to help charitypublished at 08:41 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2021

    A 12-year-old boy with a severe brain injury has raised more than £53,000 to help save the charity that changed his life.

    Oliver Voysey is undertaking a series of challenges in the run-up to his 13th birthday in aid of the Lake District's Calvert Trust, and had hoped to raise £25,000.

    But through an online appeal he has already raised more than £53,000., external

    The outdoor activity centre helps children and adults with disabilities and their families.

    It is facing closure after losing more than £1m due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

    Oliver requires specialist care having suffered a brain injury when he was two days old which left him with sight loss, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism and learning difficulties.

    Oliver VoyseyImage source, Family handout
  18. Latest updates from BBC Cumbria Livepublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 25 January 2021

    Bringing you the latest news and sport from across Cumbria from Monday 25 January to Friday 29 January 2021

    Read More
  19. Carlisle re-sign Walker on loanpublished at 18:33 Greenwich Mean Time 23 January 2021

    Carlisle United re-sign Preston striker Ethan Walker on loan until the end of the season.

    Read More