A newly published book titled Penrith Town Trails by Carole Atkinson, features 50 photographs all taken in 1978 around Penrith by Gordon Browne, who lived in the town and worked as a surveyor. The ...

Campaigners working to reinstate an abandoned railway line between Penrith and Keswick are confident momentum is gaining after more than 25 years fighting to reopen the Penrith to Keswick line. The ...

A familiar name is making a welcome return today as Brambles Café Bar, Restaurant & Deli opens its doors at Newton Rigg, bringing a new lease of life to a building once familiar to generations of ...

Cumbria Police continues to work closely with partner agencies, including Electricity North West, to support affected ...

Yellow and Amber weather warnings are due to come into force today across Cumbria as Storm Boelo moves into the region the ...

Westmorland and Furness Council has today announced a key senior appointment to drive transformation across the organisation. Ben Holliday has been appointed as the council's new Chief Innovation, ...

A66 Pop Up Museum tours are coming to Penrith and other local communities along the Northern Trans-Pennine route, bringing the story of the A66 excavations directly to local venues. The exhibition ...

Despite the changing seasons and colder weather, air ambulance crews across the region continue to face a busy period responding to emergencies. Between Monday and Friday, crews had been called to 22 ...

The A66 is blocked between Warcop and Brough due to a collision that occured at approxamatley 8:20pm Emergency services are now arriving on the scene with traffic currently held in both directions.

A Penrith campaigner's three-year legal battle has been raised in the House of Commons, with Penrith and Solway MP Markus Campbell-Savours using the case to argue for stronger protection for people ...

Westmorland and Furness councillors received more than £1.2 million from taxpayers last year, with thousands of pounds also claimed in expenses by some elected members. Figures published by ...

Full Fibre broadband is now available to 9,600 homes and businesses across Penrith thanks to a major investment of around £2.8m – but many people could still be using slower, less reliable connections ...