A spokesperson from Whitehaven Coastguard said ... "From time to time, around the shoreline of the UK and here in Cumbria, we do have old military ordnance and time-expired pyrotechnics wash up or ...

A bomb disposal team was scrambled to a "suspicious item" on a beach - only to discover it was part of a speaker system.

A SUSPECTED explosive device found on a beach turned out to be part of a speaker. The Maryport Coastguard Rescue Team and ...

Developers have argued that the proposed attraction, set to be 'Europe's first gravity-fuelled downhill luge track', will bring economic gains to the community without negatively impacting the ...

In a post on social media, Cumbria Police wrote: "All of us in the Neighbourhood Policing Team would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. "The role of the Constabulary over this period is to ...

AS Christmas approaches, we have asked dignitaries from around the Times and Star patch to share their Christmas and New Year messages to ...

NEW figures show an under-threat mental health ward is running near capacity – as campaigners call on NHS bosses to reconsider their decision.

Royal Osteoporosis Society suggest there will be more than 19,000 fractures over the two-week holiday - The Sunday Express ...

BARROW Raiders have announced their third and final pre-season friendly. Paul Crarey’s men will host Salford Red Devils at the Northern Competitions Stadium on Saturday, January 18 (2pm kick-off). As ...

A high school student from Whitehaven has won an award for her academic achievements. Anezka Feckova, a student at St ...

Park up and slow down — the rolling fells, wild waters and welcoming villages of the Lake District are perfect for exploring ...

Train operator Northern has installed the bins at 13 railway stations across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria, in a ...