COUNCILLORS took six minutes to dismiss proposals to scrap the provision of affordable homes at a Dalton housing development.

Experts said they were ‘devastated’ by the findings, which also show 2024 was one of the worst years on record for ...

PLANS to convert a ‘redundant’ Lake District chapel into a house for local people have been given the go-ahead.

A MAN suffering from ‘dark’ and ‘intrusive thoughts’ took a knife to his ex-partner’s flat intending to kill her because he believed ...

A PROPERTY previously owned by Beatrix Potter could be converted into a large holiday let. Applicants named in planning documents as P G and Mrs E Braathen have submitted a planning application to the ...

Aspiring footballer Poppy Atkinson, 10, sadly lost her life when a car crashed onto the artificial playing pitch at Kendal Rugby Club.

MYSTERY surrounds the closure of a hotel and restaurant in the Lake District. Rusland Pool Hotel near Newby Bridge is no longer accepting bookings, customers or guests. Visitors to the hotel’s website ...

An ‘awesome’ group of women really put their backs into it over the weekend, to realise their goal and break a world record.

Brian Wakefield served as part of the Barrow RNLI crew between 1998 and 2003, attending 66 incidents and rescuing 77 people in that time.

A FEMALE osprey has returned to Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve in ‘dramatic fashion’ after seeing off another mystery bird.

In a statement to the New York Times, his daughter Mercedes confirmed the 65-year-old actor had died from pneumonia.

The Independent’s front page on 2 April 2025 warns of a looming trade war as Trump imposes new tariffs, threatening 25,000 UK car industry jobs and a £1.1 trillion global impact. A volcanic eruption ...