A £500 million package will help boost pay and improve conditions for care workers, Wes Streeting will announce. The fair pay agreement will establish a new negotiating body that brings together ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the proposal, adding he was ‘grateful for President Trump’s leadership’.

After a strong showing earlier this month, the organisers of the Lantern Festival are hoping people will give generously so that it can return.

A major milestone has been reached in a project that will keep tens of thousands of homes in Cumbria warm for decades. Cadent’s multi-million-pound gas pipeline is now commissioned and distributing ...

This weekend, the Age Friendly Festival will return to Kendal for the third year running. GLL, the charitable social enterprise that operates seven Better leisure centres in Westmorland and Furness, ...

Researchers are asking local people to play an important part in their work to strengthen and promote Cumbria's agricultural sector.

A highlight will be the return of the Apple Day Bake Off competition, where entrants are invited to bring apple-inspired cakes, bakes, preserves and chutneys to compete for the title of Star Baker ...

Nathan Maguire hopes channelling the ruthless spirit of wife Hannah Cockroft can fire him to a maiden World Championship gold in New Delhi.

Sukany4 – The Podcast, created and hosted by business analyst Sukanya Nallaiah, is a finalist for “Jingle of the Year” at the Independent Podcast Awards 2025. The nomination comes 11 months after the ...

Kendalians say that they’re largely wary of the government’s new compulsory digital ID cards policy that was announced last week.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service has won the Public Sector Driver Safety Award at the UK Fleet Champions Awards 2025 for its exceptional road ...