7+ hour, 40+ min ago   (569+ words) The family of a 15-year-old found dead on a farm said they are ‘reeling and incredibly upset’ after a suicide prevention charity went into administration. Papyrus said the organisation was no longer operating with joint administrators Opus Restructuring & Insolvency now…...

8+ hour, 40+ min ago   (100+ words) A road closure is planned for highway works in Oxenholme. From September 15, the B6254 will be closed from a point about 170 metres southeast of its junction with Hayclose Lane for approximately 200 metres. The closure is expected to last for about two…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (301+ words) Plans have been submitted for work on a historic pub in Kirkby Lonsdale. The application, submitted by Admiral Taverns, relates to the removal of an existing fresh air intake fan and grille from a ground-floor kitchen window facing Market Street....

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (409+ words) The temporary 10mph speed limit on a major Kendal road is set to be lifted to 20mph after police previously said the limit was not enforceable. Kendal's Aynam Road had been under the 10mph speed limit for months as part of the River…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (656+ words) Doonbeg residents have said they are “used to having President Trump in our backyard” as preparations begin for the US leader’s visit to Co Clare. A large Garda and Secret Service presence was already in place around the small rural…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (320+ words) A WOMAN was having a 'medical episode' when she assaulted a police officer after being suspected of drink driving, a court heard. Antonia Cheetham came to the attention of police while she was driving her Vauxhall Corsa on the A590 near…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (524+ words) A 24-year-old man is in intensive care in Turkey after breaking his neck diving into a swimming pool on the final night of a holiday. Will Ponter, who was raised in Holme but now lives in Carnforth, underwent an emergency…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (399+ words) A Kendal woman has died at the age of 32 after her ‘fearless’ battle with cancer. Florence Moffat-Charles died in the early hours of the morning on Tuesday, September 8 in Turkey after having a liver transplant in the country last month....

6+ day, 29+ min ago   (302+ words) Communities across Cumbria are coming together in support of World Suicide Prevention Day. Events are being organised to honour those who have been lost and to offer hope to those who may be struggling. In Barrow, Kendal, and Penrith, the…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (727+ words) A new record shop has opened in the centre of Kendal and business has been booming. Revolving Eye Records opened on Saturday, August 27, on the New Shambles, with queues at the door as punters rifled through their collection of vinyls…...