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The ‘Wear it Loud’ campaign was launched by the Cumbria Deaf Association (CDA) asking businesses to sign up and wear their brightest clothes to work during Deaf Awareness Week, running from 6-12th May ...
A DISQUALIFIED driver was arrested after driving to get some breakfast. A 51-year-old West Cumbrian woman was arrested in Whitehaven this week for driving while disqualified. The driver had been ...
Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman is the latest star to appear in a Warburtons advert, following Robert De Niro and Samuel L Jackson.
Lavazza and Dualit coffee adverts have been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for 'misleading' compostable pod and bag claims.
TWO cars have been seized for being driven without any insurance. Yesterday, April 29, police officers were in the West Cumbria area when they spotted two cars. Upon inspection, the cars were found to ...
In a post on social media, Cumbria Police wrote: "A reminder that Cumberland Council has recently introduced a 'Prohibition of Right Hand Turn' restriction on Duke Street, Whitehaven, to prohibit ...
House prices dipped by 0.6% month-on-month on average in April according to an index – just as stamp duty discounts became less generous. Across the UK, the annual rate of house price growth slowed to ...
THE NHS has issued advice to people in Cumbria as we enter a hot spell. The public is reminded to stay safe as temperatures get warmer across the county. Top tips include wearing sun cream and staying ...
FOR this Nostalgia edition we wanted to take a look at Lowca in Whitehaven. The village has a population of around 900 people and is located to the North of Whitehaven heading towards Workington. It ...
A five-bedroom detached home with its own annexe and more than half an acre of private gardens is for sale in Aglionby.
A vacuum cleaner has been found in one of the world's oldest nuclear waste stores in Cumbria. The Electrolux vacuum cleaner was found in Sellafield's Pile Fuel Cladding Silo, which has been a locked ...
The Newsquest Pride of Cumbria Awards 2025 will be held on Wednesday, June 18 at the Greenhill Hotel, Wigton, with finalists invited to a night of celebration.