Oldest evidence of plague in Britain found in 4,000-year-old human remains Traces of Yersinia pestis bacteria were found in teeth of people buried at bronze age sites in Cumbria and Somerset The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2023
Steve Coogan, Paul Whitehouse and Lee Mack join Windermere pollution protest Comedians perform at Lake District event in campaign to highlight ‘national scandal’ of volume of sewage being pumped into lake The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2023
Dad whose teen son drowned warns of dangers of open water after another young life lost Simon Haycock whose 16-year-old son Sam drowned has warned of the dangers of swimming in open water after another young life was lost last week in Carlisle, Cumbria Daily Mirror · May 28, 2023
Body found in river where four teenagers got into difficulties A 14 year-old is still fighting for his life following the tragic incident in Cumbria Manchester Evening News · May 27, 2023
Body found in search of boy, 15, who got into difficulty swimming with three pals Cumbria Police made the sad discovery in the River Eden in Carlisle at 1.30pm today - a massive search was launched at 6..41pm yesterday after a group of four boy got into difficulty Daily Mirror · May 27, 2023
'A personal Eden and you'll wish you were here' Columnist Paul Routledge takes us to times past with his postcard home from a Cumbrian holiday, with a trip to the Eden Valley that felt "a bit like a homecoming" Daily Mirror · May 25, 2023
Covid-19 testing firm that earned millions from pandemic owed over £3.5m when it collapsed The business had operations in Cumbria and Manchester Birmingham Post · May 17, 2023
Dad dies after getting trapped in cave tunnel playing with kids at birthday party Carl O'Keeffe's body was "compressed" for hours in a fibreglass indoor cave at a tourist attraction, his inquest in Cumbria heard yesterday, and he was declared dead in hospital Daily Mirror · May 17, 2023
UK's best holiday homes revealed with private chefs, hot tubs and beach views Best holiday homes in the UK for 2023 including homes in Edinburgh, Cumbria, the Cotswolds, Devon, Anglesey and Monmouthshire - as revealed in new rankings by Vrbo Daily Mirror · May 16, 2023
Center Parcs puts up all six sites across the UK for sale The company runs six sites in all; Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, Elvedon Forest in Suffolk, Longleat Forest in Wiltshire, Whinfell Forest in Cumbria, Woburn Forest in Bedfordshire, and Longford Forest in County Longford, Ireland, the most recent to open in 2019 Manchester Evening News · May 16, 2023
Northumberland mum 'unlawfully killed' by daughter before being decapitated, coroner finds Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust bosses said extensive improvements have been made since the incident in 2019 Chronicle Live · May 12, 2023
Architect BDN has designs on North West expansion with former police station conversion plan BDN aims to turn the former police station into its new Cumbrian base as well as retail space, accommodation and new homes Birmingham Post · May 9, 2023
Country diary: A heritage railway visit brings a spring feast for the senses Alston, Cumbria: While curlews glide and lapwings call, the verges are bountiful with flowers – marsh marigolds, melancholy thistle, hawthorn … The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023
Australian Prime Minister tells of ‘warm’ meeting with the King The politician, in the UK ahead of the coronation, spoke after joining Defence Secretary Ben Wallace to tour the BAE Systems shipyard in Cumbria. The Independent UK · May 3, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2023 Andy Christian obituary Other Lives: Artist and educator who set up a craft and business course in Cumbria and directed the Guild of Craftsmen in Devon
Daily Mirror · Apr 29, 2023 'Suspicious' couple in BMW pulled over by cops and end up in jail over what they find When police pulled over the BMW in Barrow, Cumbria, cops discovered 79 wraps of heroin and one of crack cocaine hidden in bags in the footwell, along with cannabis, a knife and £1,500 cash stashed away in the driver's door pocket
Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2023 'Sensitive' files of £1.3billion nuclear submarine 'found in Wetherspoon pub toilet' The files were said to have been marked 'official sensitive' and carried details about the HMS Anson and were left in The Furness Railway in Cumbria
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2023 Cumbria infant drowning turns spotlight on dangers of baby bath chairs Coroner calls for a national safety campaign after death of nine-month-old Chester Mossop last year
Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2023 Mum of teenager behind Asian grooming gang rape lies claims donations given to charity Eleanor Williams was jailed for more than eight years at Preston Crown Court for lying about being being a victim of a grooming gang in Barrow, Cumbria
The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023 Cumbrian coal mine legal challenge refused The High Court has rejected a judicial review against the Government over the mine.
Birmingham Post · Apr 6, 2023 Plans for Rolls-Royce mini-nuclear plants pass first safety assessment hurdle Rolls-Royce is prioritising locations in Wales, Cumbria, and Gloucestershire for its small modular nuclear reactors
Daily Mirror · Mar 28, 2023 'Doting' dad dies after swallowing cocaine as he snorted so much his nose collapsed Dad-of-two Adam Price from Barrow, Cumbria, had resorted to swallowing cocaine after a hole developed in his septum due to his struggles with the drug, an inquest heard
Birmingham Post · Mar 24, 2023 Revealed: The best places to live in the North West 2023 Locations in Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Cumbria have also made the list
Daily Mirror · Mar 16, 2023 Sex-traffic liar jailed for false claims didn't make it all up, claims her dad Eleanor Williams, 22, was jailed after spinning a disturbing web of lies that drove three men to try and take their own lives and sparked protests in her hometown of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2023 Woman jailed for falsely claiming to be victim of Asian grooming gang A 22-year-old woman has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years after falsely claiming to have been the victim of an Asian grooming gang. Eleanor Williams, of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday after making a series of false rape allegations. In a Facebook post in May 2020,…