A Tsunami WARNING has been issued by the NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center for the Hawaiian Islands following a massive 8.7 ...

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded has struck Russia’s far east, an 8.8-magnitude tremor that caused tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and prompted warnings for Hawaii, North and Central ...

MOUNTAIN Rescue Teams were called to assist a walker who fell in the Lake District. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team were called by Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team to support them with a walker who had ...

Enterprising Cumbria is marking its first year in operation. The organisation, which launched in July 2024 to continue the work of the Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership, now offers business support ...

Cumberlandia folk festival hosted its second event from Friday, July 25, until Sunday, July 27 with performances from Sam Lee, a Mercury ...

Olivia Baston, of Barrow, an apprentice project manager, and Phoenix Cleeton, of Whitehaven, a chemical engineering student, are among nearly 500 UK Scouts taking part in the 16th World Scout Moot in ...

HSBC has warned that it expects lending to “remain muted” for the rest of 2025 after posting lower-than-expected profits for the first half of the year. Profit before tax fell by 5.7 billion US ...

A 'dedicated' student manager has retired after more than three decades at a school in Brampton.  Shirley Jones, who has worked at Brampton's William Howard School for 35 years, retired at the end of ...

A FORMER Carlisle convent can be converted into student accommodation Cumberland Council planners have ruled. The planning application, which was lodged with the council last month and planning ...

Trinity School's Year 9 students celebrated their achievements at Carlisle Cathedral. Family, friends, and staff gathered for the awards ceremony, recognising students for Courageous Advocacy, various ...

Aldi is set to become the first supermarket in Cumbria to pay store assistants at least £13 an hour. The pay increase is set to come into effect from September 1, and will apply to staff in Cumbria ...

This week sees the launch of Destination X, a new BBC gameshow hosted by none other than Gavin and Stacey star Rob Brydon. The competitive reality series is said to be a take on ‘The Traitors meets ...