A PENRITH drink-driver was seen staggering back to her vehicle in a shop car park carrying wine and vodka, a court heard.

It was an emotional cricket reunion nearly four decades in coming as Cumbrian cricket legend Paul Nixon caught up.

Barry Williams, Poundland’s managing director, said sticking to the £1 price point had prevented it from selling products that customers had to visit rival stores to buy. The chain billed the move as ...

The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels has risen by 8% under Labour on the same point last year, according to newly published data.

Ethel Caterham, of Lightwater, Surrey, who was born in August 1909, succeeded to the title of oldest living person in April.

The staff, who provide support for passengers with reduced mobility at Edinburgh Airport, will walk out on several occasions next month.

Cumbria Police are continuing to appeal for information about a missing 13-year-old boy. Liam Harrison was last seen at 4:45pm on August 16 on King Street, Wigton.

INTERVIEW: Archie Davies on Carlisle United's draw with Solihull Moors, his return to the side, the trip to Wealdstone and ...

Archie Davies says Carlisle United must be harder to score against as they try to become a more formidable National League team.

People are being urged to retune their TVs to access 11 channel changes made on August 20 as part of the latest Freeview update.

Here are the main numbers and trends in this year’s GCSE results: – The proportion of entries receiving the top grades has risen from last year and remains higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic. A ...

London and south-east England have seen larger year-on-year falls in the GCSE pass rate than all other regions, the 2025 exam figures show. Some 71.6% of entries in London were awarded grade 4 or ...