A rural community broadband specialist has welcomed recently launched extra funding to help secure faster and more reliable internet connections for homes and businesses in rural areas of Cumbria.

For the first time since April there are no Cumbrian care homes experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak. The good news comes as homes prepare to welcome back visitors, meaning residents can once again meet with family and friends.

Cumbria County Council has announced its latest apprentice recruitment drive with 8 new and exciting apprenticeships now being advertised.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is warning against reckless behaviour after tackling another widespread fire earlier today, this time on Walney Island.

An historic stone bridge providing a key link between Sedbergh and Dent in the Yorkshire Dales has been restored to its former glory.

Cumbria County Council would like to confirm to residents, businesses and visitors that pedestrianisation of the town is not being considered as part of any current discussions.

Cumbria County Council will be joining the nationwide initiative to commemorate the Srebrenica genocide of July 1995 - one of the most horrific events of the Bosnian War and the single largest mass murder on European soil since World War Two.

A meeting took place with key stakeholders from Penrith today (Friday 3 July) along with county council officers and local Members to review the current temporary restrictions in place on Middlegate, Devonshire Street and Kings Street following the full closure being removed at the end of last week.