National Burn Awareness Day takes place on 17 October 2018. The day aims to increase awareness and help reduce the number of burns and scalds occurring each year.

Cumbria County Council, NHS North Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group and Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are working together to support this year’s joint Stay Well This Winter campaign from Public Health England which launches today.

Cumbria County Council’s ‘Up and About’ campaign is back for this year’s Falls Prevention Week which runs from 24 - 30 September. As always, the campaign focuses on being proactive about raising awareness of the preventative measures that people can take to reduce falls, particularly for those who are most at risk.

Cumbria County Council is supporting this year’s Stoptober campaign from Public Health England and encouraging the county’s 59,000 smokers to take part.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service has pledged its support for Gas Safety Week (17-23 September) and will be promoting the week on social media to raise awareness of gas safety and urge the public to keep themselves safe from dangerous gas appliances.

Three partners in a Penrith restaurant have been ordered to pay £3000 in costs after serving a 14 year old customer suffering from a peanut allergy a meal containing peanut protein.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is supporting this year’s Chimney Fire Safety Week.

Daniel William Waring appeared before District Judge Chalk at Carlisle Magistrates Court yesterday (Tuesday 28 August) to be sentenced after earlier pleading guilty to numerous animal welfare/disease control offences.