Dating to 1894, Penrith briefly became ‘Penrith Town’ in 2007, before a merger with Penrith United saw reversion to ‘Penrith’.

New figures show that there were no asylum seekers housed in hotels in the Cumberland Council area as of March and June this year.

Dave Farrell, owner of Farrell Sports in Cleator Moor, has reacted to the news with cautious optimism but believes Cumbrians currently have less money to spend in local businesses. He said: "I suppose ...

A £1.5 million government investment will help build two indoor cricket domes to allow the sport to be played all year round. The domes, in Luton, Bedfordshire and Farington, Lancashire, are intended ...

A series of nationwide strikes by bus drivers is being threatened in disputes over pay and conditions. Around 7,500 members of Unite are either striking or balloting to take industrial action in areas ...

The issue is top of voters’ concerns but there is little support for Sir Keir Starmer’s approach, a poll has suggested.

Bus drivers with the Unite trade union could go on strike in places like Manchester, London and Cardiff over pay and working conditions.

Some 70% of UK consumers have received a scam message that appeared to come from a trusted source such as a delivery company, bank or government body, according to a survey. More than half of those ...

Strictly dismisses claims it will introduce new 'switch-up' week . The new change was said to only last one week, giving celebrities just one chance to switch who they dance with ...

A record half a million people have received a dementia diagnosis on the NHS, figures show. NHS figures published this week show 506,549 people have received a formal dementia diagnosis, compared with ...

A man who died after suffering serious head injuries in a “workplace accident” at a funfair has been named by police. Emergency services rushed to the Spanish City Summer Funfair in Whitley Bay in ...

Police are searching for a driver who crashed into a fence and a sign on Hartside Pass over the weekend. A driver left a metal post ‘sticking out on a hairpin bend’ and ‘destroyed’ a fence which ...