Plans to cut down trees on an ancient peat mossland have prompted angry opposition from residents and local politicians. Natural England wants to fell trees around the upper Duddon Estuary in west ...

A south Cumbrian farmer hopes to replace the money she is losing from a rural payment scheme by diversifying into tourism. Emma Knight has asked for planning permission to build two shepherd’s huts to ...

CALLS are growing for leading councillors in Cumbria to support proposals for a new footbridge across the Duddon as part of a new coastal path. Natural England is now consulting on proposals to create ...

FRESH calls have been made by business leaders to resurrect ambitious proposals to create new road bridges across the Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary. Entrepreneurs responding to a Cumbria Chamber of ...

Engineering consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff is to explore options for tidal energy generation across the Duddon Estuary in South Cumbria. The study, for regeneration organisation Britain's Energy ...

A study to find ways of generating green energy using tidal power has been launched in Cumbria. Experts think the Duddon Estuary near Barrow can generate enough energy to power 200,000 homes in South ...

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Plans to cut down trees on an ancient peat mossland have prompted angry opposition from residents and local politicians. Natural England wants to fell trees around the upper Duddon Estuary in west ...