A number of businesses, organisations, events and individuals across Cumbria have been revealed as award finalists. Now in its eighth year, the Diverse Cumbria Awards returns to celebrate those that ...

A race meeting in Carlisle has been cancelled as part of the first-ever horseracing strike. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) announced on Sunday, August 17 that no race meetings on Wednesday, ...

We have teamed up with the Westmorland County Show to offer readers the chance to win one of two sets of family tickets (two adults and ...

CARLISLE could see a £4m annual boost to its economy if plans for a new 104-bed Premier Inn go ahead. An independent economic impact assessment commissioned by Whitbread PLC, who aim to revitalise the ...

In a bid to celebrate local bakeries in North and West Cumbria, the News & Star has launched its new competition.

A TEAM of business experts had the extremely tough task of choosing winners and finalists for the prestigious in-Cumbria magazine awards.

Morgan Feeney is “not too far off” giving Carlisle United a boost with his return to action, says Mark Hughes.

Riccardo Calafiori scored the only goal for the Gunners while Eberechi Eze made a surprise start for Crystal Palace.

Last week, Ms Korbel was at Olivia’s Tree – planted in her memory in Dovecot – to meet partners from the Evolve programme as well as Tim Edwards, whose daughter Elle Edwards, 26, died in a shooting ...

Communities that were “rocked” by three fatal shootings in the space of a week have more confidence in police three years on, a force has said.

Slang terms popularised by social media are among the thousands of words added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year.

Conservationists call for more action to protect chalk streams after 10 years of monitoring shows major falls in river insects.