Cafe and shop to extend opening hours despite noise and parking concerns
A LAKE District community café and shop has been given the go-ahead to extend its hours in the face of local objections.
Lake District holiday village has expansion plan refusal overturned
THE decision to refuse an application to extend a popular Lake District holiday park has been overturned after an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate.
Inquest opens into sudden death of 41-year-old electrician
AN inquest has opened into the death of a Carlisle electrician due to the possible involvement of cocaine.
Tragic discovery of 'vulnerable' missing man by dog walker on beach - inquest
A WHITEHAVEN man who had been reported missing to police took his own life in the town’s harbour, an inquest heard.
Conversion plans to 'ensure long-term future' of listed farm buildings
TWO Grade II Listed farm buildings near Penrith could be brought back from dereliction as part of plans submitted to convert them into residential use.
'Previously fit and well' mum died after hospital procedure went wrong
A FORMER pub licensee in Aspatria died in a care home after a biopsy to investigate a tumour in her brain ‘went wrong’, an inquest has heard.
New care home for children with 'complex needs' to open
A COMPANY that provides residential care for children with ‘complex needs’ has been given the go-ahead by planners to change the use of a rural bungalow near Welton from a residential house into a care home.
Former market hall trader who 'lived life to the full' died from head injury
A MUM of six and former Carlisle Market Hall trader died almost two months after sustaining a head injury in a fall a care home in which she was a resident.
Royal Mail workers alert police to Cumbrian man's drug dealing operation
A NORTH Cumbria man was exposed as a prescription drug dealer after Royal Mail staff intercepted a suspicious parcel and alerted police.
Family's harrowing discovery of 47-year-old dad who 'had his demons'
A 47-year-old man from Cleator Moor who had long-standing mental health issues was found dead by family members at his home after taking his own life, an inquest has heard.
