Cherry picker called in to Carlisle chimney incident
Emergency services are awaiting the arrival of a cherry picker to recover a man stuck 270ft up a chimney.
Cumbria
Grounded ship drifted off course while officer viewed music videos, report finds
A cargo vessel which ran aground on rocks drifted off course while the watchman viewed music videos on his mobile phone, an investigation has found.
Cricketer Ben Stokes to be made freeman of home borough
England cricket star Ben Stokes will be made a freeman of the area of Cumbria where he grew up.
Riding shotgun in a Ford Fiesta WRC car
We’re quite lucky swines as motoring journalists that we regularly get the chance to experience speeds that few others have the chance to. Frequently, we’re out on track testing the latest performance cars, and sometimes we get driven around by driving professionals too, who can showcase the very extreme limits that the motor car can reach.
Olympic champion Adam Peaty gives Glenrothes duo swimming masterclass
Two youngsters from Glenrothes Amateur Swimming Club took part in a masterclass from one of the sport’s biggest stars.
Flat-out on track in the Ford GT
The GT lies at the very top of Ford’s range. In fact, it sits atop a triangle of Ford Performance vehicles, coming in above ‘High Performance’ cars such as the Ranger Raptor and Mustang, or ‘Enhanced Performance’ models like the ST.
TRAVEL REVIEW: Cumbria’s ‘Book town’ the perfect place to lose yourself in
On the other side of the M6 from the Lake District, Rebecca Shearer discovers a hidden gem of the Cumbrian countryside
Tributes to ‘funniest, sweetest’ Liverpool indie band Her’s after fatal US crash
Tributes have been paid to the “funniest, sweetest, loveliest, most creative lads” from Liverpool indie group Her’s, who were killed in Arizona while travelling to a show in California.
Irini, Jilly and Delia to compete in first ever all-female MasterChef final
Three women will battle it out against each other to be this year’s MasterChef champion in the first all-female final in the show’s history.
English Heritage appoints Hadrian’s Wall ‘Watchers’ for Game Of Thrones queries
English Heritage is hoping to separate fact from fiction for Game Of Thrones fans.