Cumbria

A CYCLIST in his 50’s has been taken to the RVI hospital with ‘potentially life changing injuries’ after a hit and run on the A596.
Officers investigating a fail-to-stop collision, in which a cyclist was seriously injured, are appealing for witnesses.
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For mechanical engineer Sam Cockerill, the idea of creating a technology platform to help meet the global need for clean, reliable and affordable transport and electrical power was born out of years of frustration.

Working for a large bioethanol pro…

A convoy of nuclear warheads was spotted travelling across the UK just days after Vladimir Putin issued a terrifying warning to the West.
Eagle-eyed motorists captured the moment the military vehicles were escorted by police on the M6 heading north.
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A convoy of lorries, tractors, and classic cars rolled through Cumbrian towns to raise money for charity.The Cumbria Charity Convoy, which was raising money for the Great North Air Ambulance and the Cancer Centre at Carlisle’s Cumberland Infirmary, dro…

A campaign to give support to people who have experienced or are experiencing abuse or neglect has been launched by a Cumbrian NHS Trust.
The ‘How Safe do You feel?’ campaign explains that staff who work across the NHS in Cumbria will ask as part of th…

A FORMER historical pub on one of Carlisle’s busy thoroughfares has been brought back to life and transformed into a spa. A deal between a city property firm and a young entrepreneur will see the transformation of the former Globe Inn, located on …

The Cumbria charity truck fair organisers have presented their record breaking fundraising money to Macmillan cancer support.Organised by long haul truckers Paul Bower and Paul Salkeld, the event held this summer raised over £43,00 over the whole weeke…