3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (388+ words) A WEST Cumbrian pub has made a bid to get hit Irish pop and rock band 'The Script' to perform in the town of Maryport. The Captain Nelson Tavern in Maryport, took to social media to try and entice the…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (677+ words) Scotland has recorded its hottest day of the year and there were warnings of potential travel disruption as the hot weather is expected to continue in the coming days. Temperatures reached a high of 29. 4 C at Dyce in Aberdeen on…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (536+ words) THE family of a former Pride of Britain Award winner have paid tribute to a life dedicated to helping others, with over 60 years of fundraising for good causes in and around Carlisle. Jim Boyle, better known as 'Jazza', passed away…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (363+ words) More than 60 children have been victims of Tik Tok-related crimes in Cumbria since 2023, according to new data. The incidents were recorded by Cumbria Constabulary over a three-year period and came to light through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (163+ words) Wetherspoons has announced its brunch burger is back for this weekend exclusively - across five Cumberland pubs. The burger will celebrate Father's day and will be available all day from Friday, June 19 to Sunday, June 21. It will cost from "10. 59 (including a…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (455+ words) Rival protesters clashed in Glasgow on Saturday after thousands descended on the city for an anti-racism rally. Some in the small counter-protest group performed what appeared to be Nazi salutes as the two groups gathered at Buchanan Street in the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (536+ words) Major fashion retailer Quiz has begun closing its remaining 37 stores after falling into administration. Quiz fell into administration back in February, for the second time in 12 months, after a "tough start" to 2026, with Alistair Mc Alinden and Geoff Jacobs from…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (367+ words) A PATIENT-centred approach to medical research took centre stage at a major regional conference. Around 350 attendees gathered for the North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust's research and innovation symposium, Ascent, held earlier this month. The event brought together NHS…...

1+ mon, 17+ hour ago  (195+ words) Scotland's police chief has praised the officers who carried out the Operation Branchform investigation into SNP finances, saying they gathered "compelling evidence" against Nicola Sturgeon's former husband Peter Murrell. Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell said the investigators "worked under…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (478+ words) Hundreds of jobs have been lost with the closure of a housebuilding supply giant's branches across the UK. Administrators said that 235 staff at National Timber Group have been made redundant with the closure of 15 branches, including eight in Scotland and…...