Carlisle and Cumbria News
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Region misses mental health inpatient target
The North East and North Cumbria has high rates of adult inpatients, according to NHS England data.
Plans to reduce speed limits on island approved
The cost of installing traffic signs and road markings for the restrictions will be about £6,000.
Farmer's severed hand saved by volunteer doctors
Treatment by a medic from the Beep doctors organisation means the hand is now 95% functioning.
Massive gold flag artwork opens to public at castle
The flags, created by Durham artist Steve Messam, will be at Cumbria's Lowther Castle until 6 May.
Sellafield 'whistleblower' fights £40,000 demand
Alison McDermott lost an employment tribunal against her dismissal from the Cumbrian nuclear site.
Wet lambing season 'toughest for years'
The NFU says sheep farmers have faced "brutal conditions" during this year's lambing season.
Firm up against clock to resurface M6 after crash
The contractors say the amount of resurfacing undertaken would usually take two nights to complete.
School crash driver who ploughed into mum sentenced
CCTV footage shows a mother being catapulted into the air outside Victoria school in Workington.
Dazzling Northern Lights array illuminates skies
Stargazers across Lancashire, Merseyside and Cumbria captured stunning images of the display.
Three dads begin new challenge for suicide awareness
The men have raised £1m, which has been used by suicide prevention charity Papyrus to open offices.
Mental health social workers escalate strike action
Cumberland Council staff will walk out for two weeks from 24 April in a dispute over pay grades.
Museum's visitors surge after Bluebird goes on display
More than 6,000 visited Coniston's Ruskin Museum in March to see the restored Bluebird K7 hydroplane.
Private school pension strikes paused
Teachers at Windermere School in Cumbria are angry at changes to their pension scheme.
East Coast Main Line timetable changes postponed
Critics said the proposal would have seen fewer trains stopping at multiple stations.
Man killed in motorbike crash had world at his feet, family say
Lewis Durham and another man died after a motorbike and a car collided in Wigan on Saturday.
Lioness Stanway tattoos someone for the first time
England and Bayern Munich midfielder Georgia Stanway discusses life in Germany and gives her first tattoo to her teacher and friend, Linus Rudel.
Victorian love letters become 21st Century song
Love letters from a sailor to his sweetheart nearly 180 years ago are on a country music album.
Watch: An emotional farewell to the Hairy Bikers
An emotional farewell to the Hairy Bikers, as the series ends weeks following the death of Dave Myers.
Crowds gather to watch Campbell's Bluebird return home
Donald Campbell's Bluebird is back in the Lake District 57 years after its pilot was killed in a crash.
School children tackle e-bike safety with rap music
Cumbrian rap duo JD and Swerve are helping to record teenagers? and children?s work.
Veteran sees Spitfire for first time in decades
Nearly 80 years ago a young lad arrived at a remote Navy base and fell in love with a certain plane.
New owners 'starting to turn' Carlisle around
Carlisle United's facilities are "slowly starting to turn" under owners Castle Sports Group, boss Paul Simpson says.
Barrow on verge of 'dream season' - Wild
With three matches to play, Barrow are in sixth and three points clear as they try to seal a League Two play-off spot.
Leeds Rhinos thrash Huddersfield in season opener
Three Leeds Rhinos players score hat-tricks as they demolish Huddersfield 66-4 in their Women's Super League season opener.
Crawley Town 1-1 Barrow
Barrow end a run of three successive defeats with a 1-1 draw at Crawley, a result which also keeps the Red Devils in the play-off places.
Carlisle United 0-1 Blackpool
Blackpool keep up the pace in League One play-off race with slender 1-0 victory over relegated Carlisle.
FA to investigate racism claims
The Football Association will investigate allegations that Macclesfield's Nat Brown was racially abused by Barrow fans.
Barrow 1-1 Macclesfield
Barrow and Macclesfield will have to replay for the right to host Championship side Cardiff in the FA Cup third round.
Rams recall Gjokaj from Carlisle
Derby County recall defender Valentin Gjokaj from his loan spell at League One club Carlisle United.
Miller return encourages Abbott
Striker Lee Miller's return from injury gives Carlisle manager Greg Abbott cause for hope, despite defeat at Shrewsbury.
Shrewsbury 2-1 Carlisle
Paul Parry grabs a vital winner for Shrewsbury as they beat Carlisle to climb out of the League One drop zone.
Workington sign half-back Coyle
Workington Town sign former Wigan, Barrow and Oldham half-back James Coyle for the 2012 season.
Met Police apologises for 'openly Jewish' comment
Footage shows Gideon Falter being told his presence is "antagonising" near a pro-Palestine march.
Teacher admits killing partner buried in garden
Fiona Beal denies murder but admits the manslaughter of Nicholas Billingham.
Moment baby is found not breathing shown to jury
Kate Roughley denies she caused the death of nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan.
BBC presenter reports racist abuse on London train
Mary Mandefield said a group of men were racist and misogynistic to passengers in south London.
Ex-police officer jailed for sharing scene images
While serving as a PC, Wood sent images from investigations to his family and friends via WhatsApp.
Client accuses therapist of rape during session
Ella Janneh has brought a civil claim against Michael Lousada after he faced no criminal charges.
Giant veg growers star in film in the vein of Hot Fuzz
Swede Caroline is a mockumentary produced by identical twins about eccentric growers from Somerset.
Killer Valdo Calocane's sentence review date set
The 31-year-old is currently sentenced to a hospital order after admitting manslaughter.
Ex-mayor 'like a recluse' since police probe
Joe Anderson was arrested in December 2020 but has not been charged with any offence.
Police investigate Joey Barton tweets
Mr Barton says he has been visited by officers "four times in three days".
Man gets custodial sentence for raping teen in sea
Gabriel Marinoaica attacked the 15-year-old, who could not swim, in the sea off Bournemouth in 2021.
'Chaos' as gaggle of Egyptian geese delays trains
Commuters in London described "total chaos" when a gaggle of geese brought trains to a standstill.