22+ hour, 57+ min ago   (242+ words) Wetherspoon pubs are set to cut food and drink prices for one day as part of a campaign. The 7.5 per cent discount will be applied on Thursday, September 17, at five pubs in Cumbria: The Woodrow Wilson and The William Rufus…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (362+ words) FIVE Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants in Cumbria are affected by hospitality giant Whitbread's nationwide shake-up of its restaurant business, with closures confirmed for September and some sites already being marketed for sale. Whitbread, which owns Premier Inn as well…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (391+ words) A new self-serve app is being described as the 'Just Eat of the hydraulic hose industry'. Developed by Cumbrian engineering firm Forth, Hosebuilder is designed to transform how businesses design, order, and manage hydraulic hoses. The system promises to cut…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (275+ words) THE new tenants of a popular Cumbrian pub announced it will open next month. The Beehive, located at Eamont Bridge in Penrith, will officially reopen in October following an extensive refurbishment. An image of how The Beehive will look (Image:…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (538+ words) Police should “urgently consider” what more could have been done in terms of intelligence and response tactics dealing with anti-migrant protests over the weekend, Downing Street has said. Questions have been raised over Kent Police’s handling of a demonstration by…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (276+ words) Cumbrian landlords and letting agents are being invited to attend two free events to learn about upcoming changes in the private rented sector. Cumberland Council is hosting the sessions in Carlisle and Workington to help housing professionals stay informed about…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (335+ words) CUMBERLAND Council has thanked members of the public for understanding and patience as it assesses options for the future of Carlisle’s currently closed Millennium Bridge. And the council has stressed that “no decisions” have yet been made about its long-term…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1174+ words) Recovery from disruptions to flights leaving the UK caused by an air traffic control issue will “take some time”, Nats has said, after more than 400 flights were cancelled. Birmingham Airport said the issue was affecting airspace in the south of…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (392+ words) A CUMBRIAN father who has helped raise more than £1.5 million for a suicide prevention charity is "devastated" after the organisation announced it had collapsed into administration. Andy Airey, from Morland in the Eden Valley, is one of the founders of…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (156+ words) Every year on September 9, teddy bear lovers mark National Teddy Bear Day. The teddy bear’s story began in 1902 during a hunting trip involving American President Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt. After a black bear was captured and tied to a tree, he…...