1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (191+ words) Police officers in Cumbria attended a regional conference last week to better equip themselves in helping residents combat fraud. PCSOs from the South Lakes and Eden NPTs attended the North West Fraud Protect Conference in Preston on September 10. It was…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (120+ words) These are just some of the biggest court and crime stories covered by The Mail this week. Ben Porter ‘ram-raided’ the Newby Bridge petrol station on the A590 on January 19, 2024, before forcibly removing the safe. The incident happened whilst Matthew Drury…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (390+ words) A MUM told police she believes her daughter ‘will never be able to fully trust people again’ after she was groomed online by a paedophile. Upon his arrest, he was found to have possession of 23 category A indecent images of…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (435+ words) A ‘CHRONIC alcoholic’ hauled ‘vile racist insults’ towards a female police officer after taking a dislike to a Pot Noodle he had been provided for lunch, a court heard. Liam Christian, of Hawthorn Way, Kendal, was sentenced at South Cumbria…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (700+ words) A 76-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of concealing his identity at an anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth after police warned they would use powers to arrest demonstrators wearing face coverings. A person wearing what appeared to be black scarves…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (104+ words) A Kirkby village road is set to close for five days. Soutergate road is set to close for utility works. The closure is set to affect the U5094, approximately 185 metres northwest of its junction with the A595, extending 45 metres west. No alternative…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (468+ words) A MAN has been sentenced after he knocked his victim unconscious while they were queuing to get into a bar in Barrow town centre. Matthew Drury punched his victim to the head four or five times causing him to hit…...

5+ day ago   (164+ words) A BURGLAR has been jailed after he stole a safe from a petrol station in south Cumbria. Ben Porter ‘ram-raided’ the Newby Bridge petrol station on the A590 on January 19, 2024, before forcibly removing the safe, a court heard. A590 Newby Bridge petrol…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (199+ words) A TEENAGER has been given a six-month referral order and ordered to pay compensation for damaging a Cumbria Police vehicle and riding an uninsured motorcycle without a helmet in Barrow. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (719+ words) A new survey has revealed growing frustration over littering and anti-social behaviour in the Lake District. The research, carried out by landscape conservation charity Friends of the Lake District, gathered responses from 1,124 people over the summer, with 75 per cent of…...