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The Platform Gallery in Clitheroe will host free drop-in sessions every Sunday throughout the summer, offering everything from Brazilian samba drumming to storytelling and crafts.
A three-bedroom end terrace property with off-road parking for three cars and an enclosed rear garden is up for sale in Barrow.
A group of Ukrainian children have been given a place on a summer scheme, thanks to a late intervention by a Cumbrian school.
A newly renovated library is set to reopen in Yorkshire this month. Bridlington Central Library will welcome visitors from Monday, July 14. The library received £250,000 in UK taxpayer funding from ...
Hannah Sykes and Rosie Cemmick, who work for Fine & Country Cumbria, have been appointed to 'champion' the work of the Fine & Country Foundation as part of the charity’s mission to tackle homelessness ...
A Victorian period property arranged over four floors and featuring five bedrooms is up for sale in Whitehaven. Listed for offers over £300,000, the house is described as 'truly remarkable' and is ...
City of York Council has announced that the chief operating officer will step down from his role in 2026. Ian Floyd is set to retire at Easter after more than 17 years of service. He has been chief ...
Cumberland Council has launched a new stage in the development of its new Local Plan. The council's 'Call for Sites' invites landowners, developers, site promoters, parish and town councils, and the ...
A long-running country show in the Lake District is aiming to introduce a traditional sport to a new generation of spectators.
A South Lakeland croquet club has secured a championship title for the first time in its more than 125-year history.
More than 500 towns across England and Wales, including areas in the North East, have signed up to the Government’s Safer Streets ...