WHILE the wrapping paper piles up and the turkey goes in for 'just another 20 minutes' , Westmorland and Furness Council has reminded residents there will be no kerbside bin collections today ...

The royal family has marked Christmas Day by attending their traditional church service as the nation celebrated the festive season’s highpoint. Led by the King and Queen they walked the short ...

Press Association photographers snapped festive revellers enjoying a Christmas swim and fans who flocked to see the royal family attend church.

New data has revealed Cumberland's top performing primary schools, with an academy in Wigton topping the charts.

Pope Leo XIV has delivered his first Christmas Day homily, remembering the people of Gaza being “exposed for weeks to rain, wind and cold” and saying the world’s conflicts can only be silenced through ...

The incoming Archbishop of Canterbury has warned in her Christmas Day sermon that “our national conversations about immigration continue to divide us, when our common humanity should unite us”. Dame ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued a yellow cold health alert from 6pm on Thursday to noon on December 27 for south-west England, and the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind ...

As New Year’s Eve approaches, many households will be celebrating with fireworks in the garden, or attending neighbourhood fireworks ...

Christmas Day is traditionally associated with family gatherings and festive meals, but folklore from across the Lake District suggests it was once a day marked by ghostly sightings and strange ...

Lili Cropper and Marnie Lee, both age nine, have gained a place in the Royal Ballet School’s Junior Associates programme. Lili and Marnie attend Rigney Bank Ballet School in Milnthorpe and will now ...

Hi Candice, preparing early is one of the best things you can do to help your pet. It is important to work out what is best for your pet as soon as possible, before the firework season starts. If your ...

Anthony Albanese said he plans to establish a special honours system for those who placed themselves in harm’s way to help during the attack.