Police stopped 90 vehicles in one night as part of efforts to crackdown on travelling criminals. Last month, Cumbria Police's Rural Crime Team took part in the regional Operation Checkpoint.

Coco Gauff wants her French Open victory to give hope to “Americans that look like me”. Gauff beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a thrilling three-set final to secure her maiden Roland Garros ...

A former Barrow in Furness hair and beauty salon could be transformed into seven-bedroom HMO on Rawlinson Street.

They also thanked partner agencies: Fleetwood Lifeboat RNLI, Barrow Lifeboat RNLI, BASAR, Ulverston Inshore Rescue, MRCC Holyhead, HM Coastguard Rescue Helicopter, HM Coastguard Team Morecambe, HM ...

Ulverston Pride Festival will return to the cobbled streets for the second year running next month. The event is back in town on Saturday July 5 when the focus will be ‘Pride in the community’. Miss ...

United States boss Pochettino ended a five-year stay at Tottenham in November 2019, having helped Spurs reach the final of the Champions League that year. The Argentinian signed a two-year contract to ...

THESE are the South Cumbrian defendants who received immediate sentences of imprisonment in May. A MAN has been jailed after he was caught in possession of crack cocaine in Barrow. Reece Vyze, 27, had ...

The death of a man who fell from the upper floors of a landmark Birmingham building is not being treated as suspicious. West Midlands Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene after ...

The Red Arrows soared over Cumbria and the Lake District earlier this week. Dipping and diving in a perfectly choreographed display, ten planes glided over hill and vale. They passed overhead on ...

St Mary's Hospice is running two editions of the challenge in October this year and February 2026, which will take climbers to Morocco.

Jessica and Olivia will skydive in memory of Jenny (Image: Jessica Walker) In her memory, Jessica and her niece, Olivia Bateson, 21, are getting ready for a skydive to raise funds for St Mary’s ...

A new book is set to be released later this month, uncovering the 'frenetic' growth of Barrow as a town. 'Mud, Mayhem and Moneymen: The making of Barrow Town 1840-1890' has been put together by local ...