2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (306+ words) A summer music festival is set to welcome families to a range of interactive events. The Lake District Music Summer Festival will run from Friday, July 31, to Sunday, August 9. The festival will kick off at Barrow Library with three opera…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (348+ words) A WEST Cumbrian mother and her toddler son are hoping to raise awareness and funds for disabled children and their families with a daily walking challenge. Georgia and Greyson O'Fee from Whitehaven will be walking for three miles a day…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1011+ words) Wes Streeting has likened tech companies to the tobacco industry, and medical leaders have compared the dangers of social media to smoking, as pressure grows on ministers to impose a ban for under-16s ahead of the closure of an online…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (465+ words) TWO new care facilities for children and young people will be created in the Cumberland Council area after planning permission was granted for the conversion of two existing buildings into residential homes. The authority's planning committee this week (May 27) approved…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (19+ words) Boy, 7, 'just wants to be able to do things that other people take for granted' News & Star...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (218+ words) A reading scheme needs young volunteers to help children discover the joy of books this summer. Cumberland Council is inviting 14 to 24-year-olds to become "Reading Champions" for the 2026 Summer Reading Challenge, Read to the Beat, which encourages children to read…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (343+ words) A FUNDING scheme is offering grants of up to "3, 000. The Physical Activity Grants programme, run by Parkinson's UK, aims to support community projects that encourage people with Parkinson's to get moving in Cumbria. The scheme supports activities that help people…...

1+ mon, 15+ hour ago  (354+ words) People in Cumbria are being asked to consider whether they could open their home to a child in need. Cumbria Fostering has issued the call as part of Foster Care Fortnight, which is running from May 11 to 24. A Cumbria Fostering…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (354+ words) CARLISLE'S first-ever Silent Disco Walk got the whole city singing, dancing and smiling. The event took place on Thursday, May 7, and what began as a one-off idea has now sparked demand for more sessions after a hugely positive response from…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (814+ words) I think it's always been in my blood', is what the second-generation racehorse trainer, Lizzie Quinlan, says to me as we stand in the middle of her yard in Bolton Mill, just outside of Appleby, waiting for the final lot…...