2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (372+ words) Westmorland & Furness Council is considering scrapping free transport for certain school pupils due to financial challenges. The local authority has launched a public consultation on plans to scrap its non-statutory services, which include providing transport for four-year-olds and post-16 SEND…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1350+ words) The University of Cumbria (UoC) is just old enough to be a fresher's student at 18 years of age, but it is still producing more business leaders than any other higher education institution in the UK. A study in 2025 revealed that…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (553+ words) Millions of graduates could end up thousands of pounds worse off due to ongoing student loan changes, with some facing "16,000 more in repayments than expected, according to analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). The warning centres on Plan…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (414+ words) South Lakes Citizens Advice is urging people to get free advice to help with the pressures of winter. The Kendal branch, based in Wainwright's Yard, offers free, confidential guidance on debt, welfare benefits, employment, housing, and other areas, as many…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (643+ words) A mother has heaped praise on a Glasgow cancer nurse who treated both her and her son for children's cancer, more than three decades apart. Stephanie Muirhead, 46, and her son Andrew, 14, both received life-saving cancer care at NHS Greater Glasgow…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (420+ words) Scrapping the controversial two-child benefit cap would be one of the most cost-effective ways of reducing child poverty, experts have said. This comes ahead of a Budget in which the Chancellor is widely expected to announce changes to the limit....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1049+ words) ON the face of it South Lakeland looks affluent as tourists pack caf's and estate agents" windows glitter with million-pound homes. But behind the postcard image, locals say poverty is real and often hidden in rural hamlets where buses are…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (193+ words) A mobile vaccination clinic will offer winter vaccines across South Cumbria this month. The NHS Roving Vaccine Van will be parked at multiple venues across the region, holding pop-up clinics for flu, Covid-19 and RSV vaccinations throughout October. Patients can…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (473+ words) An "alarming" number of people vape, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said as it released its first ever estimates on the number of people around the world who use e-cigarettes. The global health body warned that the stop smoking…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago  (688+ words) People may age "faster" if their father smoked during puberty, a study has suggested. Experts said smoking among boys aged 15 and younger may cause damage to developing sperm cells which can be passed on to future children. The study, presented…...