A Labour MP has resigned as the UK’s trade envoy to Turkey amid controversy over a visit to Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus. A government spokesman told the BBC Afzal Khan, who represents Manchester ...

As a new season of agricultural shows gets under way, organisers and visitors are preparing to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Hawkshead Show ...

An exhibition inspired by Kendal’s motto is to open in the town centre next month. ‘Wool Is My Bread’, featuring a series of photographs taken in Kendal over a period of 15 years by artist Trevor ...

Six super sweet little kittens, currently in the care of Animal Rescue Cumbria, are ready for rehoming. Are you ready to meet them?

From Lupins to Dahlias, gardening legend Alan Titchmarsh has revealed the five 'showstopping' plants that every garden needs ...

Think you're good at general knowledge or clued up on pop culture? Take this week's pub quiz to see how you score.

A hotel in Windermere "with stunning views over the Coniston Fells and Windermere" has been lauded as having on of the best views in the country. Not only that, but it has been highlighted for its ...

A map that highlights famous and infamous people from the Cumbrian region highlights names such as Helen Skelton, Catherine Parr and ...

Find an expression, in terms of n, for the nth term of this sequence. Easy enough, work out the difference between each number, which in this case is 4, and then figure out the difference between that ...

Water, the most westerly lake in the Lake District, is remote and less accessible than others; the area is quiet and the unspoilt ...

A BURGLAR who admitted raiding a storage container in Keswick where high-value chain saws were being kept has been granted bail.