CUMBRIA based media figure Caroline Thomson is among the BBC board members being grilled by MPs this week amid a turbulent time for the corporation.

A community music group based in the Lake District has raised more than £1,400 in memory of one of its founders who died from motor neurone disease last year. Paul Sandford, co-founder and driving ...

The Cumbrian White-Tailed Eagle Project (CWTEP), led by The Lifescape Project charity, has spent several years assessing whether white-tailed eagles – once native to the region – could be successfully ...

Volunteers from across Cumbria have come together in a show of unity and service to others, celebrating the 20th anniversary of Mitzvah Day.

Three glamping pods could be installed at a site in west Cumbria if the plans are approved by planners at Cumberland Council.

A TOURIST who suffered a broken arm and smashed teeth after falling on uneven paving slabs in Whitehaven is appealing for witnesses to come forward.

The Jolly Chimney in Carlisle city centre, has been nominated by News & Star readers as one of the ten finalists in its ...

A CARLISLE based writer is set to explore the history of tough justice associated with the Border Reivers. ‘Raiders along the Anglo-Scottish Border – A history of those Pacified by King James' is the ...

TV presenter Lorraine Kelly is to make her Radio 2 debut as the BBC reveals its Christmas radio line-up.

Carlisle United fans gave us their views on X after the 2-1 win at Boston United - read a selection of their comments here.

The strike on Sunday, launched almost a year after a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, threatened a wider ...

Marco Rubio said talks in Geneva were ‘very worthwhile’ and constituted the most productive day in ‘a very long time’ on ...