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Lake District restaurant retains its Michelin star for fourth year
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (507+ words) A Lake District restaurant has retained its Michelin star for the fourth year. Heft, an inn and restaurant in Newton in Cartmel, maintained its place among the UK's most distinguished dining destinations. The announcement was made during the Michelin Guide…...
Cumbria Police urge safer online habits as cyber threats rise
6+ hour, 36+ min ago (404+ words) With cyber threats on the rise, Cumbria Police are urging people to take extra care online. Safer Internet Day takes place today (February 10) and officers and staff in the county will be educating professionals, pupils and the public to tie…...
Lake District restaurant retains Michelin star for fourth consecutive year
13+ hour, 30+ min ago (535+ words) A Michelin-starred restaurant in the Lake District has retained its coveted title. SOURCE at Gilpin Hotel, located just four miles from Windermere, has held onto its star for a fourth consecutive year under the leadership of executive chef Ollie Bridgwater....
New pension reforms to help millions of 'hard working' public sector workers
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (645+ words) Major pension scheme reforms to tackle the gender pension gap come into force this April, significantly helping millions of working women. The changes, introduced by the government for members of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), target one of the…...
Recruitment drive to find more carers for the south Cumbrian community
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (143+ words) Members of the south Cumbrian community are being invited to consider a new career and join the care industry. Lakeland Care will be hosting a recruitment day at Barrow Cricket Club on Wednesday, February 18 between 1pm and 3pm. The homecare provider, which…...
Cumbria-born Clara Pople brings church tour to Ambleside
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (334+ words) A CUMBRIA-born Celtic pop priestess choir singer is going on tour " with a date set in Ambleside. Clara Pople will raise her earthy and ethereal voice to music that is edgy and full of pathos combined with Celtic trip/pop…...
Five fabulous fur babies ready to leave the shelter for a loving home
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (597+ words) Five fantastic pups, currently in the care of'Animal Rescue Cumbria, are ready for rehoming. Are you ready to meet them? Animal Rescue Cumbria and The Wainwright Shelter take in, rehabilitate and rehome 350 cats and dogs every year. Once a dog…...
'You are a waste of human life’: Neighbour sentenced for fat-shaming harassment
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (457+ words) A MAN has been sentenced for fat shaming his neighbour and mocking her disability. Marc Hudson, of Steel Street, Ulverston, involved himself in an ongoing neighbour dispute for two years ago which escalated in offending over an eight-day period in…...
Your Party to stand in 2026 Holyrood election
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (521+ words) Your Party members have voted to stand in the 2026 Holyrood election, with the party's co-founder Zarah Sultana saying Scotland deserves better than "a politics that wears the veneer of progressivism. The vote took place during the founding conference of Your…...
Drug driving, road rage & serious injury – Motoring-related sentences in January
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (280+ words) THIS is a round-up of the sentences we covered last month which resulted in drivers being prosecuted for motoring-related offences. Ex-soldier ran from BMW crash that caused "substantial damage" A FORMER member of the armed services has been sentenced after…...