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More festive fun at the Cumberland Infirmary tomorrow - Cumbria Police Dog Unit are handing out copies of their 2014 Calendar to children in hospital. They will also be inviting children along to meet some of the crime-fighting dogs in the new year.

by jonny.irving 12/16/2013 4:42:28 PM
Workington Town have arranged a friendly with Wigan Warriors at Derwent Park on Sunday, January 26.

by Ian, News & Star 12/16/2013 4:28:22 PM
Richard Rhodes has been a busy man today. He's announced the launch of the Commissioner’s Innovation Fund. The fund is specifically targeted at providing grants to support innovative projects to find new ways of working with at risk groups to cut offending and re-offending. The funding pot will be £100,000 a year over the next four years.

by jonny.irving 12/16/2013 4:16:40 PM
Firefighters are to strike on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and January 3 as part of their ongoing row over pensions.

by Ian, News & Star 12/16/2013 4:05:15 PM
Police are continuing to search for a missing boy who was last seen in Maryport on Sunday. 17-year-old Callum Chapman, from Grimsby, was visiting family in Cumbria when he disappeared. He is described as 5ft 6” tall and was last seen wearing a blue Nike sweater, grey adidas jogging bottoms and Nike trainers. Anyone with information should contact police on 101.

by jonny.irving 12/16/2013 3:59:23 PM
No further cancellations expected on the #Settle to #Carlisle line.

by northernrailorg via twitter 12/16/2013 3:46:43 PM
Residents in Eden and Allerdale will be able to go green for less from February next year. Households will be able to buy a food waste digesters at a 75% discount of between £15 and £20, thanks to an initiative by Cumbria County Council. The £600,000 project will reduce the need to collect and treat up to 1,300 tonnes of waste per year, and will reduce carbon emissions by approximately 4,600 tonnes per year. For more information visit www.lovefoodhatewaste.com

by jonny.irving 12/16/2013 3:46:09 PM
Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner Richard Rhodes has agreed to sign up to the Cumbria Compact initiative. The compact is an agreement between public, voluntary and community groups in Cumbria. It outlines a way of working to improve their relationship for mutual advantage. Mr Rhodes said: "The Cumbria Compact will help me to find out more about the many voluntary sector organisations working in the field of crime reduction in Cumbria, and will be a vital resource for commissioning the voluntary sector.”

by jonny.irving 12/16/2013 3:27:07 PM
A Lake District cycle route has been named Britain's Best Ride by Cycling Plus, the UK’s best-selling cycling magazine. The 40-mile Lake District Loop around Broughton-in-Furness takes in Coniston and Duddon Bridge, and included nearly 6,000ft of ascents.

by jonny.irving 12/16/2013 3:18:50 PM
by NW Air Ambulance via twitter 12/16/2013 12:10:07 PM
DELAY: Owing to signalling problems, the 10:49 #Leeds to #Carlisle due 13:29 is being delayed at #Skipton .

by northernrailorg via twitter 12/16/2013 11:59:17 AM
Best-selling author Jean Briggs, who now lives in Cumbria, has just released her latest novel based on the Roman fort Alauna at Maryport. All proceeds from the book, called 'Island in the Mist' will go to the Hadrian's Wall Trust, who published the novel.

by jonny.irving 12/16/2013 11:55:12 AM
UPDATE: Owing to signalling problems between #Skipton and #Carlisle all lines are blocked.

by northernrailorg via twitter 12/16/2013 11:41:04 AM
Penrith and the Border MP Rory Stewart has welcomed news that the Department for Transport has approved £2.3 million worth of funding to improve the access points into the Eden Business Park and Gilwilly Industrial Estate. The project will include new feeder lanes and the creation of a new double roundabout on Newton Road, Penrith, to help link the estates and ease congestion. Mr Stewart said: "I'm absolutely delighted about this. I campaigned and met with Ministers to persuade them to invest in the huge potential of the M6 'corridor' at Penrith, highlighting the enormous benefits this will bring to our economy."

by jonny.irving 12/16/2013 11:34:19 AM