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3rd & 7 37yd

Flood alerts include the rivers: Caldew and Petteril; Lower, Middle and Upper Eden; Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water; and Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster. Others still coming in.

by emily.parsons 12/20/2013 3:35:56 PM
While it might not be raining at the moment, the Environment Agency has started issuing flood alerts for some of our regions rivers.

by emily.parsons 12/20/2013 3:33:08 PM
All of the but two of the drivers admitted the charges, and the remaining two were convicted at Carlisle Crown Court after trial. Details coming soon online, with full story and reaction in tomorrow's News & Star.

by emily.parsons 12/20/2013 3:28:19 PM
Two managers and 15 drivers at a Wigton-based haulage firm have been sentenced in connection with a major haulage fraud. It followed a joint operation between the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) and Cumbria Police, lasting 3 years.

by emily.parsons 12/20/2013 3:22:52 PM
Transport police want to speak to this couple about an incident on a Maryport to Workington train

by Ian, News & Star 12/20/2013 2:44:28 PM
Not sure why yet, but there are reports that traffic is queuing on the exit slip road of the M6 northbound at junction 43, for the A69.

by emily.parsons 12/20/2013 2:32:19 PM
The woman eventually handed the iPod back to the victim, claiming she had found it, but continued to be threatening. The couple left the train at Workington. Anyone who was on the train or has information is urged to call British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40, quoting log NWA/B3 of 20/12/13.

by emily.parsons 12/20/2013 2:24:01 PM
The 21-year-old victim, from Egremont, told police that a man and woman who had "clearly been drinking alcohol" boarded the train at Maryport and sat near her as she listened to music on her iPod. Someone took her iPod and, when she confronted the couple, they became "extremely abusive and threatening".

by emily.parsons 12/20/2013 2:22:04 PM
An appeal has been issued by rail police, after a young woman was threatened and abused on a train between Maryport and Workington. The incident happened shortly before 4pm on Tuesday December 10.

by emily.parsons 12/20/2013 2:20:58 PM
Staff at north Cumbria's two hospitals have responded positively to a flu vaccination programme - with the biggest uptake the hospital trust has ever seen. Almost 75 per cent of staff have been vaccinated, placing them top of all trusts in the region and fourth out of all trusts in England.

by emily.parsons 12/20/2013 2:08:41 PM
Thieves broke into a garage and workshop in the village, near Skelton, and stole three full petrol cans and two petrol chainsaws. The break-in happened between December 10 and 13.

by emily.parsons 12/20/2013 1:45:23 PM
I've not abandoned the blog - although there was a brief respite for lunch. It simply means there's good news and all is fairly quiet at the moment with nothing to report on roads or rail.

by emily.parsons 12/20/2013 1:30:31 PM