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3rd & 7 37yd

And with that final update, we're going to call a halt to today's rolling news blog. We'll be back with another one from early Monday morning. Have a good weekend.
Bye!

by Ian, News & Star 1/10/2014 5:22:20 PM
All seems quiet on the roads. No incidents reported.
As this morning, there is still disruption on the coast line between Carlisle and Barrow. The latest info is at Northern Rail's JourneyCheck
All being well, the line should be operating as normal from Monday.

by Ian, News & Star 1/10/2014 5:20:20 PM
More weather news - Northern Rail says 1,000 tonnes of rock salt has been distributed across the network and the trains' heating systems have been checked. Weather forecast to drop in temperature from tonight and tomorrow in Cumbria

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 1:15:59 PM
Police report recent sighting of suspicious man in a garden at Salterbeck. Due to recent sneak in burglaries in the Workington area they are reminding people to lock up, day and night, whether at home or not

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 1:08:30 PM
Possible sightings of the Northern Lights over Cumbria tonight. Reports of some last night in Shap

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 1:04:30 PM
UNISON has warned against Environment Agency job cuts. Dave Prentis today said the government was "playing Russian roulette with millions of homes" after it was reported 1,500 jobs were at risk. His comments come as 100 flood warnings are in force across the UK for the weekend. Cumbria has one flood alert

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 12:51:39 PM
The Royal Mail says customers in Armathwaite will have to pick up undelivered parcels from a new location from Monday. It has relocated the current post office from Front Street, to Eden Stores, also in Front Street, a short distance away.

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 12:36:20 PM
A yellow warning for ice tonight has been issued for Cumbria by the Met Office. Surface temperatures are due to drop to around or just below freezing. Forecaster say due to a lot of standing water from recent flooding, icy stretches are expected to form. The warning is in place from 9pm until 10am tomorrow.

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 12:26:17 PM
An obstruction on the railway at Haydon Bridge, which had delayed trains, has now been cleared

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 12:23:18 PM
Augill Castle in Cumbria has been named one of the top five castle hotels in the UK in the Guardian today

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 12:19:29 PM
Thieves broke into a forecourt kiosk at Lazonby between 6pm on Wednesday and 8am yesterday. Police are appealing for any witnesses to contact them

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 11:50:29 AM
The Friends of the Lake District has welcomed the nomination of the area to enter the next round on the path to World Heritage Status. Jack Ellerby, policy officer for the Friends charity, said they were delighted but there was a lot of work ahead.

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 11:41:22 AM
UPDATE: Volunteers gathering in Glenridding to search for missing Tom McMorrow are advised everyone is now meeting at 1.30pm, not 12.30pm.

by Ian, News & Star 1/10/2014 11:32:00 AM
A conference will be held in Cumbria to focus on the increasing threats businesses face from hackers and cyber criminals. The event is being organised by Cumbrian security expert Tony Wilson, of Indelible Data, with the support of Britain’s Energy Coast. It takes place on January 23 from 9.30am-4.30pm at Energus, Lillyhall.

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 11:29:56 AM
Profits have soared by 73 per cent at motorway service operator Westmorland. The firm has also reported a turnover of nearly £50m in its latest financial accounts.

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 11:21:23 AM
Cumbria Travel reports heavy traffic on the A596 at Washington Street in Workington with the junction of the B5297 Jane Street. 'Busy but moving'

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 10:57:00 AM
Allerdale police are hosting an online meeting on Monday from 6pm. See www.cumbria.police.uk

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 9:48:35 AM
Fire crews were called to two bin fires in the same street in Workington early today. One at 3am in Murray Road then again shortly after 6am

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 9:39:14 AM
Calls for people to turn up later today to help in a search for missing Penrith chef Thomas McMorrow He hasn't been seen since leaving a staff party at the Inn on the Lake, on the shores of Ullswater., on Sunday. People are meeting at Ullswater’s steamer pier today at 12.30pm.

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 9:35:40 AM
A Workington fire crew was sent to a report of a gas leak at Main Road, Seaton, at about 5.40pm yesterday. They gained entry into an unoccupied flat and isolated the supply. The gas board was asked to attend.

by Ian, News & Star 1/10/2014 9:35:37 AM
The mother of a doctor who died in prison in Syria says she doesn't believe he killed himself. The family believe Abbas Khan, who worked at Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary, was tortured for eight months.

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 9:30:59 AM
No flood warnings for Cumbria today, say Environment Agency - but flood alert of possible flooding of River Derwent around Buttermere. EA says river and lake levels remain high

by victoria.brenan 1/10/2014 9:25:34 AM