House sales soared 104 compared with the same month a year earlier, according to HM Revenue and Customs figures.

The Spice Girls are rumoured to be “secretly planning for a world tour” with a reunion due for later this year – but it could be ...

Tesco has changed the price of its popular Finest dine in meal deal for two offer by 25 this week at all UK stores.

Asda has apologised to customers affected by the recall as the FSA warned shoppers who have purchased the chicken not to eat it ...

The ‘Wear it Loud’ campaign was launched by the Cumbria Deaf Association (CDA) asking businesses to sign up and wear their brightest clothes to work during Deaf Awareness Week, running from 6-12th May ...

Universal Credit changes coming in to force today will see around 1.2 million of the poorest households – including 700,000 with children – will keep an extra £420 a year. The new Fair Repayment Rate ...

A DISQUALIFIED driver was arrested after driving to get some breakfast. A 51-year-old West Cumbrian woman was arrested in Whitehaven this week for driving while disqualified. The driver had been ...

A vacuum cleaner has been found in one of the world's oldest nuclear waste stores in Cumbria. The Electrolux vacuum cleaner was found in Sellafield's Pile Fuel Cladding Silo, which has been a locked ...

Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman is the latest star to appear in a Warburtons advert, following Robert De Niro and Samuel L Jackson.

In a post on social media, Cumbria Police wrote: "A reminder that Cumberland Council has recently introduced a 'Prohibition of Right Hand Turn' restriction on Duke Street, Whitehaven, to prohibit ...

TWO cars have been seized for being driven without any insurance. Yesterday, April 29, police officers were in the West Cumbria area when they spotted two cars. Upon inspection, the cars were found to ...

Muncaster castle is set to host a sausage festival this bank holiday weekend. The castle, in Ravenglass, will host the sausage festival from May 3 to May 5. The three-day event will include sausage ...