Cumbria

since 2025 › Jan › 20 (Mon) @ 06:45 UTC

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24 days ago

Mayor, 72, is convicted of stalking after bombarding barmaid with letters professing his undying love... but he was sending them to the wrong woman

found 2025 › Apr › 09 (Wed) @ 12:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Police were left in no doubt who they were from as Graham Roberts, 72, included his business card, confirming him as first citizen of Whitehaven, Cumbria.

28 days ago

The cover up that kept Britain's worst nuclear disaster secret despite fears it could have been as bad as Chernobyl

found 2025 › Apr › 05 (Sat) @ 10:35 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

It was Britain's worst nuclear disaster, but it is likely you have never heard of it. Unlike Chernobyl in Ukraine, Windscale in Cumbria is not vivid in the public imagination.

Mining firm withdraws plan for UK’s first deep coalmine in 30 years

found 2025 › Apr › 05 (Sat) @ 03:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Move ends bid for site near Whitehaven, Cumbria after planning permission was quashed by high court

The Whitehaven coalmine’s planning application has been withdrawn, bringing an end to a process that…

29 days ago

Face of RAF pilot who killed four members of family in suicidal motorway crash as inquest hears he would have faced manslaughter charges if he'd survived

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 01:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Richard Woods drove 1.1 miles in the wrong direction on the fast lane of the M6 near Tenby in Cumbria for at least 57 seconds as motorists had to serve to avoid him on October 15, 2024.

30 days ago

Drunk ex-RAF pilot who killed family of four while 'deliberately' driving the wrong way down the M6 would have been charged with manslaughter had he lived, inquest told

found 2025 › Apr › 03 (Thu) @ 15:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Richard John Woods, 40, was almost four times the legal drink-drive limit when his blue Skoda Fabia ploughed into a Toyota Yaris on the M6 IN Cumbria.

37 days ago

Atomfall: How a forgotten nuclear disaster inspired a video game

found 2025 › Mar › 27 (Thu) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

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A new video game has brought the 1957 disaster in Cumbria back into the spotlight.

38 days ago

The UK's poshest service station boasts gorgeous lakeside views and the 'finest foods, crafts and clothes'

found 2025 › Mar › 26 (Wed) @ 17:46 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Located on the M6 in Cumbria, just an hour south of the Scottish border, Tebay Services is often regarded as one of the country's best - and is described by some on TikTok as 'proper boujee'.

39 days ago

Schoolgirl footballer, ten, died from 'head injuries' when she was hit by electric BMW which crashed through fencing and landed on the pitch, inquest hears

found 2025 › Mar › 25 (Tue) @ 12:16 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Poppy Atkinson, 10, died on the artificial turf at Kendal Rugby Union Club, Cumbria, after the electric vehicle lost control on March 3 this year.

41 days ago

Plus-size model reveals the horrendous comments she got from sharing a photo of herself (and the clever way she got the last laugh!)

found 2025 › Mar › 23 (Sun) @ 16:44 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Megan Bradley, 23, from Cumbria, recently attracted floods negativity on TikTok after sharing images of herself alongside the writing, 'If I were on a billboard, what brand would it be for?'

42 days ago

Mountaineer Chris Bonington: ‘I’ve come very close to death so many times, it’s difficult to pick the closest’

found 2025 › Mar › 22 (Sat) @ 11:49 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The adventurer on climbing Everest the hard way, finding love again in later life, and his favourite ice axe

Born in London, Chris Bonington, 90, joined the army and became an Outward Bound instructor…

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