Outlander star Sam Heughan is to play Macbeth in his debut with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). The British theatre company has announced its programme of events for 2025/2026, including a raft ...

A NUCLEAR officer admitted he was drunk and would fail a breath test after being stopped by police due to his ‘very poor’ driving.

A free conference in Workington aims to help employers learn how to better support staff affected by domestic abuse.

Crystal Palace will meet UEFA officials on Tuesday and plead their case to be allowed to compete in Europe next season, the PA news agency understands. Palace must show UEFA’s club financial control ...

Cumbria Police are celebrating National Volunteer Week by acknowledging the contributions of their volunteers.

WEST Cumbrian pigeons raced from Salisbury on Saturday and they certainly motored on the way home. The Dobson family of Cleator Moor topped the West Cumberland Federation, doing over 54 miles an hour, ...

The Dalston Fryer, owned by Carla Barros, has been nominated by News & Star readers as one of ten finalists in its ‘Best Chippy 2025’ award.

Each photographer can submit up to 6 photos. The competition will close at 9.00am on Friday, 23 June with winners announced on July 1.

THERE certainly hasn't been a shortage of stories since The Cumberland News first started serving readers with high-quality news 210 years ago.

A Cumbrian accountancy firm has been named one of the best places to work in the UK. Armstrong Watson, which has offices in Carlisle and Penrith, has been named in the official Sunday Times Best ...

AN independent bookshop in Kirkby Stephen's Market Square is set to close. Owner of Throne of Books Kaitlyn Lancaster, who opened the shop in 2023, announced the decision on social media after ...

A PUB near Penrith is set to retain its contentious kitchen extraction units after successfully appealing a council enforcement notice.