The Herdwick News

08/02/2025

Warwick Bridge Corn Mill and Cultura Trust have issued a joint statement after ‘positive development’

07/02/2025

Family of motorcyclist who died in a Workington crash have paid tribute to a ‘kind and generous man’

The family of a man who died in a Workington crash has said his loss has left an “unimaginable hole” in their lives. At around 4.15pm on Thursday, January 30, a crash occurred involving a Volvo car…

07/02/2025

Family launch fundraiser for ‘cuddle blankets’ to help other grieving families after the loss of their 4-year-old daughter.

An Egremont family has launched a fundraiser to provide grieving parents with Cuddle Blankets after the “shock” death of their four-year-old daughter. Ivy had lived with Spina Bifida since birth an…

07/02/2025

The Dalemain World Marmalade Awards & Festival have closed with entries arriving from around the world.

Last years winner’s sales have raised over £6000 for two charities.

06/02/2025

Carlisle United Football Club have announced former Wales Manager as their new head coach.

05/02/2025

PSA: Cumbria Police has issued a warning as a batch of pills have been reported to be causing overdoses

05/02/2025

University of Cumbria prepares for a series of community events with Thinking of becoming a primary teacher? tomorrow. While Barrow Campus progresses

05/02/2025

Warwick Bridge Corn Mill has suspended business after landlord Cultura Trust forfeits the lease

04/02/2025

Cumberland Council have announced a £450,000 regeneration of Whitehaven

04/02/2025

Cumbria Police are seeking witnesses to an assault that took place in Wigton.

03/02/2025

The Dock Museum is going to be the home of heroic pigeon Tommy’s Dickin Medal, considered the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross.

03/02/2025

Carlisle United Football Club have relieved manager of his duties.

Carlisle United are looking for their third manager of the season after relieving Mike Williamson of his duties. In a short statement on the clubs website: “Carlisle United Football Club can confir…

03/02/2025

HM Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria attended a ceremony to award Workington Lifeboat volunteers with King’s Coronation Medals

Workington RNLI volunteers have been congratulated for their service by Cumbria’s Lord Lieutenant Alexander Scott. The Lord Lieutenant attended an event in the town to present King’s Co…

01/02/2025

West Cumbrian man dies after a crash near Workington involving a car and a motorcycle.

A man has died after a crash involving a car and a motorcycle, in Workington. At around 4.15pm on Thursday, January 30, a crash occurred involving a Volvo car and a motorcycle. The incident occurre…

30/01/2025

UPDATE ON WHITEHAVEN HARBOUR 👇

This week I convened a meeting with the Minister for Water, Emma Hardy MP, and senior officials from the environment, energy and transport departments, Network Rail, the Environment Agency and the Mining Remediation Authority.

The purpose of the meeting was to bang some heads together as I’ve been going round in circles for months, with agencies refusing to take responsibility for developing and delivering a solution that restores our harbour to its natural state.

I’m pleased to say we made some progress. The Minister has agreed to establish a one-off, cross-government joint venture across all six departments and agencies with a role in this, co-ordinated by her officials at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

That cross-government team will work up proposals to tackle the contaminated minewater and its impact on the Bransty tunnel and the harbour and work together to secure the necessary funding to deliver a treatment scheme.

This is more progress than was made in the 18 months prior to me becoming your MP and I will now be driving forward this work as quickly as possible.

27/01/2025

Cumbria Police launch attack investigation after woman assaulted

Cumbria Police has launched an investigation after an assault on a woman in Kendal. Enquiries are ongoing after a woman, in her late teens, was assaulted by the suspension bridge between Mintsfeet …

26/01/2025

The effects of Storm Eyowyn are still being felt across the county as a school is forced to close due to roof damage

26/01/2025

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team and North West Air Ambulance were called out to a snowy Blencathra

📸 - Keswick Mountain Rescue