A MIDDLE-AGED Carlisle man’s attempt to have a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl was exposed by paedophile hunters.

THE family of a man who died just over a month after marrying his childhood sweetheart are set to 'keep a promise they couldn't break' this month.

A fundraiser set up to support the mother of a 14-year-old boy who died following a fire at an industrial estate in Gateshead has raised more than £13,000.

A WOMAN who has been on the West Bank and experienced first-hand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will be hosting a talk in Cumbria.

Tickets are now on sale for StagedRight’s summer production of Les Misérables. This multi award winning group is thrilled to perform Les Misérables as the culmination of their 20th anniversary year ...

The Leyland National event took place on Whitehaven Harbour over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. The event showcases historic buses that were manufactured at Lillyhall near Workington over the 20th ...

Graham Eyes High Class Butchers in Maryport has been shortlisted for the News & Star's 'Best Deli, Farm Shop, or Butchers 2025' award.

COUNCILLORS have been given an update on a proposed roll out of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the Cumberland Council area.

A JOINER who died in a RTC on the A66 near Brough was more than three times over the drink-drive limit, an inquest has heard.

A shopping centre in Carlisle has announced the return of its £1,000 Community Fund for 2025. The Lanes shopping centre in Carlisle is offering local causes and community groups the chance to win ...

AN event will be held throughout Whitehaven town centre this week to mark VE Day. Whitehaven Town Council is organising an exhibition in St Nicholas Gardens on Lowther Street to mark the occasion.

The president said he had authorised the tariffs on ‘any and all’ movies coming into the US that had been produced overseas.