Westmorland and Furness Council has yet to conclude its investigation into odour pollution in Penrith, despite repeated delays and ongoing complaints from residents and a new probe from the town’s MP.

PLANS have been formally submitted to expand a Penrith school. Beaconside Church of England Primary School intends to add 119 pupil places across reception to Year 6. Specially Resourced Provision ...

PLANS have been put forward to build 53 homes on the edge of Penrith. The application has been submitted to Westmorland & Furness council by Tetra Tech Planning on behalf of Penrith-based developer, ...

Post Offices across Cumbria and the Lake District have vowed to step up in the aftermath of bank branch closures across the region.

NatWest confirmed the news last week that its Windermere branch would be one of 54 across the UK to close this year and will ...

Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England – and there’s a strong argument that it’s also the best peak. Towering 978 metres above the country’s deepest lake and smallest church (we love those ...

Sydneysiders are enduring a thunderstorm with large hail which will see heavy falls in the western suburbs, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.

Penrith made it a remarkable four premierships on the bounce as they knocked off the Melbourne Storm in the decider. The golden run shows no sign of slowing down, but can Ivan Cleary's men make ...

A key part of the third episode focused on developments at Lowther Castle, just south of Penrith, where stonemason James Lightfoot is responsible for preserving the history of the site.

Decisions on a number of planning applications were made by Westmorland and Furness Council in the week beginning Monday, January 20.

Storm Eowyn is set to bring winds of up to 90mph across large parts of the UK at the end of this week (Picture: AFP via Getty Images) Storm Eowyn is set to bring gusts of up to 90mph to parts of ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 4 to 9 mph (6.4 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will be 33 °F (0.6 °C). Rain with a high of 41 °F (5 °C) and a 70% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at ...