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All signs point to a Labour led Cumberland Council after a historic election last night which brought an emphatic rout for the Conservatives.

Elections on May 5 are set to appoint the first councillors to a new authority, Cumberland Council which will replace the existing councils in…

Readers got talking about the scaling back of phase three flood defences, of which senior Labour members claim its due to a £16 million shortfall…

Carlisle councillors urge people to vote ahead of Currock and Upperby by-election

Share on Twitter The federal government updated its health advice on Thursday 8 April, recommending those under 50 years old get the Pfizer jab instead of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Dr Jenny Doust, a practicing GP and clinical professorial research fellow at the University of Queensland, said that because women take the pill every day the risk of developing blood clots is technically lower with the pill than with the vaccine. Emeritus Professor of General Practice at the University o...

Worrying: Covid-19 infection rates are rising in Carlisle, Eden and Allerdale Readers responded with anger and frustration to the news that Covid-19 infection rates in north Cumbria are continuing to rise. A number of readers expressed their conviction that the reason for rising infection rates in Eden, Carlisle and Allerdale is due to individuals travelling into Cumbria from Tier 3 and Tier 4 areas, bringing new Covid infections with them. Other readers expressed their dismay at the poss...