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A MEETING of Cumberland Council is set to hear a call for the new authority to stand-up for clean rivers, lakes and coasts.

Five flood warnings and nine flood alerts are in force in Cumbria as the county recovers from several days of heavy rain.

Five flood warnings and seven flood alerts are in force in Cumbria as rain continues to fall in the county.

An environmental organisation in West Cumbria has been given a national award for for its work in cleaning up a river.

Bumper year for West Cumbria Rivers Trust New large pond at the Naddle West Cumbria Rivers Trust had its best year yet in 2020, despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. The trust delivered more on-the-ground environmental improvements than ever before in 2020, including its biggest ever project – the £1.5 million removal of a 2.5-kilometre-long plastic liner from the River Keekle near Whitehaven. Elsewhere, three barriers to fish passage were removed, enabling migrating native salmon and trout to reach new upstream areas, and almost 100 metres of river previously running th...