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A woman who dedicated her life to public service has been awarded the University of Cumbria's highest honour.

The board responsible for overseeing the delivery of the £200m Barrow Transformation Fund has met for the first time.

Two former Royal Navy flagships which were the last surface ships to be built in Barrow are to be decommissioned as part of cost saving measures worth half a billion pounds over the next five years announced by the Defence...

Commuters hoping to use the Windermere ferry have been urged to make alternative arrangements as repair work following a fault continues. No date has been set for the reintroduction of the service.

A Cumbrian man has re-skilled at 50 to follow his ambition of becoming a locksmith.

In 1980, Kendal Mountain Festival was launched, aimed as a gathering to celebrate all aspects of outdoor and adventure culture.

A rapidly growing civil engineering firm has established a new base in West Cumbria as it prepares to continue working on major infrastructure projects.

Enterprising Cumbria have launched a new project aimed at supporting businesses in Barrow.

A 19-acre site near Penrith has been acquired by Maple Grove Developments for a commercial development.

Businesses and individuals across Cumbria are increasingly embracing the move to electric vehicles, and accountancy firm Lamont Pridmore is here to help.