Mike was born in London but the family soon moved to Bishop Auckland, where his father was a consultant surgeon. He attended St Bees School in Cumbria and in 1966 went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

A Cumbrian rural arts organisation has announced its spring/summer 2025 programme. Arts Out West, the rural touring arm of Kirkgate Arts and Heritage, will be bringing a wide variety of performances ...

Following the chaos wrought by Storm Eowyn over the weekend, Electricity North West has opened a number of warm spaces for people who are still affected by the recent bad weather. This morning, ...

in St Bees, Cumbria, the Met Office says. Children at two schools in Carlisle will be escorted across a city centre bridge to ensure they are safe, a council says. Pupils from Trinity School and ...

CUMBRIA’S first indoor padel tennis ... I’ve played it at school.” Carlos Reina, lives in St Bees but is originally from Spain, where padel is the most popular sport after football.

Saturday will see largely cloudy skies with just a few bright spells throughout. Observed at 17:00, Tuesday 11 February Report for Ambleside, Cumbria ...

A DELAYED decision over five proposed holiday pods in the St Bees area could finally be made at a meeting in Carlisle next ...