Monty Python star Eric Idle has said Reform UK leader Nigel Farage being “taken seriously” is “appalling to me” after post-Brexit issues meant he was unable to see his Spamalot musical opening in ...

The Office for National Statistics said the rate of UK unemployment increased to 4.7 in the three months to May.

Marcus Smith has defied expectations by winning a place on the bench for the British and Irish Lions’ first Test against Australia, but Owen Farrell and Henry Pollock miss out on selection.

Abbott was suspended by the Labour Party in 2023 after a letter comparing different forms of racism but was readmitted a year later.

The 53-year-old, who won back-to-back Claret Jugs in 2007 and 2008, was given the honour of hitting the opening shot.

A BUSINESS leader has hit back at a YouTube creator who labelled Kendal as a ‘forgotten tourist town’.response ...

The largest increases showed that cybercrimes rose by 35 per cent, drug offences by 20 per cent and a 17.5 per cent increase in offences involving discharge of a firearm in addition to sexual offences ...

A pop-up shop is set to open in Kendal offering a high street outlet for small businesses. The Shop Small pop-up shop will take over the former Todd’s of Kendal site in Elephant Yard on Saturday, ...

Westmorland and Furness Council recorded 42 assaults against “non-employees” in schools and council services in 2024/25, new figures ...

Westmorland and Furness Council has reached an agreement with Homes England to receive £9.95m for highway infrastructure development as part of the Windermere Gateway project, a partnership between ...

Classmates who grew up in the Lake District during the 1970s have planned a school reunion. Having left John Ruskin School 50 years ago, the class of 1975 will meet again this weekend. The anniversary ...

As part of the Festival of Archaeology, the National Trust is inviting members of the public to explore the ruins and learn more about ...