Man seriously hurt on A66 in Cumbria
The A66 at Cockermouth was closed this morning after a serious crash.
- Bible-quoting man scared passengers on Cumbrian bus
- Cumbrian yob jailed after attacking student and own girlfriend
- Carlisle credit firm agent admits £26,000 fraud
- Carlisle man denies kidnapping charge
- Cumbrian hospitals trust starts inquiry after patients' details 'left on train'
- Microsoft and Apple asked to help with design of new Carlisle primary school
Medals returned
Army medals found in a laundry basket at a Carlisle dry cleaners have been reunited with their owner – after three years
Crossing underway
Two Cumbrian men who are trying to pedal naked across the Atlantic for charity are well underway
What's wrong with totty?
Beer fans have leapt to the defence of the firm behind Top Totty ale which was kicked out of Parliament for being sexist (5 comments)
'You pay the price'
A Carlisle car salesman has been jailed for his part in a £120,000 identity fraud scam
Six new offences
An ex-Cumbrian council leader jailed for 10 years for sexual offences against schoolboys has admitted more charges
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Cumbrian rugby star Mark Cueto's embarrassing crash
'Mad' bike ride
A self-confessed “mad” cyclist is organising a charity ride that aims to cover 220 miles in just 24 hours
Doesn't get tougher...
Seven finalists in a Young Master Chef contest wowed the panel of judges with their exciting culinary creations
Happy 2012, here's £500
News & Star readers have been celebrating after winning a wedge of cash to help out in these difficult economic times
Into battle
Five candidates will contest the Cumbria County Council by-election in Carlisle’s Castle division
New play area open
Carlisle Utd ace Matty Robson and team mascot Olga the Fox helped opened a new outside area at a city primary school
Pub beats council
A council must pay more than £6k costs after losing an appeal against a pub over a 20-year-old planning blunder
Tips reprieved?
Cumbria's closure-threatened household-waste tips have been thrown a lifeline by the county council (13 comments)
TV licence dodgers
More than 670 people from the Carlisle area - 2,243 in Cumbria - were last year caught without a TV licence (32 comments)
Birds 'tortured'
A thug who slaughtered up to 20 birds during a drug-fuelled attack on allotments has been deemed a risk to the public and jailed
Grand entrance
One of Cumbria's most historic buildings is set to be reopened to the public this year (6 comments)
Two goals in the space of 10 minutes earned Carlisle United a 2-1 victory against Chesterfield at Brunton Park. 
Cumbrian rally star Matthew Wilson is out of next week's race in Sweden following a freak accident in training. 
View our gallery of some of the worst criminals operating or caught in north and west Cumbria before they were banged up by the courts 
