6+ hour, 36+ min ago   (242+ words) Wetherspoon pubs are set to cut food and drink prices for one day as part of a campaign. The 7.5 per cent discount will be applied on Thursday, September 17, at five pubs in Cumbria: The Woodrow Wilson and The William Rufus…...

13+ hour, 36+ min ago   (352+ words) Reaction has continued to pour in following the announcement that the Winter Droving will move from Penrith to Carlisle this year, with business owners and visitors expressing disappointment at the decision. Among those voicing concern is Penrith restaurateur Yannis Papameletis,…...

13+ hour, 36+ min ago   (393+ words) PLANS for internally lit signage at Carlisle’s new Burger King outlet have been approved by Cumberland Council’s planning department. The application was for the site Nicholas Gate Retail Park in London Road and, according to the officer’s report, the application…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (357+ words) A recently closed west Cumbria pub has been put on the market for £495,000 just weeks after its operators announced they would not renew their lease. Brewery House, on Main Road in High Harrington, has been listed for sale by commercial…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (389+ words) A long-held dream is about to become reality for two women with a passion for interiors. A mother and daughter are preparing to open a homeware shop in Cockermouth after years of planning and dreaming. Eedie’s House Interiors, located on…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (128+ words) News & Star Carlisle bakery Whytes makes News & Star competition finals WHYTES: Bakery and Kitchen in Carlisle has secured its place in the final of the News & Star’s Best Bakery competition 2026. Based at 11-13 Carlyle’s Court on Fisher Street, the independent bakery…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (349+ words) Plans have been lodged to turn a Victorian townhouse near Carlisle city centre into five one-bedroom duplex apartments. Castle View Finance Ltd has applied to Cumberland Council to convert 44 Aglionby Street, which stands within the Chatsworth Square and Portland Square…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (157+ words) A SPORTING goods sale is returning to give old equipment a new lease of life. Cockermouth’s Kirkgate Centre will host its third Kirk Kit event on September 26 and 27. The event offers the chance to buy or sell second-hand sports kit,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (362+ words) FIVE Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants in Cumbria are affected by hospitality giant Whitbread's nationwide shake-up of its restaurant business, with closures confirmed for September and some sites already being marketed for sale. Whitbread, which owns Premier Inn as well…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (391+ words) A new self-serve app is being described as the 'Just Eat of the hydraulic hose industry'. Developed by Cumbrian engineering firm Forth, Hosebuilder is designed to transform how businesses design, order, and manage hydraulic hoses. The system promises to cut…...