Former health secretary Wes Streeting has set out plans for a wealth tax that would see capital gains tax equalised with income tax. Mr Streeting, who had made clear he intends to stand in any ...

The group reported a half-year pre-tax loss of £552 million, which is in line with the range it gave in a trading update in April.

A section of a busy road in Barrow is expected to be closed for three months for highway works. Abbey Road, between Rating Lane and Dane Avenue, is set to be the subject of a closure order that comes ...

An outdoor centre with camping pods, a playpark and more is set to open this autumn. Earnse Bay Outdoor Centre on Walney Island, aimed at providing opportunities for people to enjoy the natural ...

Barrow is set for a noticeable warm-up from the end of the week into the start of next, with temperatures climbing high enough for the town ...

A COMMUNITY group in a Lake District village have reminded walkers of an overnight road closure, particularly those doing a popular ...

The Lake District is set to experience its best weather of the year this bank holiday. The Met Office has forecast temperatures reaching 22°C with sunshine throughout Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday, ...

A space medicine course will be taught by an astronaut at Muncaster Castle. The course, led by experienced astronaut Dr Michael Barratt, will run from June 1 to 4, 2026. Dr Barratt, who has spent over ...

Passionate paddlers formed a protest flotilla in the Lake District at the weekend to demand action on sewage pollution.

A critically endangered tree once thought to be extinct is set to be planted in Cumbria. The rare Paulownia sapling, native to China, was gifted to Holker Hall and Gardens by acclaimed arboriculturist ...

NHS skin cancer specialists are warning that there's no safe limit to sun exposure as data shows Cumbria has the North West's highest rate of ...

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