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  • Trapped man freed from digger in Coniston

    A MAN has been cut free by firefighters after becoming trapped underneath a digger in Coniston this afternoon. He has been airlifted to hospital but the extent of his injuries are unknown at this stage. It is thought the JCB toppled

  • Cumbria's air ambulance to fly at night

    NIGHT-flying pilots have allowed an air ambulance service to expand its hours of operation. The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS), which covers Cumbria and the north east, is now able to fly more missions after its pilots passed their

  • Woman hurt in mountain bike accident at Coniston

    A WOMAN was hurt in a mountain biking accident at Coniston yesterday (Saturday). Fourteen members of Coniston Mountain Rescue Team were called to Low Parkamoor, on the eastern shores of Coniston Water, at 2.43pm. The woman had fallen