Andy Edgeworth

DOCTORS in Cumbria have hit back at criticism from MPs of Government plans to give them control of health services in the UK.

A BOWNESS cafe owner has celebrated a year in charge of her own business – despite opening at an almost impossible moment.

FULL time has been blown for Ambleside’s iconic Homes of Football museum as it closed its doors for the final time at the weekend.

MORECAMBE Bay hospital bosses are planning to cut staffing levels and increase hospital parking fees in a new era of austerity.

THE family of a north Lancashire teenager who was crushed by a horse will celebrate her recovery with a fundraising church service.

VULNERABLE people across Cumbria are at serious risk of flu viruses, including swine flu, according to health chiefs.

AMBITIOUS plans for South Lakeland’s only auction market have hit a setback after Preston Patrick Parish Council voted to oppose the proposal.

UPDATE: Jobs are to be axed at the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District national park authorities over the next four years because of a deep cut in Government grants.

Cumbria health chief is calling on TV soaps to help spread the message about the danger of flu.

A NEW £1.2 million invest-ment at Westmorland General Hospital has been given the go-ahead.