A CUMBRIA man who attempted to sever his ex-girlfriend's head in an "act of savagery" has been detained indefinitely. Benjamin Cooper, 35, hacked at the throat of Claire Marshall, 35, with a small pen-knife before he picked up a larger kitchen knife
CROOKS have stolen cash from three car parking machines in Grasmere. The machines, in Stock Lane and Broadgate, were damaged during the raid some time between midnight and 5am on Tuesday, February 6.
BUSINESS owners and entrepreneurs considering early retirement should act immediately if they want to avoid a long wait to dip into their pension pot. From April 6 2010, pension scheme members will no longer be able to take their benefits at
A POPULAR 22-year-old man died of smoke inhalation when the car he was sleeping in was engulfed in flames, an inquest has heard. Tom Hadwin, of Holly Cottage, Underley, near Kirkby Lonsdale, died in the early hours of November 6 last year, in what police
A FAMILY has spoken of their ‘shock’ at the death of an Ulverston man who collapsed at the docks in Barrow. Tony Robinson, 36, was treated by paramedics on disused land owned by Cumbria County Council at the back of Ramsden dock road, but he
RESIDENTS in Coniston are celebrating after a project to build 11 new affordable homes in the village was saved. Coniston and Torver Housing Team has been lobbying for almost six years to bring schemes to the village after a survey identified
A LEADING player in the digital art world wants to encourage more Furness people to get involved and learn new skills. Signal Films will play host to visiting digital artist Emma Tolmie who will leading a series of free digital art workshops
PATHOLOGISTS are continuing to examine the remains of a badly decomposed body which was found on a Lake District fell. The examination process, of the remains discovered in woodland near Thirlmere, is including taking DNA samples and looking at dental
VANDALS have damaged the wing mirrors on two cars parked in a Windermere street. A silver Vauxhall Astra and a silver Hyundai were damaged when parked outside the Air Training Corps building on Park Road some time between 10.30pm on Friday (February
TWO HGVs have collided in Eden. The trucks blocked the A66, near Temple Sowerby, for several hours following their collision at around 4.15am this morning.
AFTER an improved performance in the figure skating pairs' free programme, Cumbrian skater David King is expected to finish 16th in Vancouver. Along with partner Stacey Kemp, of Leyland near Preston, King, 25, from Curthwaite, finished 16th
