The Paddington Bear statue in Penrith is the only one in Cumbria A statue of the beloved Paddington Bear is to stay in a town for another year after boosting visitor numbers. More than 20 benches of ...

Efforts to raise £1.8m to fund a new rescue building are under way. Plans for a base in Penrith, Cumbria, for the town's mountain rescue team and the Cumbria Ore Mines Rescue Unit (COMRU) were ...

What's going for it? You will not want for magnificence. Penrith, a historic crossroads, wallows in a pinch in the Eden Valley between two beautiful behemoths. One way the Lake District; the other the ...

Police teams from across North Cumbria conducted an Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Driving event in Penrith last night carrying out stop searches ...

During lockdown, many of us made the pilgrimage back to our family homes – and rediscovered them through fresh eyes. Part guide, part love letter, “Home towns” is a series in which we celebrate where ...

Activists celebrated when Cumbria County Council was abolished on March 31 but the boundaries of the new authorities are not like pre-1974 Daniel Martin is the Deputy Political Editor for The ...

Penrith BID, Penrith Town Council and Westmorland & Furness Council have announced the statue of Paddington Bear in the town will extend it's stay. It has been revealed that the beloved bear is to ...

Two rescue teams who planned to create a joint base have separated so their projects can be completed "cheaper and quicker". Plans for a £1.8m base in Penrith, Cumbria, for the town's mountain rescue ...

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A statue of the beloved Paddington Bear is to stay in a town for another year after boosting visitor numbers. More than 20 benches of the children's character were temporarily placed in towns across ...