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Slow news: Cumbria tortoise found a mile from home nine months after going missing

Leonardo, who went on the run from his home in Ulverston, covered distance at pace of about 6 metres a day

The Guardian - UK

Trial to start for two men accused of felling Sycamore Gap tree

Daniel Graham, 39, of Carlisle, and Adam Carruthers, 32, of Wigton, Cumbria, will go before a jury at Newcastle Crown Court.

Evening Standard

Preserving English eccentricity: 20 years of the World Marmalade Awards

The contest now draws in more than 3,200 entries from as far afield as the Czech Republic and South Korea

The Guardian - UK

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Oranges are not the only fruit: Cumbrian marmalade awards offer unusual blends

Winning Japanese preserve features pear and yuzu, while entry in ‘interesting additions’ includes peanut butter

The Guardian - UK

Endangered dragonfly reintroduced to Cumbrian peatland after almost vanishing in England

Dragonfly larvae transported in buckets to new site on shores of Solway Firth

The Independent UK

Rare dragonfly introduced into remote area of Cumbria to reverse its decline

White-faced darters transported to South Solway Mosses as hotter summers dry out its bog pool breeding sites

The Guardian - UK

Rightwing media falsely blame Ed Miliband for UK steel crisis, experts say

Net zero and clean energy can actually help save the steel industry, experts point out

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Mining firm withdraws plan for UK’s first deep coalmine in 30 years

Move ends bid for site near Whitehaven, Cumbria after planning permission was quashed by high court

The Guardian - UK

Planning application for Cumbria coal mine dropped after legal setbacks

The Government confirmed on Friday that West Cumbria Mining withdrew its application for the site near Whitehaven.

Evening Standard

Rare wall paintings found in Cumbria show tastes of well-off Tudors

Artwork thought to date from reign of Elizabeth I reveals how those with disposable incomes decorated their homes

The Guardian - UK

Man who drove wrong way on M6 would have been charged over four deaths – inquest

RAF pilot Richard Woods, 40, killed a family in a head-on collision near Tebay, Cumbria, last October.

Evening Standard

Pensioner speeds past police after driving 29 miles in wrong direction on motorway

An 87-year-old driver sped past police after driving nearly 30 miles in the wrong direction on a major motorway near Penrith, Cumbria.

The Independent UK

A Pod By The 9th Green... Is This Modern Golf Travel At Its Finest?

Jeremy Ellwood heads to the point where south-east Cumbria meets Yorkshire and Lancashire to stay and play at Bentham and take in other courses nearby

Golf Monthly

Poppy Atkinson died of head injuries in sports pitch car collision, inquest told

On Tuesday, the acting senior coroner for Cumbria opened an inquest into the 10-year-old’s death.

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How our perception of waste shapes our reality

Recently, a leaflet was delivered to my home from Nuclear Waste Services, the company that is overseeing the final disposal of some of the most dangerous waste that exists. It reminded me that the small village where I live in Cumbria is one of three proposed locations for the burial…

Evening Standard

Next generation of nuclear deterrent submarines ‘a commitment to defence’

The Prime Minister attended a keel-laying ceremony in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, for the first of the Dreadnought class of submarines.

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Fallout: New Vegas is a big inspiration for Atomfall, which is why you’ll be able to kill every NPC in post-apocalyptic Cumbria

Innit to winnit

Evening Standard

Youth football teams hold minute’s silence for 10-year-old Poppy Atkinson

Poppy Atkinson, 10, was fatally struck by a BMW i4 electric car at a football training session in Cumbria on Wednesday afternoon.

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Evening Standard

Man held over death of girl on sports pitch released from custody

Poppy Atkinson was fatally struck by a BMW i4 electric car at Kendal Rugby Club in Cumbria on Wednesday afternoon.

The Independent UK

One child killed and another injured after BMW crash on sports pitch

Driver arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after the incident at Kendal Rugby Union Football Club in Cumbria

The Guardian - UK

Child dies after car driven on to sports pitch in Cumbria

Man in his 40s arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving at rugby club in Kendal

Evening Standard

Cumbria: Child dies and another injured after being hit by car on sports pitch in Kendal

The driver of the car has been arrested after child dies in collision on rugby pitch in Kendal

The Independent UK

Drugs boss spared deportation because it would be ‘unduly harsh’ on his daughter, judge rules

Xhoni Leka was jailed for over three years for running a large-scale cannabis farm in Whitehaven, Cumbria

Evening Standard

Field-by-field data helping to measure regenerative impact on dairy farms

The consumer giant is working with the First Milk farmer-owned co-operative to share the risk of rolling out greener practices in its supply chain.

Evening Standard

Brothers who acted ‘in plain sight’ jailed for grooming girls

Amran, Alman and Joman Miah were jailed for the sexual abuse of five girls in Leeds and Barrow.

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