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The remains were dated at around 11,000 years old, just after the Ice Age

When William the Conqueror surveyed his new kingdom in 1086, from lowland to upland, Britain was covered with trees. In low-lying Yorkshire, the East Anglian Fens and the Somerset Levels, wet woods of tall white willows and alders lined great rivers. On windswept highlands in the Pennines, north Yorkshire and…

The best 50 gastropubs across the UK have been named by Estrella Damm and only one food and drink spot in Scotland makes an appearance in the prestigious list.

But there are lots in the south west region that made it to the list

Rachel Morgan, who worked at Kells Infant School, Cumbria, is being remembered as a passionate teacher and being a "thoughtful and kind" colleague

XR said the protest is over Mr Gove’s decision to green-light a new coal mine in Cumbria

XR said the protest is over Mr Gove’s decision to green-light a new coal mine in Cumbria.

Protest held over levelling up secretary’s decision to approve new coalmine in Cumbria

Whitehaven colliery will release about 17,500 tonnes of methane every year, estimates thinktank

Eleanor Williams, of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, was found guilty by a jury at Preston Crown Court.

Gary McKee ran 365 marathons in as many days to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support and Hospice at Home West Cumbria