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Cumbria’s Strongest Man and Woman 2025 set to be biggest show yet

1 week ago | cumbriacrack.com | Lucy Edwards

Cumbria’s Strongest Man and Woman competition is back – and this year it is set to be the biggest show yet. The show will take place this weekend on Saturday May 31 from 11am until 5pm at Rivendell, in Great Clifton, Workington. Nine women and 14 men will be battling it out and competing to take home a title belt and be crowned Cumbria’s strongest man and woman.
Carlisle woman charged with attempted murder after police officer stabbed in face

1 week ago | cumbriacrack.com | Lucy Edwards

A Carlisle woman has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was stabbed in the face. Police were called yesterday at 9.30am to an address in the area of Newtown Road in Carlisle, where officers attended to speak with the occupant. Whilst at the property two police officers were assaulted with a knife. A female officer suffered a facial injury described as not life threatening. A male officer suffered a hand injury described as not life changing.
Busy bank holiday weekend for Lake District mountain rescue teams

1 week ago | cumbriacrack.com | Lucy Edwards

Lake District mountain rescue teams had a busy bank holiday weekend. Langdale Ambleside Mountain rescue were called out three times to help lost walkers and stuck and struggling wild campers. Team members were first called out to two very lost walkers on Friday May 23 at 8.39pm by Cumbria Police. The walkers were lost in the vicinity of Ore Gap after becoming disoriented by low cloud. The duo were also not aware of the way they had walked up the fell and also did not know where they had parked.
Cumbrian travel agency named one of North West’s best for fourth time

2 weeks ago | cumbriacrack.com | Lucy Edwards

A Cumbrian travel agency has been named one of the best in the North West for a fourth time. Cumbria Travel, an independent travel agency owned by Tricia Rickerby and Leanne Miller, has had its Dunmail Park store scoop a top spot in the renowned Travel Trade Gazette awards. It marks the fourth time Cumbria Travel’s Workington branch has been recognised in the awards as one of the North West’s top travel agents.
Lake District mountain rescue training turns real after team member injures leg

2 weeks ago | cumbriacrack.com | Lucy Edwards

A training exercise turned into a real rescue for Lake District mountain rescue teams this week. Keswick Mountain Rescue were alerted by one of their own team members after a search dog handler significantly injured their leg during an evening training exercise. The team said it was an example of the day most mountain rescuers dread – being rescued themselves.
Bike challenges launch to mark Morecambe Bay cycle way’s 10th anniversary

2 weeks ago | cumbriacrack.com | Nigel Thompson

Teams and individual cyclists are being encouraged to mark the 10th anniversary of the creation of a picturesque cycleway around Morecambe Bay and raise money to help the area’s charity. A decade ago, the Morecambe Bay Partnership opened the Bay Cycle Way, an 81-mile route linking Glasson Dock with Walney Island.
Cumbrian man’s travelling sphere project connects people through art

2 weeks ago | cumbriacrack.com | Lucy Edwards

A Cumbrian man’s travelling sphere project is connecting people through art. Andy Levy, 39, of Kendal, has been creating ‘energy spheres’ – and sending some off travelling into the Lake District – for the past 10 years. Energy spheres, an idea Andy’s friend came up with, are symbolic keepsakes that all have different purposes, ranging from being a memorial or in the case of the travelling spheres, connecting people to each other and to nature.
‘Ghost rider’ motorbike seized off West Cumbrian road

2 weeks ago | cumbriacrack.com | Lucy Edwards

Picture: Allerdale PoliceA ‘ghost rider’ motorbike was seized off a West Cumbrian road yesterday. Allerdale Police said they took the vehicle – which officers described as a death trap – off the road yesterday after they spotted it in Maryport. The male driver, wearing a balaclava, ran off upon getting getting cornered by police, but was later found. He had no licence or insurance.
Historic Cumbrian Quaker Meeting House prepares to mark 300th anniversary

2 weeks ago | cumbriacrack.com | Nigel Thompson

Three hundred years ago in the Rusland Valley, the Quaker Meeting House was completed as a place to hold meetings for a movement which has deep roots in Cumbria. Just a few miles away, Swarthmoor Hall is known as ‘the cradle of Quakerism’ and three centuries on, Rookhow in Rusland is still very much in use. The Quaker charity is a favourite venue for schools and community organisations and has subsidised over 70 groups to stay there in the last few years under its Retreat Away scheme.
Secret security taskforce protects Lake District from anti-social behaviour

2 weeks ago | cumbriacrack.com | Lucy Edwards

Protecting the Lake District from fly-campers, litter and wildfires has never been more important than it is right now. Faced with growing numbers of fly-campers, putting out dangerous campfires, clearing up litter full of trapped wildlife and dealing with damaged trees are just some of the problems landowners are facing. But not only do landowners have England’s largest national park to protect, they also have to fund and hire enough people to try and protect it.