Pictures document the extent of a series of wildfires that ripped through West Cumbria's coastline yesterday (April 5).

The company behind a proposed development for the UK’s first coal mine in 30 years has withdrawn its planning application.

First approved locally in 2019 and rubber-stamped by then-secretary of state Michael Gove in 2022, the £165m coal mine was to have been developed close to Whitehaven.

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Fire crews are battling a series of wildfires which have broken out in close proximity to the train line near St Bees.

The Government confirmed on Friday that West Cumbria Mining (WCM) withdrew its application for the site near Whitehaven after years of legal and regulatory setbacks. Then-housing secretary Michael ...

Planning permission for the mine at Whitehaven, Cumbria, was overturned by the High Court last year following a campaign by environmental groups. Developer West Cumbria Mining (WCM) was then given ...

International experts in robotics, remote technologies and AI took part in a Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and Sellafield Ltd ...

The Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria has visited a hospice charity to learn more about its services. Alex Scott visited Hospice at Home West Cumbria to see the services the charity provides to individuals ...

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