Beavers can play role in tackling flood, Environment Agency assessment shows - The agency has published an updated directory ...

North Cumbria Search and Rescue (NCSAR) has taken part in a major emergency response exercise designed to prepare rescue ...

Stewart Mounsey, area flood and coastal risk manager for Cumbria, said it was impossible to prevent all flooding. He said: "We know the devastating impact that flooding can have, which is why ...

Cumbria experienced widespread flooding. More than a month’s worth of rain (12in or 30cm) fell within a 24-hour period. Much of Cumbria is hilly or mountainous. This can lead to flooding in two ...

Westmorland and Furness Council implemented upgrades on the A684, including the introduction of double white centre lines to ...

On this day five years ago, recovery efforts were underway to assist communities across Cumbria in the aftermath of the flooding and severe ...

Cumbria has suffered heavy flooding several times in recent years, including during Storm Desmond in 2015 The founder of a flood action group has accused her council of removing support ...

Environment Agency issues seven flood alerts for rivers across Cumbria and also at north Morecambe Bay, Lancs One flood warning in place at Keswick campsite in north of Lake District In Keswick ...

Storm Ivo and Storm Herminia are two of the latest storms to follow Storm Éowyn, which saw red weather warnings issued across ...

A water company has planted 6,000 trees near a Lake District reservoir in an effort to improve raw water quality. Native tree species including wild cherry, downy birch, grey willow and sessile oak ...

foot and mouth and the floods AND in presenting the BBC Radio Cumbria Breakfast Show for three years. Foot and mouth has been the most challenging and intense news story of my career, but the ...