A leading South Lakes councillor is urging the public to have their say on plans to defend places like Sandside from coastal flooding over the next century.

Find out why councillor Roger Bingham is backing Tom Harvey and Rachel Ashburner in the by-elections on 20th December in Milnthorpe, Arnside and Beetham, Storth, Carr Bank, Farleton, Whasset, Slack Head, Sandside, Ackenthwaite, Hale...

The two Conservative candidates vying for the support of voters in the Arnside and Milnthorpe, and Kent Estuary by-elections on 20 December have set out their stalls.

5 things the Conservatives are doing to help small businesses

Tom Harvey and Rachel Ashburner talk about their priorities for local residents if elected to Cumbria County Council and South Lakeland District Council on 20th December.

As Christmas approaches I know we are thinking more about our families and loved ones who are not able to join us at this time for one reason or another. I have a daughter who lives in the USA and we will not see her this time so our thoughts are with her.

However you voted, now is the time to come together. It is time to get on with it.

The Brexit deal gets on with Brexit and delivers on the result of the referendum.

"The choice was this deal, which enables us to take back control and to build a brighter future for our country, or going back to square one with more division, more uncertainty and a failure to deliver on the referendum."

A local councillor has questioned whether lessons have been learned by those responsible for the mishandling of the Windermere Ferry fire this summer, which caused widespread anger and frustration among local commuters and business holders for the five months it took to reinstate the service, eff