A community partnership has been formed in Allerdale, Cumbria, UK, to take forward discussions around siting a geological disposal facility for high-level radioactive waste. The Allerdale GDF ...

The Chernobyl disaster remains the world’s worst nuclear accident, and its 40th anniversary in 2026 is being marked with ...

Today could be the hottest day ever recorded during May in the UK, according to a BBC forecast.

CUMBRIA may be thousands of miles from the world’s major fault lines, but the county has still felt the earth move – and new analysis shows our “worst” earthquakes have been closer to a rumble than a ...

At a local level town and parish councils provide services for residents and businesses across the UK - but how do they work?

Weapons including crossbows and axes can now be handed in as part of a knife amnesty scheme this week. Cumbria Police is participating in Sceptre, a national campaign running from May 18 to May 24 ...

Singapore firm using secretive international legal system to seek compensation for climate concerns blocking plans The UK government is being sued in a secretive “corporate court” after a proposal for ...

A FUNDING scheme is offering grants of up to £3,000. The Physical Activity Grants programme, run by Parkinson’s UK, aims to support community projects that encourage people with Parkinson’s to get ...