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BBC News
21-07-2025
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Tributes to mum-of-three Abby Storey after A66 Workington crash
The family of a mother-of-three who died in a car crash has paid tribute to her, saying she "brought laughter and joy wherever she went".Abby Storey, 35, from Workington, and another man in his 30s, died in a collision between two cars on the A66 near the Cumbrian town, on Saturday 12 front-seat passengers of both cars, including Ms Storey, were pronounced dead at the scene while both drivers were taken to hospital with serious family said she was a "proud and adoring mother to her three beautiful children, in whom her memory will live on every day". "Her energy was unmatched, from her wild dance moves to her passion for karaoke, she brought laughter and joy wherever she went," a statement released through Cumbria Police added."Though her life was cut short, she lived it with incredible spirit, ambition and love."The crash between the Audi A3 and Ford Focus saw the road at Twenty Row closed for several hours. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
14-07-2025
- BBC News
Cumbria Police ask for doorbell camera help to solve crimes
More than 4,000 households and businesses have registered their doorbell or CCTV cameras to help assist in police Police said when a crime takes place, it has a system in place to see if nearby footage has captured vital the force stressed that signing up did not not mean officers had remote access to cameras and information would "only be used to request footage if an incident were to occur".Officers are urging more people to sign up and help "significantly increase the speed of an investigation, as well as the likelihood of the offender being caught or vulnerable person safeguarded". Footage and a person's camera information would not be subject to disclosure in a public data request, the force also said. It added that only authorised police users had access to the camera map."You will be in control of your CCTV and doorbell cameras and of any footage you provide to the police," a spokesperson said. There are also plans to enable businesses and other venues to allow officers direct access to their camera feeds during an emergency. The project is part of the Connect Cumbria scheme and involves a device being plugged into the camera system. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
