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Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Film festival showcases 'beautiful' restored bogs
A county's first film festival to celebrate the unique habitats of restored bogs will be held this summer. The Bog Film Festival which takes place at Gosling Sike, in Carlisle, will feature a series of short films showing the "beauty and brilliance" of the "vital habitats". Cumbria Wildlife Trust said there would also be question and answer sessions at the event on 10 July. A trust spokesperson said "peatland protectors and fen fanatics" were welcome to learn about its restoration work. "There will be short films about these vital habitats, showing their beauty and brilliance," the spokesperson said. "It's a fantastic opportunity to learn more about them and the work people are doing to protect them." Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. New documentary to explore the secret life of bogs Rare birds appear on restored wetland 'in hours' Naturalist who helped protect bog awarded medal Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Climate
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Enjoying the sun across the North East and Cumbria
Temperatures are predicted to surpass 29C (84.2F) today in some areas of north-east England and Cumbria. However, by Sunday - although it will still be warm - there is the chance of a few thundery showers. While it's still glorious for sunseekers, here's a selection of the best pictures of people having fun in the sun and nature at its best. Follow BBC North East on X and Facebook and BBC Cumbria on X and Facebook and both on Nextdoor and Instagram. Temperatures surpass 29C as UK heads for heatwave
BBC News
21-06-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Enjoying the sun across the North East and Cumbria
Temperatures are predicted to surpass 29C (84.2F) today in some areas of north-east England and by Sunday - although it will still be warm - there is the chance of a few thundery it's still glorious for sunseekers, here's a selection of the best pictures of people having fun in the sun and nature at its best. Follow BBC North East on X and Facebook and BBC Cumbria on X and Facebook and both on Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
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Teenager dies in crash and motorist is arrested
A teenage passenger has died in a crash and the driver of the car has been airlifted to hospital. An Audi S4 and Volkswagen Up collided on the A5087 Coast Road at Rampside, Barrow, in Cumbria, at about 13:00 BST on Friday. The passenger in the Volkswagen, a man in his late teens, was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver, also in his late teens, was airlifted to hospital in Preston, Cumbria Police said. The driver of the Audi, a 20-year-old man from Barrow, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving whilst over the prescribed limit of a specified drug, but has been released pending further investigation. Cumbria Police has urged witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to contact the force. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Cumbria Police
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Yahoo
Horse artwork plan resubmitted after location move
Plans for a sculpture to celebrate a town's links to the Gypsy and traveller community have been submitted again after being rejected. In April, Westmorland and Furness Council refused a planning application for a stallion statue on the River Eden in Appleby, Cumbria, to celebrate the town's role in hosting the annual horse fair - a big event in the traveller calendar. The community interest firm Drive 2 Survive, which is behind the statue, has amended its proposal, with the artwork now planned for Salt Tip Corner, opposite the entrance to Roman Road. The firm said it hoped the sculpture, which would be 7ft (2m) tall on top of a concrete plinth, would be "visible and celebrated". Previous plans for the sculpture were rejected by the council following backlash by locals over the "impact of the sculpture's symbolic presence on community cohesion, emotional comfort and the shared use of the site", according to the council. A report prepared by council planning officers said those plans received 163 letters of support, 72 objections and 21 observation letters. The new plans are currently in consultation. According to an artist's statement submitted with the application, the team has chosen the new location because it is where the most expensive horses are bought and sold for cash during the fair. It said the sculpture was intended to make the contribution of the Gypsy and traveller community to Appleby "visible, permanent and celebrated". It said when the fair was not on, there was "little tangible evidence" of the event in the town. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Statue to celebrate town's traveller fair rejected Plan for statue to celebrate town's traveller fair Westmorland and Furness Council
