We've now finished this service of news and information for Cumbria for today. News, travel reports and a regular weather forecast will start flowing again from 08:00 tomorrow.
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Appleby vows to carry on fight to keep care home open
People in Appleby say they're deeply disappointed by a decision to close a care home in the town, and they'll try to find other ways to keep it going.
For the moment, the 15 residents will be cared for in Penrith, but councillors say there'll be a review of ways to care for older people in Appleby in future.
The home's been registered as an asset of community value, which means local people must be given six months to try to find ways to keep it going.
Quote Message: We won't give up, we'll continue the fight, and hopefully we'll be able to get Edenside back open as a residential care home." from Caroline Dodgeon Town Clerk, Appleby
We won't give up, we'll continue the fight, and hopefully we'll be able to get Edenside back open as a residential care home."
Relegation 'promises more victories for West Cumbria RL teams'
BBC Radio Cumbria Sport
The editor of rugby league's leading journal says he doesn't believe relegation will be the beginning of the end for Whitehaven and Workington Town.
Martyn Sadler, who edits the Rugby League Express, believes both West Cumbria sides could actually see their crowds increase next season despite their relegation to League One, because they'll win more matches at that level.
Quote Message: Rugby league fans want to support winning sides, no matter what competition they play in." from Martyn Sadler Editor, Rugby League Express
Rugby league fans want to support winning sides, no matter what competition they play in."
Woman spared jail after attacking police officer
A woman who attacked a police officer while subject to a suspended jail sentence for a previous assault has been spared a prison term after promising to curb her drinking.
Sarah Jane Stedman, 21, of Fraser Grove, Carlisle, faced two charges of assault after trouble flared in Botchergate in August.
After punching a fellow reveller, she abused PC Rachel McClearly, punched her in the face and kicked her in the shins.
At Carlisle Crown Court, Judge Barbara Forrester suspended a two-month prison sentence after hearing of Stedman's remorse.
She also imposed a four-month curfew and ordered the defendant to complete 130 hours of unpaid work.
Cumbria's weather: Mostly dry, but chance of heavy showers
In August this year, 526 tonnes of recyclable materials such as glass and metal were collected, compared with the previous record of 465 tonnes in August 2014.
And green waste for composting topped 1,392 tonnes, again compared with the previous best of 1,260 tonnes.
Councillors say it's because collections for plastics and cardboard have recently been introduced in large areas, and this seem to have prompted an increase in all materials.
Masterplan revealed to transform A590 and A595 in south Cumbria
Detectives are trying to trace a man caught on camera in Lowther Street in Carlisle around the time a woman was sexually assaulted early this morning.
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The attack happened on Victoria Viaduct at about 02:00, when a man who had initially been friendly towards the woman, assaulted her when she resisted his advances.
The man is white, in his mid 20s and about 5ft 7in.
Six apprentices have started their training today, in a lottery-funded project to preserve dying rural skills.
The apprentices will learn how to repair gates and walls, and coppice woodland, while working for the Rusland Horizons project.
Claire Green, who is supervising the apprentices says: "It's a really important part of the area's landscape and heritage but in recent years the woodland has suffered a lot of neglect."
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Colourful herd flock together for the first time
From today, for a short time only, you can see a flock of 108 life-sized painted Herdwick ewes and lambs together for the first time.
The figures have been roaming the Lake District for the last few months and are estimated to have been viewed by over 25,000 people!
They're being auctioned off and all proceeds raised will go towards the £1.3million redevelopment of the Lake District Calvert Trust's Old Windebrowe site in Keswick.
The trust offers outdoor activities to people with disabilities.
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Action group formed to fight miners' memorial vandalism
There are four days of events including guided walks, wild swimming, live music and cinema screenings. A group of 30 women will also attempt to break a world record pulling a car up the Kirkstone Pass.
The festival has been designed to be as accessible as possible and many activities will be wheelchair-user friendly.
Among the illustrations are Peter Rabbit being depicted as a spaceman by Hellboy collaborator Duncan Fegredo.
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The artists have contributed their works to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in support of the Beatrix Potter Reimagined student art competition.
The contest encouraged students to give Beatrix Potter a modern or unusual twist and create new work in a comic style.
Writer and illustrator Hannah Berry created a traditional comic strip which depicts Peter Rabbit story as a criminal who steals vegetables.
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Flood-hit Appleby care home will not be reopened
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It has been announced that a flood-hit care home in Appleby, Edenside will not be reopened.
The building which is next to the River Eden closed initially in December and residents were relocated so Cumbria County Council could assess the scale of the damage and repairs needed.
After looking through the findings of a consultation today at a cabinet meeting in Kendal, Cumbria County Council made the decision not to reopen the care home. Officials said they shouldn't risk the the potential threat for flooding in the future.
Barrow Forum's future to go out to consultation
People in Barrow are being given the chance to have their say on plans to outsource the running of the Forum arts and entertainment venue.
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It's one of a number of controversial proposals driven by the need to find further savings of more than £2m because of cuts in funding from central Government.
City racecourse plans a Red Rum special
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Carlisle Racecourse will mark the 40th anniversary of the legendary Red Rum's final win at the city track with a special Red Rum Day on Thursday 13 October.
Red Rum famously ran a winner at Carlisle before each of his three Grand National triumphs.
Hospitals boss: 'Most West Cumbria mums could go to Carlisle'
The loss of a consultant-led maternity unit in Whitehaven could mean most mothers being booked into hospital in Carlisle, according to the man in charge of reforming the North Cumbria hospitals trust.
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Sir Neil McKay was speaking to BBC Radio Cumbria after a public meeting in west Cumbria heard heated criticism of a proposal to have a midwife-led unit at the West Cumberland Hospital, with consultant services for all but straightforward births at Carlisle, more than thirty miles away.
Sir Neil was keen to stress all options were still open and the solution would have to be safe: "The majority of women will be booked into Carlisle and that would be very carefully managed. If women attend what would be a midwifery-led unit in Whitehaven, there would be a dedicated ambulance for them."
Cumbria's weather: sunny and dry
There should be plenty of sunny spells to come this afternoon with most places staying dry.
Pleasant rather than warm though, with temperatures rising to 15C (59F)
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We've now finished this service of news and information for Cumbria for today. News, travel reports and a regular weather forecast will start flowing again from 08:00 tomorrow.
As always, if you've news you think we should know about or a photo you'd like to share, you can email us, tweet us @BBC_Cumbria or contact us via Facebook.
Have a very good evening.
Appleby vows to carry on fight to keep care home open
People in Appleby say they're deeply disappointed by a decision to close a care home in the town, and they'll try to find other ways to keep it going.
Cumbria County Council cabinet members voted not to reopen the Edenside home because the risk of it being flooded again was too great.
For the moment, the 15 residents will be cared for in Penrith, but councillors say there'll be a review of ways to care for older people in Appleby in future.
The home's been registered as an asset of community value, which means local people must be given six months to try to find ways to keep it going.
Relegation 'promises more victories for West Cumbria RL teams'
BBC Radio Cumbria Sport
The editor of rugby league's leading journal says he doesn't believe relegation will be the beginning of the end for Whitehaven and Workington Town.
Martyn Sadler, who edits the Rugby League Express, believes both West Cumbria sides could actually see their crowds increase next season despite their relegation to League One, because they'll win more matches at that level.
Woman spared jail after attacking police officer
A woman who attacked a police officer while subject to a suspended jail sentence for a previous assault has been spared a prison term after promising to curb her drinking.
Sarah Jane Stedman, 21, of Fraser Grove, Carlisle, faced two charges of assault after trouble flared in Botchergate in August.
After punching a fellow reveller, she abused PC Rachel McClearly, punched her in the face and kicked her in the shins.
At Carlisle Crown Court, Judge Barbara Forrester suspended a two-month prison sentence after hearing of Stedman's remorse.
She also imposed a four-month curfew and ordered the defendant to complete 130 hours of unpaid work.
Cumbria's weather: Mostly dry, but chance of heavy showers
BBC Weather
Tonight should be mostly dry and clear, but with a few heavy showers, with the temperature dropping to about 9C (48F).
And this evening's sunshine should keep these roses, photographed by David Mark Hudson, blooming a little longer in Sedbergh.
To send in photographs or news; you can email us, tweet us @BBC_Cumbria or contact us via Facebook.
And you can find the latest weather forecast for where you are, here.
Recycling rates climb in South Lakeland
South Lakeland council refuse wagons have been picking up record tonnages of material for recycling.
In August this year, 526 tonnes of recyclable materials such as glass and metal were collected, compared with the previous record of 465 tonnes in August 2014.
And green waste for composting topped 1,392 tonnes, again compared with the previous best of 1,260 tonnes.
Councillors say it's because collections for plastics and cardboard have recently been introduced in large areas, and this seem to have prompted an increase in all materials.
Masterplan revealed to transform A590 and A595 in south Cumbria
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A strategic report designed to pinpoint the improvements needed to bring the county's road network up to scratch has been released.
Today's main news in Cumbria
Here's the top stories today:
Hundreds of people who packed a public meeting in Whitehaven have been told the options being considered for maternity care in West Cumbria, could mean more mothers being taken to hospital in Carlisle.
A care home in Appleby, flooded in Storm Desmond, will not reopen because of the risk of it being inundated again, councillors have decided.
This years International Comic Arts festival in Kendal will include Peter Rabbit reimagined in modern style.
Police release CCTV in hunt for sex attacker
Detectives are trying to trace a man caught on camera in Lowther Street in Carlisle around the time a woman was sexually assaulted early this morning.
The attack happened on Victoria Viaduct at about 02:00, when a man who had initially been friendly towards the woman, assaulted her when she resisted his advances.
The man is white, in his mid 20s and about 5ft 7in.
Your pictures: Sunny Staveley
BBC Weather Watchers
Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher, Bruce's View, for this lovely photo taken in Staveley near Kendal. You can feel the warmth of the sun from here.
See more photos here.
Apprentices learning dying rural skills
Jennie Dennett
BBC Cumbria
Six apprentices have started their training today, in a lottery-funded project to preserve dying rural skills.
The apprentices will learn how to repair gates and walls, and coppice woodland, while working for the Rusland Horizons project.
Claire Green, who is supervising the apprentices says: "It's a really important part of the area's landscape and heritage but in recent years the woodland has suffered a lot of neglect."
Colourful herd flock together for the first time
From today, for a short time only, you can see a flock of 108 life-sized painted Herdwick ewes and lambs together for the first time.
The figures have been roaming the Lake District for the last few months and are estimated to have been viewed by over 25,000 people!
They're being auctioned off and all proceeds raised will go towards the £1.3million redevelopment of the Lake District Calvert Trust's Old Windebrowe site in Keswick.
The trust offers outdoor activities to people with disabilities.
Action group formed to fight miners' memorial vandalism
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Newspaper
The fightback against vandalism of a miners’ memorial site has begun with the launch of an action group.
Ambleside celebrates the fells with a festival
The Festival of the Fells in Ambleside begins today - celebrating the village's recovery from Storm Desmond.
There are four days of events including guided walks, wild swimming, live music and cinema screenings. A group of 30 women will also attempt to break a world record pulling a car up the Kirkstone Pass.
The festival has been designed to be as accessible as possible and many activities will be wheelchair-user friendly.
Comic artists reimagine Beatrix Potter characters
More on the story we brought you earlier - comic artists have reimagined Beatrix Potter's characters to mark the 150th anniversary of her birth.
Among the illustrations are Peter Rabbit being depicted as a spaceman by Hellboy collaborator Duncan Fegredo.
The artists have contributed their works to the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in support of the Beatrix Potter Reimagined student art competition.
The contest encouraged students to give Beatrix Potter a modern or unusual twist and create new work in a comic style.
Writer and illustrator Hannah Berry created a traditional comic strip which depicts Peter Rabbit story as a criminal who steals vegetables.
Flood-hit Appleby care home will not be reopened
BBC Cumbria
It has been announced that a flood-hit care home in Appleby, Edenside will not be reopened.
The building which is next to the River Eden closed initially in December and residents were relocated so Cumbria County Council could assess the scale of the damage and repairs needed.
After looking through the findings of a consultation today at a cabinet meeting in Kendal, Cumbria County Council made the decision not to reopen the care home. Officials said they shouldn't risk the the potential threat for flooding in the future.
Barrow Forum's future to go out to consultation
People in Barrow are being given the chance to have their say on plans to outsource the running of the Forum arts and entertainment venue.
It's one of a number of controversial proposals driven by the need to find further savings of more than £2m because of cuts in funding from central Government.
City racecourse plans a Red Rum special
BBC Radio Cumbria Sport
Carlisle Racecourse will mark the 40th anniversary of the legendary Red Rum's final win at the city track with a special Red Rum Day on Thursday 13 October.
Red Rum famously ran a winner at Carlisle before each of his three Grand National triumphs.
Hospitals boss: 'Most West Cumbria mums could go to Carlisle'
The loss of a consultant-led maternity unit in Whitehaven could mean most mothers being booked into hospital in Carlisle, according to the man in charge of reforming the North Cumbria hospitals trust.
Sir Neil McKay was speaking to BBC Radio Cumbria after a public meeting in west Cumbria heard heated criticism of a proposal to have a midwife-led unit at the West Cumberland Hospital, with consultant services for all but straightforward births at Carlisle, more than thirty miles away.
Sir Neil was keen to stress all options were still open and the solution would have to be safe: "The majority of women will be booked into Carlisle and that would be very carefully managed. If women attend what would be a midwifery-led unit in Whitehaven, there would be a dedicated ambulance for them."
Cumbria's weather: sunny and dry
There should be plenty of sunny spells to come this afternoon with most places staying dry.
Pleasant rather than warm though, with temperatures rising to 15C (59F)
You can find the latest forecast for where you are, here.