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  1. Through the day: BBC Cumbria Live

    Martin Lewes

    Reporter

    We've now finished posting news, travel reports, a regular weather forecast and other things that catch our eye from around the county, for today.

    Here's a reminder: 

    We'll be back at 08:00 tomorrow to do it all again. 

    As always, if you have a photograph you'd like to share or you have news you think we should know, you can  email ustweet us  or get in touch  through our Facebook page .   

    Have a very good evening.

  2. Changing of the guard at Workington lifeboat station

    Work has started adapting equipment at Workington lifeboat station to accommodate the new Shannon Class vessel, Dorothy May White.

    But the first job was to get the existing Tyne Class Sir John Fisher out of the way, so in what must have been a nostalgic moment, she was lowered into the water for the final time.

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    The Dorothy May White arrives on 5 April on the lunchtime tide.

  3. Campaigners disappointed by council decision on children's hospital care

    Campaigners fighting to save hospital services in West Cumbria have criticised the way  yesterday's Cumbria health scrutiny committee was run. 

    A statement from the group, We need West Cumberland Hospital, says members are relieved the committee has asked for the future of maternity services be reviewed by the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt.

    But it said members were hugely disappointed that a proposal to send in paediatric services wasn't supported at the end of the meeting. 

    They also say they fail to understand how the committee could allow several members to leave the meeting before the final vote was taken.

    This afternoon a Cumbria County Council spokesman said the rules had been set out at the start of the meeting, but they would review the procedures follow and consider whether further action was needed.

  4. Stobart group plans stock market debut

    The Cumbrian-based company Eddie Stobart has announced plans to float on the London Stock Exchange in a listing that would value the logistics group at over £550m. 

    Eddie Stobart lorries

    The firm, which started in haulage but now runs a wide range of transport operations including airports and flights, expects to raise around £130m from the initial public offering (IPO) next month, with the cash used to fund growth and pay down debt.

    The chief executive Alex Laffey said: "An IPO is an exciting next step for the business that will give us a strong platform for further growth."

  5. Police: Rise in child sex crime may just be reporting change

    There's been a rise in the number of child sex offences recorded by police in Cumbria. 

    The children's charity, the NSPCC, has published figures which show that it recorded 538 suspected sexual crimes against under-18s  - last year there were 429 the year before. 

    The NSPCC says the rise could be down to improvements in recording methods, and more victims speaking out following the high profile of other cases.

  6. Cumbria's weather: A clear, cold night

    BBC Weather

    It should stay dry and mostly clear through this evening and overnight. It will be colder than last night, with a fairly widespread frost and a minimum temperature of 0C (32F).

    Weather graphic

    You can find the latest forecast for where you are, here .

  7. Thief offered shelter took children's Christmas presents

    A thief given shelter for the night after locking himself out of his own home, stole two tablets given to children who lived there as Christmas presents and trashed a living room, Carlisle Crown Court was told.

    Lee Wilson, 30, of Crosthwaite Court in Workington was high on valium at the time, as he had been when he burgled a flat in Whitehaven last year, injuring a householder who caught him in her home.

    Wilson admitted burglary and theft; Judge Barbara Forrester told him the offences were "mean" before jailing him for 21 months.

    Lee Wilson
  8. Travel: Crashes delay traffic near Grasmere and on A595

    BBC News Travel

    The narrow Red Bank road is blocked by an accident before Broadgate near Grasmere.

    The A595 is partially blocked after a four-vehicle crash at Rosehill,  with delays in both directions.

  9. Police call off paraglider search

    Martin Lewes

    Reporter

    Police have called off a major search that began after a report that a paraglider had come down near Isel in North Cumbria.

    The operation started after a report from a member of the public just after 09:00 this morning, near the Lakes Distillery.

    The search involved officers on the ground, a police helicopter, a drone, and Cockermouth mountain rescue volunteers.

    This afternoon officers said they'd found nothing, and no one had been reported missing.

    They said they'd still like to hear from anyone who had been paragliding in the area this morning, or who had other information

  10. Carlisle hope to find new form at Crewe

    BBC Radio Cumbria Sport

    Carlisle will be looking at getting back to winning ways this weekend when they host Crewe. 

    United have lost five of their last six matches, and haven't scored a goal in over nine hours of football. 

    Meanwhile Barrow travel to Solihull Moors with the play offs still in reach. 

  11. Boy arrested after police called to boarding school

    A teenage student at Sedbergh School was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault last night after staff reported an incident involving two pupils.

    Police were called to the co-educational boarding school, which has more than 500 pupils, just after 19:00 last night.

    Sedbergh school gate
  12. Eight more Cumbrian communities to lose banks

    Nat West says eight of its branches in Cumbria will close later this year.

    The bank says most have seen a drop of at least 30 per cent in business as more people do their business on the internet.

    Nat West Ambleside

    Nat West says the branches in Egremont and Ulverston will close in September, and those in Ambleside (pictured), Cockermouth, Grange over Sands, Keswick, Millom and Wigton will go in October.

    The bank says it's contacting customers, and will put staff into the branches to train them on digital banking; all the branches are close to post offices where some business can be transacted.

  13. Cumbrian health boss witnessed Westminster attack

    Jackie Daniel, the chief executive of the trust that runs hospitals in South Cumbria, was at a meeting with MPs in Westminster yesterday.

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  14. Hospitals boss: We'll send staff out to care for patients at home

    The man in charge of hospitals in North Cumbria says inpatient beds in cottage hospitals in Maryport, Alston and Wigton, won't be closed until systems have been set up to provide the same care in the community.

    The cottage hospital beds are due to go under plans proposed by the Success Regime because the trust is struggling to staff them; a county council scrutiny committee's considered referring these to the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, for review, but decided not to.

    Today figures compiled by the BBC showed Cumbria has the worst problem of delayed discharges from hospitals in England , and campaigners against closing the beds in the three communities say they're part of the solution.

    Stephen Eames, the chief executive of the North Cumbria hospitals trust, says plans are being laid to repace lost capacity: "What we're looking at is using beds in the home supported by professional staff, and other care workers, to make sure that more people in those communities can be treated there."

    Quote Message: We're very clear that we're not going to close any beds in community hospitals until those alternative arrangements are in place." from Stephen Eames Chief executive, North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust
    Stephen Eames Chief executive, North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust
  15. Helicopter joins search after reports of paraglider 'in difficulties'

    A police helicopter's been brought in to help with a search in Cumbria for a paraglider pilot who may have got into difficulties. 

    Cumbria police say they were called soon after 09:00 this morning by someone who'd seen a paraglider coming down quickly in the Isel area, near Bassenthwaite Lake. 

    No-one's been reported missing and the aircraft crew hasn't spotted anything. 

    Officers on the ground are continuing to search. Anyone who may have seen anything is being asked to ring Cumbria police.  

  16. Your pictures: Before it all melts...

    The sudden snowfall yesterday was a nuisance to many people, but for the youngest of Gill Henwood's dogs, it was an entirely new adventure.

    She was kind enough to send us this photograph of all three of her pets having a ramble win the white stuff in Grizedale Forest.

    Dogs in snow

    If you have a photograph you'd like to share or you have news you think we should know, you can  email us  ,  tweet us   or get in touch   through our Facebook page  .  

  17. Cumbria's weather: Sunny spells with a chilly wind

    BBC Weather

    There should be sunny spells this afternoon. A rather chilly northeasterly wind will continue, strongest across hills and coasts with temperatures rising to about 10C (50F). 

    Weather graphic

    You can find the latest weather forecast for where you are, here .

  18. West Cumbria maternity row referred to health secretary

    Martin Lewes

    Reporter

    Just to round up some coverage we ran yesterday; Plans to keep consultant led-maternity services at Whitehaven Hospital, but only for a year before another review, are to be referred to the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt.

    The county council's health scrutiny committee, which was reviewing all the proposals agreed by the clinical commissioning group and the Success Regime, feared the unit could still be reduced to a midwife-led service.

    Hospital sign

    Councillors had considered referring other proposals, including the way children are cared for and the closure of beds at cottage hospitals in Wigton, Maryport and Alston.

    But after a meeting late yesterday afternoon, this move was dropped.

    The usual procedure is for the Secretary of State to set up an independent panel of clinical experts to report on the issues.