BBC Local Live: Cumbria

There will be some outbreaks of rain at first this evening, but towards midnight clear spells will develop allowing a patchy frost, especially in the Vale of Eden.  

Temperatures could fall to 3C (37F).

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A speeding driver who ran down and killed an elderly man in Penrith town centre has been sent to prison.

Carlisle Crown Court heard Lawrence Cherry, 82, was using a Pelican crossing in December 2015 when he was hit by a car driven by Peter Wilkinson. The impact threw him into the air.

Wilkinson, 23, from Clifton near Penrith, said he braked, but admitted he was distracted by other pedestrians and the clock in his car.

The court was told it was dark and raining, and that Wilkinson was travelling at 30mph (48kph) - 10mph (16kph) over the limit.

He was given a 12-month prison sentence and banned from driving for three years. He must take an extended test to drive again.

There was a very minor earthquake near Aspatria, just after 10:38 this morning.

The tremor, six kilometres (four miles) east of the town, registered 1.7 on the Richter scale, so it's extremely unlikely anyone felt it.

But if you did, you can email us, tweet us or get in touch through our Facebook page . 

Police say a man sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in jail for stabbing another man in the chest deserves his time in prison. 

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John Wayne Conaway, 41, from Devonshire Street, Workington, admitted wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon when he attacked his 32-year-old victim in a dispute over money. 

Det Con Paul Hulse of Cumbria Police said: "The victim was very fortunate not to have suffered more severe injuries. 

"This type of violence will simply not be tolerated and we are pleased that Conaway is being taken out of society."

The trust which runs the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven has lifted visiting restrictions on Ward 3a, imposed after an outbreak of the norovirus stomach bug.

Officials say though, that anyone visiting a hospital should practise good hygiene.

Staff from the University of Cumbria are leading a research project on the benefits of outdoor education.

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Dr Chris Loynes says smaller studies have suggested that outdoor education, which is a major industry in the Lake District, helps youngsters learn better and supports their mental and physical health.

He said: “However, most of these have been small studies or have been unpublished. What we need is to bring all the evidence together and plan new research to fill the gaps so that Outdoor Education can have confidence in what it does well’.

Newton Rigg College at Penrith has been given a "good" rating by Ofsted inspectors.

The college specialises in training for jobs such as farming and forestry, and the report praised the way the college worked with employers such as Carrs Billington and A W Jenkinson Forest Products.

However, it says the people who run the college don't have access to good information about how well it's performing, and in some areas, what progress students and apprentices are making. It also says management information systems should be improved.

A Cumbrian man who became the first ever artist in residence on Mount Everest is putting the final touches to his exhibition which opens at Rheged this weekend. 

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Derek Eland from Carlisle created a diary room at the base camp during the 2016 climbing season. 

He collected personal stories from some of the people travelling through the camp. 

The exhibition, called Being Human at Base Camp, includes those stories as well as video and photographs taken during his time on Everest.   

Armed police officers called to a house on Walney Island on Wednesday recovered an air rifle. 

Cumbria Police say a 30-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm when he'd been banned from doing so for five years.

Cumbria is among the worst areas in the country for drownings.

The county's fire and rescue service says eight people died in lakes and rivers, or around Cumbria's coastline, in 2015 - the latest year for which official figures are available.

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The National Fire Chiefs Council said this puts Cumbria in the top 10 nationally, and that half of all people who drown, are anglers or walkers who didn't intend to go in the water.

The association and a number of other bodies are joining forces to launch a campaign to halve the number of deaths.

Traffic is being held up by temporary traffic lights at roadworks near Green Lane, between Barrow and Ulverston.

Tim Mosedale from Keswick, who leads expeditions to Everest at this time of year, has found some features of the modern world have yet to reach the last of the Himalayan villages along the trail to Base Camp.

Virgin Trains says trains on the line between Oxenholme and Lancaster are being delayed by around 15 minutes because of a track defect.

It should become brighter into the afternoon, but with showers developing. Some could be heavy. Highs of 12C (54F) are expected. 

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Electricity engineers say they're now repairing supply lines wrecked by the fire on a Maryport industrial estate.

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The last 20 businesses affected by the damage were connected to a generator last night.

The firm at the heart of the blaze, SIS Pitches, confirmed this morning it was back in production.

Train operating company Northern says it only expects to run around 40% of its normal timetable when staff strike again tomorrow.

Northern runs services on the Cumbria Coast line, the Settle-Carlisle line, the Lakes line to Windermere and the line across to Newcastle.

The dispute is over plans to introduce driver-only services. Northern says passengers should avoid travelling if possible.

Police say a large load will cause delays when it travels into Cumbria later. It left Durham this morning, travelling on the A66, and is expected to get to junction 40 on the M6 at 15:00.

The Cumbrian sheep farmer James Rebanks is keeping his 95,000 worldwide Twitter followers up to date with political events here in Britain, with the help of his Herdwick sheep.