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A stock image of the back of a police officer. They are wearing a black jacket and yellow hi-vis vest over the top that has 'POLICE' written on it in white capital letters, surrounded by a blue box.

Teenage passenger who died in crash is named

Police seek witnesses to Friday's crash on the Coast Road involving an Audi S4 and Volkswagen Up.

Four members of Furness Morris Dancers sat on a bench with six more standing behind them. They are all wearing black trousers, white shirts and red waistcoats. All but one have hats with flowers at the top. They are smiling. The phot was taken in 2023.

'Last chance' to save town's Morris dancing group

Furness Morris Dancers is organising a final recruitment push after warning it could fold.

A man wearing protective glasses is working with glass. He is holding a blow torch and directing the flame at a small glass object.

Bond glass-maker warns heritage crafts may vanish

A company which has made cut crystal glasses for 007 films says the craft is at a crossroads.

Eleven members of Furness Morris Dance smiling at the camera back in 2023. They are wearing black trousers, white shirts and red waistcoats, and have hats with flowers at the top.

Morris dancing group's future under threat

The Ulverston group is facing a "critical" situation as it struggles to recruit new members.

The black and white cat inside a cage. He is looking dirty, with his white markings discoloured.

Cat found in bin rescued by tip workers

Phantom could have been in the bin for about three days, says the charity who is looking after him.

Sarah Varty standing outside her shop, The Healthy Skin Clinic. She has black hair and is wearing a black uniform.

Cumbria stories you may have missed this week

Stories from Cumbria include a missing tortoise which was found months after being lost.

Leonardo the tortoise walking on a lawn

Tortoise missing for months found a mile from home

Leonardo, who disappeared from his owner's garden in July, is found safe and well near his home.

Photo of campaigning group The Roxy Collective standing outside the eponymous cinema they've managed to save. They are eight people, three men and five women, wearing coats and smiling at the camera.

Historic cinema's future secured by £500k funding

Campaigners have worked for years to save the much-loved Ulverston venue from closure.

A group of women wearing fluorescent green tops look exhausted as they pull a one-tonne car up Kirkstone Pass.

Women break record for pulling car up high pass

The women smash a previous Kirkstone Pass car pull record, raising money for an Ulverston hospice.