Distington2 Jul 2024Arrest after man found with head injury in streetPolice appeal for witnesses following the alleged assault on Midtown Close.2 Jul 2024Cumbria15 Jun 2024Recycling delay as firm enters into administrationResidents are being warned that skips at several sites in Copeland may not be emptied.15 Jun 2024Cumbria16 Sep 2023Villagers evacuated as fire hits industrial yardResidents in Distington, Cumbria, were looked after at the local community centre.16 Sep 2023Cumbria14 Jun 2022Neighbours 'tried to save dad and girl from fire'Paul "Archie" Scott and 14-year-old Mia Scott died in the blaze at their home in May.14 Jun 2022Cumbria23 May 2022Father and teenage daughter die in house fireAn investigation is under way into the cause of the blaze which killed Paul and Mia Scott.23 May 2022Cumbria22 May 2022Man and teenage girl die in house fireA 58-year-old man and a 14-year-old girl were both killed in the blaze in a Cumbrian village.22 May 2022Cumbria5 Dec 2021One person found dead after village firePolice say there are no suspicious circumstances after a person is found dead after a fire.5 Dec 2021Cumbria
