The new strain of the virus (pictured) first arrived in England in November 2023 but has quickly spread, with the so-called ...

A North Cumbria ewe shocked farmers by giving birth to five healthy lambs—two more than expected! A rare and heartwarming event on a Wigton farm ...

Featuring performers from across the county, the two nights of entertainment took place last weekend at 'Theatre by the Lake' ...

Dog owners have been warned after a rise in sheep attacks in Cumbria. The National Farmers' Union (NFU) and Cumbria Police ...

Bluetongue is a disease which is spread by biting midges and affects animals such as sheep, cattle, deer, goats, llamas, and ...

A bluetongue restriction zone has been extended to parts of the South West after cases were detected outside of the current restricted zone, including in Cumbria and Cheshire ...

Bluetongue is a notifiable disease caused by infection with bluetongue virus. Bluetongue virus is mainly spread by biting ...

A business has made a substantial investment in its Workington site. Chimney Sheep, a manufacturing business founded 12 years ago by Sally Phillips, has made a significant investment in its Workington ...

A student believes they have found evidence of a terrifying big cat lurking in the English countryside when they found a ...

known as the so-called Beast of Cumbria - which he claims to have once seen. He said: “The sheer numbers of dead sheep was really weird, It was like a graveyard. "Like many people I grew up on ...

It will explore how the industry and the rearing of sheep have shaped the county of Cumbria from ancient sheep breeds and farming methods impacting the landscape to production and garment manufacture ...