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77 Northern stations to have new customer information screens

To improve the display of information, train operator Northern is to install more than 100 new customer information screens at 77 of its stations.
They new screens have white LEDs that make them more legible from a further distance away. They also have…

Major incident declared in Cumbria over heavy snow

A group of friends from the Wigton area said they had not expected the severe weather and became stuck after trying, and failing, to get into Windermere.Nicki Simpson said they set off at 13:00 GMT “all ready to go out, Christmas tunes blasting” but e…

Major incident declared in Cumbria after heavy snowfall

Image source, Lucy Maeder2 December 2023Updated 7 hours agoA major incident has been declared by police in Cumbria after heavy snowfall.Cumbria Police said it estimated about 200 vehicles were stuck in the South Lakes area, particularly around Bowness …