Erin Gaskell

Companies House records show that 24 businesses across Cumbria were dissolved between August 10 and August 16. The report lists the dissolved companies by location, including businesses in Ambleside, Barrow-in-Furness, Carlisle, Kendal, Penrith and Workington.

Five celebrities are linked to Cumbria through childhood, education, early careers or family and birthplace connections. Rowan Atkinson attended St Bees School; Richard Madeley worked for BBC Radio Carlisle and bought his first home in the city; Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten was born in Barrow-in-Furness; actor Philip Martin Brown attended Barrow-in-Furness Boys’ School; and Charlie Hunnam moved to Cumbria as a child, studying in Penrith and Carlisle before launching his acting career.

Planned electricity outages will affect hundreds of properties across Cumbria from Monday, August 17 through Friday, August 21 while Electricity North West carries out essential network maintenance. The affected locations include areas across Eden, Copeland, South Lakeland, Allerdale and Barrow-in-Furness, with postcodes and estimated numbers of properties listed for each day.

Heatwave conditions are expected across parts of the UK next week, with temperatures rising after a brief dip on Monday. Cumbria is forecast to remain cooler than southern and eastern England, reaching approximately 24–27°C in several inland areas on Tuesday and Wednesday before temperatures fall on Thursday. The Met Office says the heat could reach 36°C in East Anglia and southeast England, while the UK Health Security Agency has issued yellow heat-health alerts for parts of England; the North West currently has no alert.

Premium Bond holders in Cumbria won 179 high-value prizes in the August NS&I draw. Cumberland recorded 95 prizes, including one worth £50,000, while Westmorland and Furness had 84 winners, including two £50,000 prizes and one £25,000 prize. Premium Bonds offer monthly, tax-free prizes ranging from £25 to £1 million, and holders can check their winnings through the NS&I website or prize checker app.

Tickets for Kendal Calling 2027 at Lowther Deer Park will go on sale at 10 a.m. on August 6, with payment plans and several accommodation and vehicle upgrades available. Organisers are also offering 20 pairs of free tickets through the festival website. The festival is scheduled for July 29 to August 1, 2027.

Kendal Calling festivalgoers may bring non-glass alcohol on their first campsite entry, cans, aerosols, food, soft drinks, recording equipment and limited camping equipment such as small gas stoves. Arena access permits only sealed soft drinks of up to 500ml, personal snacks, empty reusable water bottles and recording equipment. Animals other than assistance dogs, glass, fireworks, fires, gazebos, portable toilets, weapons, drugs and several other items are prohibited across the campsite and arena.

Organisers of Kendal Calling have asked attendees to take their tents home after the festival, describing it as one simple promise. Although an average of 98% of festivalgoers have removed their tents over the past four years, organisers want to match festivals where every tent has been taken away and leave the site free of waste.

Cumbria was not included on the 2026 Asian Restaurant Awards shortlist, which features venues from locations including Manchester and Dubai. The article highlights five highly rated Cumbrian restaurants—Bengal Rose, Aroma Indian Dining, Thai Kitchen In Lakeland, Taste Of Bengal and Graze—using strong Tripadvisor ratings and customer reviews to demonstrate the county’s Asian dining options. Winners of the awards are due to be announced in September.

Hundreds of homes across Cumbria are scheduled to experience planned power cuts from Monday, July 27 through Friday, July 31 while Electricity North West undertakes essential network maintenance. The article lists affected communities, postcodes and estimated numbers of properties without power, with the largest outages expected in Kirkby Ireleth, Kirkby Thore and Dalton Town with Newton.

An updated register from the Treasury Solicitor’s Bona Vacantia Division lists 16 unclaimed estates linked to individuals who died in Cumbria, part of more than 5,400 estates across England and Wales without identified heirs. If no relatives come forward, the assets pass to the Crown. Potential claimants are directed to the official government website for guidance on how to verify eligibility and submit a claim.