Cumbria Cat

In one of my more flippant moments, brought about by the being ignored by the servants, I might suggest the...

Getting around and, especially, across, our rural area can be frustrating at the best of times.

Rarely does a day go by when there isn’t a call for the services of one of the volunteer rescue...

Recent events, where large crowds gather, must have gladdened the hearts of the executives of Samsung, Apple and Huawei.

There will be many who are excited by the proposed £78 million spend on Carlisle’s Citadels area, making it into...

There is lots going on in the world and it seems almost a lifetime since we got a new Prime...

Sometimes you just know.

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I remember travelling by train from the west of Cumbria to Keswick –...

Preferring to lie in the shade, under my favourite bush, July and August are not months this cat ventures into...

Hot weather is no joke when you wear a fur coat, I can tell you, but while the hot sunny...

We are in the middle of a crisis. Many people are genuinely worried about their rising energy bills and some...

Across the media, yes, even at Cumbria Crack Towers, all the talk is about rising inflation and the cost-of-living crisis,...

This week, Cumbria Cat asks how do we get the best from our land?

Having just been to the high street for a weekly grocery shop, I now have to lie down with a...

It is often said that what happens in Westminster has no impact to the rest of the country and, often,...

Please welcome Cumbria Crack's new columnist - Cumbria Cat. Will he have his claws out?