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About Cumbria Guru News

Your one-stop feed for everything happening in Cumbria and the Lake District, pulling together headlines from the best local and national sources — all in one place, updated every 15 minutes.

13+ News Sources
15 min Update Frequency
400+ Articles in Feed
Free Always

📰 What is Cumbria Guru News?

Cumbria Guru News is a free news aggregator built for people who care about what's happening in Cumbria and the Lake District. Rather than visiting a dozen different websites, you get a single live feed of the latest headlines from all the major local sources — newspapers, public bodies, police, and the national press.

We don't write the news — we surface it. Every article links directly to its original source, giving full credit to the journalists and organisations who do the reporting. Think of us as a smart TV guide for Cumbria news.

Cumbria Guru News is part of the CumbriaGuru.com family — the go-to guide for living in and visiting Cumbria and the Lake District.

⚙️ How it works

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RSS Feeds

We subscribe to the RSS feeds published by every source. RSS is an open web standard used by virtually every news outlet.

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Every 15 Minutes

A cron job runs every 15 minutes, fetching the latest articles from all sources and storing new ones in our database.

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Cumbria Filter

For national sources, articles are filtered using a keyword list of hundreds of Cumbrian place names and topics to keep the feed relevant.

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Live Feed

The front page refreshes automatically every 5 minutes. Articles are grouped by recency and ranked by engagement.

📡 Our news sources

We aggregate from the following trusted local and national sources. Click any source to filter the feed.

Cumbria Guru
Own Content
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News & Star
Local Newspaper
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BBC Cumbria
National / Regional
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Cumbria Crack
Local News
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Westmorland Gazette
Local Newspaper
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Times & Star
Local Newspaper
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Cumberland & Westmorland Herald
Local Newspaper
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Cumbria Times
Local News
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Cumbria Police
Public Body
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Lake District NP
National Park
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Cumbria Tourism
Tourism
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Fix The Fells
Conservation
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BBC Sport
National / Sport
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Guardian
National Newspaper
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✨ Features

Live weather — Current conditions for Keswick, Scafell Pike, Helvellyn, Carlisle, Windermere and Ambleside, updated every 30 minutes using Open-Meteo data.

Trending Today — The most-clicked articles of the day, ranked by real reader engagement.

Breaking news alerts — Recent Cumbria Police releases are flagged automatically with a breaking news banner.

Save for later — Bookmark any article using the 🔖 button. Saved articles are stored locally in your browser.

Share — The 📤 button uses your device's native share sheet on mobile, so you can send stories straight to WhatsApp, Messages, or social media.

Weekly newsletter — Sign up below the top stories to receive a free weekly digest of the biggest Cumbria stories.

Read history — Articles you've clicked are lightly faded so you can see what you've already read at a glance.

💬 Get in touch

We're always looking to improve the feed and add new sources. If you know of a Cumbrian news source we should be including, or if you have feedback about the site, we'd love to hear from you.

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Main Website

For general enquiries about Cumbria Guru visit cumbriaguru.com

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Disclaimer: Cumbria Guru News is an aggregator service. We do not create or edit the articles displayed — all content belongs to its original publisher and is accessed via publicly available RSS feeds. All articles link directly to their original source. We are not responsible for the accuracy or content of third-party articles.

🏔️ About CumbriaGuru.com

Cumbria Guru News is the news hub of CumbriaGuru.com, a comprehensive online guide to living in and visiting Cumbria and the Lake District. CumbriaGuru.com covers things to do, walks and outdoor activities, events, food and drink, accommodation and much more.

Both sites share the same database and infrastructure, so improvements we make here benefit the wider Cumbria Guru ecosystem — and vice versa.