We've now finished posting Cumbria's news for this week, although major breaking news and travel reports will appear here automatically through the weekend.
If there's news you think we should know or you want to share a photo you've taken, let us know by sending an email, or on Twitter.
We'll be back on Monday from 08:00
Cumbria's weather: Cloudy, with wind turning to south
There will be a lot of cloud tonight, and there may be a shower, especially this evening.
The wind will swing into the south and temperatures will fall to between 1C and 4C (34F and 39F).
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You can always find the latest, hour-by-hour BBC weather foreast for where you are, by searching for your location here.
Mums-to-be told partners will be allowed at birth
The trust that runs hospitals in North Cumbria has reassured mums-to-be in the area that their partners will be allowed to come in for the whole of their labour, and also visit them afterwards.
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Some mothers have voiced concern that because of coronavirus restrictions, partners might either just be allowed in for the birth or not at all.
And a midwife-led labour ward in Penrith has been closed for the duration of the pandemic.
But today the North Cumbria trust published guidance saying partners would be allowed to attend the birth and visit afterwards, although a number of other limits on who can come to appointments and clinics have been tightened up.
Abuse charity fears victims may feel unable to flee
Staff at the domestic abuse charity Project West Cumbria have echoed national fears that people having to stay at home could mean some feel trapped with abusive partners.
Vicky Pike from the charity says she believes many will now not come forward until after the lockdown is over.
She says taking shelter with friends or relatives may not be possible because of quarantine, but public services are still running.
Quote Message: If you go to your local authority they have responsibility to tell you abut your housing routes or they can point you in the right direction." from Vicky Pike
If you go to your local authority they have responsibility to tell you abut your housing routes or they can point you in the right direction."
Latest virus deaths bring county total to 70
The latest figures show a further eight people have died in hospitals serving Cumbria after being diagnosed with a coronavirus infection.
One patient was at one of the hospitals served by the North Cumbria trust, the other seven at the Furness General or Royal Lancaster Infirmary, which are run by the Morecambe Bay trust.
The Office of Qualifications and
Examinations Regulation, or Ofqual, has set out details today for schools,
colleges, students, parents and carers on how GCSEs and A levels will
be awarded following the cancellation of this
year's exams.
Schools and colleges will be asked to use their
professional experience to make a fair and objective judgement of the
grade they believe a student would have achieved had they sat their
exams.
Here are some more contact details for local groups that have been been set up to help people unable to leave their homes:
Age
UK South Lakeland says it now has a range of services for people over
55. This includes delivering shopping, medicines, hearing aid batteries,
and books. Telephone befriending
is also available. Call 030 300 30003
The Northern Fells group, which covers a lot of villages in North Cumbria, is on 016974 77196
The Penrith group doesn't have a number, but please visit their Facebook page to request help
BBC Radio Cumbria has contact details for many groups and you can call on 0800 111 4950 during most office hours.
You can
register as a volunteer now at SupportCumbria, which brings together several local authorities and major charities to provide support
to those who need it most, across the county.
You can register here as an individual or as a
group.
Lake District mountain rescue team volunteers have joined other local organisations in urging visitors not to make day trips to the area in fine weather forecast for this weekend.
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Richard Warren, chairman of the Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association said calls for people not to travel in large numbers had already made a difference.
"Last weekend
across the whole of England and Wales there were only four call-outs,
with just one in Cumbria."
And the chief executive of the Lake District National Park Authority, Richard Leafe, said an influx would inevitably mean people coming into close contact, potentially spreading the virus..
Quote Message: Enjoy your weekends at home, the Lake District will be here for you when this is all over.” from Richard Leafe
Enjoy your weekends at home, the Lake District will be here for you when this is all over.”
It will be cloudy in many places, with a few showers and a moderate westerly wind.
Highest temperatures will be from 6C to 9C (43F to 48F)
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You can find the latest, detailed, BBC weather forecast for where you are, by searching for your location here.
Carers say PPE profiteers bought up masks
Carers looking after people in their own homes in south Cumbria say they are risking catching coronavirus from clients because they cannot get hold of enough personal protective equipment.
Sarah Quayle is a manager with Reliacare, whose staff provide home care in Barrow, Ulverston and Walney.
She says some personal protective equipment or PPE was bought up by the public and other material, including masks, was stockpiled by profiteers.
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Quote Message: You've got greedy people who would buy the PPE and then sell it on Ebay and Amazon for ridiculous amounts of money." from Sarah Quayle
You've got greedy people who would buy the PPE and then sell it on Ebay and Amazon for ridiculous amounts of money."
Quote Message: We were buying masks at £1 for 10, we're now paying £10 for one."
We were buying masks at £1 for 10, we're now paying £10 for one."
Gratitude in blue: Kendal Castle floodlights thank carers
A number of monuments around Cumbria have been floodit in blue during the pandemic, and Stuart Atkinson, a carer himself but better known as an astronomer, caugght this view across the Auld Grey Town.
Cumbria Tourism and partners say some of the county's accommodation providers can offer critical workers a place to stay if required.
Hotels, guest houses and so on were asked to close
to help stop the spread of the virus, but exceptions are being made if they accommodate frontline workers
Key workers who need somewhere to stay or providers who can offer accommodation are being asked to input
their details here.
Here are some contact details for local groups offering help for people who can't go out of their homes.
Ambleside 015394 34172 - please leave a message.
With staff working from home calls to the office can only be answered
10:00 to 14:00 Tuesday to Friday.
Alston 01434 647247
BBC Radio Cumbria has contact details for many groups and you can call on 0800 111 4950 during most office hours.
Lingholm Kitchen Garden near
Keswick is delivering freshly cooked meals free to vulnerable people in
Portinscale and Keswick.
They have a list of most of the eligible people
already but say that if you know of anyone
else, in the vulnerable categories only please, in that area who
would struggle to get a hot meal otherwise then to let them know by
emailing kitchen@thelingholmestate.co.uk. They would like to say thank you to Caterite for donating the ingredients.
Councils say that any household waste from a home with cases of the virus
should be placed in a bag, which is then tied and placed inside another
bag, which is also then tied.
Please then store the
bag for 72 hours before putting it out for collection on your normal
collection day.
Go to the BBC news website or app for the latest advice and
information – including what it means for you if you've been furloughed
by your employer
Tributes paid to retired Gazette journalist after he loses battle with coronavirus
Westmorland Gazette
Newspaper
Dennis Aris, writer of one of the most popular columns ever to appear in
The Westmorland Gazette, has died at the age of 76 after battling
against coronavirus for more than two weeks.
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In pictures: Soldiers make the beds for recovery centres
Soldiers from 32 Engineer Regiment and Anzio Company, 1st Battalion The Duke Of Lancaster’s Regiment came into Cumbria this week to turn four leisure centres and a school into temporary hospitals for people recovering from Covid-19.
Photographs released by the Ministry of Defenece from inside Penrith Leisure Centre show the sports hall being split up into areas, with camp beds laid out.
The five facilities which each have 100 beds, with the aim of being able to moving recuperating patients out of the hospital wards where the more seriously-ill are being treated.
The statistics reflect only those who have been tested because they are suffering serious symptoms, and so are likely to be a fraction of the true figure.
Today will start mostly cloudy with some bright spells but a with a few wintry showers possible. Showers easing later in the afternoon but remaining cloudy. Winds easing from the northwest.
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We've now finished posting Cumbria's news for this week, although major breaking news and travel reports will appear here automatically through the weekend.
If there's news you think we should know or you want to share a photo you've taken, let us know by sending an email, or on Twitter.
We'll be back on Monday from 08:00
Cumbria's weather: Cloudy, with wind turning to south
BBC Weather
There will be a lot of cloud tonight, and there may be a shower, especially this evening.
The wind will swing into the south and temperatures will fall to between 1C and 4C (34F and 39F).
You can always find the latest, hour-by-hour BBC weather foreast for where you are, by searching for your location here.
Mums-to-be told partners will be allowed at birth
The trust that runs hospitals in North Cumbria has reassured mums-to-be in the area that their partners will be allowed to come in for the whole of their labour, and also visit them afterwards.
Some mothers have voiced concern that because of coronavirus restrictions, partners might either just be allowed in for the birth or not at all.
And a midwife-led labour ward in Penrith has been closed for the duration of the pandemic.
But today the North Cumbria trust published guidance saying partners would be allowed to attend the birth and visit afterwards, although a number of other limits on who can come to appointments and clinics have been tightened up.
Abuse charity fears victims may feel unable to flee
Staff at the domestic abuse charity Project West Cumbria have echoed national fears that people having to stay at home could mean some feel trapped with abusive partners.
Vicky Pike from the charity says she believes many will now not come forward until after the lockdown is over.
She says taking shelter with friends or relatives may not be possible because of quarantine, but public services are still running.
Latest virus deaths bring county total to 70
The latest figures show a further eight people have died in hospitals serving Cumbria after being diagnosed with a coronavirus infection.
One patient was at one of the hospitals served by the North Cumbria trust, the other seven at the Furness General or Royal Lancaster Infirmary, which are run by the Morecambe Bay trust.
There is more information about the disease here.
You coronavirus information round-up
BBC Radio Cumbria
The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation, or Ofqual, has set out details today for schools, colleges, students, parents and carers on how GCSEs and A levels will be awarded following the cancellation of this year's exams.
Schools and colleges will be asked to use their professional experience to make a fair and objective judgement of the grade they believe a student would have achieved had they sat their exams.
There are lots more details here.
Here are some more contact details for local groups that have been been set up to help people unable to leave their homes:
BBC Radio Cumbria has contact details for many groups and you can call on 0800 111 4950 during most office hours.
You can register as a volunteer now at SupportCumbria, which brings together several local authorities and major charities to provide support to those who need it most, across the county.
You can register here as an individual or as a group.
And go to the BBC news website or app for the latest news and information.
Lakes rescue teams urge against visitor 'influx'
Lake District mountain rescue team volunteers have joined other local organisations in urging visitors not to make day trips to the area in fine weather forecast for this weekend.
Richard Warren, chairman of the Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association said calls for people not to travel in large numbers had already made a difference.
"Last weekend across the whole of England and Wales there were only four call-outs, with just one in Cumbria."
And the chief executive of the Lake District National Park Authority, Richard Leafe, said an influx would inevitably mean people coming into close contact, potentially spreading the virus..
Cumbria's weather: Cloudy with showers
BBC Weather
It will be cloudy in many places, with a few showers and a moderate westerly wind.
Highest temperatures will be from 6C to 9C (43F to 48F)
You can find the latest, detailed, BBC weather forecast for where you are, by searching for your location here.
Carers say PPE profiteers bought up masks
Carers looking after people in their own homes in south Cumbria say they are risking catching coronavirus from clients because they cannot get hold of enough personal protective equipment.
Sarah Quayle is a manager with Reliacare, whose staff provide home care in Barrow, Ulverston and Walney.
She says some personal protective equipment or PPE was bought up by the public and other material, including masks, was stockpiled by profiteers.
Gratitude in blue: Kendal Castle floodlights thank carers
A number of monuments around Cumbria have been floodit in blue during the pandemic, and Stuart Atkinson, a carer himself but better known as an astronomer, caugght this view across the Auld Grey Town.
Pioneering allergy scientist dies aged 108
Dr William Frankland, known as "the grandfather of allergy", developed the idea of a pollen count.
Read moreYour coronavirus information round-up
BBC Radio Cumbria
Cumbria Tourism and partners say some of the county's accommodation providers can offer critical workers a place to stay if required.
Hotels, guest houses and so on were asked to close to help stop the spread of the virus, but exceptions are being made if they accommodate frontline workers
Key workers who need somewhere to stay or providers who can offer accommodation are being asked to input their details here.
Here are some contact details for local groups offering help for people who can't go out of their homes.
BBC Radio Cumbria has contact details for many groups and you can call on 0800 111 4950 during most office hours.
Lingholm Kitchen Garden near Keswick is delivering freshly cooked meals free to vulnerable people in Portinscale and Keswick.
They have a list of most of the eligible people already but say that if you know of anyone else, in the vulnerable categories only please, in that area who would struggle to get a hot meal otherwise then to let them know by emailing kitchen@thelingholmestate.co.uk. They would like to say thank you to Caterite for donating the ingredients.
Councils say that any household waste from a home with cases of the virus should be placed in a bag, which is then tied and placed inside another bag, which is also then tied.
Please then store the bag for 72 hours before putting it out for collection on your normal collection day.
Go to the BBC news website or app for the latest advice and information – including what it means for you if you've been furloughed by your employer
Army turns leisure centre into makeshift hospital
The Army has released pictures of its work transforming Penrith Leisure Centre into a hospital.
Read moreTributes paid to retired Gazette journalist after he loses battle with coronavirus
Westmorland Gazette
Newspaper
Dennis Aris, writer of one of the most popular columns ever to appear in The Westmorland Gazette, has died at the age of 76 after battling against coronavirus for more than two weeks.
In pictures: Soldiers make the beds for recovery centres
Soldiers from 32 Engineer Regiment and Anzio Company, 1st Battalion The Duke Of Lancaster’s Regiment came into Cumbria this week to turn four leisure centres and a school into temporary hospitals for people recovering from Covid-19.
Photographs released by the Ministry of Defenece from inside Penrith Leisure Centre show the sports hall being split up into areas, with camp beds laid out.
The five facilities which each have 100 beds, with the aim of being able to moving recuperating patients out of the hospital wards where the more seriously-ill are being treated.
Latest figures show 87 more virus cases confirmed
The latest figures published by Public Health England show 512 confirmed cases or coronavirus in Cumbria, up from 425 yesterday, and from 176 last Friday.
The statistics reflect only those who have been tested because they are suffering serious symptoms, and so are likely to be a fraction of the true figure.
Read more:
Carlisle landmarks turned blue
A number of landmarks in Carlisle have been illuminated blue as a sign of respect to carers and the NHS.
Last night a blue heart appeared on Cumbria County Council's officers and the Citadel was also turned blue.
Sellafield police clap for carers
Police at Sellafield showed their support for carers last night:
Weather: Cloudy with wintry showers possible
BBC Weather
Today will start mostly cloudy with some bright spells but a with a few wintry showers possible. Showers easing later in the afternoon but remaining cloudy. Winds easing from the northwest.
And you can get the latest forecast here
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