More than a hundred weapons have been handed in to police as part of a firearms amnesty
The pros and cons of leaving the European Union will be discussed by farmers this evening
Updates on Wednesday 13 April 2016
Francesca Williams
BBC News
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Francesca Williams
BBC News
We're a bit jealous of the Hairy Bikers. Especially since their latest series - starting next Monday on BBC Two - involves exploring the nation's pubs.
In the second programme Barrow lad Dave Myers takes Si King on a tour of the Lake District during which they try a wine-like drink called negus and try to find the "Biggest Liar".
They also visit popular climbers' watering hole The Wasdale Inn.
That's the life.
The pub that started life as a farm before being converted into a pub in the 1850's.
The Prime Minister says the agency which has left some Cumbrian farmers under financial pressure because of delayed subsidy payments has room to improve.
Last week, the National Farmers' Union in Cumbria said some farmers were having to rely on bank loans because of delays by the Rural Payments Agency.
David Cameron said: "We've made hardship payments amounting to over £7m but we do need to make sure that the lessons of how to make the system work better in future years are properly learnt."
Owain Wyn Evans
Weather presenter, BBC Look North
The rain will get patchier and lighter overnight but it's likely to stay very cloudy with mist or fog in places.
Temperatures will drop to about 5 or 6C (41-43F).
It'll be brighter tomorrow morning with some sunny spells, although increasing cloud will bring some light rain or drizzle.
You can see a detailed weather forecast for where you live here.
A public meeting will be held next week on the proposed merger of two further education colleges in Barrow.
Barrow Sixth Form College and Furness College are considering merging and a meeting will be held at Barrow Sixth Form College on Rating Lane on 19 April from 17:00 to 19:00.
People can also take part in an online survey here., external
Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher 'Ambleside Maggie' for this photograph taken this morning.
If you have any photographs you'd like to share you can email them to cumbria.locallive@bbc.co.uk.
Image source, Ambleside MaggiePolice are appealing for information after reports a man has asked teenage girls to get into his car in a Cumbrian town on three separate occasions.
A 15-year-old and two 16-year-olds were approached by the man in three different areas in the north of Kendal.
The man has been described by Cumbria Police as being in his 20s, with dirty blonde hair and bad teeth and driving a blue car.
The force said none of the girls had been hurt but reminded young people never to get into the car of someone they don't know.
Penrith Football Club have secured enough money to make vital improvements to the pitch at Frenchfield.
The wet winter weather meant that last season many games were postponed because of a water logged pitch.
Now the club have been given more than £5,700 from the Football Stadia Improvement Fund. They also have a grant of £4,000 from Eden Council and £1,500 from the county council.
Image source, Penrith AFCA Cumbrian council is warning people to make sure they've registered to vote in time for the upcoming local elections on 5 May.
If you are not already registered, you can do so by visiting this website, external.
And, if you want to find out more about the elections, you can visit the voter information website, external or the BBC News elections homepage.
A third of seats will be up for grabs on Carlisle City Council and South Lakeland District Council but Carlisle returning officer Dr Jason Gooding warns the deadline for registering to vote is next Monday.
North West Evening Mail
Newspaper
A Cumbria MP says he will publish his tax affairs because he wants to restore trust in the system, external.
Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat leader and Westmorland and Lonsdale MP, said the fallout from the "Panama Papers" was an indictment of how many wealthy people, although legally, conducted their tax affairs.
Image source, Yui Mok/PA Wire
In-Cumbria Magazine
Newspaper
Image source, In-Cumbria MagazineA weapons amnesty in Cumbria has resulted in about 100 weapons including a crossbow being handed in to police.
The haul also included 75 knives, 10 air rifles, five shotguns and several rifles.
A spokesman for Cumbria Police taking advantage of the surrender "could save somebody's life".
The region has a large number of people who hold licensed firearms and store them appropriately, he said.
"However, we are very aware that there are a number of people who have collected firearms over years that sit unused."
The amnesty runs until 18 April and weapons can be handed in at police stations including Carlisle, Penrith and Workington.
More rain is expected this afternoon which will be heavy at times.
Temperatures could reach 10C (50F) in light winds.
A few showers will remain tonight, along with patches of mist or fog. Temperatures will dip to 6C (43F).
You can see a detailed weather forecast for where you live here.
A natural flood management scheme saved a North Yorkshire town from floods at Christmas, a report has concluded.
The idea of reducing flow higher up to stem problems further down has been suggested by some as a way of protecting against further floods in Cumbria too.
The Environment Agency's scheme in Pickering slowed river peak flow by 15-20%, saving Pickering's museum and several homes, it said.
More than 2ins (5cm) of rain fell in the area over 36 hours from 26 December.
However, the EA warned the scheme that saved it last winter would not work in extreme rainfall.
Nell Dunn
BBC Cumbria
Tonight I'm going to be catching up with Episode 4 of The A Word, which was filmed here in Cumbria. I'm loving the series so much. It's also great to see our beautiful county on the telly.
Here's a link to last night's episode:
An impromptu attempt to win Joe some friends leads to a breakthrough moment for Alison.
In-Cumbria Magazine
Newspaper
Image source, In-Cumbria MagazineFrancesca Williams
BBC News
Now there's a headline you don't get every day.
The Telegraph newspaper is reporting that hundreds of homes in Cumbria will be heated using cheese, external.
It says the Lake District Creamery in Aspatria will receive millions of pounds in subsidies for turning whey and other residues from the cheese production process into "biogas".
Some will be used to generate electricity on-site and the rest will feed into the local gas grid.
As long as there's enough of this...
Image source, Thinkstock...left to put on the newly resurrected water biscuits.
England's Ben Stokes has been named as one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year.
All-rounder Stokes, 24, was named following a "string of match-changing performances", including his 198-ball 258 against South Africa in Cape Town.
Stokes was born in New Zealand but moved to Cockermouth when he was 12 and played with the local club.
Image source, Getty ImagesEarlier this month two New Zealand radio presenters were suspended after broadcasting a phone call from Stokes' mother - which she believed was off-air - complaining about criticism of her son's showing in England's World Twenty20 final defeat.
BBC Radio Cumbria
The leader of the Green Party, Natalie Bennett, says the Barrow shipyard shouldn't rely on getting an order for the next generation of nuclear deterrent submarines and make wind turbines instead.
More than 8,000 jobs depend on the order to build new boats that would carry the nuclear weapons. A decision is expected later this year but design work is already underway at the shipyard.
The local Labour MP, John Woodcock, says Natalie Bennett's suggestion would lead to major job losses.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut, speaking to BBC Radio Cumbria this morning, Natalie Bennett said the wind energy industry would create more jobs in the end.
She will speak at an open meeting in Barrow this evening.
If you're thinking of heading out on to the fells today, here's today's fells forecast:
