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Here are the latest stories from Cumbria Crack

• National award for University of Cumbria

  The University of Cumbria has won a national award for one of its apprenticeship programmes.

• 159 arrests in Cumbria crackdown on dangerous drivers

  Police arrested 159 people in a month-long crackdown on dangerous drivers.

• Free Imagine Festival promises day of fun in West Cumbria

  A new festival will help a West Cumbrian village come alive with creativity this month.

• Concerns increase for Carlisle man missing since Tuesday

  Police are continuing an appeal for a man from Carlisle who was last seen on Tuesday.

• Sycamore Gap trial: Accused said friend wanted to cut down ‘most famous tree in world’

  One of two former friends on trial for cutting down the Sycamore Gap tree told a court his co-accused rang him the morning after it was felled and claimed to be the one responsible.

• Workington Town Women lift Cumberland County Cup

  Workington Town Women lifted the Women’s Cumberland County Cup on Wednesday night, after a dominant performance against Carlisle United Ladies at Gillford Park. 

• Carlisle man tried to steal handbag from victim’s shoulder

   A Carlisle man has been jailed for an attempted robbery in the city.

• Driver denies causing pensioner’s death on A66

  A man has pleaded not guilty to causing a pensioner’s death by careless dariving following a tragic A66 collision near Keswick.

• West Cumbrian man raped and sexually assaulted teen in park

  A Whitehaven man who sexually assaulted and raped a 16-year-old girl has been jailed by a judge who branded his behaviour predatory.

• Former South Cumbrian Mercedes showroom for sale with £1.35m price tag

  A former South Cumbrian car dealership's building is for sale with a £1.35 million price tag.