Julia went into cardiac arrest at her home in Alston when the air ambulance were called due to her rural location

Woman praises pilot and paramedic who saved her life 

Martin Davidson from Penrith died following the crash involving his motorbike. 

Tributes paid to 'absolute legend' who died in A686 crash in Cumbria

25/11/21. Saul Shepherd, 20, of Alston, who was jailed today. Cumbria Constabulary mugshot.

Saul Shepherd repeatedly stabbed a father in Alston.

Alston man locked up for nine years

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

Man charged after stabbing in Alston

The community ambulance which serves the town of Alston and the surrounding area in Cumbria will be shut down due to new training requirements for volunteers.

Alston Moor to lose ambulance service after 50 years

Alston Moor, in the north pennines, has had a community run service for more than 50 years, but now a question mark hangs over its future.

'Lives will be lost' - Fears for future of Alston community ambulance

More than 60 jobs are at risk after a steel company with a base in Cumbria went into administration. 


Jobs under threat as Alston steel plant goes into administration

Alston Community Hospital's inpatient unit is re-opening, the NHS has confirmed.

Alston inpatient unit to re-open

The future of the beds at this community hospital and several others across the county are part of the review currently underway.

Hundreds take part in Maryport hospital protest

Hundreds of people have visited Alston to celebrate the town's historic railway line, and its survival against the odds.

Hundreds mark Alston railway anniversary

The British Railway line between Haltwhistle and Alston closed in 1976, but thanks to a multi-million-pound grant trains are still running.

Border Alston

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