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The Appleby Stallion sculpture. It is in the shape of a horse with a front paw lifted.

Horse artwork plan resubmitted after location move

The sculpture aims to celebrate the Gypsy and traveller community, the artist says.

People ride their horses through the river during the Appleby Horse Fair, the annual gathering of gypsies and travellers in Appleby

Town set for start of traditional horse fair

Cumbria Police says it is working to deliver a safe event for everyone.

Traffic cones lining a pavement with three cars parked along the kerb.

Residents 'taking a stand' over fair parking ban

The ban is to stop "indiscriminate parking" in Barnard Castle, the council says.

A faded and wrinkled Magna Carta belonging to Harvard Law School sits in a protective frame.

Cut-price Magna Carta 'copy' now believed genuine

Harvard Law School paid just $27 for the document, which UK academics now think is the real thing.

Fair-goers arrive in Cumbria, ahead of the Appleby Horse Fair, the annual gathering of gypsies and travellers. There are three people and two horses in bright yellow and red reins. The picture is from the Fair in 2023.

Plea not to arrive too soon for Appleby Horse Fair

Stopping places for Gypsies and travellers who bring trailers are very limited, organisers say.

Three broadband contractors wearing high-visibility jackets and hard hats are standing in a field, beside a telegraph pole and in front of a hedge. A reel of fibre-optic cable and some purple ducting is on the ground beside them. Across the road is a red sandstone church.

Excitement at faster rural broadband after delay

Communities in east Cumbria have discovered their area will get ultra-fast broadband.

The Appleby Stallion sculpture. It is in the shape of a horse with a front paw lifted.

Statue to celebrate town's traveller fair rejected

Westmorland and Furness Council says the proposed location is not suitable.

The Appleby Stallion sculpture. The metal sculpture is in the shape of a horse with a front paw lifted.

Plan for statue to celebrate town's traveller fair

The artist says the statue is a gift to the Appleby, which hosts the horse fair every year.

Duck on road in the night staring at blue lights of police car

Police quack lost duck case in real life Hot Fuzz

Cumbria Police says one of its officers found the bird on a road in Appleby on Saturday night.