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A barrier on the ground at the level crossing at Grasslot.

Van causes £20k damage driving into level crossing

Network Rail says extra staff are at the scene to help warn people of oncoming trains.

Keenan Pearson in his Netherhall School uniform and holding his trophy while stood in one of the school's corridors.

Boy, 15, crowned Britain's top young strongman

Keenan Pearson, 15, from Flimby, weightlifts his way to national glory despite being a novice.

"Maryport - The Estuary", a pencil drawing by LS Lowry. It is is sketch form, showing a street curving round a waterway with boats outlined. There are houses, churches, a bridge and distant hills in the drawing, along with telegraph poles, people and a dog.

Lowry's Cumbrian views to be auctioned

An oil painting believed to show Ulverston and a pencil sketch of Maryport go to sale this week.

Alan Roper crouching next to his artwork on a signage monolith in Maryport.

Artist celebrates town's 'unique' personality

Alan Roper creates designs featuring Maryport landmarks in the shape of a letter M.

The front of the Three Frogs shop on the corner of Curzon Street and Senhouse Street, looking up towards other shops and businesses in the town.

'Our town is becoming a desirable place to live'

A £12m cash boost from the council has seen newly refurbished homes make Maryport more desirable.

A mug shot of Stuart Lithgow. He has a short brown hair and is wearing a red shirt with white stripes.

Drink-driver jailed for six years

Stuart Lithgow was more than two times over the limit, a court hears.

Giant dark blue waves hit the lighthouse wall at Whitehaven when a storm hit the area in 2014. It is a very dark and stormy day.

Yellow warnings in place as Storm Ashley hits

Warnings in Cumbria, Devon and Cornwall are issued for winds gusting up to 60mph (97km/h) and rain.

The painting of Senhouse Street in Maryport, Cumbria, by LS Lowry

Two Lowry paintings fetch over £1.8m at auction

A painting of a Maryport street fetches £700,000 and an artwork set in Manchester sells for £750k.

The painting of Senhouse Street in Maryport by LS Lowry. There are people walking across the road, most wearing hats, and there is a lamppost right in the centre of the image. The road appears to be slightly uphill.

Rare Lowry painting expected to sell for up to £1m

The oil on canvas is among the rarer recognizable views by the painter.