Sedbergh recently became the first town in England to be conferred with official book town status, and its startling success in regenerating the area means it might not be the last. Transforming ...

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A two-bedroom property with an exposed stone fireplace and rustic beams is up for sale in Sedbergh. Located at 5 Weaver's Yard, the house is on the market with offers invited in the region of £235,000 ...

Castleford and Sedbergh are very different schools that exist in very different worlds, but they both achieve rugby excellence By Gavin Willacy for No Helmets Required In a setting whose gasp-inducing ...

A convivial and unpretentious ‘book town’, though it may be too lonely for some What’s going for it? Being an introvert, it’s the lonely spots that attract me most. Sedbergh is only 15 twisty-turny ...

A stone-built cottage featuring exposed beams and a stove is up for sale in the centre of Sedbergh. 10 Finkle Street is ...

People in a Cumbrian village are having to travel more than ten miles to get their prescriptions after the sudden closure of its pharmacy. Jhoots in Sedbergh shut without warning on Thursday, citing ...

Three teenagers have completed a three-day triathlon challenge in memory of loved ones, raising more than £5,000 for brain tumour research ...

Two boarding schools in Cumbria are to merge. Casterton School, with a co-educational junior school and a girls-only senior school, has seen pupil numbers fall while those at fully co-educational ...

Famed for being a book town and gateway to the Howgills fell range, the small town of Sedbergh is also somewhat of a foodie paradise, owing to the high-quality ingredients sourced locally and creative ...

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